The Sin

Pieces of the Past

*Ten years ago*

"Father, please help me, " Dan's mother spoke.

They were at the cathedral at Saint Simeon's. They were in the Father's room.

The father's brows furrowed.

"What's the matter, Jane?"
Dan's mother dabbed a kerchief at her wet eyes and turned almost hesitantly to her son by her side.

She looked back at the Father.

"It's my son, " She started.

The Father looked at the teenager-he was playing a video game on his phone, completely ignoring the conversation.

He looked back at the mother.

"What is the matter child?" The aged father asked.

"He's possessed, " the mother said quietly.

"I can hear you mom, " Dan spoke for the first time, raising his head, his hazel eyes standing out.

He stuffed his phone in his jacket.

"I'm hungry. Yeah, I think I'm gonna go get some snacks, " he made to leave.

"Son, it won't be long. Please sit, " the father urged.

Dan rolled his eyes and sat back down. He stuffed his hands in his jacket pocket.

He was bored out of his mind.

"I'm not your son, " he mumbled.

"Dan!" Her mother snapped.

"Do you see father? He's a rebellious child!"

Dan sighed and averted his eyes.

"He's possessed I tell you, "

"It's like multiple personalities live inside of him, " the mother ranted.

"He talks to himself a lot,"

The father's brows furrowed.

"Have you taken him to the hospital?" the father interrogated.

"I have, that was the first place I took him. They told me he was completely healthy, "

"I'm fine, mom, " Dan tried to say.

"How can you tell me you're fine when you tried to kill your own father?!"

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'Dan?'

'Dan...?'

Dan opened his eyes groggily.

He was hearing voices.

"Lily?" he said quietly. The voice sounded vaguely like hers.

Everything was blurry, his glasses were missing.

'He's awake,'
He heard another voice say.

He turned to the side and squinted but he couldn't make out a single thing or person.

'Philip?'

'I'm right here,' he heard Lily's voice say, but Dan still couldn't see anyone.

Everything seemed to fade into black and all he heard was static.

Dan opened his eyes again.

He looked around.

He was lying in a hospital bed.

It looked like a regular ward-he even saw a balloon.

'What the...'