*some days later*
It was Sunday, a day family take a day off from their works. They were all united on this day, as they were busy with one house chore or the other.
Roseline was in her room painting, when she suddenly felt the ground shaking. She looked around her room in shock, seeing everything was shaking violently. Was it earthquake? She wondered, before standing up in panic. She had heard so many bad things from people about earthquake. Earthquake wasn't something she wished to see, especially today.
She saw her room flung open, then her mother ran in, in panic.
"Rose!" She called worriedly, having a pale face. She was scared, which made Roseline also scared.
"Common Rose. Let's leave now. The house is falling." she quickly said, holding her daughter's hand. Luckily, Roseline was able to grab one of her family pictures and a teddy bear as they both fled their home, including Grandpa.
Roseline and her mother finally reached outside, seeing a huge bulldozer pulling down their house and everything in it. It was so frightening that Roseline had to hug her mother's leg in fear.
"It's okay darling," the woman patted her daughter's back, also staring at the house she had lived almost her entire life in, getting destroyed.
Her grandfather was beside them, also staring at the house. That bad luck son of his. It's only a pity he had to drag this good woman and her daughter into this. He is nothing but a demon who is needed to get rid of. He is nothing but a monster. He regretted the fact that he never did abort him when he had the chance.
"Hello family,"
Roseline POV:
A shadow approached us. The sudden call gave me goosebumps. It was a cold and distinct voice of a man. I had to raise my head up to see whom it was. He was a tall man, who had lots of beards and he looked really rich. His attire screams rich and I know he is definitely not a kids play.
I felt my mom tightening her grip around me. She held me so tight, as if I was planning to run away from her. She was definitely scared of this man. But who is he?
"Why are you doing this Micheal?"I could hear Grandpa's angry voice.
Micheal? I have heard grandpa calling the name Micheal plenty of times whenever he is busy on his phone. And whenever he was talking of this Micheal, he looked quite pissed up of some sort and angry too. Hie face wouldn't want to speak with anyone.
"Why? Why am I doing this? Common father, this is my house and I can do anything I want with it,"
What does he meant by father? I wondered, still staring at this thick beared man.
"You are a monster!"
"Yeah yeah, I am a monster. I get that a lot of times and I simply don't get tired of it," his talks gave me creeps and I don't think I am gonna like this kind of man who doesn't respect his elderlies.
I saw his eyes wander of to my mom, then at me. A wicked curve formed on his face, as he smiled at me. I don't like him at all.
"You must be the little bastard," I frowned deeply, staring right at his face. Did he just call me a bastard?
"My daughter is not a bastard, Micheal,"
Mom corrected him, having a mixed expression.
"Um, she isn't to you. But to me, she is nothing but a pure and useless bastard. A hot blooded bastard!" He grinned at me. He bent his head to look directly at my eyes. "Shall I introduce myself to you darling? Of course your mother wouldn't have told you about me. Cause...of course, she is jealous of my wealth,"
He rolled his eyes, then back at my face. "My name is Micheal and I am your father. But not biological cause I think you are not, but a lot of a bastard," he introduced himself bluntly.
I had been asking of who my father is for a while now, being so curious to know him. But right now, I don't think I am interested in knowing him. This man is very terrifying. He looked exactly like a villain from a movie.
"She is not a bastard, Micheal!" My mom spoke back at him angrily.
"Well, that's not my problem. So where are you people going to live now? The house is demolished and you are homeless. So tell me people, where are you going to live. Don't tell me you will be beggars on the streets?"
"That would be non of your business Micheal!" Mom answered him bitterly, and he scoffed at her in reply
"Common woman! You can't live in the streets. That wouldn't do good to me. That would be against my reputation. What would people say about me, bad things. So you are gonna leave with me from now onwards,"
"I will never do that. I will prefer death than leaving with you, you monster!"
"I will never deny that darling. I am a monster. A very horrible monster. But how will I let you, my father and the child do around, on the streets suffering. So I am taking you people in whether you like it or not, and you three have no right to struggle with me. Now come with me!" He commanded, but Kara held on to her daughter tightly, not moving an inch.
"Take them!" He commanded his two guards who quick took held of the three.
*
Roseline hugged her mother's waist tightly, as the car moved down an estate. Grandpa seem really disturbed, also holding Roseline's other hand.
"Mom, will dad hurt us?" She questioned softly, and Kara replied by stroking her hair, comforting her.
"He won't dare." Grandpa assured, but Roseline wasn't satisfied with the assurance. She felt she would be going over to face death who is precisely her father.
The car suddenly took an halt, which urged Roseline to look outside through the window.
She saw a small villa ahead. The villa looked beautiful and okay for a family to leave in. She quickly ducked her head back to her mother's arms.
"Come out now. We are here!"
Kara held on to her daughter tightly as the three walked out of the car. The monster man, Michael, stood in front of them, then widened his arms, trying to look like a king in front of them."Welcome to my home. My paradise is your hell." He grinned at the three of them. He pointed to the villa, then at Roseline."Such a fearful bastard." He spat at her face. "My twin children would be out at any moment, and believe me, they would both be glad to see you."Roseline gave Michael a death glare, wishing hell for him.She regretted asking her mother about this brutal man. If she had known this type of man was her father, she would have wished death for him."Uh? Why are you staring at me like that little one?" Michael bent down to her level. Roseline wanted to scratch his face, but her mother held tight to her arms and then coveted her face. Only Kara could imagine the kind of torture Roseline wished to give this man. And she was the only one who knew what Roseline could do. No, she could
"Asthma." "Asthma?" Jessica gasped. "Yes. (Scoffed) how could I forget about her disease. That woman can't do without having a good air in her; or she is gonna die." Micheal said, smoking from his tobacco. Jessica smirked to herself, rubbing her chin slowly. 'a little smoke won't hurt.' she thought deviously. "What's on your mind Jessica?" Micheal questioned with interest. "Fun stuffs. Just something really fun." She turned around, leaving the room. Micheal smiled devilishly, placing his leg on the other. He believed his wife would do everything without he even lifting a finger. **The next day* "Let go of me kid!" Berry dragged Roseline towards her mother. "Let go of me!" Roseline tried taking her hand off hers, but the girl never left her alone. She continued dragging her towards the other side of the house. "I am not a kid ugly. And you better come with me and stop struggling." She continued dragging her, until she pushed her on the floor. Roseline fell on someone's feet.
Roseline, her mother, and her grandfather had been doing one thing or another for the past few days. Roseline had thought her so-called father would spare his own father, but she was wrong; he never spared the old man for a second. And the strangest thing she had never seen in that house was Tony's reaction towards her. Sometimes she would see the boy ogling her, and sometimes the boy would just stand by smiling dangerously. It was weird and, at the same time, very strange.Roseline walked towards the attic she and her small family were placed in. Walking inside, she saw someone unexpected sitting by her bed. With her mother's drugs?She ran to him, taking the medicines from him."And why are you here? Why are you on my mother's drugs?" She glared at Tony in annoyance.Tony smirked at her before turning away."Your mom is an asthmatic patient. That's interesting."He walked out of the attic, leaving the girl really confused. What does he mean by that?And her mother's medications! She
A week laterRoseline was In front of her father, staying on her knees. She had been there for a while, waiting for her father to just look at her and have pity.After an hour of kneeling, Michael couldn't take it anymore. He turned his head, staring at the girl in question in annoyance."What?! What do you want exactly, rose?" He yelled at her, but the girl didn't move an inch. This is her mother here. She needed the money before it was too late. Her mother cannot see her here, begging her father, or she might get upset with her."My mother has a disease, and she needs...""That's none of my business." He cuts her off, smoking his tobacco."Please sir. She has a heart disease, and she needs immediate attention," she begged again, almost crying. She had promised herself not to shed a tear in front of this man or his family, but it looked like her eyes were doing otherwise. She just couldn't let her mother die, could she?She had watched her grandfather die; her mother would not die to
A few years later....Roseline locked herself in her room, busy with her computer. She took sip from the juice on the desk, before typing really fast on the computer. "Common." That was the word she kept repeating to herself. "Rose!!" She heard her name down her room, but she never gave up on what she was doing. She continued with her work, applying for something very important. "Rose!" This time, this person calling her was getting closer to her. She quickly paused all she was doing, close her laptop, hiding it well from her. "What are you doing?" She quickly stood up on her feet and turned around to meet the unhappy glares on her. "I was...umm.." she pointed to the drink and the food on her table. "Eating." "Eating uh? Were you pretending not to hear us?" Jessica scowled at her but Agnes didn't even batt an eye as she spoke. "I was mouth full, so I couldn't talk." "Where is my purse?" Jessica got to the point. "I don't know." She shook her head. Why would she know where h
The next dayRoseline's eyes were closed in prayer. And after a while, she opened them back, opened her laptop, and then went back to check her application.After a brief moment of silence, she suddenly screamed out.She jumped around her room in excitement, hugging her laptop like it was her loved one. She just got the scholarship she had always wished for. And at what school? The best school in the city. The school she had always wished to go to. She quickly dropped her laptop and accepted the admission with happiness."Only if mom and grandpa were here. We would have celebrated with some good barbecues." She closed her eyes sadly, greatly missing her mother. "Mom, grandpa, this is for you. I am finally going to school to make you both proud." She muttered to herself and ran to look through the small window in her small room."I finally got it!" She yelled to the sky happily. "I finally did." She chuckled. "Rose!!" She heard Jessica's call from the stairs.Oh, now I wish she accept
"Common dude, chill. It's not like i don't have the money to care for them." Lucian folded his arm, leaning to the door."Lucian, you have a lot of girlfriend. Tina, Sarah, Liliana, Lita, Isabella, Monica, and a lot more. Now you have Taylor? Don't you get tired of being a playboy? And besides, is your libido that high?" "Will you believe me if I told you I am a virgin?" "Anyone in their right senses, even your mother or your father wouldn't believe you if you told them you are a virgin.""I am. I am a virgin. Accept that." He began to walk away. "No you are not." Perry disagreed with him, waking behind him with his hands tucked in his pockets. "I have seen you kiss so many lips before, and you think I would believe you are a virgin.""Shush Perry. You have such a loud voice, someone might here you. I am a v, accept that. My interest in girls doesn't mean I am a playboy. I just respects women, and would try every possible way to make them happy. They all deserved that." "So respec
Roseline walked down the balcony, tracing her room number. And at last she found it. "Room 39. Yup, that's it." She placed her hand on the door to knock on it, but instead it opened itself, revealing two girls jumping on the bed like kids. He stared at the two girls in confusion, before checking the room number if she was right. Maybe it was room 36. But it wasn't, it was still room 39. "Hello." She greeted, then did the two notice the girl by the door. "Oh, you must be our new roomie!" One of the girls said cheerfully. "Yeah. Roseline Douglas. student on scholarship." "Oh wow, that's cool. Common in already." She walked in with her stuffs. The two girls sat beside her in smiles. Her room mates with a good sense of humor. "I am Jennifer and she is Lizzy." The first girl introduced. "And you are welcomed to OUR room," the one name Lizzy jovially said, referring to the three of them."Thank you." She appreciated. "And that's your bed." Jennifer pointed at the bunk bed in front o
A frown took over Michael's face, as he glared at the girl who seated like she was the owner of the home. Did she just call him a whore?"What did you just call me?" "Oh, you want me to repeat it? I just called you a whore. A male bitch." He angrily stood up to slap her, but before he could, Tony already stood up in front of him, and he ended up slapping him instead. Roseline smiked, moved back a little bit, to watch the drama between the two men. "How dare you protect her even after calling me with such." His veins bulged on his head as he spoke angrily to his aon. "I cannot allow you to hit her beautiful face, and besides she is right when she said you are not her father, and you cannot command her and ask her to do what she doesn't wish to do." His father scoffed, "What?" "You cannot hit her. It's against the law." "You kid." He pointed angrily at his face. "I natured Roseline till now. I took her into my home, took care of her like my own child, and this is how she repays
8pm...Lucian dropped Roseline off in front of a huge gate. "Are you sure everything is gonna be okay?" She nodded, smiling at him. "Yeah, and besides we really need to get this done. I have stayed hidden for months. Not anymore." "Okay. But if anything goes wrong, don't forget to call me immediately. I will come rushing to you immediately."She nodded, smiling at him. He kissed her, before getting into his car, driving away. Roseline turned to look at the gate in front of her. It felt like a huge stone was thrown down her stomach. She doesn't wish to be here, and at the same time, wished to get this done with these family who actually aren't her family. She walked through the gate to see someone she never had expected to meet first. Tony. It turned out he had arrived for the past three hours, waiting for the girl to show up. Seeing her now brought a wide smile on his face. "You are finally here." Rose frowned deeply at him. He should be the last person she should be meetin
Five days after....Rosemary hadn't been attending class, nor came to school since the incident. Roseline had been staying with Lucian for three days, before she could go back to her hostel. She had always been in the lookout for Rosemary who might show up anytime soon. Lucian had also kept his eyes open and also in secret looking for ways to change Roseline's fate since Clarabelle wouldn't tell him how. He saw Roseline one day at the library all by herself. She looked depressed, same way she had been since these last few days. She wouldn't talk much, instead, always alert looking out for Rosemary. She looked scared, and it had been making him extremely worried. "Rose?" He sat in front of her, saw the book she had on her desk. "If I can't be a normal supernatural, I can still read about supernaturals.' She muttered. 'Fangs and Roses.' Which was the name of the biok. "Rose, how are you?" She raised her brows to look at him, then smiled. "As usual. Always in the lookout for Rose
Tony was looking odd and tattered, as he struggled to the students houses to locate Cole. He could believe she was right under his nose. After searching everywhere for her, he was actually here under a guy. That bitch! He thought she was always with Lucian, then why is it Cole now? "Such a slut." He muttered, staggering to the exact door he knew Cole stays. He angrily banged on the door. "Get the fuck out, Cole!" He banged again. "If you are really a man, I'd advice you to take your shit off my woman's body." He slammed his hand again on the door, and this time Cole opened the door. He walked out, glaring at the man in front of him. "Who the fuck are you and what the fuck do you want here? Who do you think you are causing a ruckus in my house?" "So you are the one I hear fucking my woman." "The fuck is your woman, you tattered thug? What do you want?" "I heard you are an hot shot and you loved hitting on other people's women." Cole seem more irritated at his presence. He do
"Rosemary's mother is just like her father— addicted to monsters. She wanted to know truly if monsters really existed. She also wanted to show the whole world that monsters does walk around humans like normal beings, so she created a glass." Clarabelle paused. "A glass?" Roseline raised her brows. "Yes, a glass which could see humans by which they were. Then, the queen was just someone who liked touring around the human world, going out to fun with her husband, the king. She is just the one who enjoys fun, and she saw Rosemary's mother as someone who can show her the ways of a humans, but Rosemary's mother had other motives." "Of course she didn't tell Rosemary's mother that she is the queen of the supernaturals. Instead, she told her she was a foreigner from another country who came to Australia to tour the surrounding area, but I guessed Pauline was doubtful." "Pauline?" Rosemary muttered. "Yeah, that's her name. I tell you, she is not her name....well, as I was saying, Rosemar
"Breathe in, breathe out." Clarabelle led Roseline on how to transform back into her human self. "You own this. Just think you are back the way you always are. Relax. " Roseline's eyes were shut closed as she did what she was told o do...and it worked. She was back being a human again. She hugged herself happily; she loved being a human and not a demon queen or whatever it was called."Clara, I need to talk to you." Lucian called the woman who was still sitting beside Roseline. "Alone." He added, walking out of the room into the living room. Clarabelle stood up, went to meet the guy who stood restlessly. "You called for me, Lucian?" "Clara, you said something earlier on, which I couldn't fail to grab." She raised her brows in question."What is it?" "Her fate can be changed." Clarabelle shook her head, looking away. "If you know anything Clara, please say it. If she can actually change her fate, you can say it." "Her fate can't be changed Lucian. It's impossible. She is the quee
"Hey man, drop the gun." Rosemary also said to her father, nervously. "Dad, please drop the fucking gun!" he angrily points the gun at his daughter too, glaring at her. "You know I could easily cock this gun, and shoot a drill on each and every one of you. You people are just not believing me ehen I say demons are real." "Okay okay, fine, we believe you. We believe demons are real. Now drop the gun and let us solve this amicably like men. Just let go of the gun." "Will you shut the fuck up!" He yelled at them angrily. "You people should shut the fuck up." He repeated, still pointing the gun at them. "Even if I show you people over and over again, you won't believe me. I am sure of that. You will call me crazy. But hey, look at me, I am crazy. I get crazier everyday all because of this demon." He sniffed. "Do you have any idea what she did to me?" He beat his chest twice. "She killed my wife. I caught this demon in her full wings, terrible claws, tearing my wife into half. I told
He quickly took the gadget in his pocket, but he wasn't sure he got a clue how to use it. "I am not sure it's working. I have tried so many times, but it didn't work. I think you should go now before they catch you here." Lucian threw away the gadget, grabbed her hands. "We have to do something for us to get outta here. I can't let those men see you like this." He looked around the cage, "there must be some hole or something to unlock this thing." "There's no hole." "There must be a way, Rose. I need to get you out of here and fast." "But there's nothing. I have tried, but I saw nothing." She was panicking, her eyes stuck at the door if he could see Rosemary or her father coming.He looked around, but finally thought of something which might work. He quickly held her hands. "Rose? Rose? Look at me. We need to get of here and we will do it now." "How?" Her eyes made a shine of hope. "You are a demoness. You can control your mind to turn back into a human. You have to transform
When she saw that he was still unconscious, angrily, she slapped him hard across the face. "Common answer me, and be a man. I am sure if you wake up, you are gonna label me as crazy. But look, it's because of you I am going crazy." She ran her finger into her hair, frustrated. "All because of you, I think I am going to go tell the world, that you are the one meant for me." She suddenly became calm, running her fingers from his face to his neck. "Why did you choose to love her instead?" She thought about it, becoming silent for a while. "Did she perhaps had her charms on you, and now, you've became blind and deaf when others tell you that she is an evil person, a beast?! Well, this should be the reason I am gonna make sure she dies. I am going to kill her, make sure she regrets meeting me. I have always disliked her since the first day I met her. The two of you were all lovey-dovey, and I couldn't take it." She sighed softly. "So, I took pictures of the both of you, to implicate