Demon Boyfriend

Anna Marie Manog

Three a.m. is when the demons come into the human world to capture and overtake a human body. A demon can only overtake a body if a human wakes up at exactly three a.m. Their objective is to populate the human world with their kind. Natasha and Du were high school sweethearts. Du was every girl’s dream boy. Students at Lakeside High School said that Natasha and Du’s relationship was perfect, but between them, Natasha wondered about Du and who he was. Late one night, Natasha followed Du. She reached a dark alley where whispers came to her ears. She could feel the presence of someone. As she took a step closer, she got goosebumps that ran from her legs up to her neck. “Hello. Is anyone there?” Natasha called out. Bats flew out as fast as lightning. She ran straight forward and saw a shadow that looked like Du. He was tearing his skin off like a snake shedding its skin. “€œI see horns. I see red. I see a creature I’ve never seen before, scary, ugly and disgusting.”€ All these thoughts ran through Natasha’€™s head. The creature grabbed Natasha’s hand. She started to yell. “Why did you follow me?” yelled Du in a low, hard voice. “You’€™re a monster!”€ Natasha screamed. Du was filled with anger. He slapped Natasha across her face, but Natasha got up and ran, trying to follow her footsteps the way she had entered. Natasha heard something cutting through the wind, something spinning. Natasha turned around. A knife struck her face. Blood splattered everywhere and she fell down. Du shook her and yelled, “If you hadn’t followed me, you wouldn’€™t be dead!” That was the last of Natasha.