I almost couldn't believe it. I'm... I'm pregnant? But how? Flashes of that night come into my mind. No... No... It... It can't be. I try to convince myself that I couldn't be pregnant from Zephyr raping me, but alas, I was failing miserably at it. How can I be pregnant with that monster's child? My life is officially ruined; he had managed to succeed in his plans. He was right when he said that I would never be able to truly escape him.
I had run away from the pack, met up with amazing people who had taken me in and treated me no less than a queen, but yet I wasn't completely free from him. He still managed to haunt my dreams, to toy with my sanity, and now his seed is growing inside me. Just how cruel could fate be? What had I done to deserve this?
I didn't even realize when I burst into tears. Elsie saw this, and the look on her face turned from one of anger to that of worry and sadness.
"Evelyn, Evelyn, are you OK? Why are you crying so much? I didn't mean to upset you. You know you can tell me anything." She tried to pacify me, but I just kept crying, and she understood that I needed to cry out my pain, the pain that I had bottled up and hidden for so long. The one that was slowly eating away at my soul.
After crying for close to an hour, with Elsie relentlessly hugging me and patting me softly on my back, I was finally ready to discuss my dreadful past.
I cleaned the tears from my eyes and sniffed. Elsie got up to get me my book and pen. I held the pen in my hand and attempted to write something down but found that I couldn't; my hands were shaking, and Elsie saw this as well.
She hugged me and for the first time said, "Who hurt you? Who has scarred you so deeply? Who has made such a strong girl so vulnerable? Please tell me, and I'll do my best to punish the culprit. He has to pay for his terrible crimes against you. Please tell me and free your heart and mind of every fear, of every doubt." She soothed, and I finally found the courage to.
I picked up the book and pen once more and wrote down the name of that demon. She took a look at it and gave me a questioning look.