The sacrifice

My mom is dead.

I woke up this early morning and saw her dead.

I know something is fishy about how she died and I know father has something to do with it.

I still remember how he acted yesterday.

"No, that can't be, I will not allow it!" he said in a loud voice, I can clearly hear it in the corridors.

I saw him talking to a man, they call him a fortune teller, for he can see the future.

"Even if I have to kill her, " father said, anger is in his voice.

I hate him. He was never a good father to me, he was always busy in the palace.

I watched him help the poor, he feeds them, he even hugs children who losts their mother because of death.

But he never embraced me, not even once.

I gritted my teeth and made a plan.

Mother taught me something that I can use in this kind of situation.

But I have to sacrifice someone.

I have to, if I wanted to see mom again.

I look at the huge clock in the wall, it's already eleven thirty, thirty minutes before midnight.

I already prepared everything.

Mom's body... and

The king's dead body.

Yes, I killed him, I put poison in his drinks this evening,

because I know that this is the only way to see my mom's smile again.

I love mom more than the king.

I did the rituals mom taught me and saw her come back to life.

She look at me and smiled, I almost cried when I saw her smile again,

but to my surprise, she choke me.

I run out of the room as fast as I can, I creep out when I look in her red eyes, I know she's furious and much powerful than before.

But I stopped when I noticed that no one is following me.

I slowly went back to the room, where I came from.

Just to see her kissing the king, alive.

"H- How did he came back to life?" I asked myself, confused.

But then I saw a boy's body lying on the floor,

it was me.

"H-How did...,"

I suddenly look at my hands,

then I saw the transparency.

It was clear to me now, I ran out of her hands as a ghost.

They used me to be more powerful.

I look at her again,

I was stunned when she look at me smiling and said...

"Hello there, son!"

"The Sacrifice"

-Anino