AUNT EVILLE

It was new year's eve. And the whole family had gathered at our villa in Franchise to celebrate it. Of course that included my aunt Eville.She was a very mysterious woman. So mysterious and strange that even my grandparents had no hold of her info of where she is all year around.

There were presents laid around on the table. Aunt Eville said since she could not make it for Christmas and so she is giving me and my brother our presents now. As the whole family was curious about what the strange woman in the family would present us, I and my brother could feel their eyes staring at our backs. And as we were about to open the gifts, I just couldn't help but notice the evil smirk Aunt Eville was having on her face. It made shivers run down my spine. Nevertheless, I and my brother still opened the gift.

I was gifted a book and my brother was gifted a mask. My little brother thought that the strange mask was COOL. And so he wore it and went like he was the ancient Egyptian Monarch. My aunt had a satisfied look. So I thought maybe that evil smirk was just my imagination. But still the book she gifted me looked like it was covered in some purple dark shades and made me want to run away from it. But I still offered my thanks to Aunt Eville and took the book to my room. I just wanted to keep it somewhere I would never see it again. So I kept it on the old books shelf.

But of course, as a teenager, my curiosity got the better of me. And as I opened it, I felt greedy. Greedier than I had ever been. And a dark fantasy was growing in me making me feel crazy and insane. But as I looked at the mirror, my smile ..... It looked so similar to that of Aunt Eville. I shook myself and got back myself to my old and calm demeanor. I closed the book immediately keeping it in the basement. But that moment that I felt was still engraved in my mind.

After 2 days, I could notice some abnormal behavior in my Lil brother. He would never remove his mask until and unless it is for lunch or breakfast or dinner. Unlike the playful brother, I have always known him as this new Lil brother I was seeing now was different. He was always in his room. Even when I tried to make a deal with him to give him a new video game instead he had to give me his mask, he had refused the offer. He just replied with a 'No'.And it got worse since he was wearing it to even school, and even when my parents wanted to take it from him. He wouldn't flinch and just say 'My mask,...MINE !!!'

I thought maybe that forsaken book could have something that might help. So I took it back from the basement. And its first page read

"Oh my !! Oh my !! So u are finally here ".