Shadows Have Not Gone Yet

"Nellie! Nellie come here", she gigled as she ran behind that cute impish little retriever puppy. Just 5 months old but lotsa naughtiness in it. She ran some more behind her finally tired she sat down. Nellie was not done yet. She kept barking at Amelia, a cute 7 year old girl with golden hair and very striking voilet eyes.

Amelia sat down. Nellie ran back to Amelia and rolled over to get petted by her. Amelia laughed and indulged Nellie.

And then it was night. Amelia hated going back to her room back home. She and Nellie went directly to the kitchen where they had food and had to go to her room before 'Uncles' come. She was instructed not to talk or come in any contacts with 'uncles'. She was scared of them.

Uncles made weird noises in the night. Sometimes they shouted. Sleeping in her closet of a room she and Nellie cuddled togather. They never even whimpered. If she wanted to go to toilet she used the secret door. It opened up to a secret passage that was earlier used for storage now was infested with all kinds of insects. Amelia liked it there.

As always, Amelia fed nellie and then sat eating talking to Nellie. An uncle came in the kitchen. Seeing him there Amelia fled with Nellie right behind her. She ran and hid in the closet. She has to sleep hungry tonite.

Her heart was thudding. But no one followed her. She hugged nellie and settled for one more night of darkness and weird sound. She hadn't experienced anything else ever but she still wasn't used to it.

She always wondered, what goes on in the night in there. All the lights burning bright. So many uncles who come and go. Always smelling weird. Shouting loudly and music... After sometime there are these weird voices.. movement of cots and then silence.. And thats when Amelia slept.

Not tonite though. Amelia looked out through the narrow slit. Seemed as if every one has slept. She tiptoed into the kitchen. Grabbed some food and ran back. Nellie and she had a nice bite.

If only she knew that 'uncle' saw her.... Waited for her to eat and then sleep. Slowly uncle came in. Nellie whelped but softly. She was trained to be quiet. However, she was alert. Ready to paunce.


But she had no idea what was going on. She was trained to keep away from uncles too just like Amelia. The uncle came and......

Amelia, sensing something terrible opened her eyes. But it was dark. All the lights were off. All she felt was someone covering her face with his hands. Large hands. Stinky and huge. It covered her face. And then.... She came to know why there are weird noise and movement of cot. Amelia grewup that night.......

Amelia didn't scream. She couldn't. Nellie finally came to know that whatever is ahppening is bad so she paunced on the uncle. Bit him hard. Uncle got enraged. He grabbed Nellie and threw her down. And thats when Nellie cried out loud. Uncle ran off fast.

Suddenly lights were turned on. They found Amelia huddled in a corner. Scared like an Rabbit. Suddenly a lady asked them to move to let amelia breathe... They moved out. And thats when the light streamed in. And they found dead Nellie.. Blood splattered all around the place.. on Amelia..

Seeing her best friend dead in this way Amelia couldnt contain. She closed her eyes, covered her ears and screamed. Into the night. It was an inhuman cry.Blood curdling and very animilistic.

Amelia woke up with a scream. She looked at the watch. It was 3 o' clock in the morning. She may as well wake up now.

This was her routine. Others called her weird. She called it survival..But we know.. we know that shadows have not gone yet.. Amelia will never be normal.. she never would marry and give birth... You see he still lurks in the dark.. he lives and abuses in the dark recesses of her mind.. her memories