Burnt Out Candle

 

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 January 18th 1937, “STOP TOUCHING HIM NOW!!” Lord Sonuto was being beaten by a masked man holding a candlestick, it was 12:37 at night and Anna was screaming at this ghastly beast “STOP PLEASE HE DIDNT DO ANYTHING!!” Anna broke down on the floor by the red couch, waiting for her turn. Anna was zoo staring at her dad crying, she could barely see because of all the water in her eyes, she would start crying blood soon because she was running out of water. Lord Sonuto was screaming in pain while the candle stick was hitting his head, the masked man was screaming “YOU HURT MY DAUGHTER, SHES DEAD BECAUSE OF YOU!!!” This evil man started to get more angry. The maids, Judy and Jen were hiding behind the red couch they were shaking with fear, “Miss Anna you have to run!” Judy whispered to Anna “I can’t leave you, I can’t leave my father!” Anna was shaking in every way possible “He will die alone, please let me stay.” Jen was crying, “DONT BLAME US PLEASE” Jen was shouting while whispering, “Don’t call us out, please.” Jen buried her face in her hands while whispering a prayer, Anna knew there was only one way to find out who this man was, to take of the mask. As hard as this seemed her father always said ‘you can do anything, if you have the courage.’ Anna thought she had the courage, she didn’t feel scared, so she scooted around to the green chair, “WHAT ARE YOU DOING YOU SILLY GIRL” Judy shouted while whispering, “what’s best”, Anna gulped, but silently. The masked man was using the bottom of the candle stick now and Anna couldn’t watch any longer, suddenly the masked man picked up a small candle from the wood cabinet and put it on to the candle stick he pulled a lighter out of his pocket and lit the candle, he whispered in an evil voice, “This is for my dear daughter, Lily” My father was shouting on the floor but when he heard the word Lily he said “I...Know...h..her.” “Of course you do, because you killed her!” The masked man lifted the candle stick, I gasped, Judy and Jen started to look away, the butlers on the floor in the hallway were running out of the front door, no matter what Anna did someone would die, this masked beast started to lower the candle stick and Anna ran over to the masked man and grabbed his black beanie hat grabbing a chunk of hair while doing so. This evil man turned around with the candle stick in his hand, Anna could feel the hot fire on the left side of her stomach, the this man looked her in the eye and said “YOU EVIL GIRL!!” Anna screamed when he bought the candle stick closer to her stomach, she was closing her eyes the whole time but once she opened her eyes she saw Frank, the baker his daughter Lily was a smart girl at school and she recently went missing. Anna grabbed the hard book from behind her that had been resting on the green chair, she hit him hard round the face and then kneed his private bits. She grabbed her father and told Judy and Jen to get into the carriage, they ran outside and Anna and Judy held Jen up while she was slowly limping, she had practically fainted of fear. They stumbled into a black carriage and sat down. John sat with Anna’s dying father lying across his lap, Anna held her fathers hand and said “Everything will be okay, OFF TO THE HOSPITAL,” Mark (the second Butler) was driving the carriage while the horses were pulling it along, Anna was still shaking while holding the black hat with two large holes for franks eyes, Anna used to get a Belgium bun from him on her way to school every Thursday, Anna looked out the back window and frank was stumbling out of the curved wooden door, Anna shouted “HES THERE HURRY!!” Lord Sonuto started to gasp for air, suddenly all the stress got to Anna and her vision went a bright yellow colour mixed with some electric blue stripes, she started to stop breathing, it was like she was climbing up a ladder of air and she was getting pushed down by fear, “ANNA!” Judy grabbed Anna’s shaking hand and started to comfort her, Anna’s vision went back to normal but it was still blurry. The carriage suddenly shook, it stopped. Mark jumped out of the carriage and you could hear a manly scream,  Judy and Anna ran out and saw a squashed frank there was blood all over the wheels, Lord Sonuto sat on the step of the carriage he crossed his arms and placed them on his lap,  John had wrapped a bandage round his head. Lord Sonuto had started to shake his head, he said to himself but everyone could hear “Good Riddance”, and it was ‘Good Riddance.

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