"You can kill Camie." Zuri looked at her sister with hatred seeping out of her eyes. "She isn't worth half a grain of sand."
"How can..." Camie was about to complain until she saw the raw hatred seeping out of her sister's eyes and she decided to shut her mouth.
"I'll let your mother die the most painful death you can imagine." He whispered to her and she jerked back.
He saw the plain horror written on her face and he smiled. It wasn't a friendly smile. It was a smile that said, 'I have won.'
"Good. It looks like we have agreed on something." Everyone else had sat down except from Zuri.
"The deal is, you cannot make contact with her, you can't talk to her, see her or have anything to do with her." Lucius said to Maude. "Unless, of course, you are tired of seeing her alive. I can mail her body parts to you when this is over."
"Please, don't do this." Maude fell on her knees.
"Mom, get up." Camie pulled her mother from the floor.
Zuri's head felt like it was spinning. There was chaos in her mind. She let out a muffled scream and collapsed to the floor.
The door swung open and a brown haired boy stormed in. He closed the door and held Zuri. Her eyes were opened and she was just staring at the ceiling.
'That must be Kenzo, one of the Izumi's.' He put two and two together. "What happened to her?"
"She's in shock." Kenzo took her to a corner were she knelt down and put her head in her hands.
'My head hurts.' Zuri thought. "I'll do it. I'll go with you " She managed to say.
'This is all your fault.' A voice in her head said.
'What did I do?'
'This is what happens when you are weak and when I leave you in charge.' The voice sounded like none that she had heard before. Was someone else in the room?
She couldn't see anything and her consciousness was slowly fading but she could still hear the voices of people in the room.
"I'm sorry Zuri. I didn't want this to happen." Lucius's voice rang in her head. "Put this ring on her finger."
She felt something slip into the ring finger on her right hand.
"Do you hear that Zuri?" She heard Kenzo's cheerful voice. "You're an engaged lady now. Say goodbye to late nights out and TGIF. Can you hear me? Looks like she's lost consciousness. Hey, Zuri, when you are a rich madam, don't forget my brother and I."
"Zuri, I love you. I'm sorry about this." Maude cried.
'Don't cry mom. I love you too.' She smiled.
****
'Fuck love, what's it going to do for you now?' The teasing voice asked.
'Who are you?'
'I'm your other form. I like this man, don't you? Don't deny it.'
'Shut up, Other Form.' Zuri snapped at her inner voice.
'You are so weak and pathetic. I truly am grossed out by how nice and kind you are but, I'll get used to it. I can't believe we get to marry this hottie.'
'You are so perverted."
'On the contrary, I am part of you. A little piece of your subconscious mind that kinda takes over our body.'
'My body. I don't want you here.'
'Then, go for therapy. It's not something I would advice.'
'I have to brace myself for the thing to come.'