The Devil Wore A Brown Suit

I refuse to let my brother win. I refuse to let anyone have any kind of power over me. I miss my brother. My real brother, not this monster he has become. I miss my home. I miss my father. I do not even know my children. I only have flashes of memories of them.

Brooke comes back into the room. I am still on the floor. Camilla and Daniel are with her.

“Is she okay?” Daniel asks.

 “I am fine brother. I am overwhelmed that is all. I am just so happy to be back with you I had to cry it out. I am sorry. Please forgive me.” I tell him.

He comes to me and helps me off the floor. “My dear sister you are safe now.” He hands me my dress. “Camilla make sure she is dressed and on time. Brooke come with me.” He tells them as he rushes out of the room.

“Do you think he believed me?” I ask Camilla. She nods. Why is she still so scared?

 “Let’s get you ready. We cannot be late. If you are late he might hurt me. Please get ready.” She says. She is crying.

 “Okay. I will hurry. I am sorry that I delayed you.” I tell her as I wipe the tears from her eyes.

            I hurry and dress in this hideous white gown. This is ridiculous. I have to remain vigilant for these women who are risking everything to help me. Poor Camilla, I know she is going crazy. She is pregnant by an evil sadistic man. She cannot be okay. I cannot cause her or Brooke any harm. I have to be on my best behavior. I have to mind my thoughts.

Camilla and I rush to the bonfire. I do not even have time to take in how we are getting there.

She is pushing me to hurry. “We cannot be late.” She screams.

 I am on her heels as fast as I can go. I am trying to see where we are in case I need to run. What am I thinking? No matter what I cannot abandon her or Brooke. They both have to be saved. I need to be saved. There is no one left to help us. We are on our own. We, three women, will have to protect ourselves.

   We arrive. Everyone looks tired. They look beat down. Maybe he has them all trapped here. We take our seat in front of the fire. My brother is on my left. Brooke is seated next to him. Camilla smiles at Daniel.

“Brother Daniel, we made it. We are one time.” She weakly says to him.

 I bet he feels so superior to her. I smile at him. I have smiled way too much at him. He motions for Brooke to go sit with me. She kisses him on the cheek as she leaves her seat beside him.

She slowly walks in front of the fire. She pauses. She looks like she wants to jump in it. Everyone here looks like they would rather be on fire than be here with him. She shakes her head and walks over to me. “Do you mind if I sit with you and Camilla?”She asks.

I nod and move closer to Camilla. She folds her dress under her and sits beside me. “Are you ladies okay?” she asks. We both nod.

I continue to watch my brother. She shakes her head for me to stop. I guess it’s obvious I have a gross disgust for him. I am trying so hard to hide my feelings. “Perdition, you have to focus. You need to grow your powers so you can save us.” Camilla says.

 I feel bad. I am being selfish. I take a deep breath and I try to relax. “Do not panic!” Brooke says to me.

Several young ladies walk among the crowd. I cannot tell what they are doing. “Not my sister, wife, or Camilla.” He yells at them.

They continue passing out what appears to be a drink. A nice-looking young man brings the three of us each a glass of wine. I guess we get the good stuff.

“Do you trust me?” he begins to speak to them. He looks at me and smiles. He is a demon. He looks older every single minute. “Who is willing to be the next sacrifice to God?” he asks.

out to hold my hand. I sit my glass of wine down on the ground in front of me. Brooke gives me a look. I know it means to remain

young man walks up. “I am willing to

the fire and stands in front of it with his drink. My

is that easy folks. Who is next?” he

proclaim their love for him and offer to sacrifice their life.

for her life. “No worries child.” He says as he checks the bottom of her drink. “Your drink is safe. I would never

so thankful. She joins the others at the fire. “Among you, there is one drink. Just one that is poisonous. This person will die.” He says “Now I command you

    Everyone begins to drink. No one is falling ill. No one is

      . “Don’t you trust me?” he asks. She

   A young man runs to her. “I will take her place.”He

          My brother grins snaps his fingers. Two goons appear. These muscled up idiots

lady is not moving. I want to go to her. Camilla and Brooke have a

up the lifeless young lady and begin the walk back to camp with her. He motions for them to stop. He

   “Do you want the babies or

            “I’ll take care of them. May I go help deliver them please?” She asks “Can

leave he grabs Camilla. “See

     “I would never betray you, sir.” She says as she walks away.

beautiful nursery for children of the fellowship. Blue, yellow, and pink painted beds are lined up against the walls. Each crib made up perfectly against

   I notice it already has a name on it; Adrianna it says above the bed. “Where

and Brooke are in the back with the young lady. There are no sounds. Just me talking to myself as I examine this creepy nursery. I walk to the next bed, it says Wallace. I continue to every bed. They all have names on them. I cannot help but wonder where

fragile. I cannot imagine how she feels helping Brooke deliver babies out of a dead woman. I walk

he is saying. I keep going

 I reach for the doorknob

  “I do not

    Daniel puts his arm around me

     “Yes, Izzy. I am positive you do not need to go into that room. It would break your little heart.” As the words come out

           “Are you okay sister? You look a bit frightened?”   He pushes my hair out of my face as he looks in

       I am scared to death at this very second, but I do not want him to know.

wants to help everyone. She can’t, but she wants to.” He

He sounds

     “Daniel!” I hear a voice scream from the back of the nursery. He walks toward the voice. I watch him as he goes down the hall toward the voice. It has to be Camilla or Brooke. He goes into the room he stopped me from entering. I can hear him arguing with them. I can’t understand them. I know it’s not going as planned. I can’t take it anymore.

            It seems like forever when the three of them come out. The goons follow with the lifeless body of the young lady wrapped in a sheet. The goons walk out the door with her. One of them stops just outside the

        My brother yells “The fire will be fine. Make everyone watch her burn before you release them

   Camilla and Brooke are devastated. “It is twins, but only

     My brother is annoyed. “The girl is alive. I  will bury the boy in the

stomps down the hall and goes into the delivery room. When he returns he is carrying

      Brooke runs behind him. “Please let me keep the girl. Please let me keep her.” She can’t murder a child. I can see she is not going to murder anyone. She is way too precious for my brother. How in the hell did she