It’s so crazy when we unleash our anger. Making us say things we can’t say in our right senses, at that point we have unleashed the monster or demon inside us. But have you thought of killing that demon, before it eats you?
I’ve been searching for a job, but the one’s I see needs years of experience, I just need something I could add with my studies, though I’m a babysitter. Well I’m a babysitter not because I like kids. The nose, the mess, the attention deficit whining about insane nonsense. I would be happier cleaning gutters, at least there isn’t any shit in the gutters. I’m taking a 15 credits unit this semester though, it’s pretty convenient way for a girl to make a few extra bucks. Maybe I’d even make enough money to get my own apartment.
Last night I got a job to babysit, 9 years old by. This was a special case where everything went bad, I had faith in my parenting guiding style and thought I could handle anything.
“How many pets do you have?” I asked Jerry’s mother.
“No pets, just my little Jerry and if any issue just one call away if you need anything. I’m only going for a couple of hours.” The mother said.
“I don’t expect any problem.” I smiled trying not to listen to the sound of pounding drums and screaming upstairs.
“Jerry get your noisy ass down here now and meet Nancy your sitter!” I’m not sure where the mother was going, but we how she dressed, I guess she’s trying to get laid tonight. The drums grew louder. I just kept smiling and having wild thought.
“Jerry if I come get you up there, you won’t like it.” She shouted.
“It’s okay, I’ll take it from here, you go have fun, and I’ll give you a call if anything comes up.”
The noise stopped after the door closed, I was time to meet Jerry and have a talk with him. Jerry was a cute little boy with twisted blonde hair and bright brown eyes that would make a girl weak at the sight of them. His gaze fixes n me with curiosity and more than enough intelligence to be reasoned with.
“Hey boy, listen up. What do you want to do this evening?” I asked him.
“I want too burn and break something.” He replied as someone ordering a pizza with authority.
“No, you can’t do that, is there anything you’d like to watch on TV or play games?”
“No, I can I do that anytime, but now that my mum is not home, I’m going to do all the things she doesn’t let me do.”
Jerry never acknowledge the fact that I was an adult, he just completely ignored everything I said. Writing on the wall, putting his shoes into the dish washer and microwaving his plastic toys. I couldn’t turn around for a second without him doing something completely absurd.
“I’m going to tie you up or put you to sleep now, is that what you want?”
“No, you can’t or I’ll tell my mother.”
It was an absolute standoff. I’m bigger and stronger than him, but I was getting worn out fast and it was only a matter of time before I collapsed on the sofa. I guess it’s high time I tell a scary story.
“Well if you don’t stop, I’ll tell on you too.”
“I’m always good around her, she won’t believe you.” Jerry said.
“No, not your mother. If you don’t do what I say, I’m going to tell the demon inside you and he’s going to eat your soul.”
He was quiet for a while , then he said “ Your just cooking that up. It’s not true.”
He was smart, so I had to be pretty damn convincing and get dark with this so that I can play with his mind.
“Hey Jerry, do you know demon lives in your body, especially in our mind, so he thinks and he can control you and everything. If you don’t behave, he’s going to know and feed on you from the inside out, he’s going to eat up your lungs, stomach, corrupt your heart and everything else until you’re completely hollow. And all the blood will be nowhere to be found, then he’s going to come out of your mouth and you’re going to drown in it.”
His face was getting paler and afraid with every word. Nice, let him have nightmares about it. Who cares? Now I can rest.
“What about you? Does a monster lives inside you?” He asked in a husky voice.
“Yes, there’s one inside everyone. That’s why any person that makes it to be adults are strong.”
Suddenly Jerry decided that he was tried and wanted to go to bed. Finally, a dream come true, maybe this is the story I should use for everyone. Jerry went to his room and turned of his light, I got to work on my school online project. I thought I was going to have a full evening to myself, it wasn’t long enough when I noticed the light was back on in his room. He was being quiet, so I tired moving closer to him, when I noticed he was holding a rusted nail at his right hand, close to his right ear, but the nail was so close it was almost touching the ear itself.
“Jerry! What are you doing? Put that down right now!”
My whole body tensed and petrified as I imagined the feeling of that point scraping against my own ear. He turned to look at me, still holding the nail directly against inside his ear.
“I can’t, I need to kill the demon inside me before he corrupts my heart and feed on my organs.”
His hand was trembling, but he pressed it little closer into his ear. It looked like it had already started to puncture. I walked more carefully across that floor as they were made of hot coals. No harsh words, just had to be gently.
“Jerry please listen to me. There is no monster, okay? I just made it up. If you put that into your ear, you’re going to be hurt very badly. You won’t hear anymore.”
“That’s a lie, the demon inside you is making you to lie. It’s trying to save the monster in me.”
“Hey, I’m going to call your mom right now , okay?” I fumbled with my phone, I dialed without looking away from him.
“ You can ask her, and she will tell you that there’s no monster at all.”
I was about to dial her number when, his hand jerked violently. He was in pain, screaming, so he did it. The nail slide straight into his ear, completely went inside into the little hole. He doubled over with pain, howling like a demon, I threw the phone onto the ground and rushed to him too late.