The Hidden Entity

I was hiding in the back corner of the room. The shadows eclipsing me from her view, but she still knew I was there. I was backing off from her a bit. She’s strong right now; I’m frail. Soon the moment will come when I strike. She can’t be resisting for much longer; I only need a single opportunity. Then I’ll overtake her, make her world spin until she can’t see straight. It’s easy to win when you can warp people’s thoughts. I target her insecurities the second she lets her guard down. Right now, she’s alone; she’s aware. She senses me here and pushes me away. If I stay at bay, she’ll think she has control. That’s what I need. She needs to feel ahead of me, so I can sneak ahead of her. When her friend approaches, I perk up. She won’t be thinking of me if he’s around. This is my chance. Carefully, I snake my way to her side. She notices me, but before she has time to build her walls, I place my hand on her shoulder. Her breath hitches for a moment, but the boy doesn’t notice. We’ve played this game many times before. She’s learned how to hide me from everyone. What she doesn’t realize is that makes my job even easier. The boy doesn’t see me on his own. If she doesn’t tell him, then he won’t help. What she sees as strength allows me to kick her knees in and knock her down farther. Craving more of a reaction from her, I decide to remind her of all the little things she hates about herself with a few whispers while wrapping my long cold fingers around the back of her neck. I can feel her heart rate pick up, and I know her eyes have widened when she turns her head to the floor. Each reaction feeds my need for power over her. Winning today’s game, I remind her of all the ways she’s screwed everything up. My words become fire that blaze through her mind, incinerating every shred of hope she has of pushing me away. She starts to tremble as her thoughts rush faster than she can deny them. She mumbles a rushed goodbye and runs from the building. She relinquishes herself to me once again when she leans on the cool brick in the dark night and lets a tear fall.