The hammingtons 2 episode 38 -39

🍂The Hammingtons 2🍂
A Cursed Family
🍃Chapter 38🍃

……..6 Years Later…….
Dianna’s POV
I slowly opened my eyes, it’s morning already, I stood up from the bed and took my bath
I walked out of the bathroom and stood by the window of my room
I could see the busy streets of Arcane City clearly from my window
Everyone was going on their business, just like Arcane City was before the demons came, everyone went about their business like they had no worries at all and like everything was totally okay

I rubbed the hex symbol on my wrist and I sighed
For six years I’ve been hexed but it will only be activated the day I set my eyes on my child, now I wonder if that day will ever come
I went over to my shelf and I opened it revealing the unlit candle inside, this candle was supposed to represent my daughter’s life status, lit when alive and unlit when dead
The light had gone off the candle six years ago, the morning we came back from Taciturn Creek to Arcane County and Layla’s explanation was that it could either be that Bellatrix is really dead or she’s in Mordor, a place where magic can’t penetrate, I’ve spent the last six years wishing, praying and hoping that it’s the latter

For the past six years we have being searching for them and we still are, since we suspected that they are in Mordor, we tried finding the entrance too and we did but apparently you need some special stone to open up the entrance but we never got that even after years of searching

We haven’t heard from Eric too, last time I saw him was the day Eva died, no one has seen him since then, we tried tracking him too but the witches said they couldn’t find him, like it was as though he was dead and doesn’t exist anymore

Speaking of Eva, today makes it six years since Gia ripped her heart out
Since she died and I became Queen of Arcane City, I’ve never been able go to her mansion and honour her memories because I felt so guilty, she did alot for me, she fought to protect my child but I couldn’t protect her and now she is dead, so I had people close up and lock her Mansion

There was a sudden knock on my door
“Come in” I said and a witch walked in

She greeted and then passed on her message
“I was told to inform you that breakfast is served” she said and I nodded and motioned for her to go

Being Queen of Arcane City, the Mansion is always surrounded with witches and humans likewise and I am used to it now

I walked out of my room and went downstairs
Layla and Ethan were already seated in the dining and having their breakfast

“Will you eat slowly Ethan, you are no longer a kid, you are a grown man now” Layla said to Ethan who was rushing his food

“Ivan still hasn’t returned?” I asked

“Not yet, who knows how long he’ll take this time around before deciding to come back” Layla said

Ivan’s presence has never being constant since we moved back here, you could see him today and the next time you see him is a month later

I walked past the dinning room to sit on the couch
“Aren’t you having breakfast with us?” Layla asked

“No” I replied simply

“Oh today’s Eva’s death anniversary right?” Layla asked and I was silent

She walked into the living room and sat beside me
“You are always like this on two days, Bellatrix’s birthday and Eva’s death anniversary, it is Eva’s death anniversary right?” Layla asked

“I’m sure you can get your answer from reading my mind” I said to Layla

“You still aren’t going to the her Mansion again this time?” Layla asked but I ignored her question

“Your mind says you want to, you do want to go there and remember all the time you spent with her but you are scared or rather, you feel guilty, you feel you’ve failed her and you cannot face her memories” Layla said

“Okay I’ll appreciate it if you stop reading my mind now Layla” I said and she chuckled

“Let me teach you a trick, as a mind reader, I cannot stop myself from hearing your thoughts but you can control your thoughts that you expose to me, if you are thinking of something and you do not want me to know then try your best to not think about it all, direct your mind to think about other stuff as I can only hear what you direct your mind to think and not what you believe or intend doing” Layla said

“Thanks for the tip, can I be alone now?” I asked and she smiled

“Amongst all your siblings, you and Ivan, you two are very much similar, you both think the best way to mourn someone is by being utterly alone and by yourselves but you two are wrong, according to legends, when a person dies her spirit wanders around at the place she called home, if that is really true then how lonely Eva’s spirit must feel, you locked up her home and no one has visited her for the past six years, I don’t think she deserves that Dianna, least of all from you” Layla said and stood up

“Eva’s death is not your fault, she was fated to die that day and by Gia’s hand so stop blaming yourself, go and pay her a visit and free yourself off this guilt” Layla said and walked away

I stayed there, seated and staring at the blank space for the whole day with Layla’s words echoing in my head
……”I don’t think she deserves that Dianna, least of all from you”……

I finally mustered the courage and I stood up taking the car keys
I drove to Eva’s Mansion and I parked the car in front of her gate
Her once mighty mansion is now a shadow of it’s former self and numerous vines grew along the walls of the house

I opened the doors and it made a creaking sound, it was obvious this place hasn’t been opened in a long time
I walked in and the place was pretty dark
I tried turning the lights on but they worked no longer so I took my phone and turned on the torchlight

There were cobwebs all over the place but that didn’t matter to me because stepping into this place brought a lot of memories of Eva

I walked into the living room and I remembered how she had once assured me that my baby will always be safe here in this Mansion
……..”No matter how unsafe you feel this Mansion has become, it is still the safest place in the whole of Arcane County for your baby girl, I’ll call some witches and we’ll reinforce the spell protecting the Mansion, your baby is safe Dianna, I promise”……..

I went over to the shelf and all the candles that once represented the demons that existed in Arcane City were wrapped in webs
She really did cherish this City

“I am so sorry Eva, you deserve none of this, I’ve been a coward, it is very unlike me but I couldn’t help being a coward in your case, ever since my family arrived in this City, all you ever did was help and support us yet my family still brought about your end, I couldn’t bring myself to face you knowing the injustice you’ve suffered”

I walked past the living room and walked up the stairs, the door to her room was wide open though it was filled with cobwebs
I walked in and her books were scattered on the floor all dusty
I picked up the book, dusted them and placed it on her table
There was a dusty old looking note on her table too and I picked it up

I dusted the note and directed my torchlight at it to read what it says

“Oh my God!!” I exclaimed
This was a later directed to Eric and if Eric read this later, then he would’ve definitely gone to the place Eva had mentioned in this letter, the Valley beyond the dark forest

I rushed out of the room and out of the house
I entered my car and drove into the night with different thoughts running through my mind
We never really knew or understand what happened to Eric, is that where he’s being all this while? The valley beyond the dark forest?……

Read – The ruthless mafia and his crazy maid episode 14 – 15

🍂The Hammingtons 2🍂
A Cursed Family
🍃Chapter 39🍃

Gia’s POV
I hummed a song as I went about in the kitchen cooking
I was trying to make an omelette for breakfast but I accidentally cut my hands while slicing chives for the toppings

“Damn!” I exclaimed as I let go of the knife and Chloe quickly ran to the kitchen on hearing my voice

“What is it Mom? What’s wrong?” she asked

“Oh I’m fine Chloe, it’s just a little cut from a knife” I said

“You sure?” she asked and I smiled

“Of course sweetheart, I’m already done cooking, I’ll just get my hand cleaned and wrapped up and we’ll eat together okay?” I said and she nodded

I walked inside the room and met Adrian awake but still on the bed

“I don’t think I can ever get used to seeing myself hurt without healing, this still feels strange to me regardless of the number of time it happens” I said as I wrapped my hand with tiny piece of cloth

“You should’ve seen the way Chloe ran to make sure I was all right, one would think she’s the adult the way she asked if I’m really okay” I smiled and then glanced at Adrian

“Why aren’t you saying anything Adrian, I was speaking to you” I said and he looked at me

“It seems to me that you are enjoying this” he said

“What are you talking about?” I asked

“It’s been six years Gia, six years since we entered Mordor, Bellatrix is seven years old now and she knows nothing about the kind of powers she posses outside this place”

“Because she’s still a kid, I’m not about to tell her about the sad thousand year old family history when she’s just seven years, perhaps she might never need to know, she thinks of us as her parents and we are happy here, no magic and no curse, we are living like a normal family here Adrian are you not happy about that?” I asked

“Happy? How can I be happy when everything I love is outside this place?!! This was not the deal we made Gia, we were to work together so we could become the most powerful being and rule everyone, we brought Bellatrix here so we could use her as a weapon to fight against your siblings later on not to act as parent to her”

“I am not using my daughter as any weapon Adrian, Chloe is not going to……”

“Bellatrix, that is her name!!!” Adrian yelled
“Her name is Bellatrix and she is not your daughter! I don’t know what kind of happy home fantasy you’ve created in your head and I certainly do not care, that girl’s name is Bellatrix, I am not her father neither are you her mother, we brought her here to nurture her and use her as a weapon when the time comes and I have been patient enough Gia but I have run out of patience now, I’m giving you two days, two days to tell Bellatrix about the power she has else I’ll do the honors of telling her myself” Adrian said as he stood up and angrily walked towards the door

He opened the door and Chloe was right in front of him

“Out of my way Bellatrix” he said as he pushed Chloe away and walked out

Chloe ran to me and I hugged her
“Why is Daddy angry again Mom?” she asked

“He….. your Dad is just having a bad day Chloe, pay no attention to whatever he says, he means none of it” I assured

“But why does he keep calling me Bellatrix whenever he’s angry? My name is Chloe and not Bellatrix right?” she asked and I hugged her tightly

“Of course, of course your name is Chloe” I said

Six years ago, Adrian and I had escaped with Chloe to Mordor, the only place that was safest for us as we were being chased by my siblings and yes we did plan on using Chloe as a weapon to fight against my siblings when the time comes but that was six years ago and now things have changed, back then I insanely loved Adrian as he had the same face with my past lover and I made his dream my dream too, we were to rule the world together by whatever means necessary
But now? Now Adrian isn’t the only one I love, when we came to Mordor six years ago, we had to lie that we were a family that was only looking for a peaceful place to stay and the people of Taciturn Creek had led us here, we created that lie of us being a family and I slowly started to believe in that lie, how could I not? After a thousand years I was free from my curse and I no longer have this wild powers that always makes me want to kill someone, I watched over Chloe and raised her, as days turned into weeks and weeks turned into months, I slowly got attached to this cute and innocent little girl and that was when I slowly started to give up on Adrian’s dream and I began to live my own little dream of having a small peaceful family, I got so engrossed in living that dream that I started to think of Chloe as my own real daughter, but each time I called her Bellatrix, I was reminded that she’s not really my daughter so I decided to give her a new name myself, Chloe and as she grew up, my Chloe has been the perfect little girl

“What are you thinking about Mom?” Chloe asked jerking me out of my thoughts

“Oh nothing sweetheart, let’s go have breakfast” I said and we stood up to go eat the omelette I made

“Won’t Daddy be joining us?” Chloe asked

“I don’t think so Chloe” I said

“Does Daddy hate me?” Chloe asked

“What? Of course not, your Dad loves you, why would you think he hates you?” I asked

“He always seem to be angry whenever he sees me” Chloe said

“That is not true Chloe, it’s just that your Dad isn’t usually in a good mood and it seems to me that you aren’t really in your best mood too this morning so mind if I sing you a song princess?” I asked and her lips curved into a bright smile

“Sing the song you always sing for me during bedtime” she said excited and I smiled

“Sure, of course” I said and I began to sing
“Lullaby and good night,

With roses bedight.

Creep into thy bed,

There pillow thy head.

If God will thou shalt wake,

When the morning doth break.

If God will thou shalt wake,

When the morning doth break.

Lullaby and good night,

Those blue eyes close tight

Bright angels are near,

So sleep without fear.

They will guard thee from harm,

With fair dreamland’s sweet charm.

They will guard thee from harm,

With fair dreamland’s sweet charm.”

“Yayy!!!!” she jumped up with joy as I finished the lullaby and I couldn’t stop smiling
She’s my perfect little girl and I won’t ever let anyone ruin this for me……