3 Let me think first

After the whole incident of having the ceremony and also getting an absurd amount of questions in the minds, the family went back to their preparations of the party at evening. Jared send his child upstairs and went to the kitchen to meet Amelia, who was preparing the lunch. Jared, then leaned against the table and watched as his wife worked her magic in the kitchen.

Feeling his stare on her back, Amelia asked him, "Jared...im scared...again. What will happen now? First that happened and now this .....will Ash never get a chance to live a normal life ...or even a stable life?"

"Amelia do you know something?" Jared asked her. She just shook her head and looked confusingly towards him. He just then calmly stated, " Me lady you think too much." After a bout of single second Jared snickered at Amelia, which in turn made her a tad bit angry. Then apparently that turned to Jared getting a smack on his head with the spatula which his wife was holding.

Whining Jared said, " Geez Amelia Imma joking....but don't worry we'll be with Ash in every step if her life. She won't be abandoned by us."

Amelia just went towards Jared, laid her head on his chest and Jared stroked her head.

Upstairs Ash was sitting on her bed silently and staring at the mark which was the origin of the chaos going in het mind. She could still recall the feeling of getting cut by the wire as she bled from it. She kept looking at the mark from different angles by moving around her wrist..but nothing showed up. After looking at it for a long time Ash gave up and laid down on her bed and thought about her upcoming party at the evening. Even though her father's a well known person in the area, only few close friends and family was called to the gathering and some of Ash's friends too were coming.

From the talks of friends Ash remembered Isabella. Ash smiled as Isabella was her best friend since the day Ash got here. They knew each other as both their parents were friends with each other. Ash met Isabella when she was 5 yrs old and the family had moved back to their hometown , where her father got a better place for the armory he bought. Isabella was 8yrs old at that time.

Recalling back the time when Ash saw Isabella the first time , Ash thought that she had met a celestial fairy when she saw Isabella peeking at her from behind her father's leg. Amelia then pushed Ash towards her then ...(she fell face down in the soil im kidding this doesn't happen) she stumbled her steps which made the fairy break a smile at her. She then introduced herself as Ash and held out her hand. Isabella looked at her mother, who smiled encouragingly at her , and stepped forward to shake her hand. Ash felt her delicate hand shake her own which made her go in a daze. ( an : im seriously considering to remove this part of content coz of how im cringing at writing this)

Then from that day onwards both felt a sense of security with each other. Even though Isabella was older than Ash , she normally acted like she was the younger one and made Ash the responsible one. She always did the childish things and Ash had to clean up the mess she made but it never deterred her in their relations.

"Ash,lunch is ready come downstairs!", Amelia called for her. Ash put the particular train of thought at the back of her mind and headed downstairs for lunch.

The family sat down at the table, said their prayers and started eating. Jared , then looked at his daughter and said, "Ash are you ready for tonight?"

Ash nodded her answer and replied back, " As ready as I'll ever be father. You'll be with me right?" To which he said ," Down to the every second kid. You ain't getting rid of me yet."

Amelia then served more food. Soon the clanking sounds were heard and the family continued their lunch.

Dishes were washed, the whole family at ease and preparing for tonight's event. Amelia carefully checked that everything was in its rightful place and nothing is out of its order. Ash went back to her room, saw her clothes hanging on the hook for tonight's celebration. Seeing that suit made her recall something that Isabella had said sometime earlier.

"You know what I like Ash?" Isabella peered over her shoulder and asked. Ash then said nothing and waited for the answer. Isabella continued ,"I want the one I love to sweep me off my feet in a suit." Ash then quipped," Just like a modern Prince Charming huh ..Isabella."

"Correct."

Ash then waited for time to pass and dozed off. Unknown to her , as soon as she asleep, the mark which was glaring at, glowed a bit then a shadow of a seemingly person was formed. He figure couldn't be seen clear just it's blood dripping face and black eyes were visible. One could see that a single silhouette was not stable, like it's shadowy body kept moving, self changing, distorting itself, but all had only a single feature which was similar..... the sleeping kid's face.

The shadowy figure reached its hands towards Ash gripped the space above her head, and slowly some blood leaked out of its hand and dropped on her forehead. That blood splashed down on her face too , leaving BLOODY tracks in its way. A few moments later it got absorbed into her skin and no traces of it were left. As it was never there from the beginning. Same could be said for the shadowy figure, it got itself dispersed into the space and left no evidence of its existence behind. Then there was silence.

A knock to the door roused Ash from her sleep. "Ash wake up it's time to get ready." says her father from behind the door.