A Monster's Fond Memory

'One can only truely understand lonliness when surrounded by those who care nothing for them when others only see what they can gain from you.'

The night is my domain, my playground. I am surrounded by those who only wish to curry favor and no one truely cares how I feel. 'Ye my Queen, no my Queen, I wouldn't dare to my Queen.' These are the only conversation I ever have. Quite frankly, I'm bored of it. However, there was a ray of light in this dark world of mine. A young boy who liked to call me 'Big Sis.' He promissed to give his all to me with a foolish grin on his face. I couldn't bare to put his life at risk by bringing him into my world so I erased myself from his memory and let him live a normal life. I even went so far as to make him afraid of the dark to help protect him and keep him home where it's safe at night. Although I know I'm being selfish I can't help myself anymore I need to see him again.

I rang the bell at my side to summon my attendants. As I waited I concocted my plan on how I would reunite with him again. Once everyone gathered I set everything in motion.

"James, call him and tell him you can't go in tonight and ask him to cover for you. Charles send him to the second floor when he arrives. The rest of you, keep protecting him in secret, remember I don't even a single hair of his to be harmed, you know the consequences if you fail me. Now go!"

"Yes my Queen," they all responded in unison after receiving her orders.

"Now that the plan is in motion, there's nothing to do buty go to the destination and wait." As I was about to step out I stopped in the corner to check my appearance in the mirror. Unpleased I started adjusting my dress and smoothing my hair. After several minutes of tidying myself up. I didn't take a car because no car could match my speed, besides all my servants were away protecting him anyways so there was no one to drive. I arrived early due to my speed so I pretended to sleep on the bench while I waited. The minutes past by slowly, each second felt like an eternity. Even me, who has lived since the world was created used this metaphor in such a rediculous way. Sometimes my stupidity rears it head in the most unsightly way. I've always regretted the sin that turned me into what I am until he burst into my life.

***

It was 14 years ago when he first appeared before me. One of the servants had left the door open to air out the dust since I had just returned to the house after many years. From out of nowhere an 8 year old boy stumbled in calling out curiously "hello?"

I was on the back lawn in the shade to avoid the dust when I heard his voice. Normaly I would destroy all intruders the moment they trespassed in my personal area, but this time I hesitated. For some reason I couldn't bear to harm the owner of that curious voice. I lured him to the back yard with my power so I could meet the little explorer. As he walked through the back door our eyes met and he grinned at me and scurried over.

"Miss you're very pretty," this was how he first greeted me, I had no idea how to react to such a striaghtforward little child so I just sat there. "Can I call you Big Sis miss?" He asked me this while looking at me with the most innocent eyes I had ever seen.

Finally I couldn't help myself so I responded in curiosity, "why would you want to do that?"

He looked down sheepishly before answering, "so I can brag to everyone that I have a very pretty Big Sis."

I don't know why, but I couldn't stop the smile that appeared on my face. "Very well, from this day forward, I'll be your Big Sis."

"Mikey where are you?" A worried voice had interrupted.

"Mom, I'm next door I met a very pretty Big Sis."

"What are you doing pestering the new neighbor?"

"It's fine madam, why don't you come over for a chat?"

"Alright, I can only stay for a few minutes though."

After she responded I turned back to realize the little boy had nestled himself into my lap yawning. Within the time it took for his mother to come over he had completely fallen asleep. When his mother saw him asleep with his head in my lap I could see the tears welling up in her eyes.

"Is everything alright?" I asked her. I didn't expect her to be so emmotional so I was worried.

"Yeah, Mikey just doesn't like to get close to others and he doesn't sleep well seeing him sleeping so peacfully like that shocked me. I apologize if he's inconvenienced you."

"Not at all, your son is very sweet." I looked her over again and could see the signs of fatigue on her face and I also noticed she had no wedding ring. "Single parent?" I asked. She just sighed and nodded. "I can't imagine how tough that must be, if you ever need someone to watch him in the future you can send him over it'd be my pleasure to help you out."

"I'm very grateful, actually I'm not sure what to do, I just found out his usual sitter moved away suddenly and I still need to go to work."

"Just leave him with me, I'll look after him, you can come pick him up when you get back."

"Thank you, thank you very much miss... I just realized, I don't know your name yet."

I smiled at her sudden realization, "You may call me Eve."

***

"Miss the mall is closed let me lead you out."

The voice broke my train of thought and brought me back to the present. Seeing those familiar features on the now adult version I couldn't help but smile again for the first time in years. "You've grown up." However his next statement shocked me.

"It's you!"