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Jenny and her Invisible Soulmate

A Life of Darkness

By Asla ThariqPublished about a year ago 3 min read
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Jenny had always been a bit of a loner, preferring the company of books and her own thoughts to that of other people. So when she started talking to someone, anyone, she was excited. She thought she had finally found a friend.

But the friend she found was not quite what she expected.

At first, Jenny didn't even realize that her new friend was not human. He was just a voice in her head, whispering to her at all hours of the day and night. The voice was soft and gentle, always telling her what she wanted to hear.

As time went on, the voice grew more insistent. It started to tell her to do things she didn't want to do. At first, it was just little things, like skipping class or telling a white lie. But soon it was asking her to do more and more dangerous things.

Jenny tried to ignore the voice, but it was always there, nagging at her, cajoling her. She couldn't escape it. And then, one day, she saw him.

He was standing in the corner of her bedroom, just watching her. He was tall and thin, with long, spindly fingers and a face that seemed to shift and change. She couldn't quite see him, but she knew he was there.

She tried to scream, but no sound came out. The voice in her head just laughed and whispered, "Don't be afraid, Jenny. He's just your invisible soulmate. He loves you."

Jenny knew that wasn't true. Whatever was in her room was not her friend. It was something dark and dangerous, and she needed to get away. She ran out of the room, down the hall, and out of the house.

But even though she was outside, she could still hear the voice in her head, still whispering to her, still telling her to do terrible things. She knew that she was never going to be free of it, not until she found a way to destroy it.

Jenny spent the rest of her life haunted by her invisible soulmate, always feeling his presence in the shadows, always hearing his voice in her head. She never found a way to get rid of him, and she knew that she never would. He was a part of her now, and she was a part of him.

As the years went by, Jenny's invisible soulmate became more and more possessive. He wouldn't let her leave the house, and when she did manage to sneak out, he would follow her, always watching, always waiting.

Jenny became a prisoner in her own home, unable to escape the clutches of her invisible captor. She tried to seek help, to tell someone what was happening to her, but every time she tried to speak about it, her soulmate would silence her.

And then, one night, Jenny woke up to find her soulmate standing over her bed. His face was twisted into a grotesque smile, and his eyes glowed with an otherworldly light. He spoke to her, his voice a low, menacing whisper.

"You can never leave me, Jenny," he said. "We are bound together, forever."

Jenny knew that he was right. She was trapped, forever enslaved to her invisible soulmate. But she refused to give up. She knew that there must be a way to break the curse that bound them together.

And so, she began to research. She read every book she could find on curses and hexes, on dark magic and ancient rituals. She sought out the advice of witches and warlocks, of demonologists and exorcists. And finally, she found a solution.

It was a risky plan, one that could cost her everything. But she knew that it was her only chance. She performed the ritual, calling upon the darkest forces of the universe to free her from her invisible soulmate.

For a moment, there was silence. And then, there was a scream. A scream that filled the entire house, a scream that shook the very foundations of the earth.

And then, it was over. Jenny's invisible soulmate was gone, vanished into the void from whence he came. And Jenny was free.

But she knew that she would never forget what had happened to her. She knew that she would always bear the scars of her captivity. And so, she left the house, never to return.

She traveled the world, seeking out new experiences, meeting new people, trying to forget the horror that had haunted her for so long. And though she was never entirely free of the memory of her invisible soulmate, she knew that she had triumphed over him. She had defeated the darkness and found the light.

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