Subj: Julia's Lament pt. 3
Date: 12/29/99 1:22:03 PM Central Standard Time
From: Donna Eubanks
"Do you hear me??!" You will not stop me from caring for Barnabas, or from loving him!" Julia shouted. She then stormed out of her room, slamming the door behind her.
Roger Collins met her in the hallway. 'Why, Julia, whatever is going on..with you slamming doors?" He questioned her with his usual air of authority.
"Nothing I can't handle." She announced to him with a look of great determination. She remarked to Roger, over her shoulder as she walked down the stairs, "I will not let her defeat me. I will not!"
"Julia, Julia! Whatever do you mean? You are talking nonsense!" Roger exclaimed. Roger stood there at the top of the stairs.
Julia replied, "I'm going to the Old House to see Barnabas." She was gone in an instant.
Julia was staring into the fire. The incident had taken place shortly before their failed wedding attempt. Julia stated aloud into the darkened room, "I hate you, you evil witch! If I had the power I would summon Satan himself to come here to Collinwood and destroy you himself!"
Then she heard anothers voice, a woman's voice, "Oh no, it is her!" Julia thought with fear, and anger in her heart. "You would try to destroy me, Julia?! If you should try you will not succeed. You shall instead ,destroy yourself, and Barnabas too, I'm afraid." The evil one said. Julia turned to look in the direction of the voice, and saw her standing in the corner. The woman had a stern look on her face as she held a burning candle.
The woman was dressed oddly, Julia thought. Her clothing was from the eighteenth century. She was wearing a servants dress and matching hat. To look at this woman filled Julia with terror, though the woman was very beautiful, with blonde curls and eyes like a cat.
The woman was no ordinary woman, she was a witch. She was Angelique, the one who cursed Barnabas to be a vampire over two hundred years ago. "Do you really want to destroy your precious Barnabas?" Angelique asked her.
'You know I would not!" Julia proclaimed as she stood up to face her.
"You are very wise, Julia. You know not to fight me." The beautiful woman was coming closer to Julia as she spoke.
"I intend to try!" Julia stated with fierce determination.
Suddenly, the room was filled with the evil witches laughter. This made Julia even more angry. She was more angry than afraid.
"Why did you stop our wedding?" Julia asked Angelique.
The witch was silent for a moment as she looked into the fire. "My dear Julia, you do know the answer to that, don't you?" She looked at Julia with her large green eyes and said, "Barnabas and I were man and wife, a long time ago..."
Julia interrupted her..."Yes, over two hundred years ago, and you cursed him for all time, or so you thought!" Julia looked at the witch with pride and said, "I have cured Barnabas of his "affliction".
Angelique looked at Julia with a surprised, yet stern look on her face and said, "Yes, Julia, I know that you did. My question to you is, how did you remove my curse?"
Julia replied, "You shall never know how I did it." She stated proudly.
"I have ways to find out what you did to help Barnabas, Dr. Hoffman." The witch stated as she glared at jUlia. "Just try to find out!" Julia glared at her.
The witch said to Julia, "You are a remarkable woman. Julia, you are very strong, and perhaps very foolish, for you know what my powers are. I could destroy you and your precious Barnabas right now if I wish!"
Julia looked at Angelique with determination. "You will not destroy us, Angelique, because then you could not torment us!"
This remark seemed to anger the witch. "Barnabas should be in love with me! I am...was, in love with him!" She stated as she turned away from Julia.
Julia remarked in wonder, to the woman standing before her, "It never ceases to amaze me, at just how human you can be at times. It is quite obvious that you are still in love with Barnabas!"
"Don't be quite so sure, Julia!" She exclaimed, her green eyes flashing. "What would you do if your Barnabas should have an accident while he is away?" The witch asked.
"He will not, Julia replied, he has protection from you!"
"What if Roger should crash his car along the road?" Asked the witch.
"He will not!" Julia replied.
Angelique was beginning to become more angry than before.
"What if Carolyn should be attacked by a madman?"
"She will not!" Replied Julia.
Angelique glared at her, that Julia should be so sure of herself and the fate of the Collins' family.
to be continued...