Chapter 4
I woke up one night when I heard a loud thud in my parent's bedroom. A year has passed since they took me back and that year was hopeful. They finally claimed me as their daughter.
But all of that changed until the night when a burglar entered our house. I haven't witnessed the whole crime but I saw how he stab my parents to death. They were peacefully sleeping unaware of what he's doing to them.
I stood there watching.
And then I thought, maybe the lady was right. I only bring misfortune. Bad luck follows me wherever I go. I bring nothing but chaos to the people around me.
My consciousness regained.
Ethan's terrified eyes welcomed my sight. Droplets of water were dripping from his hair to his face. He was crying while trying to revive me with CPR.
"E-Ethan." I was too weak that I stuttered while calling his name. His gaze turned to my face when he heard his name. He helped to sit and hugged me tightly.
I caressed his back. I felt his hot tears on my shoulder. At first, I didn't understand what was the tears for. But when I saw Reyn wiping his tears from a distance, I understood that they were terrified that I might die.
I lived every day waiting for me to die. But when I saw how Ethan and Reyn tried to snatch me from death. My heart sank as I felt I was important.
For the first time, I felt I wasn't that unfortunate child.
"Don't do that again. I was... scared to d-death." Ethan said while holding my cheeks making me face him. Pain is dripping like acid in his tone. I nodded to assure him.
"We should rest for a bit," Reyn suggested while picking pieces of wood and cardboard.
"We can't stop now! Julie is in danger!" I said trying to stand up. But I lost balance, Ethan caught my waist preventing me from falling.
"Let me help you." Ethan offered his hand. I grabbed it and continued walking.
The basement was wrecked as if a storm suddenly avenged on it. I rushed to the door as I saw it. I grabbed its rusty knob. I felt something pricked my finger. I looked at it and saw a tiny needle pierced on my index finger. I removed it and blood starts to sprouts.
"Dahlia, what's the matter?" Ethan asked.
"Nothing." I hid my finger. His brows furrowed may be curious about what had happened. He opens the door. But we were surprised that an arrow launched its way to us. Ethan pushed me making me stumble on the cold and wet floor. I heard him grunt as he was hit in his arm.
"Damn! Its a trap!" He said while removing the arrow on his arm. Making me gasp. "Dahlia, hide! I'll hold him off!" he added.
"No!" I refused to go closer to him. But he held both of my shoulders, he shakes me a bit making me come back to my senses.
"Dahlia, would you listen to me this once?" Mixed emotions we're painted in his eyes. I can't read what's on his mind but I know that he wouldn't change it. Reyn grabbed my wrist as he pulls me inside an old rusty cabinet.
I peeked on the hole and saw how the masked man hit Ethan with a metal bucket. Ethan collapsed, a pool of blood coming from his head flowed. I want to scream and rush to where he was but I know that I have to retreat.
I cried miserably.
"Ssssh... This is all just a bad dream Shanie!" Reyn hugged me caressing my head. He was whispering comforting words to me but his efforts are not enough to stop my grief.
" I wish Reyn... I wish."
I opened my eyes. I was so drained that I didn't notice that I fell asleep beside my best friend inside this old rusty cabinet. His hair was disheveled and was covering half of his face. I stared at his sleeping face. What if he knew what I did eleven years ago, would he still stay beside me?
"I'm regretting it Reyn." I said to the sleeping man beside me.
My eyes widened when he opened his eyes. A sign that he's already awake. Reyn disheveled my hair. I was staring blankly for a long time that he disheveled my hair to cut it. Thousands of thoughts visited me but I shrugged it off when he spoke.
"You're thoughts are deep. Need help?" He said raising his brow. I shook my head.
"We should look for them now." I said coldly.
We moved out of the old cabinet. Vigilantly we entered the door to the mansion's first floor. Its elegance welcomed us as if there is no crime happening. I saw traces of blood heading the kitchen.
"I think Julie's there" I said pointing the kitchen's direction.
"I'll go find Ethan. You go rescue Julie." Bambam said.
I agreed and rushed to the kitchen. But before I could enter it. I heard a loud bang. I looked back to where I left Reyn. The next scene I saw was Reyn's corpse rolling down the grand staircase. I head to where he is.
I wanted to help my friend but another shot from the masked man's shotgun and Reyn's face burst into pieces. I almost puke at his face. You can't even recognize his face anymore. I scoffed and clenched my fist so tight, my nails were long and pointed that it dug into my palms. But I didn't care.
I was so determined to catch the culprit. I don't know if he's a demon or a man raised in hell. But he's gonna pay for what he had done. Two precious lives just to make fun of me? Two lives that were there at my lowest just to mock me?
I cried. Grief, Pain, and Loneliness mixed.
With heavy shoulders, I entered the kitchen. A mess is everywhere. Blood was everywhere. From the doors, the floors, and the countertop. But what caught my attention was Julie's chained body.
Her eyes were wide open. A kitchen knife was pierced in her neck and legs. And her hands and waist chained on the sink. My legs turned to jelly at the sight.
I went to her. I caressed her face and cried kneeling in front of her. I grabbed the chain in her hand and surprisingly it was broken and it isn't even locked. I freed her hands. A clicking sound was heard.
Shit!
The broken chain was a trap. The chain in his both feet pulled apart making Reyn's legs moved apart inch by inch. I tried to stop the chains but it was too strong. Julie I was trying to hold the chains for her survival for how many hours.
Inch by inch the chains move and a different Julie flashed in front of me. She was cut in half. Her organs burst and blood splattered all around.
I wiped some blood from my face as tears began to mix with it. This is a real nightmare."WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME!" I shouted.
I pick the knife that was used to torture Julie earlier. If he can kill a person that easily with this knife then I'll kill him with this too. I clutched the knife in my hand. Anger and revenge boiled up inside me. I vanished the kitchen. I'm gonna give him the fight he wants and I know where exactly he is.
I'm gonna finish this where all of this began...