"Ms. Rayna Issabelle Byrant." I instantly tensed up. I spun around just to be met with a smirking guy who was staring at me, amused. He lifted something metallic up and moved that thing towards my direction.
I immediately froze.
It was a gun.
"Rayna! Run!" Ryan shouted. Soon after those words came up from his mouth, a loud bang sound echoed all across the room. I wanted to scream but nothing came out from my mouth. My mind kept asking me to remain silent. Tears poured down my cheeks continuously.
"Geez.. Can't he just shut his fucking mouth for once?" He said sarcastically.
I'm struck. The scene I saw in front of my eyes made me froze and unable to move away. I watched all of my family's lifeless body lying on the ground in terror.
He turned his head towards my direction and took a few steps closer. I tried to get away from him but my legs trembled so bad that I couldn't even move them an inch. He finally stepped in front of me and gripped my blonde hair harshly. I yelped in pain, begging him to stop but instead he made my hazel eyes met his.
"S-stop.. "My voice was shaky and barely audible. He smirked when he saw me trembling so badly. "Want to say anything before I kill you?" He asked harshly, pointed the gun towards my head. I clenched my fists and muttered something under my breath.
"What's that, little missy?" He asked, getting closer to me.
"Why would you do this? What did I've ever done to you?" I yelled at him. The anger took over my body. Somehow, I didn't feel afraid of him anymore.
He raised his eyebrows, "Where did you get the confident to yell at me?"
"I don't care, you bastard!" I snarled.
Both of his hands suddenly flew to my cheeks and squeezed them really hard, "This wouldn't have happened if you just obediently obey me and didn't try to run away 5 years ago."
"What do you mean?"
He smiled. A creepy one.
Suddenly, he moved his hands and they wandered around my body. Disgusting. I quickly pushed him away and yelled for him to stop. However, he didn't even budged a bit. What do you expect from a 15 years old girl to fight against a guy that ten times more than your age?
"Don't fucking touch me!" I spat and kicked him in the stomach. He was taken aback by my little outburst before his eyes got darker than before.
He stood up, swung his feet harshly and hit my head really hard.
My head then hit the wall and blood started to stream down. I was lying on the ground helplessly, facing him. My vision became blur and I swore this was the worst pain I've ever had in my whole life.
I heard his footsteps coming closer to my direction. I opened my mouth and smirked, "I will come back to get my revenge too.. "
I heard him snickered beside me before he pulled the trigger and a loud bang sound echoed again.
Then, I couldn't see the light anymore as the darkness slowly surrounded me.
.....
"Live or die? "
I heard a voice but there's no one here. Everything was black around me and I couldn't opened my eyes either.
"Live or die?" That voice asked again.
The memories flashed through my mind. The days before my death. I wished I could have been a better person before I died, I wished I could have spend more time with my family and now everything seemed impossible to turn back the time.
There's nothing I could do about it.
"I wish I could live again." I whispered.
.....
"Rayna! Wake up! You have 30 minutes to get ready and do whatever you want! " Ariel shouted from the downstairs.
I mentally groaned and groggily shouted back, "All I want to do right now is going back to sleep!"
One second.
Two second.
I straightened, making my body sat up on my bed and blinked twice. That's when the realization hit me.
Am I still alive?
My hands flew to my cheeks and slapped them really hard, "Ow.. Shit. That's hurt.. "I mumbled. My eyes analyzed everything around me. It's my room.
I'm still here.
This is not a dream.
What happened?
"I heard another 'beautiful' word." A voice made me jumped.
My head snapped towards the voice and I froze at the sight of my second brother, Ryan who leaning against the door, chuckled.
He's alive?
I couldn't help myself from getting emotional when I saw him. I could feel the urge to cry again.
Ryan frowned when he saw my eyes watered. "Hey, hey, what's wrong?" He asked with a gentle tone.
I shook my head repeatedly, didn't want him to get worried. Still, I really missed him though.
He came closer and took a sit on my bed. He threw his arms around me, trying to calm me down. The warmth of his embrace making me wanted to cry even more.
I'm so glad to meet him again. After 5 minutes getting emotional, I broke the hug and wiped away my tears.
"Are you okay now?" He asked, concerned.
I smiled a bit, "Yeah, I'm fine now. Sorry, I didn't mean to get emotional in the first place. It just.."
He pinched my cheeks and chuckled, "Don't worry about that. You must be having a nightmare just now. And, hurry up. You have about 20 more minutes to get ready. Come downstairs to have breakfast with us if you are done."
I gave him an odd look, "Us?"
And he returned the same odd look, "Arien and Ariel, of course. What's wrong with you?"
They're still alive too?
I nodded slowly though questions filled my head. He gave me one last glance before walking away from my room and I made my way to the mirror. There's nothing injury on my face or my body as if nothing happened at all. This was weird. I knew I had been killed by that guy just now but why-
"Live or die?"
That voice suddenly popped up in my head. Did that voice did this?
My eyes suddenly caught the sight of my phone on the nightstand and I quickly turned it on. However, I wasn't expected to see the date was undo to the 5 months before the usual date on that day.
Did I returned back to my past?
That means, I can change the tragedy from happening again, right?
I sighed out of frustration. What the hell is happening?
"Let's just meet my siblings first." I mumbled and got myself ready.
.....
I entered the kitchen and saw all of my siblings waiting at the table. My parents were such a workaholic persons so yeah, they barely came home even during the holidays. It's not like I care, they hated me after all.
I took a sit next to Ryan while Ariel put a plate filled with pancake in front of me.
Ariel was my older sister. She had brown straight hair which reached her ribs. And a pair of angelic blue ocean eyes. She's nice and lovely to me for all this time but the old me never realized about that.
I thanked her and she shot me a smile in return.
I dug into my breakfast greedily. It's feel like I haven't had her pancakes for a year though it was only for a month.
"Dwolicius! " I said with a mouth full of food. Ariel was taken aback by my statement but then she let out a small chuckle.
"Don't talk with your mouth full, Ray." Arien finally said in an irritated voice.
Arien is my older brother and the eldest of my sibling. He had a brown hair and a pair of blue ocean eyes too. He was Ariel's twin by the way. He's strict but deep down there, he was a kind-hearted man that rarely showed his soft side. Trust me, you don't want to get mess with him because he got a bad temper too.
"Sorry.. "
Arien sighed. Maybe feeling guilty? I don't know. I quickly finished my breakfast and headed to the sink, wanting wash my plate.
"Hey, what date is today? "I asked them.
"19th January" They replied. So, it was true that I went back to my past.
Silent for a moment before I asked again.
"2020?"
"Oh, please. Don't you remember? " Ryan seemed to get suspicious by my questions. Well, that's really some stupid questions to be honest. I just want to confirm them only.
So 19th January 2020 .
5 months before their 'destined' death.
I need to protect them this time. No matter what this time.