Skyler's POV
14 years ago,
My family was the definition of a perfect family.
My mom was a housewife, and my dad owned a very famous company. We were very well off and were living what you would call, a perfect life. We used to go on family trips together, went out a lot.
Whenever I came from school my mom gave me a warm welcome with the most beautiful smile. And every time my dad leaves me for school, he would give me the biggest hug.
My dad worked late so I would have to take the school bus home most of the time but leaving me to school was always my dad's job. He used to say this way he could spend more time with me.
I was the only child, so I was spoiled a lot.
My mom restricted me from many things, but my dad always did whatever I asked from him.
I've always looked up to my dad more than my mom. He would always let me do anything I wanted, buy me sweets whenever I wanted, it was rare to not find him coming home without a new toy in his hand for me and he took me out every day.
He was loved by everyone and was a great support to our family. I looked up to him very much. He was an example of a perfect man.
Everyone says happiness does not last forever, but mine was snatched from me way before I could even experience it fully.
One cold day when I came back from school, I went inside the house expecting the same hug and warm welcome I always got. But no one came to welcome me this time.
The air around the house felt dark and gloomy.
I decided to go to my parent's room to greet my mom as my dad would probably be at work.
But as I walked towards the room, the noises of a loud sound of glass shattering accompanied with the sound of my mom and dad arguing loudly filled the room.
Scared I walked closer to the door. It was open, enough for me to peek and see what was happening. I looked through the little space between the door and the wall.
A horrifying sight was awaiting me. I still remember it clearly...
My dad was holding a gun, shouting at my mother, my aunt was also standing there at the corner of the room horrified.
"YOU COULD HAVE ATLEAST THOUGHT ABOUT YOUR FAMILY! HOW LOW CAN YOU BE!" my mom shouted at him while tears rolled down her cheeks.
She ran towards my aunt and punched her in her stomach as hard as she could.
wh..what is happening…mommy..
"I SAID BACK OFF HAILEY" shouted my dad while loading his gun and pointing at my mum. I felt the feeling of pure fear.
By now my aunt had started crying too, maybe it was because of my mum's punch or maybe it was something else. I don't know.
"BACKOFF?? YOU SORRY EXCUSE OF A MAN YOU COULD HAVE ATLEAST THOUGHT ABOUT YOUR SON BEFORE DOING THIS"
She was shouting so loud. Her tears would not stop flowing down, she could not contain her hiccups while screaming. It was surely the most horrific sight for me.
I wanted to burst in, hug her and stop her from crying, tell her whatever it was, it was going to be okay, but I was too scared, not because of my mum but because of my dad.
Dad put his head in his hands, held it tight as if it was about to burst.
"shut up ..shut up…SHUTUP"
-BANG
I heard the sound of the gun shooting. It could not be. As much as I hated to think about it the reality couldn't leave me be.
He shot her.
My mum collapsed and my eyes filled up with tears, my mum's body was lying there, right in front of me…lifeless.
I burst into the room with my eyes filled with tears. Screaming, I ran to her and put her lifeless head on my lap all the while crying asking why.
"wh…why dad…why"
It was hard for me to make up my words, at that moment I did not know what was happening around me, all I knew was that my mum was not breathing anymore.
"…dad there's so much blood put it…*hiccup*back... dad please put it..baaackk"
My dad looked at me and then looked down to the gun in his hand, He started shivering. His face turned blue while he gathered the situation and contemplated what he had done.
"NO…no no no NO! HAILEY WAKE UP IM SORRY IM SO SORRY BABY WAKE UP MY BELOVED WIFE"
My aunt was still scrunched down holding herself. She looked at my mom, lying there helpless, with a shocked expression.
My dad tried to get close to my mum.
"NO GET AWAY FROM HER! YOU KILLED HER GO AWAY!"
He stopped and looked at me. He then looked at the gun in his hand still with the blue expression and loaded it.
"Skyler…Skyler…my baby I'm so sorry my son"
Tears started to flow from his eyes as he said this
"NO!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING" my aunt shouted from behind.
"I'm so sorry Skyler, listen to me baby" he said with a cracking voice, his expression not changing
"Listen here. You're a big boy right. You saw her crying right, you saw how unhappy she was. I sent her to heaven now .She is happy you don't need to worry about her anymore. Look she's not crying I eased her pain do you see that?" tears were flowing out his eyes.
He looked like he regretted it, regretted it so much that it was hurting him inside. "Your mom is happy now Skyler …you loved your mom right …. Please stop crying …my boy"
Stop crying…? How can I stop crying…? mommy's not breathing anymore!
"Skyler…my son…I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry my love. daddy loves you! I-I- I'll love you forever" he tried to get closer to me.
"STAY AWAY PLEASE!" i shouted as he tried.
He stopped and took the gun to his head.
"Im sorry, love"
-BANG
No, it can't be. I closed my eyes as if it was going to erase everything I just witnessed from my memory and make everything go back to normal.
I opened my eyes slowly after a while.
He shot himself...He shot himself with the same gun he shot my mother…right here in front of me.
Maybe it was the guilt which made him do this…maybe it was because he loved my mom… maybe it was because he wanted to be with her...
but all I knew at that time was that both of my parents were dead. Gone. Just like that I was an orphan now.
They say everyone must go through the pain of losing their parents one day, but mine was brought to me just too early.
I looked at him collapsing on top of my mothers' lifeless body, her head still on my lap.
My aunt looked at the two lifeless bodies lying there. I could not say anything or cry anymore I just stared at both of them.
Why…why did you guys leave me, why did dad do that? why was mom crying? why was aunt there? nothing made sense to me.
The room which was filled with laughs a few days ago, which was filled with screams a few minutes ago was so quiet all of a sudden.
My aunt got up from her spot and sat down next to me. She put her hand on my shoulder,
"…she left me …he left me" I hiccupped as I cried.
"You heard your dad Skyler, your mum is in heaven now, she is happy you don't need to worry about her now"
I couldn't gather words to speak.
"And.. dad…?"
.....
what she said made a shiver go down my spine.
And I was only 7 at that time, that was one of the hardest phases of my life,
The next day, the funeral and everything was held, I cried my eyes out until no tears would come out …I already missed them so much. I could not imagine a life without them.
My aunt took over my dad's company and took me in with her. If it wasn't for her I would've been all alone.
To this day I still don't know why he did what he did. They loved each other so much. They loved me so much. Why did he kill her? Why did he end it? What happened to them? Nothing made sense to me…. all I knew was that my saviour and my only family was my aunt now.