"Kill all !!! No one must be alive!!!"

That scream from a man was very loud. She was hearing the noises of screaming loudly;babies' cry, the sound of sword slash and the sound of asking for helps to spare their lives. She couldn't see anything. Everything was blank. She only heard those screams.

Then she felt that her whole body was shaking and her heart had got the pain. Because of the feeling of the pain was very heavy, she shouted loudly.

"Ah!!!"

Because of hearing the scream, one man came inside her room in rush and he was calling her name non stop by shaking both of her hands.

"Mara! Mara ! Mara!

Wake up! Wake up!"

As soon as she heard that someone was calling her name, she suddenly opened both of her eyes and breathed in the air very hardly.

The man patted her back and then he also filled water into a glass on the table.

Then he gave it to Mara.

Mara took the glass and drank it in a hurry.

"Drink it slowly. Don't drink in a hurry. Relax baby."

That man told her and patted her back again.

"Pa Pa I'm so scared. Those screams are very frightened." She whispered.

"Baby. Don't be afraid. Pa Pa is here now." The man tried for her not to be afraid.

But Mara was still afraid and she even started crying. The tears dropped from her eyes heavily.

"Baby, don't cry. You have your Pa Pa to protect you. No one can harm you. Trust me Baby."

Mara nodded her head and then she placed her head on his tigh. He ruffled her hair a little.

"Baby do you want to keep on sleeping? The morning isn't coming yet. It's too early." He said gentely.

"Yes, I want but I'm scared that those screams will come again."she said lowering her volume of voice. In her voice, there was also frightened signs.

He knew that Mara was very scared. This was not the first time. When the time she can talk, she always dreamed like that. She dreamed once a year before her birthday. Thus to decrease her scare, he decided to sleep with her.

"Then Pa Pa will sleep with you."

Then he lay next to Mara and let her head put on his right arm. He was patting her head with his left hand and sang a song to get to sleep Mara.

"Cause all of me

Loves all of you

Love your curves and all your edges

All your perfect imperfections

Give your all to me, I'll give my all to you

You're my end and my beginnin'

Even when I lose, I'm winnin'

'Cause I give you all of me

And you give me all of you, oh-oh"

Then he stopped his singing and looked at his baby in his arms. She fell asleep then. He smiled and then he closed his eyes to sleep.

THE NEXT MORNING

"Knock Knock "

Someone knocked the door.

Mara's father woke up because of hearing the knock.

"Come in".

Then the door opened and a woman came inside the room.

"Master we'll go to the market to buy the necessary things for tonight dinner. What else do you want to add? Please check the list."

The woman handed him a long piece of paper.

He read it carefully and then gave it back to her.

"Buy another ten lobsters. She likes it too much."

He told the woman.

The woman nodded her head and added it to the list to buy.

Then the woman turned again to Mara's father.

"Master How's about the present?"

"I've already arranged it. You can go now. Don't be late. Tonight must be the most wonderful night for Mara."

The woman smiled and then went outside the room.

Mara's father looked at his baby and then he came outside the room to clean himself.

After a half hour, Mara woke up and she yawned.

Then she took a bath and wore a pink dress.

She went downstairs and looked for her father.

She found him in the garden.

As soon as he heard the footsteps, he looked at his behind.

"Baby, You wake up now. Have you had your breakfast?" he asked Mara.

"Not yet Pa Pa."she replied.

"Then go have your breakfast now. Having breakfast can give you the energy for the whole day. Don't miss it." He explained having breakfast was how important it was.

"I know it Pa Pa. But I have to ask for one thing. Will you allow me?"she asked her father cheerfully.

"What is it Baby?"

"Today is my 18th Birthday. And I don't want any other presents. I just want to visit the village. Will you allow me Pa Pa?"She said lowering her head.

Mara's father was surprised because of her request. He always let her stayed in the house and garden. He never allowed her to go to the village. Mara's father, Duwa, was a doctor who can cure all diseases. He was not only a rich man but also a kind one. He made a place in the village to cure the patients. He never allowed the villagers to come his house. The reason was that he didn't want his daughter to be met by anyone from the village. He had ever thought that Mara also liked not to go outside. But it proved that his opinion was wrong.

Although he wanted to follow her wish, he can't allow it.

"No baby.I can't allow you to go to the village."He denied definitely.

"Why Pa Pa? I've never asked for you something. I just want to go. Please..."She pulled the hand of his father softly.

"No!I can't allow it!" This time there was little temper in his voice.

Mara suddenly frightened her father and ran away from him.

He clenched his hand and felt sorry for her.

"I'm sorry Baby. I can't allow you to go any steps from this mansion."

He said it lowering his voice.