From your mama and papa, Death and Ice

"Dear Tata.''

The first two words of the diary read.

"You can't make a decision based on the fear of the possibility of what might happen"

Mitchell Obama

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Middleland Avenue

A.K.A Grave Neighborhood

North Central Indianapolis

"Just fifteen minutes south of Sunount Indianapolis, the Middleland Avenue neighborhood ranks as the second most dangerous neighborhood in America.

The neighborhood climbed from 6th to 2nd most dangerous from last year's research to this year. NeighborhoodScout crime forecasting predicts the violent crime rate in this neighborhood will likely increase by 50% in the nearest future."

The fact I had picked up from Google approximately 4 hours 14 minutes and 23 seconds ago,still rang like a loud bell in my head, reminding me that I was stupid, and that I was going to get killed.

But I needed to get going. I had stalled for so long,and now, as stupid as it sounded,I was not going to back out!

They wanted me to find them, and that was what I would do.

I felt really scared.

The place was really eerie and hostile.

Well... it was called Grave Neighborhood for a reason.

The fact that I had chosen to go to the most dangerous neighborhood in Indianapolis, and the second most dangerous in  America,at 9 o'clock in the night,still baffled me.

The only thing that kept me going was the fact that I lived at Sunount Indianapolis,and it took me twenty minutes to get here, contrary to the supposed fifteen minutes.

This meant that the facts had glitches,and there was a probability that the neighborhood was not as bad as it was painted.

Jeez...how can someone a.k.a I, Zibah Nava AnderFaith,be this stupid?

Was I scared?

Hell YES!

Did I regret this stupid decision?

YES!!

Did I  want to be reasonable and just go back now I had the chance,like any normal and sensible human would?

No!

Zibah Nava AnderFaith... you're a moron!

I tightened my hoodie to my head,and kept my face down as I walked through the littered street at that devilish hour,under the hawk eyes of drunk and dangerous people.

With my side view,I could make out men and women, standing by the sidewalk, smoking God-knows-what, and getting high as space.

I knew they would not pose so much threat because they looked like so trashed,I doubted they could even recall their names.

Disgust filled my innocent eyes as I saw two teenagers dry humping in some open corner.

These people took P.D.A to the zenith.

Apparently,that was not the most amusing display yet.

I could make out some kids,black and white, barely 15 years of age, having a beer pong competition.I cringed when I saw a really childish looking girl,gulp down a whole mug in a breath.

She didn't even pause for a second!

Awesome! Wow! I really should try that!

Focus,Girl! Jeez!

The streets were filled with the sick smell of smoke,beer,and vomit.The dimness of the the streetlights,made the already frightening atmosphere worse.

My stomach churned in fear.

What the hell had I gotten myself into?

It wasn't like I didn't know already.

But apart from my drive to find out who they were,they needed me to.

They had asked me.

I took a deep breath and continued.

Stay strong Zib! You've got this!

I shook my head, trying hard to focus on where I was heading for.

I brought out the rumpled piece of paper from the back pocket of my third jean I had on.

I had to come prepared,in case some perverted @$$hole decided to show up.

"Go to Number 6 On the West Road.

Ask for Bleed. Tell him that Lass sent you."

It was a really simple task.

Just go to the house,and ask for the man.

I mean,you have one in twelve chances of being a victim of violence here,so maybe by my luck,I'll be on my eleventh chance.

Not bad...not bad!

I scoffed at myself.

I had never been a person who had good luck.

So what were the chances that I'd have one now.

"Hey you there!"

I froze on my tracks.

This was it! The moment that I was going to die.

I would never get a chance to see my parents again! Not that I knew who they were,but I was this close to doing that.

Ha! Who was I kidding?

I swallowed a hard lump that had formed in my throat.

Was this how it felt to be faced with death?

My heart was doing flips now.

Taking a deep breath,I raised my head to face the man...or should I say, giant.

The six foot 'something' guy towered above me, looking down at me with a disgusting scowl on his face. I'm going to be calling him Smoke because this guy smelled heavily of smoke and what ever substance he had been taking that left white trails in his small mustache streak.

He looked like an Italian,with his tanned skin and chest nut eyes.

"H..he.. hello?"

Really smooth,Zibah. Well played.

"GUYS! LOOK WHAT WE HAVE HERE!"

Why was he yelling? I could see the 'guys',and they were barely 3 meters away, which was sign that I should probably start running.

Unfortunately,my legs and I weren't in good terms at the moment,so no matter how hard I tried,they didn't move.

Great!

The 'Guys',numbered 2,walked towards me,all with cigar stumps in their mouths, puffing out smokes that would make car exhaust pipes ashamed.

They weren't the 'we-look-bad-but-we're'-actually-softies' kind of men.

They were more of the 'we're-gonna-hand-your-brains-to-your-mom-in-a-bag' kind of men.

Well .. how bad could someone actually be?

Apparently, really bad!

My body involuntarily begun to shake.

I took a careful step back, trying to survey my environment and look for possible escape routes but these guys have definitely been here for for years now,and they definitely knew the environment like the back of their hands.

As if sensing my intention,the man looked down at me.

"I wouldn't run if I were you sweetheart."

"Well,thank God you aren't. I would not be able to bear the torture of being trapped in that blobfish of a body."

Oh God no!

Why can't I just shut up?

Cos your stupid?

Not now,brain!

The sneer on blobfish's face only deepened.

I promise you, steam was coming out of his ears.

Oh how badly I wanted to spit in his disgusting face and tell him to kiss my black ass. But come on,I was stupid,but not that stupid,plus I had already done enough damage with the blobfish stuff.

I was trapped and helpless, and I knew it.

One of the men wolf whistled.

"Darn...tis one iz a hot one."

I could not place the accent but that was the least of my worries.

The monsters of men slowly advanced to me.

Forty out of two thousand were raped here yearly.I gulped hard.

Maybe with my luck,the fortieth person probably passed by last week.

Not bad... not bad!I

Really bad!

"Please... please don't hurt...hurt...me... please..."

I was shaking,my breathing becoming more shallow as u tried to hold back my tears.

I opened my eyes slowly,and saw one of the other men,this one was a little bit shorter.

I'm going to call blobfish,X.

X cupped my face in his dirty,sick hands, and bent to kiss me.

I tilted my face to the left so forcefully,I felt a small but hurtful snap  in my neck.

However,snap or not, it would be over my dead body that I let this disgusting excuse of a man, touch me.

He seemed to get really annoyed by what I had done that he tightened his grip on me.

I squirmed and struggled,but I was at his mercy,and I stood no chance against these perverted buffalos.

"Please...Lass sent me here...I swear...I don't mean any harm."

I tried to grit between my clenched teeth,since he was holding my jaw tightly.

X gave a sickening laugh and turned to Smoke guy.

"Did you hear her, Fade?"

Oh...So Fade was his name?

Well... it's good to know that at least,I'd get to know someone's name before I die.

I gulped hard,tears began to flow down my eyes but they didn't seem to care.

I couldn't take them all.

Unlike the movies where the hero always seems to beat crap out of all the bad guys,this was real life.

In real life,a 17 year old girl doesn't beat crap out of three dangerous giants!

Man three who had been silent all these while,came closer to me.

He was a really big Asian man,with a bald head,and a long gnash that crossed his face.

Honestly,I kind of preferred Smoke...sorry Fade,at that moment.

Where Fade looked threatening and evil,this guy looked completely sick.

His small Asian eyes seemed to sink into my soul, searching for my deepest fears so he could use them against me.

He puffed his smoke in my face, making me fall into a coughing fit, despite my tears.

"Lass is a treto.Do not menton her naim here."

His Korean accented voice made it difficult to make out what he was saying, however,there was one thing I knew, and that was that, what ever he said,wasn't good.

X began to unbuckle his belt.

I was scared to death.

"P..pl...plea... please...d...d.. don't... please..."

My body was shaking,and I'm sure I has wet my pants.

Fat tears ran down my cheeks.

Please God...I believe in you... please don't let this happen... please.. save me."

Man three,the Asian,pinned my hands behind me,as I shook like a leaf.

I was in their mercy right now.

X,who's pants were already completely off,threw me down on the hard smelly road.

Asian still held my hands,while Fade just watched in amusement.

"HELP ME SOMEONE!!!! HELP ME PLEASE!!! "

I trashed and squirmed under his grip.

Ok Zib, remember what Poppy taught you.

He tore off the zip of my jeans, only to see another one, and the angry expression on his face was priceless.

In a different situation I would have smirked,but this was a situation of life and death.

I curled my fist by my sides, remembering Poppy's teaching.

The death touch,also known as the attack to the Carotid artery,can lead to instant death.

Ok...1,2,3....

He was about to rip off my second jean when...

"Having fun,are we?"

A deep and really nice British accented voice asked.

They all turned to look at the owner of the voice, but I couldn't, since Asian was still holding me down.

I noticed that X was distracted,and I could use the opportunity to leave but fear did not let me even make a move as I feared that whoever this person was, could probably be their ally.

And even if I wasn't scared shitless and had the will to run,Asian's grip on me did not lessen at all.

I noticed something in their faces, through the dim light. Fear!

"Bilé...let...let...let us have some fun...she's our catch."

X stammered nervously,his words laced with disgusting saliva that poured on my face while he spoke.

But that was not really an issue for now because wait a second...did I hear Bilé, Celtic god of hell?

Eff my life!

Fade tried to give him a dark look,but failed miserably.It was quite obvious, even in the dim light,that they were scared of the man.

"Well...R.J, I don't know you're into fishing now and I don't care. But you don't fish on my waters.

So... I'm going to say this once. Let.The.Girl.Go."

His voice carried so much authority.

I noticed X begin to raise his pants back up.

"Seriously man...she was a fine catch."

He said in regret.

Fade said slowly,and began to walk away.

Honestly,I doubted that he had any intentions of doing anything to me. He looked bored.

X gave the mystery man a death glare,and walked to him.

Don't ask me how I had known,but that was definitely a bad idea.

Mystery man sounded like raw power,and I doubted that his name came from dancing at kids' parties.

I couldn't tell if they were the same height.

X was pretty tall though.

"You are overstepping your boundaries now, Bilé."

His voice was strong,but not strong enough.

"Well..."

Mystery man said slowly.

"...you seem to forget something R.J, I OWN this place. I do not have any boundaries."

His voice was eerily calm,that although he was helping me out, I could not help but be afraid of him. For all we knew, he may have sent 'Guys'away so he could finish me off himself.

"You know Bilé... why don't you just mind your sh*t sometimes  huh? You're behaving all tough and mighty just cos you got some skills huh?"

Mystery man scoffed.

"Well...in case you may have forgotten, those 'skills' once took you to Doctor Lucifer's place once,where you were begging for your worthless,shitty pathetically useless life."

I cringed at that description.

Damn! That's gotta hurt like a three degree burn!

"You're calling for war Bilé."

"Oh...you know me well R.J. I'm all for peace but some little deaths may come in handy."

I heard X spit with so much force.

Jeez...Good help his intestines!

"I won't let this slide!"

"Oh please don't,Sugar plum. You know how much I love seeing your face."

I didn't hear X come up with another throwback.Instead, I heard footsteps which began to fade.

I looked up at Asian, whose tight grip hadn't still loosened.

Couldn't the guy take a hint?

Then he smiled up at Mystery man,whose face I had still not been able to see because of this butt wipe.

It was a sick and disgusting smile, showing his tobacco stained teeth.I shut my eyes tight and tried to picture nice and beautiful things.

Korean actors...BTS... European footballers...Mars...

"Bilé...we meets agen under another unfavouble conditions."

"Shut it Agui!"

His voice was deeper and scarier now,I flinched.

"Get off the girl!"

He nodded slowly and released his grip.

I whimpered in pain,as the my blood circulation became steadier.

I sat up and began to rub my wrists,tears still streaming out of my eyes.

Naneum dangsin-eul wihae dasi ol geos naneun dangsin-ui insaeng-eul jiog-eul mandeul geos" (I would come back for you,and make your life hell.)

Asian's voice was laced in hatred.

Mystery Man scoffed.

"Naneum dangsin-i sidobogo sipda"( I'd like to see you try.)

The smoothness of Mystery man's voice in Hangul, and the way it blended with his beautiful British accent,made me want to fan girl right there and then.

If Asian was surprised by this,he didn't show.

But as he walked away,I knew that this was far from over and I did not think that I wanted to be here when they 'settle'.

I sat on the floor,not looking up at Mystery man.

I felt so uncomfortable because I could feel his burning glare behind my head.

"You're really stupid, do you know?"

I snapped my head up to meet his eyes.

Honestly,I could not believe he was actually talking to me.

My body was still vibrating in fear,the adrenaline had not run down yet.

I felt so disgusted as I remembered the feeling of X's hands on me.

I felt a jacket wrap around my body.

I turned to see Mystery man and honestly,I was kind of disappointed.

I had honestly expected a Goliath of a man,with bald head, gnashes and cuts all over his body.

And for some reason,I actually pictured him with a SpongeBob eye patch.

Don't ask me why.

But looking at me, was a short and skinny looking black man,with a well chiseled face, pink lips and small dimple which made him look carefree and handsome.

He did not look at all look like the power he had emanated

He looked young in his white BYC shirt,black jeans and a well worn but cool white converse.

I could make out that he was in his late thirties or so.

He had a small but well  trimmed beard,and in the dimness of the night,I noticed that coupled with his mismatched eye colour and golden dyed hair,he also had cool sleeve tattoos that ran down his left arm.

"You're lucky I was here you know? You'd have been in big trouble by now!"

I rolled my eyes.

"Oh please,I got it covered."

He cocked his brow at me.

I nodded slowly,and got myself up the ground.

Mystery man wasn't really as short as he looked.

He was even a few inches taller than my 5'4 height, maybe 5'7 or so.

"Thank you."

He rolled his eyes.

"Really girl, what were you expecting to see in this kind of place by this time huh? Barbie dolls and Santa clause?"

Maybe a BTS concert too!

Oh shut it Zibah! You're gonna think of BTS right now?"

I shrugged and raised a brow at him.

Even though he was a bit taller than me,I was still kind of surprised that he looked like this.

He didn't look like he could lift a 30 kg dumbbell.

Well you can't either,you don't see me complaining.

Shut up!!

As if noticing my surprise,he asked, "You weren't expecting Super man right?"

Despite the nervousness I still felt,I managed to let out a small smile.

"Well...I kinda expected a Hulk kind of guy. But in my situation,I could have used even an Ant Man."

He looked really offended.

Zibah...NOT AGAIN!

"Hey... are you saying Ant Man's weak?!! That's totally 'Superist'!"

"What...no..no! What the..."

He chuckled a bit, making his dimples more prominent.

This guy had zero 'bad guy' vibes.

For some reason,I felt oddly comfortable with this man.

"Th... thanks."

I said again.

My voice was shaky and rough.

He smiled a bit.

"Why'd I have a feeling that this would not be the last time that I'd be seeing you?"

I scoffed.

Hmm...maybe.

"Why'd you save me?"

He shrugged.

"Well... sometimes when you've done lots of bad things, you gotta do good once in a while,to thank the universe for helping you get away with the bad."

"Smart logic."

I laughed a bit.

"Well...not half as smart as you."

I raised a brow in confusion.

"Huh?"

He said nothing,but just nodded towards the direction of my jeans.

I looked down at myself and laughed.

"Well...I kinda.."

I started and raised my head to look at him,but he was gone. I couldn't even spot him anywhere.

Strange. How'd he leave so fast?

Well...at least I was grateful for his help.

Well...Thanks for the help Bilé.

I wrapped the jacket closer to myself.

It did come in handy.The weather was getting chilly,and it made me feel kind of safe.

I was grateful I wasn't raped,but I was not planning on giving up.

***Author's Note***

Hey guys!

Long chapter huh?

So...what do you think?.

Zibah is a Black,if you had not figured out.

Zibah is a Hebrew name meaning... The delight of God, while Nava is also a Hebrew name meaning... Beauty.

Agui...that Asian bad guy is a Korean word for... Poison!

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