""How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard." – A.A. Milne (Winnie-the-Pooh)
You may be confused as to why we left. But you have to understand that we did it for you. We took a decision,to protect you from 'All of it' "
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"We'll keep you safe...Tata."
The girl smiled up at her mama and papa.
They looked at her with kind eyes and love.
"MAMA! PAPA! DON'T GO!"
The young child cried.
But they were not there,that was the first time they left.
But it wasn't the last.
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Find us... Tata. You have to.
Middleland Avenue
A.K.A Grave Neighborhood
House No.6
North Central Indianapolis
'Find us Tata. You have to.'
All my life, I had thought that my parents hated me.
All my life,I felt I was a mistake,I felt they didn't want me.
But it turns out that they did.
In their letter,I could feel the love they had for me.
They wanted me to find them.
I was going to find them.
Did you think that because of that encounter with those men,I'd walk back home?
NO WAY!
I was Zibah Nava AnderFaith!
At this point,not even the devil, could stop me.
I dusted myself up, cringing at the event that happened in the last few minutes.
I was just a hair length away from being raped!
Calm down Zib... you're going to be fine.
You ARE fine.
After my small prep talk,I continued walking down the dark street.
Turning down a small road,I was meet with a really huge and eerie house in front of me.
The house looked broken down.
The woods and splinters were all broken. The windows were only skeletons of what they used to be.
The paint on the house was washed down,and algae were already growing on the walls.
On the huge door that looked like it was going to fall down any minute,there was a faded sign.
If you were not attentive, you would not even notice that it was there...NUMBER SIX!
That was the house I was looking for.
If I didn't trust Lass well enough,I would have thought that she had sent me to a haunted house filled with ghosts and dead bodies,to get me killed.
With shaky hands,I pushed the door open,as carefully as I could.
The creeky sound it gave up,sent unpleasant shivers down my skin.
I felt my goosebumps litter all over my skin.
"Hello...is anyone here!"
I could hear the echos of my voice,ring around the house..
This felt too 'horror' for my liking.
As I stepped deeper inside the dark house,I was actually expecting to see a dead bodies hanging like antiques around the house.
Honestly,I would be freaked out,but not surprised.
"He.."
"Jeez... can't a guy have some rest."
My heart began to hammer against my chest.
I could have sworn to have had a heart attack.
The dark hall was suddenly flooded with lights, revealing whoever had that voice.
I rubbed my sweaty palms together,as the man looked down at me with a judging expression.
I avoided eye contact with him,the awkward silence still lingering in the air.
"Who are you?!"
He didn't shout. In fact,he sounded really calm while asking the question, it made me feel worse.
Serial killers were know to have a really calm and composed exterior.
It took me a long while to find my voice.
"Uh...uhm...are you Bleed?"
He walked closer to me,and as he did,I could see him more clearly.
'Darn! The dude was hotter than fire.'
I could make out that he was a white American with pale skin that was just a tan away from absolute perfection.
He was a young redhead, probably 20 years old or a bit younger even.
His jaws were well chiseled, they looked like they could actually cut.
He was tall and thin,and I could mistake him for a runway model or even a swimmer.
I bet on the former though.
I admired the way he walked towards me.
He was so sure and steady, I felt a natural and carefree leadership aura around him.
He didn't look scary to me at all.
Actually,he looked really amusing to watch because on his face, between his eyes, there was a tattoo of a bleeding cheater.
When his eyebrows furrowed,it looked like he was actually bleeding, which was actually cool.
I was too focused on admiring his beautiful image,that I didn't know when he had gotten really close to me,and grabbed my shoulders,and began to do some kind of inspection on me,with his eye.
As I snapped back to reality,I flinched at his touch,but he didn't seem to notice.
He pouted his lips in a funny way,as he continued his inspection.
Honestly,this dude knew nothing about personal space. My heart was already in my mouth right now,I had to shut it tight to avoid spilling it out.
He was so close to me, focused on doing whatever he was doing,that he didn't notice my discomfort.
My mind raced through so many bad things that he could do to me.
He could actually kill me,and no one would find my body. I mean, look at this place!
It looked like somewhere that even History hunters would never visit.
In addition to killing me,he could rape my dead body! He didn't look like the type though,but as they say..."evil isn't written in on faces."
Well.. except Joker,Tanus, Hannibal Lectar,Bane, Pennywise,Palpatine, Michael Meyers...ok,I really need to stop watching too many stupid movies.
He bent down to my eye level after his inspection, since he was obivously taller than I was.
"You're Bleed's new girl, right?"
It sounded more like a statement than an actual question.
I raised my head to meet his eyes.
"Wh.. what?"
He shrugged and let my shoulders go, taking a step back to have a better look at me.
Then he sighed a long and overdramatic sigh.
"Is Bleed into minors now? Why am I not surprised?"
I furrowed my brows in confusion.
"Well...it's not that I care,but you kind of look too young to be with someone his age."
"What do yo..."
"Hmmm...you look like a minor.Are you a minor?"
"Uh...I am actua...."
"Nevermind, don't answer that! If you tell me you are,then I'd feel more guilty. What you don't know won't kill you right?"
"I am..."
"I knew Bleed was going to get fed up with the last one. I mean...if you had seen her, you'd have known exactly what I mean."
"I AM NOT..."
"You're pretty though. Really pretty. It's too bad Bleed gets all the good looking ones."
"Uh... thanks but I'm not..."
"ALL of them, I tell you!"
Holy bloody Mary! Can't this dude just shut the hell up?!!"
"Come on..let's go!"
He yelled as he walked down some stairs.
I was confused.
Where did those stairs come from?
I followed him closely behind,still not saying anything.
Not that this guy would let me speak either.
As I got on the stairs,I noticed that a big wall closed slowly,behind me!
Ok...shit! Was I in a Disney movie or was this.... SUPER COOL!
"I'm sure my brother,has told you about everything but I still have one or two to tell you."
"I have not..."
"My brother likes being dominant over his girls,so whatever you do,try to be submissive.
That includes, being ready to be hit or whipped."
My eyes widened in fear, disgust and amusement. With the way he said it,I could bet a hundred dollars that this was not the first time he was giving this speech.
"For crying out loud dude...I.AM.NOT.BLEED'S.GIRL!!"
He gave me a deadpan look.
"Listen,like I said,I don't care,and I won't judge you ok? I understand if you don't want me to know."
What the fook!
I was so pissed at this guy, I did not know when he stopped abruptly,and knocked at a door.
After almost bumping into him,I looked around the floor we were in,with widened eyes.
It was an exact opposite of what the top floor resembled!
Where in hell had this place come from?
I really am in a Disney movie!
The whole place looked like a darn mansion!!
The tiles were glistening,I could actually see my reflection on them.
It looked like a very big family relaxation room.
On the walls,hung sky blue velvet drapes,that looked expensive and classy.
The furniture, painted white,were made of well carved woods that looked smooth and lustrous.
I could see a really big sofa in the middle of the room,that could accommodate about ten people,even if they were lying down.
There was also a large Beovision 4-103 television!
That ought to cost over $140000!!
"Bleed,your girl is here!"
His annoying voice announced as we stood behind the door.
I am not 'his girl' you idiot!"
I sighed in frustration and blew a non existent hair out of my face.
This is gonna be a long night!
The door opened to reveal the 'goliathest' man I have ever seen.
He was almost 7 feet tall,and was so broad,you could fit four times my size,into his body,and there'll still be space for popcorn.
Ok. What now? Popcorn? Be serious Zibah!
I began to gasp for air.
"Good luck with handling 'that'."
Annoying red head mocked with a smirk,and patted my back before walking away towards another direction, leaving me in the mercy of this 'Tanus' looking dude.
I swallowed the lump in my throat.
His features were tough and rigid. He had multiple cuts on his face and tatoos scattered around his body.
I also noticed the same tattoo on Annoying red head's forehead,drawn on his visible shoulder blade.
Maybe it's just a cool bro thing...or a family cult!
I hoped it was the former.
I had learned from "Ready or Not", that family cults were not something someone would want to be involved in.
My teeth began to shiver involuntarily.
The tanned bald headed white giant looked at me with a tired expression.
"Who are... "
"Lass sent me here!"
I snapped, before realizing my stupid mistake.
Bad Zibah! Bad! You should NEVER interrupt a giant! Jeez! Me and my big mouth."
"I'm sorry... I mean...I...uh...I..."
I began to make hand motions, trying to convey a message I myself,did not understand.
"You're the 'Nava' girl?"
His deep and hoarse voice,caused me to nod involuntarily. At this point,I could answer any name,if it meant that I wasn't going to be killed.
Lass always called me by my middle name,Nava.
She said it rolled off her tongue like cool water set on fire.
What ever that means.
"Come in."
He motioned.
As I stepped into that room that night,I didn't realize that I had stepped into a life,far complex than I had imagined.
I made a decision that in the future to come,my little 'normal' life,was going to get more unimaginably twisted.
*** Author's Note***
Hey peeps.
To clear the air, the notes at the top are the letters from Zibah's parents.