Tiana went to her old room, everything looked the same her mom kept it that way. She couldn't sleep she just kept turning on the bed. All she could see when she closed her eyes where Kath and Derek.
She opened her eyes, it was 10:15pm. She knew what she had to do. She got out of bed took her jacket and went to her mom's attic found a shovel and headed downstairs. Martha was still there.
"Where are you going?
"There's something I have to do, it can't leave country c without doing it.
"Tell Derek my goodbye"
Tiana forced the tears back, she couldn't cry now she still had a'lot to be strong for.
She went to the garage and picked up a car it wasn't the prettiest car but at least it worked.
Tiana rode to the warehouse where she was kidnapped luckily Derek body was still there. He was lying cold on the floor she picked him up dragged his body into the car trunk. After picking Derek she went to the park where kath was killed. It seems an investigation was already been carried out she went through the 'Do not pass' sign picked kath up and dragged her to the back of her truck as well. Tiana prayed that there shouldn't be any cops around and lucky for her there weren't. She drove to a forest outside country c where nobody lived and she started digging. Only she knew how much she cried silently.
Late at night with the stars and the moon as witness she buried Kath and Derek.
" I don't know why fate chose you two but I promise I'll avenge you. Your death will never be in vain. We are about to embark on a journey. I don't know what tomorrow will bring. But I hope it isn't anything bad. I will kill him and I won't die until I fulfil that promise."
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"Mom where are we going?
"Ella baby we're going hiking"
" But it's Friday I'm supposed to go to school"
Tiana didn't know what to tell her so she avoided the question.
"Ella baby the part of the mountain we are going is a very quiet place so promise me you won't make a sound"
"I promise but you'll explain everything to me once we come back okay"
"You have my word"
"Mom where's dad isn't he going to hike with us"
Tiana felt like her heart stopped.
"Baby your dad went on a long trip"
"Really he left without me, Why?
"Where your dad is you can't go, that's why. Do you really want to leave me"
"But I'll come back right"
"Where your dad is he can't come back"
"What do you mean, dad is coming back to us right?
"One day when your older you'll understand for now let's go"
"Okay is granny coming with us, she's a little old she could use the workout"
Tiana couldn't help but laugh at her daughter's sense of humor.
"I heard that but sadly it I'm not going with you guys"
"No mom, what do you mean your not going?
"Ella baby can you please excuse us for a few minutes your mom and I have something important to talk about"
"Okay granny, I'll be in the kitchen"
"Mom please don't do this to me, I've already lost Derek and kath I don't think I can bear the fact of loosing you too"
"I'm sorry babe but my decision is final, I can't leave my life and everything I know and besides I'm already old even if I come I'll only slow you guys down"
"But mom.....
"Tia I know we've never talked about this before but I miss your dad, I'm ready to see him"
"Mom please don't....
"You should get going I can stall them but not for long"
"Mom, No!"
Tiana burst into tears her mom was sacrificing herself to buy them some time
"Don't cry sweetie, Your just twenty-three you have your whole life ahead of you. I just need you to promise me one thing, that you will survive and live for all of us"
"I promise all your sacrifices will never be invain"
"You should get going unless it's going to be harder to say goodbye"
"Good bye mom, I love you"
"Good bye baby"