The strange man crouched in pain and shock. "Damn". He managed to mutter out of pain. He ran after Dami, but couldn't find her.
Shit! the room was too big, for a child Dami's age. Segion really spoiled this kid.
Images of Action movie stars were pasted on the wall. Including images of different kind of guns.
The stranger couldn't help but mutter in amusement. "Seriously?"
He walked towards Dami's bed and drew the terrified girl out.
"Let me.... go... Jerk." Dami screamed. Struggling with the strong hands of the man wound around her.
"Hey Dami look here". The man said, turning Dami struggling girl to face him. "I would not hurt you. I promise". He said reassuring the little girl with a sooting voice.
Dami gave up her struggle, and suddenly broke down in tears again. "Why didn't you, save my parents? "
The man turned his face away." Fuck, how did Segion bring up this child". He thought, it would be a dumb little kid, but got the opposite.
Dami's incessant crying brought the stranger back to reality.
" Sorry, I was in no position, to do that he said. I came late. But I am here to save you."
Dami suddenly, hugged the man thight. The stranger suddenly felt nervous. A child had never hugged him."Don't worry, I will take care if you". He assured Dami, whose face was filled with tears already." Let's go ". The man said pulling Dami along with him.
Dami suddenly stopped. " I want to say a goodbye to mum and dad, before going".
Before the man could hesitate, Dami ran into the sitting room, where her parents lay motionless. Mum made sandwiches for her that morning. Her favorite. And afterwards the family filed into dad's car and they sang their favorite song on the way. Dami remembered the look on dad's face after receiving a call. Like they knew today was their last on earth, they spent good time in the park before heading towards home. Later Dami was sent to play with the neighbors kids which she grudgingly accepted. Those kids were dumb. And now Dami returned home to find her parents in cold blood, and a stranger, introducing himself as her uncle.
Dami suddenly knelt on the blood drenched floor , where her parents lay unmoving.
"I love you mom. I love you dad".Shecried.
"I promise to be an army. For you". Dami suddenly fell down,between her parents, slipping slowly into the darkness.