A woman named Brianna Arabella was sitting alone on a park bench. She was reading a book that she was holding. Flipping through the pages to read. She loved reading books.
She worked as a bookstore keeper in the city center. By now, Anna had gone home from work and was relaxing here, enjoying the cool breeze. She is still too lazy to go home. Her work is in line with her hobbies.
Anna lives with her parents. Her father is Benjamin Gideon, and her mother is Arabella Alsava. They live in harmony every day. Although they live simply, they never complain about life. For Anna, she must be grateful for the favors given by God.
Anna picked up some candies that were in a small bag. She opened them and munched on them while reading a book. Her bangs covered her eyes as she bowed her head.
Then, she looked at her watch. It was already fifteen minutes past five. However, Anna still felt at home here. Perhaps, in about twenty minutes, she would go home. She thought of her parents back home and would worry about them if she went home any longer.
Suddenly, her cell phone rang loudly in her bag. She quickly picked up the phone and picked up the call. It was from her mom.
"Hello, Ma?"
"Where are you now, Anna? Why aren't you home yet?" Alsava asked.
"I'm at the park. I'll be home soon."
"Okay, Anna. Be careful later."
Almost every day was spent reading books. Anna is now twenty-one years old. Her father works as a waiter in a restaurant and her mother doesn't work. Anna is the only child.
She wants to help her father earn money. To fulfill all the needs at home. There was no coercion from anyone and Anna did have to work at her age.
Time flies so fast. Now, Anna had to get ready to go home. She carries two books in her hand. Anna only walks to get home.
***
She knocked on the door and her mother appeared. Alsava smiled to see that Anna had returned home. They both walked to the room at the top of the stairs. The house was simple but it felt good to be here.
"How was your work today, Anna?" asked Alsava while holding Anna's head.
"It went well, Ma. Just like any other day." Anna smiled at her mother.
"Thank goodness for that."
They both waited for Benjamin's return. Usually, her father would come home at six in the evening. His father still looked dashing and handsome to her.
"Ma, I wanna take a shower. When my dad get home, please let me know. Okay?"
"Okay, dear. Take a shower."
Anna immediately went to the bathroom and cleaned her body from dust and sweat. Today the workplace was quite crowded with visitors.
After fifteen minutes, Anna came out of the bathroom. She went to the closet and took out her favorite clothes. She put on her clothes and stood in front of the large mirror.
Knock! Knock!
Someone knocked on her bedroom door. She opened the door immediately. Apparently, her father had come home from work. Anna immediately hugged Benjamin with great affection.
"Daddy, I miss you," Anna said.
"I miss you too."
She acted like a child when she met Benjamin. Her parents love her very much. Anna didn't even want to be separated from them.
"I wanna take a shower. You and mom will wait outside."
"Alright, Dad."
Benjamin headed to the bathroom. He looked for his mother who was in the living room. And, Alsava invited him to sit together. They both sat down and talked to each other.
"Mom, do you love dad?" asked Anna with a laugh.
"Yes, of course. I love your father very much. Why do you ask like that?" Alsava was surprised.
"It's okay, mom. Just asking. Isn't that okay?"
Alsava just shook her head at her behavior. She was just joking with her mother. Of course, Anna knew that her parents loved each other.
***
In the middle of the night, Anna couldn't sleep. She heard footsteps. She immediately sat up from the bed. Looking at the clock on the wall, it was 2 A.M.
The sound was getting louder. She wanted to take a closer look. She opened the door and found no one. Strange, she thought. Then, she wanted to go to his parents' room.
"Help!" her mother shouted.
Hearing her mother's voice, Anna immediately panicked. She opened the door to her parents' room. And, Anna witnessed firsthand that her father and mother were about to be killed by a murderer.
"Please, don't hurt my parents," said Anna.
The killer pointed a gun at her parents. She screamed even louder because she heard gunshots.
Both parents were bleeding profusely. The bullet pierced the head. Not content with firing once, the killer fired multiple times. Anna screamed hysterically in front of her parents' corpses.
The killer was wearing a mask so Anna didn't recognize his face. The killer was about to escape from his house. However, Anna prevented him from getting out of here.
"Don't expect you to leave my house after killing my parents," Anna said and burst into tears.
Anna blocked the killer's steps bravely. The killer then pointed a gun at her. Anna got scared and let the killer out of the house.
Both her parents had died in this horrible way. Anna was deeply saddened by the death of her parents.
"Mom, Dad ...."
The white floor had become full of blood. Anna was very hurt and had the intention to investigate her parents' deaths. She believed that her parents were innocent.
Anna hugged her mother's bloodied body. Crying loudly in the middle of the night. This night really made her very weak. She wanted revenge on the person who killed her parents.
"Anna swears to avenge you, Dad, Mom."
Anna vowed that she would take revenge on that person for the rest of her life. She would search for the culprit until she found him.