Chapter TWO

CHAPTER TWO: FLASHBACK * * * Three Years Ago 5th June 2016

Happy Birthday To You! Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday Sweet Rony! Happy Birthday to you!! My parents sings as I rolled over on my bed with smiles all over my face, my parents are the sweetest humans on Earth, married for 10 years before having me is like an additional blessing to the family! Anyways, it's my birthday today and I'm 16, what everyone know as the sweet Sixteen, it's my day today and I couldn't be more lucky, Mum made me a very beautiful and delicious Cake(chocolates are my favorites)   Dad got me a phone, wait!!! An iphone, oh my!!!! "Thank you, thank you so much Pops, this means a lot!!!!" I squealed as I jumped on my Dad giving him the biggest hug to ever exist( yeah, I know ,pretty immature for a sixteen years old, but I don't care, I am a daddy's girl)          Already out of bed, I told my parents to excuse me as I would very much like to get dressed and come down for breakfast, it's my birthday anyway!! Excited I rushed to the bathroom,had a quick shower after brushing my teeth, got dressed in my Baby blue sweatpants and sweater and rushed down for breakfast!       On my way down since I was being insanely slow,and taking a whole lot of time coming down the short two way staircase to the dining room, unreasonable and dramatic of me, I know, but  I felt really uncomfortable at that moment, I brushed the feeling away and told myself it's because I'm growing up, after what felt like 30 seconds, I felt my heart about to burst out of my chest,and an euphoria of fear clouded me, not understanding why this is happening,I rushed down the stairs to find my Dad on his knees holding a lifeless woman in his arms, Refusing to believe the sight in front of me` I wiped my eyes and there really, was my Dad on the floor and the woman! Oh God no!! My Mum?!! This is not real,this is not real! THIS IS NOT REAL!!! I shouted as I ran back to my room, and sat on my bed out of shock, I couldn't go down, I just couldn't, that would mean it was all real! That my mum was really, No!! Really nothing," Dead" screamed the back of my head as I let out a loud scream hoping for Mum or Pops to rush up and talk to me, Knock knock! I heard a soft knock on my door, and rushed to open up hoping it was either of my parents or both really coming to see me, I felt a sudden wave of relief as I stood up from my bed to open the door, but then I heard a soft voice downstairs! No Please! no ! Don't do this , she has nothing to do with this, please" that sounded like my Dad's voice, but why is it coming from downstairs and not my door, who then is by the door! I thought as a different kind of fear came through, Dad! Daddy!!! I shouted but all I got was a louder knock this time! Who is it? I asked knowing it was foolish of me to ask instead of looking for a way to escape, If it so happens to be a Bad person, "what do i do", I groaned,  "is everyone playing a prank on me?, I thought we were all above that!" A picture of my Mum lifeless in Dad's arms flashed through my head and I felt a sharp pain pierce through my heart! Before I could turn the key in the key hole, I heard the sound of my door opening, the force pushing me backwards and to the floor,as I felt my back hit my tiled floor, trying to max the pain from falling, I looked up to see a strange,yet dangerously daunting figure in my room, his hair all over his face, and his eyes, oh his eyes, so alive, yet so dead, dark greyed cold eyes staring back at me with an evil smirk or should I say grin that didn't reach his eyes! Feeling strangely strong, I stood up and faced this stranger, with a smirk of my own( seems like all of my thriller movies paid off) he looked taken aback with shock and smiled again! "Hello Veronica, I have been dying to meet you" Hearing my name from his lips sent hot chills down my spine and I remembered that my parents were both downstairs, Rushing past him before he could say another word, I rushed downstairs, and straight to my parents, seeing my mum in that state, I rushed to her! Begging her to wake up and talk to me, I tried shaking her awake but it was too late, way too late for anything, looking into the pained eyes of my Dad, I asked him how? With tears streaming all over my face, he had no answer for me, he was dying slowly I realized, as I saw a deep wound oozing blood on his shirt from the side of his stomach, how did all this happen? How did I not hear anything? I had been in my room all along, How? Why is this Happening? Why today, why me? I thought as I felt air leave my lungs and my head pounds in pain, I tried to steady my breathing as I looked to where this all came from and saw two other men sorround me and my parents, i reached out to touch my head as noticed it was swollen at the side.  " why did you do this, why are you doing this? I all but screamed at the people , I felt his presence before I heard his voice coming down the stairs and it occured to me, "this could really be the end".