I wake up in a dark room. It can't be my room.

My room has stars. This is complete darkness.

I am trying to move. But,my hands are hurting.

Suddenly, I realize my hands are bind up with rope.

Now,I understand, whats going on. Shouting loudly, I said,"Anyone here?" I shout for several times.But, no sound. How did I end up here?It can't be. My life was so beautiful. How could it ends up like this?

Now I am crying my hearts out.No one is here. Normally, my mom runs to me if she hears that I am crying.Where is she? Oh!! I remember. She will not come to me anymore. My crying sound became a Art of darkness

All the things started yesterday.

"Father is home", I shouted. My younger sister came running. " Father, did u bring something for me?" "No,my little daughter ", he answered laughing. She started pouting. Mom appeared. She said," The dinner is ready." It was my favourite. Oven Baked Pasta. We four sat together to eat. My sister and I started a fight over plate. My mom was laughing. She said to me,"You will never grow up. Stop fighting and eat." I am 14 years old. Still,I like to fight with my 5 year old sister. I had exams,so after dinner I tried to read something. But, I don't like to study. So, I had a thought of studying on tomorrow morning. The ultimate thought of all lazy students😁.

I went to bed.As I and my sister sleep in the same room. She always wants hear a story before sleep.

I am lazy. So, I don't want to. Then she starts her trick of pouting and I fell for it.

My parents came to say good night. They gave us a night kiss. My sister hugged me and fell asleep.

See,we were such a warm family.

But, it doesn’t exist anymore.

At midnight,my mom wook me up by saying,"Wake up, Runika!!!!!We have to go!!!!Wake up!!!!! Fast!!!!!"

My brain wasn’t in a situation of working. But,I got scared because my mom seemed frightened. I got out of bed while my mom was trying to wook my sister up. My sister,Runa started crying. I asked,"What happened, mom? Is father ok?"

She replied, "No one is ok.Take your sister and get on to the car. Right now!!!!" I became even more scared. I didn’t say a word. I took my crying sister and rushed to the car. I saw my father already on the driving seat."Father,please tell me.What happened? " He said," Daughter, its a question of life. I can't explain now. But, your uncle(my father's co-worker) is killed. We have to run away." I didn’t understood the situation. But, as I heard of uncles death, I started crying out of fear." My mom came with some money and got on the car. The car started running.

The car was running fast. My sister fell asleep on my mom's lap. I stopped crying.

After half an hour we got on highway. For past 30 minutes it was total silence. I can't hear anything but the sound of passing other vehicles.

My father cleared his voice breaking the silence.

He started saying,"Rumika, don’t get scared. We are out of danger." I asked,"What actually happened?"

Taking a deep breathe he started talking.

(Let me tell you something. My father is a Journalist.He isn’t a famous person.But,he trys to do everything perfectly and truthfully.)

Your uncle, Dan and I was returning home. At the way we stopped in a grocery shop to buy something. I was buying some chocolates for you two. But,suddenly, some mysterious person appered and started creating mess. They were wearing black mask and black suit. In just 5 minutes they almost destroyed the shop. People was running here and there. The owner of the shop was a old woman. She fell on her knees begging for her shop. But,they didn’t listen. At that time, we two were trying to stop them. But, they didn’t listen.Also,they threatened us. When, they were leaving the shop I was trying to take some photo of them. It can work as a evidence of their crime. Your uncle was trying to call the police.

Suddenly, one of their phone rang. The person started talking suspiciously. Your uncle said,"Let's follow them." I didn’t say anything cause I found the situation weird too. We started following them. After 6-8 minutes, they entered a dark alley. Without those black masked man and two of us, their wasn’t a single liveing thing. After,sometime, we heard people talking. We hurriedly hide behind some bush. What we saw seems pretty normal but weird too.

There was a truck and some people were loading drums on it. The weird part is why there is truck in a dark alley and what were in the drums. Without thinking I started taking photo. A sharp sound was heard. Dan accidentally stepped on a empty soda can. They started shouting, "Who is there??? " Your uncle pulled my hand and we ran to the car. After sometime, we got out of their hand. We talked about that but it wasn’t serious. After coming home,when I was looking at the photo again, I found something strange. There was a man named Kolin Ori. The famous actor and the heir of Ori Foundation.

At this point he stopped and ask me,"You are his fan,right?" I just nodded silently.

He looked at me for a while through the rear view mirror and started again.

Well, a person like him shouldn’t be there. So I immediately called Dan.But,no one reciped. After sometime I got a call from police that Dan and wife was found dead in their apartment.

At this point,i can see tears in my mom's eye.

Being more frightened, i asked," So,why are we running away? We didn’t do anything."

My father didn’t reply but my mother said,"There is a lot of thing you shouldn’t know."

It was almost 3 am.The car was running smoothly. Because of fear,I felt tried. So,I was sleepy.

All of sudden,the car stopped. I almost freaked out as I was half asleep. Looking at me my mom smiled sadly and said,"Sweetheart,It's nothing.Don't be scared.The car is almost out of fuel. So,we stopped in a gas station."

"Runa baby,you are awake too?" My little sister giggled as a answer of father's question. "Stay here. I am going out to pre-pay for petrol", saying this father got out of the car. He was heading to the gas station shop.

"Mom,are we going on a picnic?", Runa asked innocently. Kissing her mom said, " Yes,sweetheart." "Then why we are going on a picnic at night?" Mom said, " Cause,we are going to a far place." "Ooooo!!!!!!! So, it is going to be my birthday gift.", Runa said happily.

I totally forgot that tomorrow was Runas birthday.

I looked at mom. I can see tears in mom's eyes.

" Yes,sweetheart. It's your birthday gift", saying that mom started crying silently. I can't understand what should I do. Looking at mom, I started crying loudly.

It's tears of fear.A fear that the beatiful world I was living in will fall apart. A fear of losing people that I love.

My mom took me in her embrace as I was crying hard. Holding two of us in her arms she started saying, "Everything will be ok. Don't cry.You are elder sister. If you cry, Ruma will feel sad. Right,Ruma?"

"Why are you crying, sister?",Ruma asked.

I looked at mom. My mom moved her head right to left. I looked at my sister. " Nothing. I am crying cause I am jealous of you. " saying this I tried to hold a angry face. But,i ended up crying again.

Ruma said," I'll share my chocolets with you,sis. Don’t cry,please🥺🥺🥺." I don't know what to say.

Finding no other word I said," Ok, I'll give you your favourite chips." "Yeyyyyyy.....", she shouted happily.

Suddenly, I remembered something. Why my father is taking so much time? I got even more scared and asked my mother," Mom, how much time it takes to pre-pay for oil?" She was trying to control both of us. So, she also didn’t realize that almost 10 minutes have passed. She became anxious.

"I am getting to look for your father." I loudly said, "I am coming with you,too."

We got out of the car. Ruma was in mom's lap.

I said,"I am going inside." "No,you stay here with your sister" "No,mom. You stay here with her."

I didn’t know how I suddenly became so brave. Normally, I am a coward.

She just said,"Be careful. I will stay here."

"Ok."

I passed the gas tank then push the glass door of the station. But, I couldn't find anyone.

I started sweating. I started to console myself that, "It's midnight. That's why no one's here. Maybe,my father is buying some food for us. Maybe,he is paying for that on the counter....."

But,as soon as I reached the counter I started shivering.

Oh my godddddd.......

What happened here?????

Why there are packs of bread on the floor????

Oh my god.........

The....the... red liqued on the floor.......

Is...is that blood??????

"Father!!!!!!!!!!!!!!", I started shouting. "Where are you???????????"