Prologue

Ɪ ᴡᴀs ʙᴏʀɴ ɪɴ ᴀ ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ɴᴏʀᴍᴀʟ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ, ᴍʏ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ɪs ᴀ ʙᴀᴋᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ᴏᴡɴs ᴀ sᴍᴀʟʟ ʙᴀᴋᴇʀʏ sʜᴏᴘ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴛᴏᴡɴ, ʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋs ʙʏ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ, ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴍʏ ᴍᴏᴍ ɪs ᴀ ʜᴏᴜsᴇᴡɪғᴇ ᴀɴᴅ sᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇs sʜᴇ ʜᴇʟᴘs ᴅᴀᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴋᴇʀʏ sɪɴᴄᴇ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇᴍ sᴛᴜᴅɪᴇᴅ ᴄᴜʟɪɴᴀʀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴀsᴛʀʏ.

ᴡᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ᴛʜᴇɴ.

ʙᴜᴛ ᴏɴᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍʏ ᴍᴏᴍ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴅɪɴɴᴇʀ....

ᴀ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ᴏғ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ ɪɴ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ sᴜɪᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ᴍᴀsᴋ, ғɪᴠᴇ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ ɪɴᴠᴀᴅᴇᴅ ᴏᴜʀ ʜᴏᴜsᴇ.... ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ᴅᴀᴅ.

ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ ᴍʏ ᴍɪsᴇʀʏ.

ᴍʏ ᴍᴏᴍ ᴘᴜᴛ ᴍᴇ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴀʙɪɴᴇᴛ sᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴏɴ'ᴛ sᴇᴇ ᴍᴇ...

ᴍᴏᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴡᴀs sᴄᴀʀᴇᴅ. ᴀs sʜᴇ ᴘᴜᴛ ᴍᴇ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀʙɪɴᴇᴛ ɪ sᴀᴡ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴀɴᴅs sʜᴀᴋɪɴɢ

ᴛɪʟʟ ᴛʜᴇʏ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ ᴍᴏᴍ

ᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛᴏʀᴛᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴍᴏᴍ sᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sʜᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ʀᴇᴠᴇᴀʟ ᴅᴀᴅ's ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, sᴄᴀʀᴇs ᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ᴍᴇ ᴡᴏʀʀɪᴇᴅ ʙᴜᴛ ᴍᴏᴍ ɪɴsɪsᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴀᴅ ᴡᴀs ɴᴏᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ.

ʜᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴍʏ ᴍᴏᴍ sᴄʀᴇᴀᴍs ɪɴ ᴘᴀɪɴ ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ᴍʏsᴇʟғ ᴘᴇᴇᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴍᴀʟʟ ʜᴏʟᴇ, ɪ sᴀᴡ ᴍᴏᴍ ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ɪɴ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ, ʜᴇʀ ғʟᴀᴡʟᴇss sᴋɪɴ ɪs ɴᴏᴡ ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴡᴏᴜɴᴅs ɪɴ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇs ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴀs ɪ ᴡᴀs ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴇsᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴇɴᴅᴜʀᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀɪɴ.

ᴍʏ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴡᴀs sᴛᴀʀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ʜᴇᴀᴠʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ᴍʏ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ sʜɪᴠᴇʀ.

ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴍᴏᴍ ғᴀɪɴᴛᴇᴅ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀ sᴜᴅᴅᴇɴʟʏ ᴏᴘᴇɴs

ᴅᴀᴅ ᴀʀʀɪᴠᴇs...

ᴅᴀᴅ ᴡᴀs sʜᴏᴏᴋ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴍᴏᴍ's ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴀɴᴄᴇ...

ɪ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴅᴀᴅ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴜɴᴄʜ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇɴ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴜʏ ᴅᴏᴅɢᴇᴅ ɪᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴜɴᴄʜ ʜɪᴍ ʙᴀᴄᴋ.

ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ɢᴜʏ ᴘᴜᴛs ᴀ ɴᴀᴘᴋɪɴ ɪɴ ᴅᴀᴅ's ғᴀᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴀᴅ sʟᴏᴡʟʏ ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴜɴᴄᴏɴsᴄɪᴏᴜs.

ᴛʜᴇʏ ʟᴇғᴛ..... ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴅᴀᴅ.

ɪ ᴡᴀs ʟᴇғᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏᴜsᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍʏ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏᴍ.

sɪɴᴄᴇ ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ʟᴇᴀᴠɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴀ sᴇᴄʟᴜᴅᴇᴅ ᴀʀᴇᴀ, ɪ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀɴʏ ɴᴇɪɢʜʙᴏʀs ᴛᴏ ᴀsᴋ ғᴏʀ ʜᴇʟᴘ.

ʙᴜᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ɪᴍ sᴛɪʟʟ ᴀ ᴇɪɢʜᴛ ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴏʟᴅ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛʜᴇɴ ɪ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ.

ғɪʀsᴛ ᴅᴀʏ, ɪ ᴄʀɪᴇᴅ sᴏ ʜᴀʀᴅ....

sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ᴅᴀʏ, ɪ ᴄʀɪᴇᴅ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴍʏ ᴍᴏᴍ's ᴄᴏʟᴅ ʜᴀɴᴅ.

sᴇᴠᴇɴᴛʜ ᴅᴀʏ, ɪ sᴛᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴍʏ ᴍᴏᴍ's ᴄᴏʀᴘsᴇ, ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴅᴀᴅ.

ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴍᴏɴᴛʜs ʜᴀs ᴘᴀssᴇᴅ, ɪ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ᴀ ᴠᴇʜɪᴄʟᴇ ᴀʀʀɪᴠɪɴɢ, sᴏ ɪ ǫᴜɪᴄᴋʟʏ ʜɪᴅᴇ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜᴄʜ.

ᴛʜʀ ғɪᴠᴇ ᴍᴇɴ ᴇɴᴛᴇʀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀ, ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴋɪʟʟᴇᴅ ᴍᴏᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴋɪᴅɴᴀᴘ ᴅᴀᴅ.

ɪ sᴀᴡ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴄᴀʀʀʏɪɴɢ ᴅᴀᴅ's ᴄᴏʀᴘsᴇ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴇɴᴛᴇʀ.

sᴇᴇɪɴɢ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴏғ ᴍʏ ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛs ɪs ᴅᴇᴀᴅ, ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ᴍʏ ɪɴsᴛɪɴᴄᴛ ғᴏʀ sᴜʀᴠɪᴠᴀʟ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴀᴛᴇᴅ.

ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴀ ʏᴇᴀʀ, ɪ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴍʏsᴇʟғ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ʀᴏᴀᴅ ɴᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴀʀʙᴀɢᴇ ᴄᴀɴs

ɪ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ᴍʏ sᴛᴏᴍᴀᴄʜ ɢʀᴜᴍʙʟᴇ sᴏ ɪ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴡᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ғᴏᴏᴅ.

ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴀ ᴠᴀɴ sᴛᴏᴘs ɪɴғʀᴏɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴡᴏ ɢᴜʏs ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ʙʀᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴀɴ.

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ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪ ᴡᴏᴋᴇ ᴜᴘ

ɪ ғᴇʟᴛ ʟʏɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴄᴏʟᴅ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ

ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ sᴄʀᴇᴀᴍɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʀʏɪɴɢ ᴀsᴋɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ʜᴇʟᴘ

ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴜɢʜ ᴏғ ᴀ ʟᴏᴛ ᴏғ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ.

ɪ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ᴍʏ ᴇʏᴇs, sᴀᴡ ᴍʏsᴇʟғ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴛʀᴀғғɪᴄᴋɪɴɢ ɪs ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴɪɴɢ.

ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀɪɴɢ ʜᴏᴡ ɪ ɢᴏᴛ ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜʏ.

ɪ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪᴄʜ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴅɪsɢᴜsᴛ.

ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ ᴡʜᴏ ɪs sᴇʟʟɪɴɢ ᴜs ɪs ɪɴғʀᴏɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴍᴇ, ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs sᴀʏɪɴɢ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛʜᴇɴ ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴅᴏɴᴛ ǫᴜɪᴛᴇ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ.

ᴀs ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ, ʀɪᴄʜ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ʀᴀɪsɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ...

ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ɢᴜʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ 0 ʀᴀɪsᴇ ʜɪs ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ "5 ʙɪʟʟɪᴏɴ" ʜᴇ ᴛᴏʟᴅ

Aғᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴜʏ sʜᴏᴜᴛᴇᴅ, ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡᴀɴᴛs ᴛᴏ ғɪɢʜᴛ ʙᴀᴄᴋ....

ᴛʜᴇ sᴇʟʟᴇʀ's ʟᴀᴄᴋᴇʏ ᴄᴀʀʀʏɪɴɢ ᴍʏ ᴄᴀɢᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴜᴛᴛɪɴɢ ɪᴛ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴛʀᴀᴄᴋ....

ᴛʜᴇɴ ɪ ғᴇʟʟ ᴀsʟᴇᴇᴘ....

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ᴘ.s ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ? ɪs ɪᴛ ᴄᴏᴏʟ ᴏʀ ɴᴀʜ? ɴᴇᴠᴇʀᴍɪɴᴅ ɪ ᴅᴏɴᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ɴᴇɢᴀᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ, ɴᴇɢᴀᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ sᴛʀᴇssᴇs ᴍᴇ ᴏᴜᴛ.

ᴀɴʏᴡᴀʏ ɪ ʜᴏᴘᴇ ɴᴏ ɪɴɴᴏᴄᴇɴᴛ ɪs ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪs ʀɪɢʜᴛ ɴᴏᴡ ᴏʀ ᴇʟsᴇ ɪᴍ ɢᴏɴɴᴀ sᴘᴀɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ....

Sᴇᴇ ʏᴀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇxᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ.....

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