CHAPTER 1: AIRPORT
It's... Dark everywhere, I know what this is. Not again... This is never ending until the day I die, is it? This is forever stuck with me, I will never be getting rid of this. I can't escape from it, nor run from it, can't hide either. It's always going to be within me, every second, every moment, never leaving me alone like a chewing gum stuck on my shoe. These never ending hellish nightmares, those voices in my head.... They just won't go away till the day I die. They are my painful reminders of my past, never letting me forget the past not even for a second.
As Kelly stands in the utter darkness around her, multiple voices and noises can be heard from all around, from laughter, giggles and chuckles, to crying, sobbing, yells and screams, to her name being called from every direction. Kelly shuts her eyes and brings her hands to cover her ears to stop the noises getting into her head, when it all stopped, it was a sudden silence. As she slowly opens her eyes only to find herself standing in front of an car accident, in front of her was a car that has crashed right into a truck.
Ambulance arriving and taking a very injured boy out of the car, the car's front mirror pieces were pierced all over the boy's body, blood flowing out like river. A weird feeling arises at her feet as Kelly looks down to find blood pooling at her feet, stepping out of the blood pool when Kelly turns her head up again, a body of a young girl lying right in front of her appeared.
Once again the blood was spilled everywhere, multiple injuries on the young girl's body. Kelly startled took a few steps back, as everything in her surrounding turns into black again. A shadow similar to Kelly herself emerges from the darkness behind her.
A smile spreads on the shadow's face as it speaks
Shadow
Well, hello Kelly.. I see u have been doing well for sometime without me"
Kelly
"Without you? Don't kid me, I have never been without you. You have always been there haven't u? When did u ever leave me alone?"
Shadow
:giggles:
"That's true. I was always there, and I always will. I am the only thing that would never leave u alone, you should be glad."
Kelly
"You are the only thing I want to leave me alone"
Shadow
"That's a very hurtful thing to say. You should be grateful to have me."
Kelly
"Sure, I am so grateful that I can't wait to get rid of u."
Shadow
"You do know I wouldn't exist if you didn't mess up right?"
Shadow
"Admit it you did. You messed up everything, it's all ur fault"
Kelly
"I don't see how it's my fault."
Shadow
"I will do the honors of telling u that. First starting from the car accident, if you drove instead.. if u were the one driving, you could have avoided that damn truck perfectly, he wouldn't have ended up dead then, he wouldn't have decided to protect you, none of u would have been hurt. But you decided to let him drive and sleep instead, sleep really? Was that so important?"
Shadow
"Of course tired, that's ur damn excuse? Okay what about the other incident? Were you tired then as well? You were supposed to protect her! You had to protect her, that's all u had to do but u messed it all up! You couldn't protect her! You let her get hurt! You were too weak to protect her! You should have been stronger, but you weren't! And you still aren't, still as weak as u were back then!"
Kelly
"Just shut up... Shut up already!"
Shadow
"Yeah shut me up, that's all u can do."
The shadow moves closer to Kelly, it whispers into her ear
Shadow
"You are the reason they are dead, you killed them. One day u will accept it, I will make u admit it."
The shadow proceeds to push Kelly to ground, who ends up falling deep in water instead, she helplessly drowns more as she tries to get out, something pulling her down to stop her from reaching out.
Kelly wakes up on her bed gasping for air, she was covered in sweat from head to toe even though the air conditioner was on. Holding her head, she sits up straight and removes the quilt. She picks up her phone to check the time.
Kelly
"it's 1 a.m ... I only got 2 hours of sleep, great. Just amazing"
Kelly throws the phone at her bed as she gets up to go into the shower.
Annie Roy
"Mom! Dad! Can you hurry up please. We gotta go pick Kelly and Sofia up."
Lily Roy
"Patience Annie, Patience"
Annie Roy
"You know I can't be patient, I missed Kelly, and now she's finally back."
Alex Roy
"You are acting like she was gone for years, just 3 weeks. Kelly was gone on the business trip for only 3 weeks not 3 years."
Annie Roy
"Without Kelly, even 3 weeks are like 3 years."
:pouts:
Lily Roy
"Okay Kelly's fan girl, let's go pick her up already"
:chuckles:
Annie Roy
:waves: "Kelly! Sofia! Over here!"
Kelly walks over there carrying her suitcases, with Sofia right behind her.
Annie Roy
:hugs Kelly:
"Ah I missed you so much.. I was so bored without you"
:pouts:
Kelly
"I didn't, it was so very peaceful without you."
Annie Roy
"How heartless of u. I am your best friend."
Kelly
"Should have known I am heartless before u decided to be my best friend."
Sofia
"Excuse me Annie? I am also ur best friend and a less heartless one, but you didn't miss me did u?"
Annie Roy
"Of course not, why would I miss u? You are very annoying."
Sofia
"Sure I am annoying but hey I am the one who gets to accompany Kelly on a business trip as her assistant."
Annie Roy
"Take me along too, I get soo bored please."
Kelly
"If I take u both with me, it will not be a business trip, it will only be a trip and I wouldn't get anything done so not a chance Annie"
Lily and Alex come walking over to them.
Lily Roy
"You 3 girls seem to have forgotten we both were here too"
:rolls her eyes:
Alex Roy
"It's like we are invisible"
Kelly
Kelly: "Mom.. Dad"
:gives a small smile:
Lily Roy
"Oh now you remember we exist? Humph."
Kelly
"Well it's Annie's fault, she didn't let me talk to u. She and Sofia got into an argument right away"
:gives a playful smirk:
Alex Roy
:sighs:
"Sofia and Annie's arguments are never ending."
Sofia
"We weren't arguing, Uncle-"
Lily Roy
"That's what u say every time. You didn't even give Kelly a break, you 2 started right away after landing huh?"
Annie Roy
"Mom, we really weren't arguing-"
Alex Roy
"Why do u both argue so much?"
:sighs dramatically:
Both Annie and Sofia give side eyes to Kelly, who took her luggage and started walking towards their car leaving them alone to face Lily and Alex's lecture.
Sofia
"There really is no place like home"
:sighs as she flops on the couch:
Kelly
"I am hungry.. and very tired"
Lily Roy
"You do look tired, did u over work yourself again huh??"
Kelly
"No.. not really, just didn't have much sleep."
Lily Roy
"How many times do I need to remind you that you should sleep on time? Why can't you listen to me huh??"
Kelly
"Mom please, not right now."
Annie Roy
"Hah, yes now it's ur turn to get the lecture!"
Alex Roy
"Ahem...I better go cook u guys something."
Kelly
"Dad, don't u leave me alone too."
Alex Roy
"Have fun dear."
:rushes off to the kitchen:
Lily Roy
"Listen to me Kelly! You gotta take care of yourself, you can't be so careless regarding your own health, you should know that..." :continues the lecture:
After half an hour,
All of them were at dinning table, the maids were serving the food at the table.
Annie Roy
"I will sit next to Kelly!"
Sofia
"No I came first so I will sit next to her."
Annie Roy
"No I will, it's not fair."
Sofia
"Everything is fair in love and war and sitting next to Kelly."
As they continue to argue, Kelly watches them argue in amusement.
Lily Roy
"Enough both of you."
Lily Roy
"I will be the one sitting next to Kelly, now you both go sit elsewhere."
Annie and Sofia both sulky sat down.
Alex Roy
"Well.. I have good news-"
Annie Roy
"Oh Gosh.. mom please tell me you aren't pregnant, I am 24 and you are 45, it will be so weird to have a 24 year younger sibling."
Lily Roy
"What.. No Annie, I am not pregnant."
Kelly
"Well, what's the good news then?"
Alex Roy
"You guys really need to let me finish talking, you always interrupt me before I do"
Sofia
"Okay okay, uncle we won't interrupt you next time. What's the good time? I am excited, tell us quickly please."
Alex Roy
"The good news is, Alexander and Rose are coming back tomorrow from abroad."
Lily Roy
"Wait, really? Rose didn't mention anything about coming back to me."
Annie Roy
"Oh my gosh, really? Are Sam and Ron coming as well? Wait what about William? Is he coming along?"
Kelly
"Who's Rose and Alexander?"
Sofia
"And who's Ron, Sam and William??"
Alex Roy
"Well, you'll find out tomorrow when u meet them. You 2 had a long flight, for now go and have some rest alright."
Kelly
"Rest... Yeah, I do need some rest."
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2024-10-13
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