Chapter 1

RUN!, RUN!!, RUN!!!, because whenever you stop I will CATCH YOU."

*gasps* I woke up abruptly after the dream. "Why do I keep having this dream ever since I turned 10, it is starting to get on my nerves."

I lazily picked up my phone to check the time and sighed while checking my admission status into wester college.

Scrolling through my phone, I passed a message but then decided to go back after seeing my name which was kind of suspicious.

Looking at the message, my eyes slowly grew wide as I read the message. it said

DEAR MISS LENA YOUNG

WE HUMBLY WRITE TO INFORM ABOUT YOUR ADMISSION INTO WESTER COLLEGE.

ACCORDING TO YOUR PERFORMANCE ON THE EXAM, WE WRITE TO TELL YOU, CONGRATULATIONS, YOU GOT THE ADMISSION, NOW THE CHOICE IS UP TO YOU IF YOU ACCEPT THE INVITE OR NOT.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR RESPONSE

ACCEPT REJECT

"What..... What!!!, how, when, damn I am so happy, excited and confused." "Muuuuuuum, mum, I got in, I got in".

I said as I ran down the stairs at lightning speed.

""Woah, calm down honey, what did you say." Taking deep breaths I said "I got in, I got in, into wester college".

She looked at me obviously shocked, then with a year drop falling out of her eyes she said "Huh?, what did you just say Lena?"

"Mum congrats to us, I got into freaking wester college."

She gasped and said "W....w...wester college?". "Yup, although I applied for a scholarship to support you, I can't believe I got chosen."

"Lena darling, I'm so proud of you". She said while cupping my cheeks. And that's when it crashed upon me.

(I got accepted, After my third try into different colleges, I finally got accepted. Ever since the death of my dad, things have been really hard for I and my mom, hate to day but especially her. It made me feel worthless, since I couldn't pass the test but she just encouraged me and now I got into wester college.)

She smiled with tears running out of eyes and seeing her made me emotional.

In that moment, I thought to myself (Mum, I'm gonna make you proud.)

After a solid round of crying and consoling, we gathered ourselves and went to the living room.

To put it this way, we were quite rich before the death of my father, but after his death, the people who always favoured us, scorned and laughed at us.

FLASHBACK

"Dada, Dada, Lena wanna big playhouse that's as bigs as this." Little Lena said with using her hands to demonstrate.

A handsome man with white hair in his thirties came to Lena, who was 5 years, and patted her hair saying,

"Yes my princess, dada's gonna get you the biggest playhouse ever." " Yaaaaay, dada's the best." Lena saying while flaying her little hands.

The man stood up, turned to his wife and said "Lizzy honey, I will be back soon immediately after the meeting with Lena's birthday gift, pls take care."

"Of course honey, live it to me." He smiled then pecked his wife's cheek.

Seeing the action, little Lena said with a cute pouty face "Dada Dada give Lena a birthday kiss too."

He smiled, picked Lena and pecked her. Lena smiled and pecked him too.

"Well I'll be off, bye my two angels". "Yeah bye Dada, see you soon." Little did she know that was the last time she was gonna see her papa.

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BREAKING NEWS

Business tycoon, Noah Young was found in a car accident after trying to protect something that looks like a playhouse. It was a tragedy and the victim was confirmed DEAD.

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*BANG!!!*. The sound of plates crashing on the floor reverberated all around the house as Elizabeth rushed towards the screenafter hearing the news.

Little Lena looked somewhat shocked over the sound and simply stared at her mom, afraid of asking.

Elizabeth stared at the screen, fear written on her face.

"H...huh?, what are they talking a....about, I..it can't be true right?. No it's just not possible."

With shaky hands, she dialed Noah's number while mummuring repeatedly "It's not possible,

It's not possible, it's not possible, it's not possible."

After the third ring, the call was received, Elizabeth had barely had the chance to sigh in relief when she heard a stranger's voice.

"Hello, who is it?". "Who is talking pls give Noah the phone, it's important." The stranger paused a bit and stared at the number, then said "Are you his wife, if you are then I have some bad news for you". "huh?".

"YOUR HUSBAND NOAH YOUNG, IS DEAD".

"What?". "For more information, come to cedes hospital." "Okay I'll be there." Lena came to her and tugged her hand saying "Mama where are you going and where is papa. Can I come?."

She forced a smiled and hugged without saying anything. She then went upstairs to get her coat to head out.

Little Lena knowing how her parents are, knew based on the behavior that her mum wasn't gonna take her, she snuck to the back seat of the car to follow her mom.

Arriving at the hospital Elizabeth, too busy with Noah, failed to notice that her little girl had snuck aboad.

She went into the room and almost fainted when she saw Noah's body covered from hair to toe.

She was crying when she saw small pairs of feet's in front of her looking at the dead man figure. Shocked she looked up abruptly to see Lena small figure trying to wake her dad.

"Dada, Dada, wake up pls Lena is here so don't worry and wake up." she said while shaking his figure. After a while she just stood there crying without a thought in the world.

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BURIAL OF MR NOAH YOUNG

The words written were so short, but full of emotion. While thinking that it couldn't get any worse, the people suddenly turned and faced Lena and said,

"I heard it's because of that little girl's playhouse."

"Really?, that means the girl is the reason her father died, what cruel fate". "Murderer"

From all over the insults never died.

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END OF FLASHBACK

I sighed while reminiscing about that day, if it weren't for my mum, that I would have drowned myself in the abyss of self doubt.

That's why I promise to protect my mum like how she protected me and I will start by focusing on academics in wester college.

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