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be able to leave home before my arrival, since she had a nine month old baby, Liam. Oh Liam, what a sweet little boy. I rushed up the front stairs and knocked at

ouse was unusually silent. Every morning when I rep

No. Not the man that I knew. He loved his wife too much to ever raise his hand on her. Or maybe...maybe they…or no…could they have been just having fun in their house, and ended up leaving their clothes thrown about on the stairs? I used my hand to cup my mouth in grea

the huge drop, there was another larger blood stain. And another, and another. My sight followed the red trail, and I saw that it moved up to the carpet, the deep red blood painted a huge stain on the carpet. It seemed like someone was bleeding and they walked into the

ut with a voice so hoarse and shaky that

ething caught my sight. From within the

out again but ther

t of my life; my employer ma’am Larissa lying on the floor. Just behind the kitchen counter she was lying, and

I drew closer asking

s to you!! Who did

my face as I hurriedly sear

hed my phone out. Just then, my phone rang. It wa

it, “sir, you have

terjected. His voice was so serious that I dared not

to my secret basement. Check drawers of old white cupboard. Take as much cash as you can. Take one of my cars. Run. Take Liam with you. Leave Southrain City no

alled out, but the

he city of Southrain? To where? Southrain was and had always been my only home, I had never left the city for any other place; and the two people I called family were in Sout

y phone on the kitchen counter, so I went back in, took the phone and started running outside. In my rush, I almost dropped Liam, and as I struggled to keep him in my hands, I dropped my phone and it fell with a loud thud, the screen immediately shattering and going blank! Oh

e, checking which car was responding so that I could jump inside. Who was that man? Was he the one who had attacked ma’am Larissa? What was happening? I ran like I had never ran before, towards the beeping car. I

eart told me that he must have been an intruder, I made up my mind not to stop. My intention was not to hit him, but for him to jump out of my way. The ca

of my housemates. The three of us, Eden, Valentina and myself shared a house. Eden was a

ld have been at the la Martina’ house, more so during such an early hour of the day. How had he known about my workplace,

ouses here where I do some plumbing work. I was just coming from f

o was alone in the house. “You have to help me!! You have to help

he asked as he tri

Larissa has just collapsed on the floor,

he gasped i

rm the police, in case a robber invaded the house.” My

ed an ambulance y

ing questions, Eden. Let’

nd. Please tell m

nightmare, the other part insisted that it was reality. Ma’am Larissa? What had happened to her? Why did sir Lucas tell me to

t,” I broke into tears afresh, my whole body shaking as the image of

him harming her in any way?” E

as I can. And he said I mustn’t report this to the police! Get in the car, let’s go!!” I q

was no safer place than that. But then, Sir Lucas had sternly informed me that someone in the police was after

you! I can take you to Yellowleaf with me! I will report this to the police and meet you

which greatly startled me. I almost lost control of the car, but I managed to get it back on the road, and it screeched loudly as the tires gripped the road, on my way

told me that he was also going to report the issue, but I felt that, to be just to ma’am Larissa, I needed to report what I had seen. How on eart