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an stirred, awakened by his phone's insistent ringing. Beside him, his b

rian's voice trailed off as

my dad's phone?" Brian asked

ed him, her g

ner's son?" the

rian's innoce

ather was rushed to the hospital.

pital?" he

nd the line went dead. Brian leap

n? Where are Mom and Dad?" R

er hand, trying

hospital first, R

d, casting an ominou

HEALTH HOSPI

footsteps echoing off the sterile walls. At

ut an accident. My parents..." His voice

he whispered. Brian nodded,

's heart sank. Two figures lay

turned to face them. T

I spoke to?" he

his gaze fix

ere brought in too late." Brain's world cr

to talk to me!" Rihanna wailed, strug

the corpse made Brian's heart shatter. H

e, but he bit back his grief.

ispered to the doctor

LATER>>>SPA

r parents' colleagues had organized the ceremony, and one kin

ank you," Brian had sai

heir parents, Brian faced a new ch

rian coaxed Rihanna f

at something. You

way, her face st

ommy and Dadd

, desperatio

Mom and Dad would w

s cries only

g as he held her,

ce. Before Brian could react, the front door

hing Rihanna tightly as the men's

she peeked out from behind

e they?" Brian

know," he

rage, Brian f

ge in here?" he demanded, try

ing, stepped forward. "Kid, where are your p

ied three days ago," he repl

w dare he die owing me!" he

Brian's back. The man's

y for this. Take

d in horror as Riha

Let her go!" Brian

es echoed thr

them take me! I

anna out of the house, leavin

D CLAN>>>LATE

previous night flooding back. His

h the room, and Brian'

ed out, his voice

espo

picking up faint movem

the dark made Bria

that you?" he

ng...it's so dark," Rihann

his sister. His fingers brushed ag

to him, her

red," sh

is own tears falling sil

ed on, illuminating two mena

ed Rihanna from

pinned B

ster?" Brian's panicked voi

ay, her desperate cries ec

e screamed, stretc

nguish in

ed, his expres

take my sister?

n igno

g him too," he growled

, but was forci

LY LIT

he bed, her small body t

d open, and Bri

widened i

vulnerable, was s

He rushed towards her,

e go!" Bri

rian's, filled with

pered. Brian's an

es blazed

done to my sist

ained silent. Th

ian was thrown

an bowed a

ap, his lips curling into a siniste

me instead!" Brian begged,

hand beneath his shoe.

uncontrollably. The bos

old are you?" the boss aske

d his gun at

his brains out!" Rihann

rrowed. "Don't mak

twelve, and I'll be thirteen in

not that

his trousers, and Brian'

bled, her vo

..." sh

face remain

ions swift and merciless. Rihann

RIAN!

hed shut, his body

aints, powerless to stop the