1 CHAPTER 1

"Mommy where are we?" I asked my mom because my eyes are covered by a handkerchief.

After a few steps, she removed my blindfold, and she said, "Suprise my darling..."

I opened my eyes, and I saw a beautiful design on my front, and I'm so speechless of what I saw.

"Awww, mommy thank you very much, I appreciate it." and then, I hugged her.

I look again in the front full of pink roses on each side and in the center, there's my name, and a 'Happy 13th Birthday Iya' and full of dim lights, and there's a table for the three of us. Oh, shocks?! Where's my daddy?

"Wait mom, where's daddy?" I asked her.

"Just wait darling...." And she gave me a genuine smile.

After a few seconds, I heard manly steps in my back. I turned my head and I saw a handsome man, my father.

"Happy Birthday Baby Iya," he said and he hugged me.

"Dad cut that baby, I'm a teenager now," I said and I looked at my mom, she's now crying.

"Mommy why?" I asked with curiosity.

"It's just like yesterday, I always carry, and singing beautiful songs just to let you sleep, and now? You're a teenager now, I'm so happy!" she said. I hugged her, and I felt my father's arm around us.

We ate, we laughed, we share some stories about our daily lives, and shared some memories.

It's just a simple formal dinner, but for me it's perfect! It's elegant! They're always completing my birthdays.

"Oh it's already 10 pm we need to go home, and I know our Princess wants to rest," my daddy said.

"Yeah, I'm so sleepy, But it's worth it! I enjoyed it, thank you very much, Mommy and Daddy, I appreciate it!" I said. and then, I stood up and hug them one by one.

After a few minutes, we arrived at our house. It's only ten minutes I think before we arrived at our house, cause it's just near here.

We entered the main door, and I hug them and say goodnight.

I directly go to my room and wash, after a minute I lay down on my bed.

It's midnight and I heard our maid shouting for help. Because of nervousness, I feel my heart beating so fast. I wear my robe and directly go outside. When I saw the door of my parents are open, I go there, as fast as I could, and when I reach their door, I saw our maids are now crying and I look up at the ceiling I saw my parents.

My knees are shaking, my hands are shaking too, and my mind is now full of questions, and not functioning properly.

I saw my parents they are both hanging on the ceiling. We go near them to put them down, to put their dead bodies.

Our maids are now untieing the robes, and after that, I touch their bodies, cold and violent color, I think the robes are too tight in their neck, the reason why they lose breath.

I cried and cried and hug them so much. After a few minutes, there's an ambulance outside of the house, and there are four men and one staff, with two stretchers for my parents. I let them bring my parents, my brain is not working properly, I let them clean the room and there are two policemen are now investigating, they ask me some questions same as to our maids.

"Sorry, I can't answer those questions, maybe tomorrow? My mind is not yet functioning." I said to the policeman.

"Sure Ms. Fountes, just call us if you are ready." He said and then he left.

I saw the staff walking to go downstairs but I stopped her.

"Ma'am" I called.

She turned and walks towards me.

"Please, don't touch my parent's body please, just put it in the safest place please," I said.

"Sure, but I only give you one day, I mean until today, after that, we need to do our job." She said.

I nodded and I proceed to my room.

I lay down on my bed just like nothing happened.

Because of what I saw, I forgot to think properly, I forgot to move, I forgot everything, but one thing in my mind is plenty of questions, that no one can answer.

I did not sleep the whole midnight, I just cried and cried and tried to bear, and try to answer the questions of my brain, but it didn't. My heart is now broken into pieces, just like no one can fix it.

All I need is to be braver, I need to get justice for my parents, I need to be tougher for myself.

It was seven in the morning when I heard someone knocking on the door.

But I didn't do any effort to open the door.

After a few minutes, I saw the doorknob turned and I saw my uncle.

I open my eyes to make sure if it's my uncle or not. Then I Indian seat.

He sat on my bed and stare at me like I'm a hopeless human, a pity child.

"Please don't give me a pity stare, I don't need that right now," I said.

"Condolence, niece." he said and then he hugged me.

I felt something when he hugged me, but still, I accept his hug.

After a few seconds, I remove my arms around him.

"Uncle, I will be the one who will process my parent's death." I said to him with confidence.

"Okay, if that's what you want." he said and then he leave my room.

I took a shower, and I wear my plain black shirt, with the matching of maong short pants, and I wear my white LV shoes. After that, I prepared my small sling bag I put my wallet, phone, handkerchief, and a small lip tint, foundation, and perfume. After that, I tie my hair half, and When I'm contented with myself, I directly go downstairs, and I called my driver to drive for me.

I will go to the funeral where my parents placed in, after a few minutes my car stop at the small door, and there's a glass wall, I can see some coffins, and expensive coffins.

I entered the funeral, and someone assist me.

"Goodmorning ma'am, how may I help you?" The assistant asked.

"I'm here....to see...My parent's bodies." I said to her.

"This way ma'am," the assistant said, while she used her one hand to point the way.

I followed her, and I saw some dead bodies, after that, we stop in my parent's bodies

I don't want to see their faces, I don't want to touch their dead bodies, I don't want, I can't because I can't accept the fact that they are already gone.

While the assistant is pulling down the blanket that are used to cover my parent's bodies.

My tears start to burst, and I used my palm to cover my mouth to stop the noise that I will make.

"Mommy!! Mommy!! Please! Don't leave me, I can't live without you both! I love you so much, I will miss you so much, I promise that I will get the justice you deserve!" I said to my mommy while I hug her cold dead body, although I saw their bodies hanging in the ceiling, I can't believe it, they will not do it! They will not leave me! IT'S NOT SUICIDE.

I came to my father's body and cried and cried until the assistant is comforting me, saying to me to stop crying.

I process everything that needs to be processed, I chose the most expensive coffins for them, yes, the expensive ones, that's the way of how much I love them, I want to feel that they are very special to me, even though they're gone.

I finished everything at nine pm in the evening, when I arrived at our house, I directly go to my bedroom, I don't have any appetite to eat, and it's so sad if I'll eat alone.

I go to the bathroom and wash and get ready to sleep. When I turn off the lamp, my phone beep. I get my phone and read the message.

Unknown Number: How glad that I see you suffering, but it's not enough, I want you to suffer and suffer dear.

Fuck?! Who's this?! I don't have any idea who's this, I'm scared so scaredly, why does this threat scare me so much?!

I dialed my uncle's number, and a few seconds, I heard a manly voice.

"Hello Ceriya? Do you need something?" He asked.

"Uncle someone sends me a scary threat, I'm scared, help me please..." I said with fear and I cried.

"Just... just ignore it okay? And don't be scared, I'm just here to guide, to protect, and help you okay? And if there's a message come again, just call me okay? And last, send me the number of that bullshit, understood, and please Iya don't cry, stop crying, your parents will cry too, you want that?" He said.

"Thank you, uncle, yes I'll stop crying now, I'll send it to you immediately, goodnight uncle." I said and I click the end call button.

I send the number of the person who send me a scary threat, to my uncle, and after that. I turn off my phone and I sleep, I want to rest, I'm so tired of everything.