Through the Dark

Chapter 49

As I had gone to my room, I closed the door to open the envelope that was addressed to me. I did not know what to anticipate but as I finally pulled the contents out of it my face paled.

There was a letter from the detective Mark. I had asked a police officer to tell the detective that I wanted to meet him. It was days before that incident and I had almost forgotten about it. However, after all this time, the detective thought of contacting me by sending me a letter?

It did not make much sense though because if he wanted to contact me then why would he choose the medieval method to do so?

I clearly recalled giving my number to the police station. Surely enough the officer who could tell Mark of me could give him the number as well.

Putting all thoughts aside I began to read the letter addressed to me.

Dear miss Vianna Austin

I am sure that you remember me. Yes, I am the detective Mark, who you wanted to get in touch with. I was clued up that you wanted to contact me from that very day. However, I have been putting it away for this long because I was afraid how I would say it all to you in a way that it made sense.

I am quite aware that it all may not make sense at all. Or you may be thinking that I am not being candour. Regardless, you have to know that it happened for a reason; a reason that will be best explained by someone who you are more familiar and comfortable with.

As you may be enlightened that your parents were quite familiar with the Carters in an era. Yes, I know the Carter family too because they are involved in the mess that I am about to tell. Reese knew about it all. So does Livia Carter, the person who you are living with.

Your parents and the Carters, being scientist, were experts in the area of science. They had known each other for quite a long time and later grew up to be partners in business. They invented various forms of chemicals and sold them to local distributors. As the time passed their company thrived. However, what happened next was unforeseen.

In the year 2002 the enormous massacre took place which altered everything. In their plant, a malfunction occurred and two chemicals were mixed up which caused a toxic air to be prevalent which resulted in various fatalities. Thankfully, there were not many people present inside the plant at that time for which the casualties were minimum. However, amongst the fatalities, was a family of six from which four of them died. Two of the brothers had managed to escape the area but later on due to the loss of their beloved ones and their children, their sane state of mind was lost and all they wanted to do was seek revenge.

They were both send to the mental hospital initially but when diagnosed after only minimum time, both the brothers' reports came proper. Thus, due to the negative results of their psychological disorders they were set free from the psychic ward.

It was not long before both of them disappeared. All their traces were lost and it seemed like they never existed. However, within a year, Mr. Carter was found dead and on top of his body was written the message which proved that it was the brothers' doings.

Stringent police investigations began but before long they began to send threats of all sorts to the family of your parents too. Your grandparents' lives were in danger and your parents did not want to harm them in any way. Thus, due to the unavoidable circumstances, they all fled off to different countries with different identities which were assigned for them. Though the whole time, they were under the surveillance of the police and we had thought that all of the things were falling back together. However, before long the brothers' began to find the whereabouts of your parents and began to track them back which risked their lives again.

Your existence was something that they did not know of because you were born after the incident of 2002. On top of everything, your parents loved you more than anything and did not want to hurt you in any way. Reese was a special agent, who had worked with your parents' case since the first day. As a child, you seemed to adore her very much and when time came Reese was willing to keep you safe by taking her with you. It was for the best as she did not have any previous relation with you.

For all these years, there was no trace of the brothers and we had thought it was finally time that we moved on from what had happened all those years back. Nevertheless, two months back we had found a clue which related to their existence.

Though they did not know about any of the intricate details, the information they knew were enough to trace back to Reese and thus you. She therefore had to leave the area for your safety.

I am extremely sorry that you are having to face the consequences of incidents that occurred even before you were born. However, it is our first and foremost priority that you children are safe for which all these measures were taken in the first place.

I have been in contact with Livia for a long time and we agreed that it is the best that you know about it all now.

I sincerely hope that you are handling it well. Even though all these information will go beyond your mind at first, I am sure that you will be able to manage to keep strong.

Yours sincerely
Detective Mark

As I finished reading the letter I looked at the wall in front of me with nothing but bewilderment.

What the hell did I just read?

Initially, it did not make any sense. However, as I read the words for literally the hundredth time, I began to fathom it.

My hands began to shake and by each time I went though it, my headache augmented.

Could all of it be true through?

What if it was just a fake letter? But, if it was a fake letter, then the name Mark would not be written right?

I could not think straight and I left my room because I was feeling claustrophobic inside the four closed walls.

I went downstairs without even trying to be quiet even though it was midnight and the others were asleep. I just needed some fresh air. Opening the refrigerator, I took out a whole bar of Hersey's dark chocolate and began to stress eat myself.

It took me only a little more than a minute to finish the massive bar.

Taking another one out I sat on the table. Promptly, I heard the door opening from upstairs. Surely enough, Jason cam in sight.
"I thought it was mom making the noise," Jason said coming forward.

"Are you alright?" he asked as he saw my state. It was not the chocolate I ate that made him question that because both of us knew I could eat more than that without any difficulty. It was the horrid look on my face which declared my insane state of mind.

"It's all messed up," I added.
"What's messed up?" Jason inquired without the slightest idea that his whole life was a lie too.

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Second last chapter guys. Hope you all enjoyed it.