Code Of Silence ~ Vinnie Hacker

Prologue

April 24, 2020
Something isn't right. For the past week, masked men with guns have been kidnapping random people from my apartment complex. In the middle of the night, I wake up to the sound of sirens and screams around me. This doesn't scare me. Rather, the way that I cannot do anything but sit down and watch all of this happen brings fire to my heart, but I promised myself that I wouldn't go back to dad and ask for help again. The police are actively taking care of it, but they don't care enough, seeing as this has been going for a week now.

It's been few months since I moved away from home, and I've never felt more free than I have now; this is the life that I have always dreamt of. Being away from the people I've hurt and who have hurt me, starting new is something I needed. But, of course, I didn't want it, I didn't want to leave Mal hanging by a thread, I didn't want to leave mom alone in the same house as dad. But I needed to let go to save myself.

I really did try to stay there, but after the accident, every time I looked into someone's eyes, I could see nothing but hatred. Mom tried her best to love me, but I knew she didn't; she just couldn't. Even for a while, Violet couldn't even dare look at me in the eye. But, she tries her best to keep me company, and med school has been helping me forget my past. I love her, I really do.

Being the town's most famous mafia leader was fun while it lasted, but the fun vanished when I found out what dad actually does. And it still haunts me to this day. That's why I decided to go to medical school. I want to help people the way my own father couldn't. Save the lives to make up for the ones he took away. Maybe that could help me feel better when sleeping at night.

There's a coffee shop two blocks down the road, and it's my favorite place of all time. I cannot let a day pass without stopping by and ordering a drink for myself. And every day, I have to walk to work because Violet mentioned how if I want to be an average person in this city, I have to live on my own feet and live life without anyone's help, especially father's-

I have enjoyed living like this, I didn't have to go to sleep every night worrying if I would be alive the following day. I also didn't have to keep a gun and bodyguard with me everywhere I went, which made it ten times better, but that hole in my hear is still there. So why have the kidnappings started?

I hate myself for always looking back at the past, but I left something there that I still miss. The laughter I had for him turned into tears now that he wasn't here to laugh with me.

I smile a lot thinking about him. Of course, it makes me feel guilty, but at least I know that maybe we could be under the same sky, and that is enough for me.

I already said too much; I want all of my secrets back. I hate getting close to people and things these days. I always regret sharing too much, caring too much, doing too much, feeling too much. Truth be told, I want my life back, but I hate that life, so all I can do now is just.....move on.

Dear diary, please let these feelings fade away.

Sincerely,
Elina
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Hi everyone,
The prologue is just here for the backstory and the head start of the plot, the chapters will all be in 3rd person pov, I will see you guys soon with the chapters! xx