Shattered

Awaken

A lot of things are left mysterious in life. They say we just come and go, that death is the only certain end of all. Some believe in the concept of reincarnation and that when we die we may go to heaven or hell. But soon I am sure I would find out what lies after death.

I found myself blindfolded, tied in a metal chair under a yellow light. Around me, I could hear people arguing with distinct voices. A voice of a mature woman, an old woman, and among all of these is a sound of a little girl who's whining for them to stop. I can't hear what they are arguing about because my ears are tingling like nuts. And I can't even remember anything, to who I am and how I get into this place. I tried to shout for help as loud as I can then they suddenly stopped arguing.

I could hear someone's footsteps getting closer to me, she then turned off the lights and said
"Look who's already awake". The woman then untied me and took my blindfold off. I was so scared that I crawl down to find the exit and they were just laughing as I stumble into the room. Until I found a door and as I step out of the room I passed out.

I saw myself waking up in the dark, gloomy forest filled with eerie noises. I hear black big birds noisily flocking their wings, dogs either barking or crying and I, alone, with dirty muds and blood all over my skinny hands. Almost a whisper I asked, "Where am I?", confused and agitated.
I begin running through this dark, eerie forest wanting nothing more than to escape. I was catching my breath and from the moment I wander around, I saw a familiar house, a two-story house with white and brown walls and there is no light. I don't wanna go there but my feet keep walking and it feels like someone's pulling me to go inside. As I step my dirty shoes on the stair right to the brownish door, the house felt cozy and creepy at the same time, and then I realized this is my home. Bewildered and nervous, I opened the door with my left hand, it was so silent that it gives me sudden chills.

Me: "Mom! Dad!", I shouted desperately.

I was calling them but none of them answered, so I decided to go to the kitchen, to the dining table but there isn't a single trace of anyone. Then I heard a loud sound upstairs and it scared me to the bones, my knees were trembling, and my hands are cold. I run as fast as I could towards the door but it was locked. I panicked and try to open it again but it was a fail.

Mom: "No baby, please! I beg you to stop this!",

I heard someone's shouting and I know the voice and that was my mom, so I ran off immediately upstairs and there I found my dad lying on the bed with blood dripping on his hands, his face was unrecognizable like it was hammered very hard and a stomach wide open. I shifted my gaze, my mom is kneeling on the floor with trembled hands, screaming to stop this. As my mom cry, there was this familiar voice saying " well isn't this fun and bloody" and laughed like a demon.

Then, I saw my reflection on the mirror as the moonlight lights up the darkroom we are in, it was an older image of myself intently looking at me with a smile on her face with a hammer and a gun on her hand. I was shaking and shocked by what I saw.

Me: "Who are you!?  What are you doing? "

I move closer so that I could comfort my mom but she wasn't able to notice my existence.

Unknown woman: "Can't you see? I'm killing them, We don't need them anymore. So why not?" (laughed)

I was barely moving and terrified, then she aims the gun then shoot my mom. I was about to stop her but then she added," You're weak, and you will be trapped and shattered forever".

(gun firing) (baaanggg)

The moment I opened my eyes, I was relieved that it was just a dream, I comfortably stood and tears suddenly fell from my eye, it wasn't a dream. I was shocked that I am holding the hammer and  gun, "Did I kill them?!" I shouted in confusion. I cried and screamed so loud as I hear the demonic laugh of the three unknown people who tied me in the room. I can't see anyone in the room only my mom who's on the floor bathing with her blood and my dad who's being consumed by rats. We're the only people in that room but I could hear the loud wicked laughs. I shouted with all my might "Stop!" and I collapsed.