chapter 5

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                 Place USA:
Christmas eve has arrived with a light of happiness and joy is illuminated all over the cities. Gifts of surprise events have also been wrapped and placed under the Christmas tree.
The tiny little specs of ice floating down to land like a single soldier in the army coming from the sky to cover the land in an icy grip.
"Aurora just come downstairs we are waiting" her friend Lisa screamed from downstairs "yeah.....I am coming to wait a minute" she replied by screaming. She was wrapping gifts for her best friend until her eyes fell on the neighbor's house. She was staring at her neighbor's house until her eyes have spotted a usual figure. After realizing to whom that figure belongs she could not control but glowed. That figure stares her back and for a minute they stare at each other eyes.
Her blush and eye contact has broken when another screamed she hears from downstairs.
"AURORA.....ARE YOU COMING OR NOT?". a lady from downstairs yelled.
"Yeah, mom...I am coming" she replied and turned back towards her window to find that familiar boy, but no one was there. That boy has disappeared in the blink of an eye. She rolled her eye and went downstairs to join her best friend, her friend's boyfriend, and her dear mom.
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"Mom what are you thinking?" Aurora asked when she noticed her mom has zoned out
"Nothing dear....just missing your dad," her mom said wiping tears from her eye.
"Yeah...I am missing him too....but I hope he is also enjoying up there by seeing us happy" Aurora said hugging her mother.
"I am happy that this time we are celebrating together," her mom said breaking a hug and went to the kitchen to bake some cookies
"Yeah....otherwise you were attending some business meeting and I will be here alone celebrating," she said sitting on the kitchen counter and gulping some cold drinks.
The chaos was the echo in their leaving room with their fun noises and the smell of newly baked cookies and the warmth of happiness.
"Mom, have you seen our new neighbor?" She asked her mom who was drinking a warm coffee
"No," she said, "who are they?".
"An old couple and o-..." a loud sound interrupted her. They both went and saw that Lisa is screaming from pain who is lying on the floor. Aurora and her mom went to help her while jake her boyfriend is laughing holding his stomach.
"WHY DID YOU PUSHED ME?" Lisa screamed and started to chase her boyfriend who was running in the whole house for his dear life.
"Honey why don't you go and invite our new neighbor to join us" her mom suggested to her daughter.
"Ok, mom...I just go and invite them" she said and went outside of her house. Excitement is running through her veins to see someone.

Ding dong!

She rang the doorbell of her neighbor's house.
Excitement and nervousness running through her whole body. After some time the door opened and reveal an old woman around the age of 60 to 70.
"Hello, mam...I am Aurora your neighbor..." she said pointing towards her own house and continue "well.....my mom has invited you and your family to join us for today's eve" she said in a result old lady gives her a warm smile.
"Only I am here only with my husband and my-" before that old lady completes her sentence Aurora's phone rang. She answered the call and before return to her own house, she turned towards that old lady and said "I hope you and your family will come" before that old lady even answers her she vanished from her sight and went into her house.
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"Welcome, Mrs. and Mr. Min" aurora's mom welcomed her new neighbor with a warm smile and hugged her.
"She is Lisa my daughter Aurora's best friend and he is Lisa's boyfriend" aurora's mom introduced them to each other. All have settled in the warm cozy leaving room sitting on the couch.
"Where is your daughter?" Mrs.min asked that young lady.
"Aurora....she is in her room. She was baking a cake and while baking some cream has spilled in her dress so she went to change her clothes" she replied offering some warm milk and cookies.
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"What should I wear....now" she was thinking and finally she found a perfect dress for today's eve.
She was wearing a lavender purple sleeveless turtle neck top, purple jacket, and black pants to look festive and be comfortable at the same time. In their head, she was wearing a black and purple beanie while her long black hair is weaving in the air to make her look complete.
She was about to go down she found the same familiar figure standing outside near the garden may be sitting on a bench. She started to wonder why he is not inside?
While she zoned out she realized that boy is calling her. She started to get bad vibes but she ignored that and went downstairs and started to head towards the garden while someone has stopped her track.
"Where are you going, honey?" Her mom asked her.
"Mom....ac-actually I am going to meet my friend. he-she asked me to join for some time so......I will come back soon" she said and stormed towards the garden where a figure is waiting for her.
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"Well....are you both leaving alone?? Like where are your kids and grandchildren?" Aurora's mom asked them. Lisa was currently baking something in the kitchen while Lisa's boyfriend who was sitting there joined their conversation.
"Ac-actually we had two sons, sweet daughter in law and 2 sweet little grandchildren," Mrs min said and continued
"We all were very happy back in Los Angele but...." and soon tears started to roll from that poor old lady eyes
"But 2 years ago. one night my son, daughter in law with their 2 children, and my other son were returning from the party and their car has met with an accident. Our both son, my daughter in law has died" Mr. Min said and silently started to sobbing. Lisa's boyfriend jake went towards Mr. Min and hugged him while aurora's mom was hugging Mrs. Min.
Silence filled throughout the whole room until that young lady asked them "what happened to your son's kids?". Once again whole room has filled with silence.
After some time Mrs. Min broke the silence
"There both kids also died".
Jake and aurora's mom gave that couple a comfortable hug meanwhile Lisa was still in the kitchen nothing know about their conversation.
After some time, they all started to talk normally and Lisa also joined them.

Some hours passed everyone was enjoying their comfy eve while Aurora mom has started to worry about her daughter who didn't come yet
"What happened, aunty?? Is everything alright?" Lisa asked that young lady when she noticed she was worrying about something
"Aurora has not returned and I tried to call her but the line is not connecting," she said
"Don't worry I and jake will go and search for her she will be fine," Lisa said smiling and went towards jake who was chatting with me and Mr min.
Lisa and jake both were searching for aurora. But she was still missing.
In the mission of searching for their best friend, they arrived at that park where aurora went before.
"Jake I am getting bad vibes," Lisa said holding jake hand and searching here and there but unable to find her best friend.
"Don't worry we wi- OH MY GOD LISA LOOK THERE" jake was saying something but suddenly screamed and pointing towards a bench. Lisa turned her head towards the direction where jake was pointing.
Eyes became widen and mouths open wide by the sight they saw.

"AURORA!".
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Somewhere in London:
Someone is struggling between life and death. Doctors and nurses are still treating that unconscious body which was arrived in the hospital a week ago.
No one knows who is he. The person who took him to the hospital also doesn't know anything about this person. Not even his name.
Who is this mystery man? What happens to him which leads him to the hospital?

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