My 6 loving brothers

Nighty-night, Clara

TW: Mentions of drug abuse and suicide. PLEASE READ WITH CAUTION!
Clara's POV

My mother?! What does she have to do with him? How does she know him? How does he know of me?!

"You're shocked, I can tell. Your parent's kept a lot of secrets from you, Claire. I bet you thought you guys were the picture perfect family, but you guys weren't even close. Remember when your parents were on the news for drug abuse?" He asked.

I didn't dare to respond. I still couldn't process if he was telling the truth or not. I do remember my parent's making the headline. My mother was a well known pharmacist. She was so quick on her feet, she helped doctors prescribe certain medications that wasn't thought of to help. She also believed in a lot of helpful home remedies and essential oils that my father would collect.

The night that we found my parents, they were on their bed holding hands with a bottle of pills on my mom's side of her night stand, and the room smelling like lavender. I remember thinking that my parents were just sleeping, but then Aaron rushed me, Ryan and tiny Andrew out of the room. After about an hour, the police showed up at my house. Shawn stayed with us and calmly told Ryan and I that our parents weren't going to be with us anymore, but they're in a better place and they're watching over us, so to always do good in this world.

"Let me tell you the story, Clara. It all started three and a half years ago. I used to work with your mother and father. As I got to know hour mom, I noticed how interested she was in natural oils, medicine, herbs and more. I didn't mind at all, but then, MY daughter got sick. She was married and happy. I was struggling to find a good medicine since her condition was so rare.

Your mother insisted on using her natural stuff, and your father agreed, saying that they both used it on you and your siblings during illnesses and other issues. I was extremely hesitant, but I decided to let them use it. Not even a week later, and I had to rush my child into the hospital! They said the natural oils were killing her! I begged them to do whatever it takes to save her, but the hospital couldn't do anything.

THEY LET HER DIE!"

I was in complete shock. The breath I've been holding in stayed inside my lungs and didn't dare to escape.

"It turns out, your parents both lost their license, and instead of confronting you all, they decided to take their medicine home... I guess you know the rest." I heard him sigh before he continued.

"Isn't it strange, how fate brought us together, Clara? I knew it was you from the moment I saw you at the park, and I knew I just had to get you into my possession."

I felt a shiver down my spine. Seth stared at me with complete shock while Ryan was on the verge of tears. The world was spiraling a little bit from what Joseph shared.

"I want you, Clara.

I WANT MY REVENGE!!"

The next thing I knew, there was a gas fume filling the air. Seth quickly covered my nose with my shirt, then covered his as Ryan proceeded to do the same, but it wasn't enough.

As the world slowly started to turn dark, I remember seeing Joseph finding out hiding spot.

"Nighty-Night, Clara. May your nightmare be very merry" He smiled evilly.

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When I woke up, I was in a dark room. It took me a few minutes to adjust to the darkness level and process what happened. I did my best to stay calm, but failed when I realized I was tied to a chair and in the middle of a basement. My clothes were still on, which was good, but there was no sign of anyone else in the same room as me.