END ROADS

CHAPTER 1:where the story begins

11:15pm is not a perfect time to be outside in the dark, but I was with my dad so...nothing to worry about...

There was really something to make me worry though, there was a black van behind us and it had been following us for quite some time. Dad had spotted it and was really working hard to lose it, it wasn't working every curve he made, and the van was right behind us. Mom who was sitting beside dad was worried sick not to mention I, who was freaking crazy about the idea of being followed.

Looking back, I saw the van was only inches away from our car, its windows are tainted, and I can't get a glimpse of anything. I exhaled desperately looking at my parents through the rare view. Mom began searching through the glove box curiously, she fished out a knife and passed it to me.

"Take it Becky, don't question about anything. If you make it out of here run and forget all about today!" mom said coldly

I took the knife from her, the knife reflected against the light, it was as sharp as ever. Its steel stainless and clean, it looked deadly. I swallowed hard painfully feeling hell crazy about holding such a deadly weapon in my hands. I stared into its edge, looking at the reflection of my brown eyes, there was something in there...

"Becky, don't lose that weapon" dad warned

"Why dad?"

"Don't....

He had not finished when a loud crush interrupted, then I felt as if I was being flipped over, being toasted harshly. My head hit something and the knife dropped off my hand. Warm fluid trickled from my forehead my world was darkening and I fought hard against the dark. Once everything was still, I forced my eyes to open and looked around. Everything was upside down, the car was upside down.

Where is mom, dad...?

"Mom! Dad..."

I looked ahead, there was nothing pleasant to look at except mom's lifeless body. Dad was nowhere to be found, only blood stain left on the driver's seat.

"Ma...mom...come on mother open your eyes ma...mom! Mom..." I dragged myself close to her the seat belt digging into my waist, I didn't bother to remove it. I tapped my mother's cold cheek frantically, she didn't twitch or anything, she was quiet as the grave. I roughly pulled off the seat belt and scooped her into my hands.

"Mom...you can't just leave me like this. It was my graduation today ha? Then this mom? I haven't even gone to college, and now you are leaving me mother?" I begged wearily but nothing happened. She didn't move or anything, she was still, cold and lifeless. Tears welled more and more, I could not understand what was going on. Why we were being followed...how everything happened so fast. Nothing made sense at all

"...and nothing will...you better leave..." a voice warned in my head.

With that I forced myself to pull away from my mom's lifeless body chocking with tears. I blindly searched for the knife, once I found it, I kicked the door open and stepped out into the cold silent night. The cold breeze penetrated through my denim trousers caressing my skin in a tormenting way, it made me get scared even more. I could see nothing in the dark veil of the night, except the dark body of the van that was following us being driven away deep into the darkness. Fighting my tears that did nothing good other than make me lose hope even more, I tightened my grip against the knife and made a step into the darkness. Just then a deafening blast sounded behind me and our car went up into flames, the flames sent a shiver down my spine. I turned around to witness dad's car and mom's lifeless body trapped in it being turned into ashes. At first I just saw the furious flames then as I lifted my gaze I saw a deadly figure on the other side of the flaming car!