Alone Again

Chapter 9

Two years later, everything seemed empty without the presence of their most loved one. Lydia stood in the shade of the bonsai tree which was very dearly to Raymond. Not only his grave was their but someone else's grave was there too. Who was so dearly to everyone, the one who became the devil of every one's life despite that she was the purest angel. "Lydia, let's go." Evan called from behind but Lydia was too busy in her deep thoughts. "Let's go, stop staring at the grave now." Lydia startled due to his sudden presence. "Oh yeah, I was about to go." She said while leaving him behind. He took a deep sigh.

Lydia kept her black coat aside and sat on the one of the chairs in kitchen. The whole house was silent even though many people lived there. After her disappearance this house never felt warm. Lydia drank a glass of water which was passed by Olivia silently. "You went today?" Olivia asked breaking the silence. Lydia just nodded silently while looking down at her glass. Olivia putted down the glass jar without heavy thud. "What is up with everyone? I am trying my best to cheer up everyone. Silence isn't the option. She ain't gonna come back with our silence. Are we gonna be silent like this forever? Lydia where is your high positivity spirit? You were the one who used to cheer us up so that we won't feel down when Raymond died. I may not have same energy as you but I am trying alright?" Lydia slipped out of the kitchen silently without saying anything she straightly went inside her room. Olivia threw the glass jar on the ground. "Screw everything. James let's leave this house, right now. I don't wanna live here in this silence. I can't bear this every day."

How everything suddenly fell apart? Those pieces which Lydia tried to join together were about to be together before it fell again and broke again. Not only she got hurt but everyone got hurt too. What happened to Amy? Where is she? Is she dead? Is it really the reality or just a mere nightmare?

"Lydia aren't you gonna even try? Please, we can still try. We still have some hope." Evan tried to give some hope to Lydia even though he himself knows there is no hope, no clue left. He heard a faint scoff from inside indicating that she was listening to him. "Hope? What do I have to lose anymore? Don't get your hopes high Evan. We can't do anything."

He sighed deep. He sat outside the door. "What about me?" He said while looking down. A long silence was heard. "Move on, move on from me. I can't keep myself happy, how am I supposed to make you happy?" Her sentence broke him into a soft cry. A took a deep breath to calm himself down. "You kept me happy always. Even if you don't try, your just mere presence makes me happy." He rested his head on the door. "Would everything have been better if I hadn't left her alone that day? Even if she didn't want me to stay that day, I should have. I am his older brother, I was supposed to protect her but instead she protected us." He heard her muffled cries. "I know you must really feel lost because she was your most loved one. For sake of her I really think we need to search. We need to find out who is behind everything." He sighed after not hearing any response from her. He was about to leave before he heard the door opening lightly. "Can we really find the person behind all this mess?" She asked while sniffing like a kid. "Maybe, maybe not but one thing for sure we ain't gonna stop till we get a closure." He smiled seeing her agreeing with him. "LYDIA! EVAN! COME DOWNSTAIRS." They both looked at each other in confusion when they heard Eric calling them.

As soon as the both came down they saw a tall masculine figure standing in the middle of living room. He turned around which surprised Lydia. "Alex? WHAT THE HELL? WHY THE HELL YOU CAME HERE?" She was about to go closer to him before Evan held her back. Alex stood there not even flinching at her reaction. "I am only here to help and talk quietly." He said while pulling his hands out of his pockets. "There is nothing to talk about. Get out."

"I might have something which will really help in solving both Raymond's and Amy's case."

Everyone looked at each other confusingly. "What do you mean you have something which can help us?" James asked him in confusion. He took a deep sigh. "Let's not talk here. It's not safe to talk about these things in open. Let's go to my secret base." He putted his black mask and signed them to follow him. "Should we really go? What if it's a trap?" Michael said while whispering to Elisa. "What do we have to lose though?" Elisa said while walking behind Alex and everyone. "I have you to lose and you have me to lose." Michael said while coming from behind.