Ruthless

Chapter 1

Rae's P.O.V

It came again. It always does...

I watched her chubby, little cheeks turn pink as she handed me her gift. "Happy Birthday, Rae Rae", she cheered with the most adorable smile. "Thanks kiddo", I replied with a smile and started tickling her. Her little giggles started turning into huge fits of laughter. "S-st-stop!" She exclaimed. I stopped and watched her settle down. When she looked up at me, her cute smile disappeared and turned into a slight pout. "I miss you, Rae". "I miss you too". Then before I knew it she vanished into the darkness surrounding me. Then the next thing I know, I find myself walking deep into a forest. I don't know how long I have been walking for but I felt as though I should just keep going.

'Snap'. I looked down, only to find a broken twig under my foot. I continued walking, but soon felt as though I was being watched. I shrugged the feeling off and carried on walking to who knows where. Suddenly, I heard a vicous growl behind me. I froze. Petrified. I heard another loud growl, as if telling me to turn around. Slowly, very slowly I turn to where the growls were coming from, only to find myself come face to face to a big, no 'huge' wolf. I could feel its hot breath fanning my face. The smell of blood was strong, making it harder for me to breath. Its gold eyes held a murderous glare, sending chills down my spine. I lowered my gaze, fearing for what was yet to come. I cringed when I heard the sound of bones cracking.

"Look at me". No response. I felt my chin roughly gripped, forcing me to look up. But before I could get a glimpse of the guy, I sealed my eyes shut. The guy let out a terrifying growl, before his deep voice spoke again,"I said, Look. At. Me". Still keepimg his death grip on me I finally opened my eyes, to find the most horrific scene in my life. Instead of finding a guy in front of me, I saw three bodies lying dead on the floor. I gasped, nearly tripping over my own feet as I took a few steps back from the scene before me. Two of the bodies had their heads twisted in a odd angle. I screamed as I recognise who these people were...

They were my parents. My Mother's eyes were once a vibrant, green, now look lifeless. Turning away from my dead parents, I looked at the other body, only to feel my knees give up as I fell to the ground, finding it difficult to breath. Lying before me was my little sunshine ..... Davy. I cried in pain, feeling tears stream down my face. Looking down at my sister , lying motionless.

Before I knew it, a dark image emerged from the woods. My vision was still blurry, so I couldn't get a good view of the guys face. But I could tell that this man was dangerous. I didn't realise the man was moving closer, till I felt his hot breath, tickling my ear. I screamed in fear, after hearing what he said. "I'm coming for you".

I woke up. Screaming. 'He's coming for me, He's coming for me'... Images and memories flashed in my head. Shaking my head, I hadn't realised my Aunty Tris was sitting next to me. Her eyes full of concern and worry. "It happened again, didn't it", she said. I nodded, sweat trickling down my forehead. She sighed before pulling me into a tight hug. "It's never gonna stop. Is it", I sobbed, feeling my eyes water. She didn't answer, she just held me tighter.

Every month I get the same nightmare. About my family. About their death. About their killer. It's been nearly two years since it happened. You probably think I'm used to these nightmares by now, but boy are you wrong. Everyday it haunts me and the nightmares only get worse. My Aunty has tried everything to help me out. She's sent me to at least seven therapists, who are supposedly the best ones there is. But nothing works.

Everyday after school, I work for at least three hours a day as a waitress, trying to keep myself busy. During the weekend, I work for at least six hours, before visiting my families grave. This has been my regular schedule for nearly a year. I feel as thpugh it's the only way to keep myself sane. My Aunty's worried I'm working myself to death, but to be honest I don't mind dying. At least I would be with my sister again.

No, I don't cut myself or do any of that nonsense. I couldn't do that to my Aunty, she's the only family I have left. She's the only one that understands my situation.

When her parents died from a fire a week before her sixteenth birthday, no one knew how much pain she went through, not even her own sister, my Mother. She stayed in her room for nearly six months after her their funeral, and never said a word to anyone. Unfortunatley, she started cutting herself, supposedly trying to ease her pain. Eventually Mom found a therapist, who was able to crack through my Aunty's shell and help her move on.

Soon after my Mom was pregnant with me, my Aunty married a decent man, named Larry. It didn't take long before she fell pregnant. Her and Larry were probably the happiest couple there was. Sadly, Aunty Tris's first born son, Troy, was born five months pre-mature and died a few hours later. Larry took the death worse and couldn't bare it, so he packed up and left my Aunty, heart-broken.

She didn't take it well either and started drinking and became a drug addict. My Mom was heart-broken to see her sister go through so much despair. When I was around one, my Mom would visit my Aunty and try to help her change her ways, and believe me she was a mess. One day Mom decided to take her sister to her friend, who appeared to be a therapist. When my Aunty first met the guy, it was and I quote "love at first sight". Literally. Mom said both my Aunty and the therapist; whose name was George, were basically gawking at each other. Soon after their first encounter, they started dating, and doing all sorts of lovey-dovey. My Mom was overjoyed to see her little sister happy again. Not long after, they finally decided to get married. And in all my three years I have never seen my Aunty look so happy and so in love.

So as you would already know by now, my Aunty Tris has been through stuff a lot worse than me. But thankfully she's always been there for me, even before my parents passed. I felt as though she's the only one I could talk to. Now don't get me wrong, I love my parents and all but they weren't always there for me, especially when I needed them most. I was bullied a lot at school, and the only person I could rely on was my Aunty. I know it's selfish of me to think of my parents like that, but what was I supposed to do?

Since my parents death, all I could feel was regret. I feel as though it's all my fault their dead. Since their gone, I feel so selfish for thinking my parents didn't love me, when all they were trying to do was care for me, feed me, clothe me. Give me everything a child deserves.... well, every child except me.

I really do feel guilty for what I've done, but I guess 'I ain't goin' no where', if I keep living in self-pity. At least I know my sister wouldn't me to. All she ever wanted for me was to be happy. Her cute little dimples and her rosy red cheeks were always able to make my day. Even when I felt as if the world was gonna end, she never failed to make me smile. Yes, there were days where she can be a handful and outrageous, but she will always be my sunshine...

I hadn't realised I was crying my eyes out, thinking about my little sister. My Aunty was slightly shaking me, trying to get me out of my thoughts. "Rae, are you okay?". Although she already knew the answer, I just gave her a sad smile and replied "I'm fine, just a little shaken thats all". She returned the smile, before looking at my clock. "It's 7:15, so you might as well get ready for school", she said before lifting herself off the bed and heading towards the door. Before she walked out, she looked back at me and said "It will turn out alright eventually".

Once she walked out, I grabbed some clothes before walking into my bathroom, already waiting for the cruel day to end.

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A/N

Thank You so much for reading, it honestly means a lot to me.

I hope that so far everything is going well. And again, apologies if there are a few mistakes in this chapter. I will try my best to make sure everything is well edited.

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