The Zoldycks' Adopted Child

Chapter 1 - The Lost Child

"Do you have a name, kid?"

I can't answer. It's not like I don't want to answer, I just can't.

The man who was asking me of my name was a tall and big man. And he was quite scary too.

"You don't remember?" I nodded at his remark.

"I see. Then follow me."

I followed him in this dark forest. If I'm not mistaken this is a mountain, a creepy one at that.

A scene flashed into my mind while walking.

That night, everything was blurred. I can't really comprehend what I saw.

A dark figure was standing on the doorstep.

Next thing I knew, he was killing everybody else in the room.

They were all shouting for help but I'm too scared to even run.

Then, just when i thought he will kill me he suddenly fell on the ground.

His blood scattered all over the room, in the floor, in the ceiling, and in my cheeks.

I saw this man. He was standing right behind the fallen body.

That man was Silva Zoldyck.

"We are here." I looked in front of us. It was a house.

Another man appeared, Silva called him Gotoh.

"Take care of this girl." The man bowed to Silva.

He led me inside. I turned to look at Silva but he was gone in a moment.

"Are you going to kill me?" I was too sure they will kill me.

I witnessed something I must not. Silva killed someone to save me... or maybe for an entirely different reason I'm not sure I want to know.

Gotoh stopped in his tracks when he heard me.

"Master told me to take care of you. I will not kill you not until he order me to." He stated that as if killing was an everyday thing for them.

What are these people?

"Do I need to be like your slave or what while I'm here?" I really can't trust these people that they will take care of me normally.

He laughed a bit. But still he didn't respond.

A few days has passed ever since. Nothing actually happened to me. They didn't break my neck or toe.

After a week Gotoh finally allowed me to go outside the house.

But he warned me about the different creatures in this mountain.

I'm a coward that's why I never tried to run away.

"Annika, what are you doing?" Annika, that was the name given to me by Gotoh.

"It's peaceful out here, Gotoh. Don't worry, I will not run away." I looked at Gotoh from where I'm sitting.

I climbed a tree and he was looking at me from below.

"Just don't wander too much." He was gone after he said that.

Hours passed when I finally decided to go back.

I was carefully walking in the forest when it suddenly got dark.

Shoot, it's night time already?

I don't like the dark.

I got frozen from where I stood.

"Gotoh!" I was screaming for help in my mind.

The bushes suddenly made a loud noise which startled me.