Snow White and the 7 Gangsters

Chapter 01 : She's Snow

Chapter 01 : She's Snow

I was about to bite the apple I cut when suddenly I heard some bangs from outside my room. A few moments later, the door opened and a gasping old woman entered. I stared at her with no expression. But with that expression, she knew what it was referring to.

"Lady Snow! You need to leave this mansion!" Her face shows fear and dread. But I just ignored it.

"Why do I have to leave?" I asked calmly while taking a bite of the apple. She came trembling to me and held me by the arm.

"The police are coming to arrest you! Please, Lady Snow, get out of here and stay away! You have to live!"

"Really? Tsk. They can't arrest me until they have enough evidence that I was the one behind my father's murder. Just because they didn't see me cry in front of his grave, they will immediately accuse me."

"But they have evidence Lady Snow! Madam --- ACCKK!"

My eyes widened when she suddenly fell and trembled on the floor. I bent down and looked at her neck that was hit by a small object.

"Poisonous needle?" I said softly. A poisonous needle splattered on her neck, causing her body to convulse. Within one minute, the poison will surely spread throughout her body system, causing her to lose her life.

I immediately stood up and went to the window. I looked at where that needle must have come from. I couldn't see much because it was dark outside, but I noticed something moving from the top of the tree just opposite the window. And because of my sixth sense, I immediately grabbed the dagger from my leg and automatically threw it out of the window towards the height of the tree where the culprit was.

"Shit!"

Failed. Even before my dagger hit that creature, he had already got down from the tree and was already running.

I just heard the police siren. The police have already entered the mansion, and they are probably looking for me. I decided to face them, so I left the room. But before I could even go down the stairs, I saw Leonora with her bastard son talking to the police in the living room. I hid in the corner and listened to what they were talking about. Leonora, my stepmother.

"This is the evidence that Snow White is indeed the mastermind behind killing her dad." - Leonora

My eyes widened when I heard that. She has no shame! She's the mastermind behind all this. I knew it; she can't be trusted. I clenched my fist because of what I heard. She even handed a brown envelope to the police.

"Thank you, Madam. This will be a great help to her case and prove that she is the culprit in the murder of his own father, Mr. Victor White." Police

Suddenly she acted like she was crying. Her bastard son immediately hugged her.

"I can't hardly believe that she could do this to her own father. I know she's a criminal and nothing to fear, but killing her own father is really not fair! She's such a bad daughter! Please, do everything you can to get her jailed and charged with the death penalty."

My eyes widened when she said that. Death Penalty? Hell no!

I didn't hesitate to go back to my room. I really need to leave this mansion and stay away from this place. I took my hoodie and mask and immediately put them on. I also quickly took the pistol from my cabinet and hid it in the hoodie pocket.

I looked out the window again. From the third floor of the mansion, I can jump down to the ground. I could hear their footsteps from outside the room, and before they could open the door, I jumped.

Fortunately, there was no guard behind the mansion. The wall was too high, and it was difficult to climb, but because of my instinct to run away, I made a small tunnel under the wall that was covered with plants. Because that's where I pass when I run away every midnight.

Daddy..

I stared at the mansion of my family for a moment. The mansion that Dad built just for MOM and ME.

"Get ready, Leonora. I will come back to you and take back everything I own. You will pay for what you have done."

 

I still don't know where I will hide or what will be my destination. All I know now is that I am here in front of Daddy's grave while enduring the cold wind and the rain. I can't ask for help from my allies, friends, and acquaintances because I will surely be tracked down by those bastard people.
 
I looked at Dad's grave. I feel full of anger, rebellion, and, at the same time, fear. I didn't even realize that my tears were falling. I could feel it because it warmed my cheeks even though my face was wet from the rain.

"Shit! This is not me!" I immediately wiped the tears flowing down my cheeks. I can hardly believe this! Never in my wildest dream would I be like this—that I would be weak, that I would lose.

For me, I'm Snow!

Sole heir of the White Clan,

the bravest,

most feared,

and served by all.

But now here I am, in the middle of the dark and heavy rain. Thinking of a way to FIRST escape from the animals that did this to me.

"I know you can handle all of this. I trusted you, My Daughter."

That's the word that Dad always uttered whenever I faced a test, and now that's what I'll draw on to overcome this biggest test that I have to go through.

*Cellphone beeping*

I immediately took my cellphone from my pants pocket. Tito Lawrence was calling.

"Hello?" i answered his call.

["Bumalik ka dito sa Pilipinas."]

"Huh?" - I was surprised when he first opened up to me.

["I know what's happening to you right now, Snow. I am the only one who can help you. Just come back here in the Philippines. I will take care of all of this, ok?"]

How did he know?

"But--"

["Please, this is for your own safety and sake."]

"O-ok po.."

*Call ended*

I held my breath. I don't want to go back to the Philippines. I have a lot of bad memories there that I don't want to go back to. I will only be hurt. But at this point, I really need Tito Lawrence's help.

But how did he know about my current situation?