Who Am I

Nightmares Are Real pt 2

Night fell and I was sitting on the bench in the old park far from home. Tears fell uncontrollably from my eyes, "why does this always happen". "Hey are you okay" I looked up at the figure standing in the dark, "yeah I'm fine, you don't need to worry strange mysterious person I do not know" I wipe away the tears from my eyes.

"Oh I'm sorry my name is Vylad, and I'm starting at that school down the road" as soon as he said that I realised he was going to my school. "Okay if I'm in your way I can move" I asked as I was about to stand, "oh no that's okay I was just passing through.... So why is a beautiful young girl like you sitting in a place like this at this time crying?"

"What I'm not crying" I held my head high, "yeah sure". Vylad then sat down next to me. "So really why are you crying" he looked me in the eye. "Why should I tell you, I barely even know you?" I turned away. "Well that may be a good thing plus I don't see anyone else you could talk to" he smiles.
"Well if you don't mind" Vylad had dark brown short and spiky hair, olive skin with bright green eyes that stood out to me the most.

I took a deep breath in steadying  my voice forcing myself to speak, "my brother died today" I could feel the tears on the verge of falling, "oh well I'm sorry for your loss". I looked over at Vylad, normally when people say things like that they never really care... but this guy seemed really sincere.

"So how did he die, if you don't mind me asking" "car crash, he was on his way to pick me up". That's when the tears decided to fall, "I'm sorry," "don't be, it's alright to cry. You should go home your mother and father must be worried about you" he stared at me, "yeah I bet they are, well my father at least" I got on my feet "what do you mean" Vylad asked... "I only have a father".

"Oh I'm sorry I didn't mean to pry" I smile at him "nah it's okay I didn't really know her, well thanks for listening to me Vylad" I turned away and started to walk away. "Oh wait I didn't catch your name" he asked "oh that's because I didn't give it" I continue to walk away disappearing into the darkness of the night.

I stood outside of my house, "well I don't know what to say to dad" I enter the house. "Hey dad I'm home" I waited for a reply "hey dad you here". I turned and walked to the kitchen only to read a note stuck to the fridge, it was my dad's hand writing. "Hey Cadenza I'll be back latter I've got a meeting that goes until midnight so I'll see you soon love papa" I put the note on the bench and walked up stairs heading for my room but as I was walking I saw Laurence's room and decided to enter it.

As I slowly opened the door Laurence's room was a mess, paper spread out all over the place, his messy bed and his draws left open with clothes hung out. The only tidy place was his desk with a paper on top. "What's this, it's addressed to me".

It read "Cadenza if your reading this it means your safe, now please don't go anywhere outside stay inside, close the windows and doors, lock them, turn the lights off and please hide and trust no one not even papa. Please don't hesitate to do what I say... I'm sending a friend over, trust him and only him but be careful their may be an imposter." I stared at the note thinking what's going on but I did what he said, I closed every entrance, window and locked them. I turned all the lights off.

The one person I trusted more that papa was Laurence. I hid in the dark, I read the note again, it said something about a friend, he said to test them then all of a sudden I heard a knock on the front door. "Hey it's me I'm a friend of Laurence's you can trust me Cadenza" I looked out the front and saw a hooded figure.  

"What's your name?" I asked cautiously "my name is Corry I'm here to help" I stood up in front of the person on the other side of the door. "Hey let me in Laurence wanted me to protect you so could you...?" I stared at him "did you care that my brother died" the boy stood up straight and looked me in the eye. "Yes of course he was my one of my most beloved best friends and brother." The boy stepped closer to the door. 

"Now can you open the door" he asked averting his gaze to the door. "No..." he slowly looked up at me, "why not" his tone changed, a sort of sinister look appeared in his eyes. "Because you don't care about my brother's death" "what do you mean he was my..." I cut him off "STOOP LYING I can tell, now what do you really want.... Murderer" I return his grin.

"You're a smart girl but I'm afraid I didn't kill your brother, hmm since there is no need for you... I suppose I can dispose of you". He pulls out a gun and shoots the glass causing it to shatter into many tiny pieces, much like tiny knives heading towards me, wanting to pierce my body and make me bleed.

I jumped out of the way and hid in the shadows behind the kitchen bench. "Hehehe come on out little girl" just inches away from a trained and skilled killer, I could tell just from how he acted... Just like an animal from the deep waiting to strike hardly able to contain his excitement for the hunt. Crap what am I supposed to do." All I could do is hide away and try to sneak out, the boy moved right beside me so I snuck around the bench and headed towards the door, suddenly a knife landed right next to me, the blade caught in the wood on the side of the door.

"Found you" he smiled and sprinted towards me. I closed my eyes hoping for someone to save me but then something just snapped and I ended up pushing the boy to the ground... grabbing his gun and holding it to his face, it took me a second to realise what just happened. "What the, how did you?" the boy was confused. "Don't mess with me boy, now... who put you up to this and why?" I asked with my finger on the trigger.

"I'm not telling you a thing it's not like you're going to shoot me"; he gave me a very annoying smirk. "Try me" I shot a bullet right next to his head, I reloaded the gun then pointed straight to his head.

"Okay it was your father he ordered me to kill you" as soon as he mouth opened my body became paralysed "Why would he want me dead?" "because he knows what you are and so did Laurence. Your father disapproved of Laurence's idea of protecting you. Your father wanted to kill you and I would too if I were in his position".

"Your so called father tried to kill you himself but Laurence stopped him. So in order for your father to kill you, he had to get rid of his own son" I couldn't believe it. "No papa loves me he took care of me... w... why" I shot the boy in the leg then ran out the door.

It started raining but I didn't care I just kept on running, I ran as far away from that place as I possible could. But sooner or later my legs gave way. I could feel myself crumbling, falling to the cold hard ground, heh I guess this is it for me, I'm cold and exhausted and people around here hate me no one would ever want to help an orphan girl like me.

"Why does everyone I love always end up leaving me...? Even after they promise to never leave me... They always leave.... They always lie..... Even when they said Nightmares aren't real.... They lied...

I could feel myself drift away and I couldn't do anything but just lay there helpless.

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