My Demon

6 - Pain

  A few minutes later after Kuro left, my dad arrived. I heard the door opening and then closing.

"Dad?" My trembly voice tried reaching my father's ears.

"Lizzie? What's wrong?"

"Mom..."

"What's wrong with her? Lizzie, you're freaking me out!"

"I... I can't say."

"I'll check our room."

  Dad hurried upstairs to their room then I suddenly heard a thud- probably from the bag crashing on the floor.

"S-SARAH!" My dad shrieked. If I was able, I would have went to check on him.

"Dad, just don't call the police department, please."

"Why?"

"I...I think I know who is it." Uh-oh, this will become complicated.

"Who?"

"...You'll know when it's time."

"What about Peter?"

"He's fine."

  Dad let out a sigh of relief and told me to sleep. I tried to but it was hard and when I managed to, nightmares woke me up. One thing was certain, no school tomorrow for both Peter and I.

(っ´▽')っ~~~

  I woke up from a nightmare in the morning. My eyes directly looked at the window to find the sky enveloped in between dark clouds. I opened the window and let out my hand. The cold wind blowed fiercely. The trees fighting it. Then, I walked out of the room to find Peter standing in front of my room's door.

"Lizzie, where is Mom?" His question froze me. I broke into tears before he spoke up again.

"Lizzie, where is Mom? Answer me."

"She went to bring you a surprise but she won't come soon. The surprise is big." I lied.

"Surprise!" He shouted. "Mom will bring a surprise!"

  I went to the bathroom and sat on the floor. Then, I let out more tears to escape. I cried until my eyes became dry. Walking to the bath tub, I opened the shower, not caring for the temperature. After I was done, I just brushed my teeth and washed my face, ignoring my messy hair.

  I went downstairs to eat breakfast with my family- without Mom.

"Dad! Mom will bring a big surprise!" Peter broke the silence that nobody wanted to break. Dad shot me a look and I nodded. Nobody spoke anymore.
 
  After breakfast, Dad left the house without telling us where. I turned on the T.V for Peter and went to check my phone. I found a message from Emilia.

I'm sorry for you, Lizzie. I know it's hard for you and all so you can just ignore my messages and calls if you don't want to talk 😔.

Hi, I'm totally fine.

...lair. You usually put a 😉 emoji beside that.

Wait, are you texting me during class?

Yeah, biology.

You'll get caught. Bye.

Bye.

  Chatting with Emi made me feel better but I was back down pretty soon. I didn't know what to do so I sat beside Peter just to make sure he's safe. He looked so innocent for a kid who lost his mother. He didn't understand anything. Peter just thought that life is easy, eat, drink, sleep, and play. My heart was already broken but by now, it was crushed.