I try to open my eyes, my eyelids feel so heavy, everything is so blurred. I can some people talking, their voices are so familiar. I look at my surroundings, my surroundings are they are so like a hospital. Am I in the hospital? But why? I try to rewind my memories and everything comes back clear like a picture and I realize why am I in the hospital.
I look around and see Dad talking to Grandma and even Mrs Roger is there. I am in such a big trouble.
"You shouldn't have let her out of the house Mom," says Dad
"I know it's my mistake, George," says Grandma
"No, it is mine. I shouldn't have let her go to Melbourne in the first place then things would have never turned out in this way" says Dad
No! No! Why is Dad here? He won't let me investigate Mom's case anymore. He will try to stop me no matter what. Grandma notices that I am awake
"Geroge, Merliah!" she exclaims
Dad turns around and runs towards me
"Are you okay? Why did you go there?" asks Dad with concern
"George give it a rest," says Grandma
"Merliah once you get recovered we will leave for Hastings and you will you stop your nonsense," says Dad with a firm voice
"Dad, please! This isn't nonsense. I am so near to the truth. Please let me" I plead
"Merliah, what truth are you talking about? The truth is that your Mom committed suicide and she is gone now and you have to accept that which you aren't accepting" says Dad
"No, she didn't. She was happy with her life. Why will she take such a step? I need to know the reason. If someone tells me that I will stop at once" I say as tears flow down my cheeks
"JUST STOP IT!" Dad shouts at me and leaves the room
"Merliah, George is worried about you. He wants you to be safe. You are the only one he has" says Grandma
"It's been eight years already. Just let it go" says Mrs Roger
"It was my Mom whom I lost. I can't let it go. Please leave me alone" I say as tears keep flowing down my cheeks
Grandma and Mrs Roger leave the room. My tears won't stop. How can Dad be so heartless? Everyone knows what happened that day wasn't right but no want me to know the truth, I seriously don't get why everyone is asking me to stop it and let it go. Mom, I miss you so much. No one is able to get me. What should I do? One thing is for sure that I will not stop now no matter what Dad says. I see the doctor enter the room, I hurriedly wipe off my tears.
"How are you feeling?" he asks
"I feel good," I say
"It's good to hear that. You were badly shot. Where are your friends?" He says
" I don't have any idea about them," I say
"They were quite worried about you. I guess they don't have any idea that you have woken up" he says
"I guess," I reply
"As you are okay, can you give a statement to the police. They are waiting for you" he says
I nod my head in yes and two police officers enter the room. One of them takes a seat beside me and takes out a little note. The other one stands beside him.
"Merliah Evans, Age, fifteen right?" he asks as he reads it out from the note
I nod my head.
"Why did you go there?" he asks
"I went there to meet Finn Hazer" I reply
"Who is he?"
"He was my Mom's friend"
"Whom do you suspect apart from Finn Hazer? Why did Finn Hazer shoot you?"
"I really don't have any idea about that"
"That's it. Thank you for your cooperation" he says and leaves the room
As soon as he leaves, I see Lisa, Jack and Edward enter the room.
"Merliah!" Lisa exclaims as she enters "Are you okay?" she asks in a concerned tone.
"I am fine. Guys, can you please tell me what happened after I got shot? Who informed Dad?" I ask
"Well, after you were shot we were in a state of panic. We didn't know what to do. Anyhow, we picked you up and rushed you to the hospital. It was pretty hard to stop your blood from flowing. You were taken to the trauma room. They couldn't find your heartbeat as you lost a lot of blood but you revived. It was a relief. They took you to the operation theatre and we informed your Grandma who in turn informed your Dad." Jack narrates the whole story
"How many days was I unconscious? Where are my belongings?" I ask
"You were unconscious for four days. About your belongings, your clothes were covered in blood so they threw it and it's a relief" says Lisa
"Guys please make sure that no one gets a hold of my bag and especially Mrs Roger," I say
"Merliah are you sure Finn Hazer shot you?" asks Edward
"What do you mean?" I ask anxiously
"When we took different paths I could see Finn Hazer running. He kept turning his head to make sure I wasn't close to him. I was about to get hold of him that's when I heard the gunshot" says Edward
"I could I see a man dressed up same as Finn Hazer but he wasn't running away instead he stood there as if waiting for me to come," I say as narrate my part
"It means someone trying to play the same trick they played with us at your home," says Edward
Who shot me? If it isn't Finn Hazer, then who is it? Is someone trying to frame Finn Hazer? or He is trying to make fool of us? Why did he run in the first place? Was he planning this? Answers are not easy to find when things are so complicated.
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Mystery / ThrillerWhat will you do when your life turns upside down in a moment? Merliah Evans life was completely changed when she discovered her mother's dead body when she was seven. According to the police, she committed suicide and the case was closed. Eight yea...
