[in the way of]Life and death

Chapter 1

Welcome to chapter 1 enjoy your stay.

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The crackling of a campfire; the smell of flames. Such a sweet euphoria. But where is it coming from?

I awake in the pitch black a mist floating around me "Matilda?" I speak looking around with a laugh "it's a little late." I say before I struggle this isn't any game. It's smoke.

I slowly rise from my single bed and open my door. I find nothing.

Curiosity kills the cat.

I proceed to the stairs too peer down them, nothing. This is ridiculous, what is decision?I venture down the winding stairs to see flames they're reaching their arms out to me so invitingly.

A smile appears across my face before my conscience takes control of me. I run up the stairs coughing and spluttering helplessly.

I run to my parents room to see them peacefully asleep as if almost lifeless. I walk to my dad and shake him with panic.

"what?what?" he speaks raspily "there's a fire, down stairs." I say as I move to wake up my mum "wake up" I shout at her before she asks the same as my father "we have to get out, there is a fire. We'll all die!" I plea.

They move swiftly out of the bed gathering their phones and wallets before my dad picks me up and rushes down the stairs my mother in front.

"Holy shit" she says standing looking at the gigantic flames walk even closer to us. "move" I cry out as she stands staring at the flames in awe "please!" I plea

"move honey move." My dad yells placing me down to help take my mom he ushers us out of the house before forgetting he's still in there. He calls the fire department but he never emerges.

"dad!" I shout "dad!" I attempt to run inside but my mother catches my Arm "don't baby, he made a decision."she says monotonous as she engulfs me in a hug so tight I thought I was still in the house.

The fire department arrive about 20 minutes later asking what happened, of course neither of us know how it started or who did it. We were all sleeping.

Or so we presume.

"My dad, please mister. Find him I want to say my goodbye to him." I plea with singular tears running down my cheeks and my nose spewing it's own tears.

The only thing he says is "we'll do what we can" but are they even going to try hard enough?

I could see the flames inviting me back to bed from my own room, at least my diary would've been burnt to a crisp for nobody else to see.

I don't need them worrying about what happens at school all the mysteries that happen with my body and that I'm trying my own way of figuring things out.

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(who's back story do you think this belongs to, Dai or Mark?)
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The street bustles along with the day,one by one another horn from a vehicle ringing in my ears as I push myself closer to my father for comfort.

He pats my hair lovingly as in to say "it's okay.i'm here,don't be scared" but with out words just a warm smile and a pat.

He didn't need words I knew he loves me in every way he possibly can.

These days out show a lot:he'll get me my favorite character at the shop,we'll get new clothes or we'll bond over a drink and a cookie... Or two.

At exactly 3:00pm as usual we leave to walk home through the nature reserve next to a skyscraper. We'd push through the people but today is different it's empty but it's rush hour.

We look down the street to see everyone crowding this one area "dad lets go see it could be serious and maybe we can help." he nods and we was quickly over there to see a woman.

Her blood staining the concrete a gaping hole in her skull. The public turns her over and my dad and I stand mouths agape almost catching flies.

"mom!" I cry out causing everyone else to peer at us. I push through them all and fall to my knees next to her "lifeless body "mom..." I say tears streaming my face.

I was engulfed in a loving hug my dad's tears staining my top. I push my head into his chest for comfort "why?" I whimper as my dad brushes his fingers through my hair "I don't know but we'll cope. We're strong,okay?" I nod and we look at those surrounding us tears striking their own eyes.

"can one of you call someone to umm take her body?" I ask as my voice cracks a little "I've done it don't worry just get back home little one I'm sure it's a lot to handle. And sir take good care of yourselves." she says kindly

"we will do." My dad says with a bow before picking me up and walking thorough the nature reserve.

"we'll get through it. But we'll never understand as to why she did it, we just have to move on." My dad says through a forced smile.

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(who's back story is this Dai or Mark's?)
"This day still makes me cry bucket loads it's hard to get over no matter how long ago it took place, no matter how old I was" I say.

Two different people,two different yet similar backgrounds yet they say the same sentence at the same time. They're connected.

When will they find out? Will they ever find out, they live in two separate worlds with no connection.