BHOR : Her time has risen

Chapter Nine

"It was the worst day of our lives. We're adopted by him. We love him as much as we'd do to our parents because he saved us that night. Everything burnt into ashes. My father was hated by many of that town, just because he didn't follow their rules, he only wanted to stand out. He never agreed to sell his lands to... to that beast!"

"Beast?"

"I'm sorry to say this or call him that but we both know he is."

"Who is?"

"You're uncle."

"What did he have to do with your town anyway?"

"On that particular land he wanted, it was discovered that there's oil in it, and rare gems. My father found out about this and wanted to hand it over to the government. Word spread out fast, like wild fire, at first, there was no issue, but then, the beast, he got involved. Bribed my father to hand over the land to him, the papers and documents, every single thing, in return for an even greater amount than the government would have offered. And he refused. Using his manipulative ways, he found a way to turn everyone against my family. They scorned at us, spat at us, refused buying from my mother's shop, but my father, he wouldn't give in. I dont know why, what got them so angry and filled with rage. That day, we were in the sitting room, i was the first to feel the heat, and smell the smoke. Before either of us knew what happened, the fire had begun to burn everything, every single thing. When i mean everything, i mean, it didnt leave any stone unturned, unburned rather. My father out of panic, he tried his best to save us from the fire, but my mom," he took a hitched breath, as his voice choked with tears.

"You dont have to tell me any of it if it makes you uncomfortable. "

"No. I have never had the chance, to speak of it ever since that day. I need to get it off my chest. Please," he said looking at her in the eye. The look in his eyes, melted her heart already. Ahe gave a slow nod as he escaped reality, back into the past, the burning past.

"My mom's asthmatic, she had an attack as the smoke filled the entire room, it was burning so much we had no idea how to escape. We could hear the villagers cheering, screaming , i ran to a corner, and shut my eyes, while my sister, she wasn't home. I'm happy she wasn't. My father tried to save my mom, but.. no way. The ceiling began to fall, with the fire on it, you can't imagine, that i watched my parents," "burn before... be... before my very eyes. I couldn't do anything to help them," he broke into uncontrollable tears. "My mom was already dying from the inside. I watched her, as she lay helplessly on the floor, I was the last thing she looked at. She managed a false smile, a painful smile, her eyes shut, slowly, slowly, slowly, and then, i watched my father scream, with bruises on his back, a burnt out shirt, he tried to wake her, mouth to mouth resuscitation, i dont know if he knew, but i knew, i knew she wasnt waking up. I knew she wasnt with me anymore. I watched him, get up in rage, heading towards the fire. He did the craziest thing ever Dawn. He took my mother, and he walked through the fire. Then," she stopped him as she got up from the bed, dragging the drip stand along with her, and covering his mouth with her hand, sitting on the chair opposite.

"You shouldn't be up from the bed."

"Dont think about it again. "

"You don't understand, I've been living with this burden,"

"Because you somehow keep blaming yourself for what happened."

"But I'm responsible. Am I not? I mean, i could've done something to help but as a coward, I sat there. Foolish!"

"How old were you then?"

"Eight."

"I wouldn't blame you. I wont and you should do same. You had no idea what to do. It wasnt you who started the fire. It wasnt you who turned the villagers against your family. "

"Right. It wasnt me. He's got to pay."

"He will pay. " she said lastly, with deep dark hatred, itching for vengeance, as she sat there, remembering how she lost everything within a snap of her finger. She held a grip too tight, forcing her blood to push up the drip. She made it go tighter every second and the blood kept pushing up, every second, he didn't notice immediately, until he heard her wimp.

"Sh*t". He cursed. He jumped up immediately and forced her to release her hands. "Are you crazy!!" He exclaimed. That was when she came into realization of what happened. She sat there motionless, he tried his to best to unpause the flow of the drug and push back her blood to her veins.

"What was all that? You're risking your life."

"Every second, I remember every damn thing that man has done to my family, i get a sudden burn in me, this... this darkness... it burns me up, i have deadly thoughts of things i could do to him. Ways, to make him pay." She said, he could feel the darkness in her eyes. He was shocked, even he didn't feel that way.

"You need to slow it down." He said to her.

"No. She needs to keep it alive, burning with rage."

"She could hurt herself."

"She wont, when she receives the training she requires. And i think, she's ready."

"What?! You cant be serious. She's just recovering, give her time. Few days. I'll help her get on her feet fast. But you can't shorten her life span especially when yours is on the line. " his father shot him a look, before turning to walk away.

"Why do you care so much about me?"

"Easy there princess.  I don't care so much, just cuz of the humanity in me. So we'll be doing some certain exercises, taking walks, and the rest of 'em we'll just get through them. My father's training is not one you would do on an empty stomach and I mean it. So, for today, you'll just do one favor for me. Just for today, channel your thoughts to the best part of your life,"

"Worse. I never had it. What was becoming the best, turned out to be my worst night mare."

"So  what can I do to help? Sing you a song? Tell you a story?"

"You can sing?"

"You can try my bass skills."

"I want to listen to your story." She said . "Your song can come later."

"Alright, but you need to brace yourself for the numerous adventures I've been on."

"How wild can they be?"

"Once,  I murdered a bear in the wild."

"Really?" She said crossing her arms on her chest smiling.

"You don't believe me? How else do yiu think i have all the beautiful ladies at my finger tips. It isnt just the beauty you dont get to see on a normal day,"

"My cousin. You look just like him. Except for his eyes, those hazel green eyes."

"So you fell for your cousin?"

"What? No you perv. We were the best duo. I mean, just like you and your sister, we were inseparable, or so it seemed like it, until my parents cut off every form of contact between us, i never knew why, until, i found out it was his father that..."

"Alright princess. Don't make this about you. I wanna tell you my story."

"Tell me how you murdered a bear. "

"Now now, I wouldn't call it murder. I once kissed this girl her brother chased after me and fell in a pool of mud and dirt. "

"Nothing cracks me up at this point. " she said dryly.