Welcome to the Masquerade

Chapter 1: Repressed Memories

Let me start from the beginning, my name is Dane DeWitt and I go to a high school called Wind City High ,W.C.H for short, see I'm just an average kid you wouldn't think twice about if you saw me. I don't play sports, stick to myself most of the time and to top it off I mostly hang around my two best friends. Logan McLane,my brother in all but blood,and Brittany Rose, the girl that loves her friends and helps them through any problem they have. I,for one, know this very well since what happened to my parents, but thats a story for another time though. "So are you ready for tomorrow, the first day of school, Dane?" Brittany asks as she looks at my lying form,which happens to be on her bed. "To be honest no not really, I mean I try but I just can't concentrate or anything since that happened. If I just tried to do something then maybe, maybe..." "Dane stop tormenting yourself over the what ifs and such because you can't change whats been done. I hate this for you, I really do but its about time you start living life again,not a shell of who you were. Its been 4 months since then and you've been beating yourself you every day since then and i can't take it!" Brittany jumps up and storms out of her room, stopping at the door she sends a glare towards me "I've done almost everything in my power that I can to cheer you up and my patience is very thin, now make a choice either get out and leave me alone until you are your old self again or open up and let me help mend that broken heart of yours. You have 5 minutes to decide." With that she then slams the door shut. Already knowing where she will be I wait a minute or two, deciding I'm clear I open her window and scale the house until I get to the roof. Seeing her shaking form at the edge of the roof back facing me, my eyes droop a little upon seeing this, slowly and silently I walk to her, and embrace her quivering form. Feeling her muscles tighten I run a hand through her hair in a soothing manor, her body turns as she grasps the front of my shirt and empties her bottled up emotions,effectively soaking my shirt in her tears. "Why did it have to be you. Why did you have to actually see it happen. Why..." I put my index finger over her lips, "Shhhh, its ok I will cope with your help,that is,if you'll give me a chance." I force a, obviously fake smile to try to comfort her. "I'm sorry." "Hmmm?" I cock an eyebrow at her asking her to please explain. "For earlier when I snapped at you." "Oh that,thats a roof over a house, OWWW!" I exclaim rubbing my shoulder, "What was that for?" Brittany looks at me with a deadpan expression "That was terrible for your standards." Clenching the area where my heart is located i comment "Ouch,that hurts ya know, it hurts really bad." She lets out a slight laugh and stands up, ending the embrace. Glancing up at her I notice a few tears escape her eyes still. Standing beside her I bring a hand up to wipe them off, looking at me with a bit of a blush she grabs my hand and opens her mouth to speak. "Its funny I thought you've been here for 4 months, me being here to comfort you not you comforting me." She smiles along with me, for it didn't last long, she then looks at me with a hard stare, "You know you told me that you witnessed your parents death 3 and a half months ago but never told me what specifically happened." I tense at that dreaded question "Well as you know it was like any other night....."

~Flashback 4 months ago May 6th 2016~
"Mom I'm gonna go in my room,ok?" "Ok Dane." Mom replies. Shutting my door I walk over to my drawing table and continue a drawing that I've been working on for the past two days, yeah long time for a drawing eh? Well I blame homework for that. Finally finishing it,color and all, I look at the clock 8:00 pm, "Ok not too bad of a time might as well take a shower then get ready for bed." I think. As I get my things together I start walking to the door, then I heard it. CRASH! The sound of glass breaking, now my parents are in no way abusive to me nor each other, with that thought I grab my bag that happened to be packed with a few belongings since I was going to Brittany's house the next day, put my recent drawing in there,and opened the window. Silently climbing out the window I land on the soft ground,duck in a bush next to the window and peer in,regretting doing so as what I see is not an everyday occurrence but more along the lines of down right inhumane and immoral.What I see is my father,a man of 44, having a barrel of a gun pressed right between his eyes, and my mother,a woman of 43, with her hands bound and mouth gagged. Seeing this made my heart beat faster than normal,my breathing quicken,and my palms sweat. "What do you want!" I hear the voice of my father say to the man holding the gun tho his face, "Only to do business Danny don't you remember the contract you signed." "Signed! Yeah about 17 years ago and that contract..." "Took the love of my life away from me, Daniel DeWitt I am here as your judge,jury,and executioner." "Aiden you don't have to do this if you leave I will only charge for breaking and entering along with an empty threat.Max sentence should give you long enough time to think over your plan that you shouldn't have to go through." "Tempting but I DECLINE!" Aiden yells while pulling the hammer back and pulls the trigger.BANG! The bullet flies out of the barrel,and goes through my dads head. "NO!" My mom screams a blood curtailing scream, "Why Aiden, why..." "Dane!" The man who murdered my father calls out looking in the direction of my room. "Is Dane here,Alice?" he looks at my mom, "No he went to a friends house for the rest of the weekend,because of a project that had to be done." "Good, good, it would be a shame if he knew what was going to happen to his dear mother." He states with a sadistic, blood freezing grin. My eyes widen, hands clench into fists, and my teeth clench tightly. "Well now, let's get started shall we?" Aiden mock questions my mother, staring at her with a predatory gleam in his eye. Pulling out a knife from is pocket he proceeds to cut the shirt, starting at the neckline and going down, effectively cutting the shirt clean off. "Why are you doing this Aiden? You were never like this, you are turning into a monster." "Monster!?" His lips curl into a crazed grin. "I'm no monster Alice, I am just a man protecting the one he loves." "No your just a psychopath, that's what you are" I whisper to my self. He moves, knife blade going towards her pants now. After struggling with her, Aiden manages to get her jeans off. Only in her underwear she braces for what is to happen, not oblivious to what he was about to do. Both me and her knew what he was going to do, commit a terrible crime, rape. A tear slides down my face, turning away from the window I hear the screams of fear and the voice of persuasion, trying to get him to stop. The tears keep flowing, taking one look back and see his evil deed has been done.
~End of flashback~