Before Dawn

Chapter 1

The news is been displayed in the television of the bedroom.
  "The criminal Wong, is been taken to prison for the kidnapping of Type." The headline of the news is shown in the television.
Reporters with their mics and video camera are recording the mid age man handcuffed. He is surrounded by multiple police men as he walks towards a black van.
"Is Type still alive?" A female reporter asks stretching her mic towards the criminal.
He stops and looks at the camera facing him.
"I ate him" Wong chuckles villainously before he enters the van.

      The woman watching the television screams painfully. She scatters the makeup, cream and perfumes kept on a table near the wall of the white painted room. She pushes the books on the shelf which falls to ground. The room door opens and an elder woman with her assistant enters the room.
"Mai, what's going on?" Ahn, Mai's mother looks around the room seeing how scattered everywhere is. She looks at the television and sees the news displayed on it. She looks back at her daughter and sees her sitting on the floor.
"Mrs Mai. Please calm down." Cheer, the assistant walks towards Mai careful of not stepping on the objects on the floor.
  Cheer bends down and tries carrying Mai up to her feet gently.
"Why did you turn on this channel? You shouldn't be watching this kind of news." Ahn cautions her daughter. But Mai doesn't speak up instead she pushes Cheer and runs past her mother into the bathroom locking the door.
   Ahn turns around and tries opening the door but it doesn't even budge. She looks back at her assistant.
"Arrange her room back and check carefully so she doesn't use anything to harm herself ." Ahn walks out of the bedroom.

           Tutor is standing next to a table with a pink slim cylindrical bottle of cream on it, 'Luv n Face' is written stylishly on the bottle. He looks around and sees some of the workers in the office with him.
"Thank you all for coming. It's with our coordinated team work that we are able to get the company this far. We have launched Luv n Face and we are getting many positive response both in Thailand and foreign countries. So let's keep working hard to achieve greater success. " Tutor says raising the cup of champagne up as his fellow workers do as well. "Let's cheers to DayLinx Company."
  After the cheers, they drink the champagne and begin talking among themselves.
"I will be leaving first, I have something to discuss with my father." Tutor smiles as they bid him farewell for the day. Tutor reaches the floor of his father's office and he hears his phone ringing. He brings out his phone from his pocket, seeing Miss Cheer calling he quickly answers it.
"Yes Miss Cheer." Tutor stops in his track.
"Come home immediately. Mrs Mai need you." Cheer says and cuts the call immediately.
  Tutor decides to meet his father first before going home immediately. He knocks on the door before walking in. Jab stands up seeing his son walking in.
"Dad." Tutor hugs his father then they take a seat.
"You have really made me proud son." Jab smiles.
"Thank you. I had a call from Miss Cheer so I just came to see you before leaving."
"Alright. I will be home very soon." Jab says following his son to the door of his office.
     A car drives in and parks beside the wall fence of the house. Tutor steps out and runs into the house.
He sees Miss Cheer standing outside of his mother's room.
"Where have you been? I said you should come here immediately" Miss Cheer tries to lower her voice to keep her from shouting. 
  Tutor enters his mom's room and sees her holding a framed picture of a boy.
"Mom" Tutor walks towards his mom. Tutor sees his mom's tears fall on the picture. Tutor takes the picture and drops it on a table beside the bed.
"Mom, you have to stop doing this to yourself. Let's just pray and hope that Type is brought back home. I know he is alive somewhere." Tutor holds his mom's slender hands. "When you're hurting mom, I'm also hurting. The family is hurting."
Tutor looks up as he feels Mia's hand on his head. He looks up and smiles.
"You need rest and sleep mom. Miss Cheer, please come in."
The door opens and Miss Cheer comes in holding a tray with a cup of water in it and pills placed inside a small plastic cup.
  Tutor takes the cup of water and the medicine. He pours the medicine in his mom's palm and gives the cup as well.
  Mia takes the medicine and gulps it down with water and soon after she starts feeling sleepy. Tutor helps her lie down in bed and tucks her in with the bedsheets. He goes to his grandmother's room and sees her pacing around.
   Madam Ahn turns around seeing Tutor walk in.
"Grandmother..."
She slaps Tutor on his cheek causing him to gasp in pain.
"Don't think because you are able to calm my daughter means you're a member of this family. You're just a subs..."
"Substitution... I know I am. But what I'm doing is because I love everyone in this family."
Ahn giggles hearing what Tutor said.
"Leave my room. I don't want to see your face." Madame Ahn sits on the slim foam mattress on the ground then she turns on her radio and Buddha chantings can be heard.
  
                      20 YEARS AGO
     A black car drives into the Angels Orphanage. Children can be seen playing around in the green field by the left and the building is in front. A nun comes out and sees Madame Ahn and Miss Cheer standing beside the car.
"Welcome to Angels Orphanage. Please come in."
Madam Ahn and Miss Cheer follow after the nun into the building. They pass various rooms before reaching the nun's office. In the office, are two boys and three girls standing all lined up.
"Good day ma'ams" the children greets giving a waai. Madam Ahn smiles taking a seat while Miss Cheer stoads beside her.
The nun who is standing by the window of the white painted office with a table of Christian inspirational books and bibles tells the children to introduce themselves.
"Hello, I'm Joy kha." A pale skin girl with her hair braided into two says. Madam Ahn nods admiring the beauty of the girl.
"I'm Boat Kha." A tanned skin boy with low hair cut says nonchalantly.
A girl with short hair gives a waai before speaking. "I'm Pring kha."
"Morning, I'm Love kha." A tall girl with long hair says.
"Good morning ma'am" A young boy with pale white skin says. "I'm Tutor kha." He smiles making Miss Cheer to smile back at him.