Love at Base

Prologue

People say, behind every strong independent woman, there was days where she was alone and helpless. Behind her strength and courage, lies battles and struggles which she fought and endured alone.
And this is my story.
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I was upstairs in my room sleeping when I heard glass break and a thud, sounds of foot steps could be heard from downstairs. My mom and dad was whispering, so I decided that I was was going to come out of my room to make my presence known. "Mom, Dad''! I called out, "what's going on?"
"Capri, sweetheart, take your mom and get back in your room and don't come out until it's clear!" dad exclaimed to me. "What's wrong?", "Why do we have to go back inside!?" " someone broke into our house, dad exclaimed." Go into the room with your mom and lock the door and wait until you hear five knocks. "Be careful." mom called out, careful not to make to many noise.

" Mom, I'm scared."

" It's ok, the cops are on their way. Everything will be fine." Mom smiled reassuringly to me as she tried to calm me down. It wasn't long before we heard gunshots and the sound of my father groaning in pain.
"Andy!" Mom gasped my dad's name.

"Sweetie, stay right here,"

she said before running out the door and towards the danger that behold for her. "Mom, wait." Everything happened so fast. Mom rushed down the steps with me following shortly after. The only thing I saw was when one of the two guys that stood close to the back door fired shots at my mom and my dad once again. I screamed as my mom collapsed and tumbled down the rest of the stairs right next to my dad who wasn't moving anymore.

"Mom, Dad!" I screamed in shock. One of the guys ran away and the other one, who had shot my mom and dad stood for a second with the gun pointed at me. Our eyes met and I swore that he was going to end me right there and then. I stared at him with frightened eyes as I tried to understand why was this happening to my family. Just as I closed my eyes, the police sirens could be heard from a few houses down.

"Dude come on, we have to go! The cops are here!" The guy who left first shouted to the guy that stood with his gun still pointed at me. He looked as if he was conflicted at the moment but eventually ran away leaving me unharmed.

"Mom! Dad!" I cried as I ran towards their lifeless bodies.
"Please... don't leave me."