Pretty World of Humans

I was just curious!??

It was too late and I was literally running home. I took the shortest way possible as I didn't want to be left alone in the dark streets alone and secondly of my scary step mother. Yah Yah! Just like most step moms, mine ain't an exception to be among the rarely sweet ones.

I was almost there and took the turn to my lane. I found the road unusually quite blacker and some what creepy. I increased my pace and suddenly tripped over something, falling hard on the road. Oouchh....that really did hurt. I stood back up and turned the flashlight in my phone to see what caused me to fall. I gasped and took a step back in shock with my hand covering my mouth to see a gun lying on the road.

I looked around to see if someone is around to see not a soul anywhere. I had a feeling like this is some kind of trap or a trick to fool me. I slowly walked towards the gun and picked it up to see if its real and was sure as it was heavy enough.

I once more checked around to see if someone was watching me and slowly put the gun into me coat's pocket. Ridiculous! I know, although I didn't know why I kept the gun with me but just did it. Maybe to hand it over to dad?

I again flashed the light all around and turned to go to my house without turning the light off.
But the next sight I met made me fall back with a blow from shock.

A man was lying on the road in front of me, blood around his head. Sure enough he was shot with the gun which is right now in my pocket.

To say I am not terrified would be an understatement. I didn't know what to do. I was shaking with fear that I started to panic. I picked myself up in a haste and ran towards the old mill house nearby. The house was totally ruined as they did not business any longer. It was completely surrounded with over grown plants.

I quickly dropped the gun into the bushes as I didn't want anybody to suspect me for just keeping the gun. I cursed me for my stupidity and rushed back to my house entering through the back door.

Normally, one should immediately inform the cops about this, but maybe I just wanted to save the trouble for myself. I cringed at my own stupid conclusions.

I quietly went to my room trying not to wake my family. I tried to open my room without making the slightest of noise. I turned the lights on to have the next shock of seeing a very furious lady sitting on my bed.

"Where were you Amelia?", Eliza, my step mother asked in her most deadliest voice.

"I...I well... was ...", I stuttered with confusion trying to think of a valid excuse to satisfy her.

"Don't you hear me? What happened to your voice now?", Eliza shouted.

"No.. No.. I was gonna come as soon as possible but...", I tried to explain wondering why I was even trying to explain my reasons to her. Maybe I'm too shocked to be in my senses.

"Ugh! Just leave it. I am fed up with your lame excuses. I am telling this to your father first thing in the morning", Eliza said huffing and walking out, slamming the door on her way.

I stood staring at the door not thinking about what Eliza just said as I was quite used to her. My thoughts was stuck thinking about the dead body that is lying in front of my house.

It was way past midnight and I couldn't bring myself to calm down. I was pretty sure nobody else saw the body and my neighbors would be sure enough snoring.

I slowly went out of my room and checked if Eliza has slept. Once I made sure nobody was watching me, I did the next most hilarious thing in my entire life. I went to the back door and with light steps started walking towards the body. I, myself am surprised at what I'm doing.

After taking a deep breathe, I knelt down to my knees to see the man properly. I wonder from where I got such big guts, silly in this case too.

I checked if the man was by any chance alive but no since he was shot more than once. I saw something under the man's hand to see a piece of parchment. I slowly took it and tried to read what was written in it but unfortunately it was some language I was least familiar with. Anyways, I put the paper into my pocket.

I noticed the man was wearing a chain with a pendant so tight to his neck that I thought this was enough to kill a person. I brushed my thoughts away and checked the man's pockets just to find something as I usually sees in movies where they get some clue.

No, I wasn't going to investigate or anything but just the mere thought of getting to know something interesting. I couldn't find anything other than another gun.

I stood up and thought of going back before someone spots me and concludes that I am the murderer and slowly went towards the back door and inside.

Suddenly, a thought flashed into my mind and I made my way back to the body.

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