November 12, 1972

"I'm not a little girl anymore , Mom ! Stop treating me like I need someone to hold my hand because News Flash, I don't!" I ranted on and on, angered. My mom looked at me with a speechless expression and I didn't know what to do either. I've never been like this before. I have changed and not for the better.

"How dare you talk to me that way? Ever since your father died a year ago, you have had nothing but an attitude. I know you're a smart young teenager  but that is no excuse for you to act smart with me. Also, don't you think I miss him too?! G-Go to your room. Now! You better not act like this when we go to your Aunt's house! " She shouted at me like never before. But I'm not shocked. I think I set the bomb inside of her.

I ran to my room and pondered. I thought ' Well, I should apologize for what I did. ' But then again, she treats me like some kind of pre-schooler. Im sick of it.

My eyes started getting heavy, not because I was tired. I felt a tear trickle down my face and wiped it quickly. Why am I crying over this? I stopped and laid in my bed while drifting off into sleep, thinking about tomorrow. We visit my favorite Aunt. That should brighten my mom's mood.

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I woke up to a loud scream. It sounded like an absolute sign of terror and horror. I arose from my bed and heard it again. That one sounded as if it was coming from my own mother. "Hmm..." I mumbled. I slowly moved close to the door and opened it slightly. I looked out to see no one and nothing. What the heck is happening? Then I heard someone speak.

"Where are they?!" I heard them yell. I slowly walked down the hallway to the stairs. "Don't you dare mess with my children. Kill me if you need to, but I won't let you touch my children in anyway. " I heard my mother say , crying. The make-up from her face wasn't gone. Did I cause all of this?  Did I hurt her this much? Have I been the one causing her depression over these years? No no... this could not be happening... I wanted to walk closer to them without being spotted by the man, but I bumped into table which had a vase on it. It was like slow motion. The vase fell before my eyes and crashed into pieces, making the sound noticeable. I looked at the man and he looked straight at me with a smirk and a growl. I felt like throwing up but this wasn't the time to. I quickly got up and challenged him by looking at him straight in the eyes, forgetting about my nauseous state. 

 "Let go of my Mother". My Mother was staring at me with her blue, shining eyes. I wonder what she was thinking. I would die for her though we were angry at each other before this. Before I could even grasp a hold of what was quickly happening, he charged toward me and I started to run as fast I could to my brother's room.

"Anayah.... Run!" My mother cried. I ran up the stairs and the man was right on my tail. He grabbed my leg which caused me to fall right on my face. I yelled and screamed to my full ability. "Let go of me, you jerk!" and with that, I kicked him right in the face and ran while he fell down the stairs. That had to hurt.

I opened the door to my brother, Oren's room as fast as I could. I ran straight to his bed and shook him awake. I'm surprised he wasn't awake before. He looked at me and said, "What is going on..." I exclaimed, "A robber came into the house... he tied up mom and she is down stairs. She doesn't want us to save her..." I start to feel tears trickle down my cheek slowly . Oren got up and held my hand while running towards the window.

"We have to go," He looked at me with deep concern. I was terrified. That man wasn't just a robber. He was a murderer.

I looked Oren straight in the eyes, eyes filled with terror. I heard a banging on the door of his bedroom and I saw the man. He gave us a smug smile and approached closer to us. We backed away closer to the window, ready to make our escape.

"You thought you little brats could get away from me. I will kill your whole family.  I'll let you get away, but I will find you," He said . His voice as cold as ice. Oren opened the window as fast as he could and looked down at the ground below. He looked at the man and said, "Don't bother following us." Oren looked at me and nodded, meaning that we were about to escape. With that, he climbed out of the window and started to climb down the exterior of the house.

I looked back at the man who was looking at me with hate in his eyes. "You better run while you can, darling" he said. I felt so nauseous I didn't feel alive anymore. I started climbing out of the window and climbing onto the side of the house. I land and spot Oren in the front yard.

I exclaimed, "We have to go.Now." We started to run as fast we could. In the distance while running, we heard a gun shot coming from behind us. We stopped and turned around. We knew we lost everything in that moment, yet, we kept on running to protect ourselves from our past.

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I've been working on perfecting this chapter ever since I got the idea of this book. XD I'll take any comments and any advice! 

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