It was a dark and stormy night,the rain glistened on the grass under the moon light sky,as the stars became dim with the morning sun. I began to notice i stayed awake all night peering out my window,gazing at the world. I see it not as others do but as if it were the garden of eden. Mysterious but beautiful in its own way. No one may see it but even though the world is filled with lies and hatred,it is also filled with chances and opportunity and hope.

One day they might see but for now i stay on my lonesome. I stretched my legs and began walking to my bedroom door, as i approached it i heard footsteps along the the hard wood floor. It was my mother but she never usually awakes at this time. I open my door to hear glass shatter in the kitchen. I rushed to see what happened and to my surprise my mother passed out on floor next to a broken bottle of jack and shot bottles of whiskey.

She never use to be this way. Before she had me that is. She was a grade a student with a big heart but during then she met my father and they began dating for quite sometime. On the day of her graduation she told my father she was with child and he left. Told her that the child was not his called her inappropriate names and just walked away, never came back. Ever since that day she blamed me for his disappearance.

Out of no where a knock fell upon our front door. I turned and walked to it peering out the peephole, i seen a man dressed in all black. Tall with a mile long grin. I open the front door and began to speak. “Hello may i help you?” i asked cautiously. “Yes hi i am a friend of your fathers this is laila Roman's house right?” he replied with grace and ease. “Yes i am laila roman might i ask of your name?” “yes ma'am i am edward gilligan,i was sent here to inform you that your father has been in a terrible accident. He was announced dead this morning and his will said to make sure that i edward gilligan give you this letter and key.” he said as handed me a envelope and a small box with a skull shaped key inside.

“Thank You for your message edward it was nice to meet you i bid you well.” “you to laila.”

I shut the door and began to read the letter but before i could my mothe stumbled in from the kitchen. “Who was that bitch! I thought i told you dont fucking answer the door!” she screamed at me. But as always i ignored her snide comments. And walked away out the door.
On the porch i began to read the letter once more.

“my dearest laila,
I know it has been a very long time since I've seen your mother and i have never met you but i want you to know i never forgotten about you my sweet buttercup. The key you have at hand unlocks my home and a box hidden under the floor board in your closet which was your mothers closet at the time of putting the box in there. I really wish i had the chance of becoming your father and meeting you before i passed but unfortunately i didn't if your reading this that means i have met my untimely demise and will never get the chance but i hope you live a happy life please except my gifts and forgive me.

-fredrick dubblebon"

As wipe the tears from my eyes i realize my mother lied to me about his past n who he was. But why? Why would my own mother betray my trust with lies like that and use it as an excuse to blame me and drink her life away? I leave to the library. As i stood at the crosswalk on my street i saw a young woman staring at me. She is beautiful and radiant but what caught my eye was the red gem around her neck. It seemed familiar as if i had seen it somewhere before. I was crossing the street trying to find out who she was a semi had passed and just like that she disappeared no trace.

My mind grew even more curious. I approached the library and reached for the handle unknowingly the library was closed. Maybe it was holiday i thought. I turn around in need of a job i walked to the local pizza place and approached the manager. “Excuse me sir my name is laila and i would like to work here.” he turned and look at me with a curious smile “hello laila im tony samatro welcome to tonys pizzeria if youd like to apply i have to ask you a few questions” he rplied with confidence. “Okay thats fair shall we sit” “yes take a seat.” “okay im ready for the questions mr. Samatro” “please call me tony first question why do you want this job?”

“I am tired of living with my mother and i feel as if i need to start my own life a new.” after a few moments a questions i finally got my answer. “Well laila it seems as if you would be a great asset for the team your first day starts tomorrow at three o'clock” finally my first job “thank you mr.samatro sorry tony thank you ill be on time” so not too long after that i bumped in to my old friend justin.

“Oh hey laila right how yah been?” he said to me “good been working my way up how about you?” i replied with with a smile. “I've been okay same old same old yah know i gotta get to work though or my uncle Tony's gonna be upset” “oh tony is your uncle i just got a job at his pizzeria ig ill see you there tomorrow” “yeah tomorrow bye” strange he usually talks more i wonder if something happened but its probably nothing.

I arrived back home and all i saw was ambulance's and police officers at my house i ran in to see them bagging my mother. Even though she was a drunken abusive mother i still loved her. I walked out side in tears and fell to the ground my hands shaking my cheeks soaked i couldn't compose myself. How could i my mother was being taking away in a hearse.
As i sat there n watched them carry her away i seen mr. Gilligan walking twords me.

“Laila my dear come on lets get you cleaned up while we let them do their jobs.” “but mr. Gilligan i don't understand what happened?” i replied to him as i was still soaked in a river of my own tears. “I came back to deliver your inheritance money and the door was broken and your mother was in the middle of swallowing a full bottle of pills i tried to stop her n save her but it was to late i called the emergency line and that's all that happened”

“Oh i see thank you for trying” i replied to him. Then i went back n side n waited till they left. Once they were gone i tried to clean and when i was done i laid my head to rest. I awoke from my slumber to see a strange shadow across the room i turn on the light but nothing was there. Then i heard a noise down stairs. I walked to my door and began heading down stairs. But as i did i sas her again the beautiful woman with a red gem necklace.

I asked her “who are you?” she stared and said nothing, she walked away slowly. I rushed to follow her but as i did it was as if i was dead the walls began to change with blood falling from every corner the floor turned to black and fire began to rise. I felt as if hell was real. I tried to run back to my room but the dark shadow stopped me and vines began to wrap my legs and arms. I could not move i was trapped no where to run. They shadow figure leaned close to my ear and whispered to me.

“Laila……… laila…………… you can run but you cant hide death will find you our revenge is coming…………” i shook with fear as a loud noise began to ring. I awoke once to realize it was just a nightmare. It was about time for my first job so i ruched to work as i arrived tony was waiting with my uniform. But before i could open the door i heard a loud noise in the alley. Curious of what it might've been i went in to the alley to see what happened. To my surprise i find just being beaten by senseless street thugs.

“Hey! Get away from him you fucking numbskulls!” i yelled at them pissed off. “Or what? Your gonna stop us? Get out of here stupid bitch.” one of them replied with an aggressive sense. “Just run laila please” justin yelled but i couldn't leave him there i had to do something. “I said stop lowlifes!” i ran twords them with a metal bar but as i did i got tripped by the alpha thug.

“I like them fiesty” he said while peering down at me. I tried to get up but was forced down by his strength. As intimidating as he was i was still finding the strength to fight back. Justin tried to fight as well but yet we were both mice in a cat fight. As they were pounding on justin and making me watch i saw her again peering at me by the end of the ally she looked at me with a smile and shushed me. Curious and scared i wanted to know who she was still.

Then just as i was able to grab the metal bar from the cold ground i heard a song beeing hummed so sweet so familiar as if i had heard it before. A ball of light and darkness began to glare from where she stood and yet i was the only one who could see it. The goons and justin were unaware of its presents where we stood.

Just like that i couldn't see their was screaming and crying but i couldn't see a thing as to know what was going on. What i felt was free the goons were no longer hold me down. Next thing i knew i woke up on the ground with justin checking on me.

I couldn't remember a thing that just happened. “Laila? Are you okay? Please be okay.” justin said with such concern. “Yes im fine justin what happened?” i asked while holding my aching head. “You don't remember? Its okay we cant talk about it here we need to go now though” he said while helping me up.

His face had a very concerning look on it as if he saw something he couldn't believe. After a few moments passed and we were safely in the clear he looked at me and said “what was that laila?” i looked with confusion because i have no memory of what happened in that ally. “justin i don't know last i remember was being held down by the alpha” i said.

“Well what ever happened you saved us and we are okay that's all that matters.”

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