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Chapter 1 SOPHIA WATCHED IN

Word Count: 2271    |    Released on: 03/04/2024

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er plunged the knife out of her mum's abdomen while she just stood at the bottom

om to get a broken doll that she could show her dad when she heard the sound of glass breaking. Clutching her broke

r her dad but he was

been kil

e into view. He gripped the stranger's collar and glared at him. "

ok Sophia's father by surprise and stabbed him in the chest and a small gasp left her lips. She watched as her dad's eyes filled with horror and his lips parted when the

old her, her dad sounded as if he knew the you

which were devoid of any emotions. He looked oddly familiar but she couldn't place out where she had ever seen him. Not wh

ing to kil

her. She was shaking and her lips were quivering. She knew

en safe for her. She hid in a corner and curled herself in a ball as the image of her mum's dead body on the fl

ne and she was too y

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s with her fists. Her eyes were clenched shut and tighter than they should've be

n her eyes as she thought her parent's killer was there in the room with her. She hugged her knees as tears streamed down her face. She was a crying mess and her hai

es. "He-he-he isn't coming, right? He won't come near us, right? He

er eighteen-year-old granddaughter

f her life having nightmares about her parents' mysterious killer and she kept on wondering who he was. The tone in his voice whil

r lips. Whenever she woke up every night after the nightmares, she

throat before her grandma took the empty glass from her l

alright, dear". Her

ana", Sophi

go back to bed?",

bed and nuzzled herself in her blanket. She knew sleep had e

here with you?",

se", she cr

to her and pulled her in her arms. "Goodnight, dear" "

tead, all she saw was the dark and piercing emotionles

s, it might not be extremely hard for people to forget the face of the person who murdered their parents but Sophia's case was different. Instead of forgetting

didn't follow her and a small part of her was grateful while the bigger part of her wished he had killed her along with her parents. At least she wouldn't have gone through the trauma she was g

cept the nightmares part. Her grandma made sure she went to school and at the age of eighteen, she was already a colle

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oodnight", Sophia s

e burly man smiled back at her

e she was the one given the responsibility to do so. All she needed

r night

able, she heard the chime sound of the doo

see the board outside

person but her words died on her lips as her

en of about the same age-maybe twenty-six stood th

were

t a secluded corner close to the door side. Sophia watched as one of the

ed there and the aura they carried made Sophia sick in the stomach. She knew in

ht out his gun had a laptop in front of him with his whole attention on it while the lady was talking to the other guy. Sophia saw the snake tattoo o

in a cult o

' killer send th

p and stood up before pushing his gun back to

oss who was going to kill her

er a small smile. "I'm sorry, we're in a hurry. We can't take it again", The lady placed a ten do

as using the clean the tables. She was scared they would return so she made up her mind to leave the work for that

y towards her grandma and her house since she moved in with her grandma after her parents' death while their house was sold

e, I'm

someone's pleading voice coming from wher

r useless life?", Another man sneered. It was as if he was the one who was

t again. Please accept me back

w another way back home but the curious part of her was against that thoughtful side. She had forgotten the

nly went dry when she

older-looking man on his knees in front of them, beggin

he one they sa

ill, that man's life was in danger and she wasn't sure she could help because they were dangerous peopl

onless look on her face, reminding Sophia of her parents' murder

er?", The second guy slapped the man across the

e younger one of them. Maybe the laptop guy

hould be killed for your huge betrayal" " the lady said. She didn't even look or sound like

ng right now", the Laptop guy growled and pressed the

The laptop guy didn't let him fi

uy smiled at the laptop guy w

floor as he lay there, in a pool of his blood while his eyes were o

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