2. Cindy?

They left the restaurant and headed home. Kenny felt the car is out of ordinary. "Kenny?" "Sorry, sir, it's nothing." [Maybe it's just my imagination.] Kenny tilts his head and wonders to himself.

As the car stops in red light. Hana noticed a man riding on the motorcycle next to them. The man then slide up his helmet, turns to look at Hana. Hana was calm but she felt like she seen him before.

She turns to the front and it hits her. He is the one of those people who were chasing her on that day. Hana bit her bottom lip. [Stay calm, Hana.] Leo who was sitting on the passenger seat, looks behind and looks at Hana, who was biting her bottom lip. He looks in the corner of his eye and noticed a man on the motorcycle. [They have found her.]

He then turns to look at his beloved wife. Her eyes met his. He nods. Ai turns and looks at Hana. [No matter what...we will protect you, Hana.] Sora was sitting in between his grandmother and Hana. He heard Hana whispered something. Sora tilts his head, confused. [Big Sis...?]

The light turns green. Kenny steps on the gas petal. She noticed in the corner of her eye, a man pulling a gun. She turns and her back is facing forward towards the man. BANG! She's been shot. She hold the pain in. Sora heard the loud bang and starting to cry. Hana hugged him closer to her. "Shh...it's okay, Sora. It's okay." Ai then takes out of the gun and aim to the man's head. BANG! The man fell off the motorcycle. "Hana." "I'm okay. We need to get Sora to a safe place."

Hana turns to Kenny. "Kenny." "Got it." Sora looks up at Hana, he noticed Hana was in pain. "Big Sis..." She looks down and met his eyes. She smiles. "Everything will be okay." Leo also takes out a gun, as he sees a black car gets closer to them. [Another one?] He aims one of the tires. The black car also lost its control.

As they drove through another traffic light, BAM! A big truck purposely crashed onto them. The car flips over three times. The truck then quickly escaped from the scene. Kenny slowly opens his eyes and slowly unbuckled his seatbelt. He quickly get out of the car. "Master...Ma'am...Miss...Little Master..."

Hana slowly regain her consciousness. "S-Sora." She slowly turn her head. "K-Kenny." "Miss..." Hana unbuckled Sora and carried him to Kenny. Kenny grabs Sora from Hana. Hana then soon lose her strength. She turns to Ai, who is unconscious. "Ai." Hana tries to reach out but she couldn't lift her arm up. Hana's eyes slowly lose its strength from keeping her awake.

Kenny took Sora and run across the road and let Sora hides behind the bush. "Stay here, okay? I'll get them out of there." Sora nods. As soon as Kenny turns around, another car shows up. Kenny yelled for help but the car purposely crash into them once more. Kenny gasped. "Master...Madam...Miss..."

[At the hospital]

Rui rushed to the hospital as soon as he received the call from Kenny. Rui sees Kenny standing by the ER with a bandage around his head. "Kenny." Kenny looks up and sees Rui. "Young Master." "Where is my parents? They're okay, right?" Kenny dropped his gaze to the floor. "I apologized. Your father didn't make it. Your mother is in the ICU, steady." Rui's shoulders slumped and lean against the wall.

[How can this be? What happen?] Rui turns his head to his side and sees Sora sitting on the bench, emotionless. Kenny speaks up. "He's been like that ever since the crash." "Who's in the ER?" "...Miss Hana..." [That's right. Hana went with them.] "...Anything yet?" "No sir." Sora gets off the bench and tug Kenny's suit. Kenny looks down and sees Sora. "Ken Ken, Big Sis will be okay, right?" Kenny smiles. "She's strong, so she will be okay." Sora thinks for a bit and said, "Big Sis was acting strange today." "How so?" "She kept turn around and looking for someone." Rui knitted his brows.

"I knew it! She's such a bad omen to this family. Thanks to her, this happens." Rui tries to enter the ER. Kenny stops Rui from entering in the ER. "Rui. As your friend, I know she's a good person." "Her? A good person? She's the one who's behind this. She killed my father." Sora sees the whole thing and shaking in anger. "You! Misster!" Sora pointed at Rui. "You woong. Big Sis did no woong." Sora puts his hands on his waist. "Shee said they have found her."

Sora's foot then were tapping. "Let Ken Ken go." Rui lets go of Kenny. Kenny sighs and kneel down to meet Sora's eye level. "That's what she said?" Sora nods. "Mm. That's what Big Sis said." Sora tilts his head. "But...who's they?" Kenny turns around and looks at Rui. "If you think she's a bad person then go ahead and think what you want to think. If she's a bad person, then why would she risk her life to save Sora and your mother?" Rui stays in silent.

A nurse comes out of the ER. Kenny asked; "Excuse me, how's --" "I'm sorry. She's bleeding too much. We need to transfer some blood into her immediately. Excuse me." The nurse bows and head to the blood center. Kenny looks at Rui. "If Ally were here, if anything happens to Hana, Ally would've lecture you right now. Rui. Didn't you promise her to protect Hana? Are you breaking that promise?" Rui turns away and stays in silent.

Kenny takes Sora's hand and they both sat down on the bench, wait impatiently. [I don't think Hana is a bad person. She does have a mysterious aura around her.] Kenny recalls when they first bring her to their home. She asked; "Is it safe?" [...Could it be....someone's coming after her? But what is her true identity?] After the long hours, Rui was told that his mother wanted to see him. He went to see her to find some answers.

As he arrives, he sees her laying on the bed, with the oxygen respirator mask. He walked up to the bed and hold his mother's hand. "Mother." Ai slowly opens her eyes. She slowly turns and sees Rui. "..Rui..." She slowly smiles. "Mother. Are you alright?" She nods slowly and it hits her. "Where's Hana...? Is she alright?"

"How can you worry about someone else when you're also injured?" Ai chuckles softly. She gripped his hand tightly. "Rui...can you promise me something?" "Anything." "Please don't let her leave the house." Rui doesn't understand his mother. "Mother." "She's a good person, Rui...your father secretly investigate her. It's in an envelope underneath your father's desk in the study room. Look at them in your own eyes."

Ai was gasping. "Mother. Enough. Rest." "Rui...please protect her..be kind to her. She doesn't have anyone left. Be her aide. D-dont let them come for her...okay?" [Them? Who's them?] Rui noticed the heart monitor. "Mother. Say no more. You should rest." "R-Rui. Promise me. Please. I beg you." "Mother." "Rui...please.." Rui bit his bottom lip and nods. Ai smiles. "Thank you." She rubs her thumb on his hand. [Please...love her...too, Rui..] "Can you call me mom one more time?" Rui looks at her. "Can you?" Rui nods. "..Mom.." She smiles. "I miss you calling me that." [Now I can go where your dad is.] Ai slowly closed her eyes, her hand lost its strength and fell down outside of the bed. BEEP BEEP BEEEEEPPPPP

Rui panics. "Mom..." He shook her. "Mom. Mom!" That night, after losing his mother, Rui rushed back home and head to his father's study room. He closed the door behind him and locked the door. He head to the desk, sat down on the chair and reaches out to feel the envelope underneath the desk. He removes them from there and opens the envelope. His eyes widen.

[Hana Lu. DOB: March 4th, 19##. A straight A student. A daughter of Leroy Lu and Sally Kim. Sally Kim died right after giving birth to Hana. Leroy is the chairman of the Lu Enterprise, but he is now the most wanted criminal due to a murdered that he had committed.] Rui was shocked. He puts the documents down. He noticed a letter that has his name on it. [This is father's handwriting.]

Rui opens the letter and began to read it.

Letter:

Rui,

If you ever come across these documents of Hana and this letter, then something did happen to your mother and I. I'm sorry that I kept this secret from you. Leroy, her father, is a good friend of mine. I've known him ever since our college days. It's where he introduce Sally, Hana's mother, to me. They're both great people. After he lose Sally, Leroy made a promise to Sally that he will raise and take care of Hana. Leroy didn't know they send people to monitor his movements. The other day, he called me and beg me to locate his daughter. I didn't know Hana was his daughter.

Once I told him about Hana living with us. He feels relief. He said they are on to him and Hana. He didn't say much because he's afraid that they will get her and harm her. They set him up to a murder that he didn't do. He's on the run. Rui. Both your mother and I know that you hate her, but, Rui, you met her once or twice when you were 4. Don't you remember? You bullied a little girl. That little girl is Hana. You got mad because she's being nice to other boys. Jealously, isn't it?It's okay you don't recall, it's because your head was badly injured from that incident. You and her were playing, a group of men came and kidnapped her. You tried to save her from them, but they harm you from beating you from a baseball bat. You lost your consciousness. Hana was saved. She stays next to you until you awoken up. Once you're awoken up, you don't even remember a girl who you said that you're going to marry to. Now you had grown and matured, Rui, as your father, please protect her. This time you can protect her. Those kidnappers are working with them. Them are Skylar Inc. people. I don't know why they want Hana for, but its probably to use her to lure her father in. Rui, please protect her. Be her aide. That's our last request from you.

Your father, Leo

Rui leans against the chair. He sighs. He noticed a picture was facing down. He picks it up and his eyes widen. It's a picture of him with a little girl. It hits him. He drops the picture on the desk and his head began to throb. He groans in pain. Soon he recalls the moment he first met Leroy and Hana to bullying Hana to the kidnapped incident. [Hana.]

[Month Later]

Hana is finally awake from her long slumber. She noticed the ceiling. [Hospital again...why am I here?] She slowly sat up and sees Sora on the couch, sleeping. It hit her. [That's right the crash. Where's Ai and Leo? Are they okay?] Hana gets out of the bed but her legs were still weak. She fell on the ground. "Damn it."

A nurse came in and noticed Hana on the ground. "Are you alright?" The nurse puts down the food tray on the table and helps Hana to sit back on the bed. "Excuse me." "Yes?" "Where's Ai and Leo?" "Who?" "There were two people with me during the crash." The nurse's face darkens. "I am sorry for your loss." [My loss..? Don't tell me they're...] "They had passed away." Hana's heart drops. "They...didn't make it?" "I'm sorry." Hana lowers her gaze in disbelief. [No, that can't be. They can't be dead.]

Rui arrives the hospital and as he reach the doorway, he sees her. "Impossible. No. They can't be dead. It's not true, right?" Sora wakes up and gets off the sofa. "Big Sis." "Sora. Where's your grandparents?" Sora looks down on the floor. "Gone. Heaven." Her shoulders slumped. [No. No.] Hana gets up and removes the IV on her hand and walked out. "Ms Hana! You're still recovering." Hana ignores the nurse and sees Rui in front of her. She, too, ignores his presence. Hana reached to the front desk. "Where are they?" "Excuse me?" Hana was about to reply but Rui interferes. "Please don't mind her." He grabs her hand, but she shakes his hand off of her.

"Don't touch me." She glares at him. [You've changed, Hana.] He sighs and lifts her up and carried her. "Hey! Put me down this instant. Rui! You sickly bastard. Put me down now." Rui ignores her and takes her back to her room. He toss her on the bed. "Oof." She tries to escaped but he leans closer to her and blocks her way of escaping. "You!" "If you ever step out and causing trouble, I swear I'm going to rape you."

She felt disgusted by his remarks. She turns her head and arms crossed. "Hmph." He smiles as looking at her reaction. [No. You didn't change. You're still the same.] Sora was sitting on the sofa and noticed his father smiling at Hana. [What's with his scary smile?] Sora gasped. [Is he going to eat Big Sis? Oh no, no, no. Not gonna happen. Not on my watch.] Sora paused and looks down at his wrists. [Wait. I don't have a watch.]

[A few days later]

Hana returns to Rui's place. Hana tries to find way to go outside to do some research of the car accident, but Rui was against it. Hana sighs and returns to her room. She toss her pillow at the wall. "Damn Rui!" She sat down with her arms crossed. [What am I going to do now?]

Next day, she lied to Rui about taking Sora to his doctor appointment. Rui lets her go. Hana took and drop Sora off to the daycare and she went to the black market. Before she head theere, she went and bought an oversized black jacket in order to cover her face. Once she arrives to the black market, she sees a lot of muscular men in the black market. She sits on the stool by the bartender. She observes from there.

After an hour, she stands up and head to the exit but she accidentally bump into someone. "Sorry." She was about to leave but the men blocks her way to the exit. "Hey! You think saying is good enough?" Hana sighs. [Looking for trouble, eh?] She turns to the person who she had bumped into. "Isn't it good enough?" The person in front of her was a woman. The woman scoffs. "Just who do you think you are?" "Me? I'm just a nobody. Just passing by here. What about you?" "You don't know who I am?" "I don't and I don't want to know."

Hana turned her back on the woman. The woman then grabs Hana's shoulder and was about to punch Hana but she stops. Her eyes widened. "..Hana?" Hana looks at the woman, she, too was shocked to see the person in front of her. "...Cindy?"