Chapter 1.2.: The day We get to know ourselves

Mom and I came to the Auntie's house. Dad always used to put her house's spare key in the car's glove compartment. Just as mom stopped the car I took the key from there and ran to the house's door. I heard mom shouting at me but I had no time for that, I was worried about dad. I stopped at front of her door with key in my hands and keyhole in front of me.

"Rin no, you shouldn't barge into someone's house like that. Stop that right now ".

But I thought she was my auntie so she'll definitely not mind this right, I can say sorry to her after seeing dad.

" Rin stop that...,"

I heard something like that but I was already pushing the door inside. Till the time mom catch me up I was already in the house and looking for dad. I suddenly stopped.

" Rin you're getting out of hand day by day, I think we need to ........" mom stopped even without finishing what she was saying. She also heard those weird noises coming from one of room inside the house. I know and clearly remember to whom one of the noise belongs to, it my dad's but I didn't know why he was making such weird noises, as for the other noise, It was some woman's but I had never heard that voice and didn't know who this woman was. My first thought was she is my auntie but still confused with why they're making these weird noises, I looked at my mom's face with askance. When I saw mom's expression, I was shocked, she had a strange expression on her face…

" Honey, go back in the car and wait there for me" she said with a stern face.

I wanted to retort but seeing her stern face I didn't dare and traced back my footsteps to the car.

I was sitting there in the car for quite a while now, when I decided to go back in the house to look myself. Just as I was about to open the car, I saw mom coming out of it. I shut it back silently. I saw dad was also coming behind her and saying something to her. I was about to rush to dad and give him a hug when I saw a someone coming out the house. She was a woman but I didn't see her face, she was behind dad but I felt like I had seen her somewhere but I didn't remember where.

Mom turned around and said something to that woman after that the woman went back in the house. Mom and dad was now alone there. I pushed the door and came out when I heard something.

" Rin stay in the car" I heard.

Again I went in the car and soon mom also came. I asked

" Mom isn't dad also coming with us".

" Honey how about I took you to Cherry's home and you stay there for a day or two?" asked mom.

" Why mom are you and dad is going somewhere" I asked. I usually used to stay at my friend's house whenever mom and dad use to go somewhere for few day and for obvious school reasons I couldn't accompany them. But it's been almost three years now when I last went to her house even for a night stay.

" Mom has to go somewhere and will not be coming home for a while and that man is going to stay here" replied mom.

" Then I'll also stay here at auntie's house with dad" I blurted out.

" Nooooo" shouted mom " you can't stay here".

I shuddered. That was the first time mom had ever shouted at me or even at front of me. Mom was a really calm person and never get angry but today she was for some reasons.

I wanted to ask but I just couldn't seeing her face.

The car stopped and my mom went to talk to my friend's mom and told her something and asked if I can stay there for some days. After seeing me off mom went somewhere.

It was the second day of my stay when dad came to see me. We talked quite a lot then. I can see that dad was very sad that day and when I asked dad about what happened he said " Honey I made a mistake and broke the trust of your mom. I have disappointed her". Dad didn't say anything else about it. When I asked if he knows where had mom gone. He said.

" She must have gone to one of her friend's house. Don't worry tomorrow dad will go and ask her for forgiveness. I don't want my mistake to break apart my whole family. I am prepared to do anything to keep us together."

It was the day before my fifteenth birthday when mom and dad came to pick me up from Cherry's home. And cause the next day was my birthday so Cherry also came to my house for night stay with me. That night I had the most delicious food I ever had in my life. Mom had made all my favorites and even dad was enjoying it. Mom and dad were both talking like they usually do. That time I suddenly remembered something and I asked.

" Dad where's auntie Marie, is she going to come tomorrow to my birthday?".

Suddenly the atmosphere of the room became strange. And the expression on the dad's face was of awkwardness.

" Honey, that woman went back to US so she won't be coming for the party tomorrow and remember she was not a good person so you shouldn't bring her name from next time. Even your dad has promised to never meet her again. Isn't it?" Mom looked at dad with a half smiling face.

" Yes, of course I'll keep my promise to you and not going to meet her again in future" said dad.

I wanted to ask something else but seeing they were not in the mood of talking about her so I refrained myself.

Next day I went to my birthday shopping with cherry.

We took some time coming back from shopping and returned in evening.

When I came back I saw the door slightly open. I thought someone had left it open by mistake.

I entered in the house while shouting " We're back mom". My nose twitched, I smelled something strange and we went to see in the room from where is was coming.

I saw dad and I heard someone screaming before me and falling. I didn't turn to see who is it. My mind was getting blank. I saw dad, he was lying there on the floor in a pool of blood without wearing anything. His face was calm but some kind of crimson liquid was coming out of his mouth that was wide open. There were patches of that liquid on his face and even his lower lip was torn by something. My eyes moved to his stomach.....

I don't remember anything after that except my eyes slowly closing and I hearing sound of someone falling.

When I opened my eyes again, I was on a bed and looking around I found out I was in hospital. I saw my friend Cherry there sleeping on the chair. When I tried to call her I felt my mind becoming heavy very heavy

" C… chhh… che..rr..yyyy…"….

She opened her eyes. Seeing me she started crying. She immediately came and hugged while crying. After talking to her, I found out I was in hospital for more than a month now. She told me that I used to scream almost every day.