A Nightmare

The sound of people's wail were overheard and the deafening sound of ambulance's siren. The young Thea was still stunned on how her Aunt appear in front of her just minutes ago. She keeps on giving her Aunt a few glances,seeing her crying so hard while making their way to a certain room. Even though Thea have made her way in the hospital she doesn't know what is going on. ever since her Aunt came to their place,she keeps on saying sorry to her and cant even communicate well because of a heavy crying.

The feeling of being uneasy can never hide from growing in Thea's heart she hasn't seen her parents yet since they went off to buy some snacks. She can feel her arm getting numb on how tight her Aunt is holding her,and pulling her towards a room. She can see nurses and doctors that are seemed to be in panic and in a hurry. When they entered,all she saw was blood,she can hear all those cries from the people lying on different beds with blood cover in whole of them. She and her Aunt walked and looking for something,while Thea keeps on looking to those injured patients crying in pain.

She noticed her aunt loosen up her grip in her hand,she took a look at her Aunt only to see her cry harder. Thea was stunned,her body getting all numb,its as if there was a heavy thing that was tied in her feet,that makes her just stood up in her place not moving anything,just looking in front of her.

Two bodies lying on two beds,both are unrecognizable from all the blood and wounds that covers in all of them,but Thea knew. They're her parents,from those clothes they wear when they left,her mother's ring,her father big thumb,she can see all of it,and at first glance,she instantly knew its her mother and father.

Her Aunt and her grandmother both cried so hard and pulled her into a hug. Thea cant speak a word from she had just witness,its too much for her age at just one night. The young Thea found herself walking towards her mother's hand; she gently caressed it and gave her mother's hand a gentle kiss.

*I hope this time Mama,I'll hear you giggles after that kiss.*

Thea looked down on her feet while still caressing her mother's hand waiting for her to move. But with no luck,she didn't,instead she felt her grandmother's hand on her head patting the little Thea gently.

She immediately hugged her grandmother feeling the comfort."Grandma,mama and papa loos terrible,when can we go home so we can have our movie night."

Her grandmother pulled off the hug and lovingly looked at her."Look at you,your'e so beautiful and strong,I believe in you darling,I believe you can overcome all the hardships. On the other-hand, would you want grandma to accompany you to your planned movie night?"

"Really?that would be fun Grandma,but how about mama and papa,can they go with us?"

"Unfortunately darling we still cant__"

"Stop spouting false assurance mom!"Thea and her grandmother were stopped when her Aunt angrily disturbs.

"Thea your parents are gone! They are dead okay?! They were in involve in car accident together other cars making these other victims loose their lives!Including your parents!"her Aunt shouted at her harshly taking several attention from other people inside the emergency room.

After a moment of realization,Thea's tears begin to rapidly flow her breath is getting heavy,while hearing her grandmother and Aunt arguing. She took a look at her father and immediately run towards his cold body. The pale color of his hands were held by the little fingers and Thea's warm hug covered her father's cold body.

The next thing Thea felt is her grandmother's hands grabbing her waist. She dont have no longer have the strength to fight back and just let herself being held by her grandmother.

It was already twelve in the midnight,Thea found herself sitting on her grandmother's dinning table in her house.

"Eat up,Darling you haven't had dinner."the loving voice of her grandmother echoed in the whole room that is sitting on the other side of the table.

The food is getting colder,Thea haven't touched it,all she did was to stare on a bowl of porridge.

"Thea my dear,is it okay for you to be left here tomorrow?Im going to get your things in your house."

Thea gave her grandmother a terrified gaze,she felt her knees running towards her grandmother and gave her a tight hug.

"N-no Gr-grandma,dont go___You might not comeback,please dont go. Or just let me go with you."Thea cried,her knees and hands were shaking,its as if she is afraid of anyone leaving.

Her grandmother took a deep sigh and hugged her back,rubbing her small head gently.

"I'll just bring you with me tomorrow,okay?"her grandmother whispered to her ear."For now lets just sleep,the night is too deep for a child and an old woman to be awake."

The next morning,Thea came to her house to get her things. Her grandmother is busy packing her things up and Thea walked inside her parent's room. *This room was never been so empty before.*

"Darling? We can go now."she heard her grandmother's voice,as a cue that she need to go.

"Im coming grandma."she said with her tired out voice.

As she was making her way back to her grandmother,she saw something shining that caught her eye placed behind a picture frame. Curiosity crawl upon her making Thea walked towards the picture frame. She saw necklace with bird pendant;it immediately fascinates her and instantly wore it with smile. Before she could leave she saw an piece of paper in where the necklace is placed,she take it and read something that was written on it.

*Note this is Thea's gift for her birthday,dont forget!* Thea immediately it was her father's hand writing making her tear up.

When she was about to leave she saw another piece of paper on her father's shoes beside the door. She quickly pick it up and it read it.

*My princess' birthday is on April 12! dont forget!* she smiled at the thought of her father keeps on remembering her birthday thinking that he have an early Alzheimer's disease.

"Thea!I called a cab!Hurry up!"her grandmother shouter form the outside of the house.

She run to her grandma with smile and quickly got to the cab.

"Oh,didnt notice that necklace before,where did you get that?"

"I found it in mama and papa's room."

"Its beautiful darling."her grandmother smiled.

Thea felt her grandmother's hands gently holding her hands. "From now on,you will be living with me okay?"