The tragedy that changed a life (part 03)

I watched his eyes for a few minutes, trying to see through them, then realizing I couldn't, I looked away and went back to looking at the stars.

"Fine," I whispered back, waiting for what she would tell me.

"Your parents didn't leave you, that's the first thing you need to know, they loved you so much and when they left you with me, you could see the lack of will on their faces, they had no choice but to leave you behind, everything this to keep you safe" She started to speak softly as she hugged me.

I continued to listen in silence without interrupting.

"You look a lot like your mother, just like you, she has long silky black hair and black eyes, she was very happy with your father and they swore they would never part."

"They met when your mother went to the gym in the capital, they were classmates, they soon became friends and started dating, *laughs* it was a happy moment, your mother was happy, I could see that every time she via spoke of his father, the happiness reflected in his eyes "

"Soon she got pregnant with you, oh, how good those days were, and now it's been over 17 years *sigh*, time passes quickly"

"They were very happy when you were born, but the past keeps coming back to haunt the living and our family would go through some dark times." She paused, as if trying to choose the right words to say.

"Well, Elora, there is something about our family, me and your mother, that it is important for you to know. There are beings who have been monitoring the balance of living things and these creatures, although many think they are just legends, they are among us and they do their best not to be discovered, because if discovered and caught they can cause the natural imbalance of things." I looked at my grandmother carefully, held my breath waiting for what she would say next. "Our family is part of this lineage of beings and we are known for-"

*shout out*

A scream broke out into the night, my grandmother and I turned to the voice, and the sight that greeted us was the scarlet red of the flames that engulfed the nearby village.

My eyes filled with terror and I paled in fear, my grandmother who was beside me gripped my hands tightly as I watched trying to figure out what was going on. Rubbing sounds filled the forest a few miles to the north, I turned my eyes in that direction and saw figures, probably of people, dressed in black robes, in the chest region of the cloak, stamped with what appeared to be a golden symbol, but it was too far away. to see clearly.

"Grandma, wh-" The words in my mouth froze as I turned to my grandmother, she looked terrified, she looked like she knew the intruders that showed up that night.

"Elora, run!" She yelled at me. "Run as fast as you can, with all your strength, just run as far as possible!"

"But grandm-" I tried to protest but was soon interrupted. "Listen to what I say, run! After losing them, go to the capital, at Lily of the Valley restaurant in the north of the city and find the owner of the establishment, tell her my name and that you are my granddaughter, she will know what to do next, now run ! "

"But Grandma, *sobbing*, what about you?" My eyes filled with tears, I didn't want to leave her behind, my only family.

"Listen to me Elora, go, I'll be fine" She looked into my eyes and soon I could see through her lies, my tears started to flow and under my grandmother's pressure I ran south with all my strength , my mind was in chaos, I fled to the snowy mountains of the south, I was worried about my grandmother but I couldn't go back, tears were running down my face and I felt a tightness in my chest with the pain I was feeling.

I knew that from then on my life would change.

- End of flashback -