Dear T...

Next morning I woke up to see Arjun sitting there with some papers and a pen, writing and marking something. Small rays of light seeped through the gap of the windows as they were sealed with planks of wood.

"We have a problem," Shade came into the room with his toothbrush. "No running water."

"That is a problem," I stood up. "What are you doing?" I walked towards Arjun.

"48 hours mark." He looked up. I sat down to look at the paper. "48 hours passed since she is missing. I as looking working out all the possibilities." He then looked at me and Shade. "What if, no we already have a possibility of her running away but what if her mother is doing all this?"

"What the hell?" We turned to see Alex standing near the door. "Oh she is an A-class witch. That possibility can work."

"Maybe that's why she is trying to frame us," Shade scratched the back of his head. "Oh god, this whole this is to frame us."

That possibility cannot be ruled out. But why would she do that. I can agree she hated me but I don't think she hate me this much to go as far as making up a kidnapping drama.

"Guys you have to see this," Skyler came in and dropped some papers in front of us. I picked one up. They were letters. Not a formal official ones coming in envelopes, but small informal ones we write to our family members for fun.

"Where did you find these?" I asked as I looked into it. They were handwritten. Two of them in two different handwritings.

"In the drawer, in the big bedroom. Most of it are ruined these 2 were the only ones I could recover even though—,"

"Most of it is damaged." I finished his sentence as I rubbed a finger over a patch of algae which erased the name leaving a hole on the letter except the initial 'T'.

"Read it," Shade said moving towards me. I nodded.

"Dear T

You are the strongest child I've ever seen. So honey promise me that you will stay the same in the future, without me. I am so sorry that you have to find it out this way but honey, you will always be my hero, your name even have a hero in it and heroes never lose hope. I know by the time you get this letter I won't be with you, I know it would be hard for you but you must not lose hope. Like your favorite superheroes you should also fight.

Stay with your father and give him strength baby. I will miss you both my loves

Love mom"

"Well that's tragic," Alex said clicking her tongue. She then gestured towards the other paper. "Read the next one." I nodded.

"My dear sons,

I know what I am about to do is unforgivable, but sorry my dears I have no other choice. Hero, take care of your little brother honey and don't hold any grudge towards N__. I don't think she would ever do anything to hurt us.

And hero, I am sorry I hid your mother's sickness from you, I'm sorry I married the woman you didn't like. I just wanted you to experience the love of a mother. I never imagined this would end like that. And I am sorry for what I am about to do. Please don't hate me my son.

From Dad"

"What happened to the father?" Skyler asked.

"He ended his life?" Shade said rather like a question than a statement. A darkness formed in Shade's eyes. A wave of hurt passed by Skyler's. An uncomfortable silence covered us.

"N? The balance is ruined. Who is N?" Alex took the letter from my hand.

"The letters should be least of our problems." Arjun said peeking out of the window. "Someone is here."