DON'T LOOK FOR ME

Igor POV:

 As I came down from my car, staring at the little white house before me, strings of nostalgia tied me up, It has been ten years now. This was exactly the same house I lived with my mom after we ran away from the person she was married to. Those two months I spent with my mum before she passed away were still unforgettable.

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 "My armor, what should we have for dinner tonight"

 "Burger and yogurt always" the 10 year old me exclaimed happily.

 "Not burger again,or are you trying to turn us into some cupcakes" my mom said pouting playfully.

 "You're already a cupcake mom"I said grinning then placed a pan on her head.

 "Ohh you sour mouth, is that a compliment or you're making fun of me" she said tickling me.

 "Mummy, that tickles" I said enjoying it

 "Mummy loves you,muah muah muah" she said raining me with kisses all over my body

 I saw the 10 year old me laughing without care in the world.

 "Ok I give up mom, let's have spaghetti and burger and chicken". She stood up saluting playful.

 "Spaghetti, burger and chicken coming right to you sir" 

 I stared at the table looking at the happy 10 year old me and my mom, harmoniously feeding each other . I closed my eyes, tiring to savor the sweet memory. When I opened them, they're gone. The boy and his mom are gone. The dining table was clear,as if everything just vanished into thin air. ohhh, it's just a movie trailer, right?

 I breathed in some air, trying to compose myself. "Twink", a notification came in.

 "Come inside the sitting room" I gritted my teeth. This man is obviously taking more than he can chew. I hurriedly walked into the sitting room.

 It is still the same, never changing. The cushion was there, the same colour, the carpet, the TV. Everything was like before. Then I saw mom.

 She hurriedly came inside the house, blood spurting heavily from her stomach. She had two bullets buried there.

 "Mom," I said, startled.

 "Shhhh sweetheart, mum is sorry for waking up from sleep "

 "Mom, you are injured" I asked her, feeling the pain of her injury on my stomach, as if I am the person that was shot.

 "Yes sweetie, it's just a small cut," she said, dragging me inside her room with her hands covering her tummy.

 "Listen sweetie, I need you to go stay inside the closet. It will take you to an underground passage. It's dark in there so I had a bulb fixed in there, but if you can't find the switch,then you will have to go in like that" she said hurriedly.

 "When you finally find your way out, it will lead you to a forest,stay there and wait for me, and if it seems it's taking long for me to come to you, don't look for me ever again, just keep going" she said, dragging her breath .

 "Mom ,stop talking"…..the sound of a door pushed forcefully. It was the entrance door.

 "Go", my mum said, pushing me inside the box.

 I held her hands with tears in my eyes. "Mummy why? Why aren't you hiding with me?Are you trying to abandon me?

 "No sweetie, mummy loves you and will never abandon you, things are just complicated now" she said sniffing, trying to hold back her tears.

 "Mummy loves you so much that she can't bear to live without you and that's why she's doing this" she said, holding my hands.

 "Even though I will not always be with you, I'll make sure to always watch over you everytime, always. Don't ever make the mistake of trusting anyone on your journey. Trust only your inner self".

 "Then promise me mom that you'll be alright at all cost". She inhaled deeply before saying the word "I promise you" she said smiling with tears following from her eyes.

 I entered inside her closet,she entered some codes with her drawer hurriedly, as she was about to enter the final code. "Click" her bedroom door was pushed open.

 " Liv, long time no see" the masked man said coming inside the room.

 "I hope the silver bullets are still doing its work in your belly," he said, smirking through his net mask that concealed his face.

 Mum snorted and looked fiercely at him, backing her drawer

. "Seems you didn't do your research well about me, Am Liv and I don't give up easily"

 "Very well, I guess this will be your first time losing" he said looking at mom schemingly. As fast as lightning, he stabbed in with a silver knife in her belly.

 "Ahhh" mom fell, blood spurting from the yet, badly wounded belly.

 " Give me the child" his cold voice reached my hearing, giving me goosebumps all over.

 Mom stood up looking tired, her head covered in bead sweat, her eyes bloodshot

 "In your stupid dream, moron" she said before turning into a huge brown wolf aiming for the man.

Smirking, the man pushed her down easily before turning into a black wolf. He had an anchor mark on his limbs .

 Mom again aimed for him despite the injuries in her belly pulling her down, he tore off her right hand. She stood up again, backing the drawer.

 "You just don't know when to give up" he growled, proceeding to dig his nails into her left eye, plucking it out.

 "Thug" she was pushed near the drawer. Blood was like flood as she tried to move her dismembered body. Her eyeball was thrown away like trash, her right hand was on the other end of her room.

 She called me her armor yet I couldn't do anything, I couldn't help her.I sat inside the closet looking at her, yet afraid to do anything . I was just crying, I couldn't even cry properly. It was as if I turned to ice, daring not to make any movement or sound.

 She struggled to keep her eyes open. She then pressed the last code after so much effort. I saw the confused display on the black wolf's face, she was still smiling at me,as if she was saying goodbye to my armor .

 Tears filled my eyes as I stepped foot in the underground passage. She would come back, she promised me that. Determined to keep by the instructions she gave me, I took my first step in the dark passage. I'll go wait for her