Chapter 4

Ylisha's Perspective

One week later...

Finally, I was going to left the hospital. Before planning to leave, I thought to took a peek at that guy's room. So, I quietly took a peeked at his half-opened door, and I saw nothing inside, but an empty room. Then suddenly a nurse came in, out of nowhere, and fixed the things inside immediately. Then, our eyes met, she got surprised on seeing me unexpectedly.

“Are you looking for your friend? He was also got discharged today. His parents were here a while ago and took him. Don't worry about him, he's okay, " the nurse happily said while she was exchanging the bedsheets. I just shook my head as a word of saying, "Okay. Thank you for informing me." ... "No problem, honey," she replied.

"Well, I'm glad his also okay now," I thought.

"He's discharged too? Then we must go now Ylisha, you missed too much training, " my father said. I coldly looked at him. I wasn't expecting that to happen nor hear those words from him, he was cruel as before.

"Dad, I just got discharged! " I exclaimed and he surprisingly grabbed my arm, which made me feel uncomfortable, that my hair on my skin started to stand up. He was scary when he's mad, you wouldn't love to see it if I were you.

"Ylisha, it's for your own sake, and it's your way to make your body back to how strong it was again! “ Dad said in a soft voice, but I could feel his anger, he was just controling his voice... Well, his hands... he still held my arm so tight.

"Okay, I want to go home, dad! " I said politely not to made things worst, and he sighed. Thanks goodness he let go off my hands.

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As we went home, luckily my father got a call from his workplace, so, I was left all alone at the house. And I got bored and looked at myself in the mirror, observing my wounds. “Haiist, how many times will I have to be like this?”

I just walked around to made my mind at peace when I saw a sword,it was hanging on the wall.

"Actually, I missed it also, " but I didn't want to play with it right away. I went to my boxing room, it's like I never went here for a year, it looked like a tornado came inside the room. I stretch my arms, twist my neck and let's go, I started to clean everything in here, my boxing gloves, my punching bag, I cleaned them neatly, I guess I never spotless them for a couple of months, all I did was to practice.

After tidying up my boxing room, I'm proud to say, I'm amazed, all the things were shining like brand new, it reminded me of the day I first started training in here.

Well, since I'm here let's do it! " I said and changed my clothes.

I'm wearing a black fitted short and a sando tube-like which exposing my flat belly, and I wore my favorite pair of white shoes, I started with the exercise first for a warm-up and wear my boxing gloves.

I smile while looking at my punching bag in front of me. “Do you miss me?” I chuckled and confidently breath deeply, I started punching it slowly, until my body was functioning as what it was before. My punches got stronger and faster. I kept punching as long as I could, I felt the sweat all over my body, it heated me up that made me feel more excited to train again.

After my boxing training, the worms inside me were begging to feed them again. I went outside and cooked some food then my eyes caught the hanging sword on the wall again, I sighed and didn't pay attention to it too much. But after eating, my eyes were still rolling at that sword like it was calling my name again, I tried to ignore it but I couldn't. So I walked near the sword, I took it and removed its cover, “What do you want?” Then I got surprised when I saw a bloodstain on the edge of the sword.

I hurriedly put back its cover, my hands were shaking. I was clenching my fist and decide to walked away, but I paused when a sudden flash back crossed inside my mind.

I was 7 years old, it was already 1:30 am, it's quiet, I love it because I could feel the solitude much more. I was just staring at my window and watched the twinkling stars when I heard a cracking sound outside, I hurriedly turned off my lamp's light and listened to the sound quietly.

I could feel that someone just entered our house. I felt an indescribable feeling so, I came out of my bed and looked at who it was. But I only saw nothing but darkness, and only the beam of lights from the sky were lighting up the room, then I noticed a two shadow running so fast like a ninja that even my eyes couldn't catch it, my feet felt numb, and my hands were shaking in fear.

"Who are they, what are they doing here, are they thieves? " I was starting to get nervous. A random question was running in my mind, my feet still felt numb that I couldn't even move one step, but I calmed myself down and tried to step forward when someone covered my mouth and pulled me back.

"I still want to live..."

I was scared and I was catching my breath so fast, my heartbeat was racing rapidly. I couldn't even let out a scream because of fear no sound were coming out.

All I could do was to shut my eyes and pray that my father would wake up, then the arms who covered my mouth slowly pulled his arm down, then whispered in my ears. "I'm gonna die!" I thought.

"Ylisha, stay in your room and don't ever come out until I knock and tell you it's over! " the voice said near my ears, I could tell it was my father. I looked back, thanks to God it was really him, I sighed.

I tiptoed and went back to my room, and quietly closed the door, but things went complicated I heard unusual noises from the outside, I was wondering what was happening. I couldn't help myself not to worry, so, I slowly went outside my room and took a glimpse, and I saw my dad fighting alone with 5 guys, their shadows are forming a scenario. I thought there were only 2 men, I knew he was hurt, it's dark, but I could see my father, he's bleeding from head to toe, I kept following them with my eyes. I wanted to scream, but no voices were coming out from my lungs while my dad kept on fighting back until he knocked down the three men, but he seemed so weak and tired, that he couldn't fight back anymore, that's the enemies' opportunity. The man tied his arms. I couldn't t take it any longer, I didn't want to move, I'm scared but I'm more scared that they will also kill me and I didn't want to let them kill my father.

"So, I quietly got the gun inside my father's room, it felt like it's murmuring my name. I trained for 2 years, but I couldn't imagine that I'm going to combat for real. So, I went back to where my dad and those bad guys are. My eyes went wide when I saw the one man holding a sword, and it's like he was going to take off my father's head,  I calmed and hurriedly shot the guy, and as expected I shot him directly to his hand, the sword fell on the ground, and he looked fast to where the bullet came from then the lights turned on, my father and the rest of these men were shocked when they saw me. My father's eyes were fearful, I could tell he wanted me to run away, so do I? But I couldn't do that.

I was scared when one of the men were running desperately towards me, I had no choice, I was ready to shoot him, but someone kicked me from the back and I fell downstairs, it was the other guy, I forgot about him, he was so fast that I didn't even notice him, I was lying down the ground and my body felt pain, and I could see my father's fear. What would I do? My father couldn't even save me.

"Run! Ylisha!" my father yelled.

The man was going to attack me, it might be the end of my story, but I saw the sword beside my father, it felt like the sword was calling my name.

“Ylisha, snatch me up and kill them,” I am in so much fear, but I had to face them and survive. I ran as fast as I could and picked up the sword, and successfully saved myself.

A loud scream echoed in the room, I didn't imagine I'm going to cut this bad guy's one arm, and the blood was all over my face. I got shocked yet somehow I felt great. I spaced out for a minute, this guy still attempts to attack me, I moved fast and his eyes showed a surprised expression when he saw me went behind him in just a blink of an eye. I stabbed him at the back with my sword straight to his heart and he died instantly in front of me, then I suddenly heard some footsteps coming towards me. My sense of hearing was pretty amazing because my dad trained me also how to defend myself without looking at the enemy, that's why I knew where he was coming from. I blocked his arm, he's too fast, but it didn't work out for me, his face paints a full vengeance. We kept exchanging attacks and then I noticed his left foot, I could tell it was hurt badly that he couldn't move it normally. So, I chuckled, and I kept dodging his attacks when I saw the opportunity and hit immediately his left foot. I really couldn't imagine the sword I was holding was that sharp that his foot cut off easily. His scream was ringing in my ears, it's sound great. I didn't want to attack him anymore, I already got bored. But I was startled when I heard the sound of a shotgun from our entrance door, the men are falling down on the ground one by one.

“That was fatal."

It was my father's friend, but he's grinning at me in a creepy way that made my body chill out.

"Damn you," my father exclaimed to him.

"Ylisha, I'm about to help you, but you're incredibly amazing, and I couldn't deny I just watched you fighting alone, I'm sorry, " he said and bowed down his head. I never responded to what he said. Then, he walked straight to my father and untied him. "I'm sorry," he apologized to my father on just watching us.

I saw the blood all over my hands. I was in shocked thinking about what I did. And my father went in front of me and patted my head.

"Ylisha, I think you're ready, I can't wait to show you what your destiny is, when you turned 18, " my father said, forming an exciting smile on his face. I WAS STILL CONFUSED FROM WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT.

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