The Black Raven's Heart

It was a cold freezing night, the loud chattering sound of rain and the succeeding roaring thunder gave such an earful noise inside the residence. 

In the middle of the room was a thirteen-year-old Arché—the only son of the family was busy doing his homework while listening to music to avoid the disturbance of the noise outside. 

Thirty minutes passed when a very loud thunder echoed along with the shutting down of the lights. Now, everything was dark due to the blackout. Arché reached for his phone and turned on the flashlight.

Then, to look for his parents who were watching TV in the living area, the boy stepped out of his room and went down the stairs. But when he reached the middle of the stairs a loud scream startled him and made his heart skip a beat. He was very sure it was his mother's voice. 

The young boy turned off the flashlight and slowly continued to step down until he reached the living area. The quick light from the thunder was the only one illuminating inside.

And when the thunder struck again, a very surprising scene stopped Arche's breathing. His stomach was knotted, his breathing went unstable and tears began to form upon seeing both of his parents lying on the floor. The boy was too stunned to speak, his knees were shaking and his heart has broken into pieces

The unknown man was about to stab his unconscious mother on the ground when the boy ran towards him and pushed him with all his remaining strength. 

The man fell to the ground, and that's when the boy found the opportunity to run. But when he attempted to run, he accidentally tripped his foot and fell.

He heard the man laugh wickedly and stepped slowly towards him. The boy begged for his life. But the man continued laughing as if he didn't hear anything. There's no more strength left inside Arche. When the man raised the knife and prepared to kill the feeble boy, Arche cried and closed his eyes, prepared to draw his last breath.

That atrocious night, a loud scream filled the residence just like how the thunderstruck repeatedly in the cold night sky.