Chapter 2-Intruders

I switched on my phone and the light was the only thing that brightened the dark closet.

   Rebecca was trembling with fear. What has her all shaken up?

"Do you know what?". I asked but got no reply as I shook her and she flinched and snapped out of her thoughts.

" Do you know what happened ?". I asked again as she shook her head.

 "I..I was j..just in the living room when the lights turned off and I heard our window glass smashing…". Her voice trembled aa she spoke and she paused for a second and took a deep breath.

" Aunt Laura told us to run and we did,mum and I ran into your room as she told me to hide here". Rebecca   explained.

"Breathe". I told her.

" You might pass out from the way you are reacting to this". I said .

"Am scared Jesse unknown men are in  the house just after we got here,who knows if they will try to kidnap us or take us away ,ain't you scared?". She asked after her ranting.

 "Why should I be scared?". I asked.

 I saw no reason why she was reacting this badly ,they might just be thieves,the best thing to do is cooperate with them and they would go away.

"I get scared around you sometimes Jesse". Rebecca said.

 I was about to reply when two gunshots and a loud scream shut me up. I listened closely and I heard laughter.

  I was certain that it was mum and these men didn't come to steal,they came to kill.

" W.was t..that mom?". Rebecca stuttered.

 I couldn't get myself to reply because of the rage I was feeling.

"J.jess.."

"Sh..". I covered her mouth with my hand as I heard footsteps approaching.

 What's really happening here?

 Who would even want to harm my mom ?She is a sweet soul .

 Did Aunt Lora get herself into trouble?

I had a bad feeling about this trip from the first day dad brought it up.

  I couldn't sit here and do nothing after I heard my mum screaming like that.

" Are you with your phone?". I asked Rebecca.

 She nodded as I removed my hand from her mouth.

"There's no signal here,I tried calling for help". She said.

 "I am going to check out what's happened". I said.

" Mom told us to stay here".She argued.

"Didn't you hear her scream". I raised my voice a bit.

 How can she be so scared and forget that our mom was probably shot.

 " We don't know why they came here,so I think it's best you stay put as I go and check it out okay". I said .

"Fine, just be care.."

"Stop, I think that brings bad luck". I said as I gently opened the closet and tiptoed to my backpack I tossed aside and carried it.

No one hurts my mum and goes scot free.

  My phone was always on silent so I didn't need to bother checking if it wasn't.

  

  I searched for my torchlight in my backpack and brought it out.

  I took it in case of occasions like this when the power cut, it has happened before in Aunt Laura's house and I wasn't so thrilled about it.

   I put the phone back into my backpack and slowly opened the door and made my way in the hallway,I was leaning close to her wall like a spider.

 I was holding onto the torchlight but it was turned off.

 I stumbled upon something and fell face first onto the ground where my face was soiled with an unknown liquid.I had a hunch about what it was but I didn't want to believe it.

 I turned on the flashlight and I heard a scream,I pointed the torch towards Rebecca and then back at what she saw.

The sight before me tied a knot in my stomach.

Aunt Laura is dead.