1 Chapter 1

I woke up to my ciberian puppy licking my face.

"Dev! Stop it!" I said and got while holding him. Vacation is now over and today is my first day of school, my new school to be exact.

I live alone since my parents' died when I was 7.

~~flashback 13 years ago~~

The three of us were in the living room at the mansion. My mom was reading a novel while my dad was on a business phone call. I was simply drawing whatever came to mind on my sketchpad. I got bored and stopped.

Natapos na si daddy sa business call nya kaya lumapit ako sakanya.

"Dad can you tell me what detectives actually do?" I asked with curiousity.

"Sure princess" he replied as he patted my head. I sat on the couch beside him and listened.

"Detectives are people who help the police to solve crimes that involve deaths to find out what actually happened to the victim" he explained.

"Pwede mo ba ko kwentuhan ng ilang experiences mo daddy?" I asked and he nodded.

"Let me tell you one where I met your mother" he said.

"Nagkakilala kayo ni mommy sa isang crime?" I asked.

"No, nagkakilala kami sa police station after the crime" he replied.

"I was solving a crime. Police thought it was suicide since the victim was spotted hanging on a noose. I claimed it was murder." He narrated.

"Why did you think it was murder when it was clearly seen as suicide since the victim was hangging?" I asked.

"I saw clues that could support my judgment. Indeed the victim was hanging and there was a fallen chair below the victim which made it really seem like suicide. I roamed around the crime scene. I had a gut feeling something was missing. There was a glass cup filled with water on a table inside the room and beside it was a suicide note which was assumed written by the victim. On top of the note was black ballpen. I took off my shoes and socks and stepped on the thin circle carpet beside the left side of the bed". He said with every detail.

"Bakit mo tinanggal sapatos mo daddy?" I asked full of curiosity.

"Because of the glass cup, I theorized there wasn't only one glass cup since the one on the table was filled with water. It's a possibility that the killer was known by the victim, the victim offered him/her a cup of water-"

Naputol ang sasabihin ni daddy nang may marinig kaming malakas na kalabog sa kusina.

My dad rushed to the kitchen because it might be a burglar.

"Stay here hun, me and daddy will just check what that racket was" my mom said and i nodded.

As soon as they were at the living room someone grabbed me from behind. I tried to scream but before I could, my mouth was covered by whoever was holding me.

"Baka pusa lng yon?" Dad said.

"Pusa? May sapi ka ba Kyle? Private property tong tinitirhan-"

My mom wasn't able to finish her sentence nang makita nila ako ni daddy.

I was already tearing up. Sino ba kasi tong mga to? What's going on?

"Oras na para patahimikin kayo bago pa kayo may masabihan ng nalalaman nyo" a male said with a threatening voice.

Ano ibig sabihin nya? Wala ako maintindihan sa mga sinasabi nya.

"No! Please! Let go of my daughter!" My mom begged in tears.

"Wala kaming alam sa pinagsasasabi mo" my dad said in a serious tone.

"Wag kayo magmaang maangan!" The unknown guy said.

I did my best to calm myself down. I gathered all my strength and courage. I bit his hand but before he let me go i saw a tattoo on his pulse. It was a letter R in cursive caligraphy surrounded by thorns.

As soon as nabitawan nya ako ay sinubukan kong tumakbo papunta kina mommy pero bago pa man ako makalapit sa kanila ay may naramdaman akong matigas na bagay sa ulo ko.

-blackout-

~30 minutes later~

I slowly opened my eyes. Ang sakit ng ulo ko. I can feel myself conscious but at the same time, I wasn't. My eyes were half open and my vision was a little blurry.

"Yes boss, okay na, dinispatsa na namin sila" a male voice said.

What does he mean?

"Opo, wala kaming tinira" he added.

"Tara na sunogin na natin tong lugar na to para wala natalagang ebidensyang matira" a female voice said.

Before I knew it. I was getting dizzy and drifted off to unconsciousness again.

-a few minutes later-

I slowly opened my eyes slowly and the moment my vision cleared, I was terrified. Flames were everywhere. I quickly got up trying to ignore the pain I feel on my head. Nilibot ko tingin ko nang makita ko sila mommy at daddy na kahandusay at naliligo sa sarili nilang dugo.

"Mom! Dad!" I screamed as I forced myself to get up.

I close my eyes and shook my head. Hoping this was just a nightmare but to my dismay I soon realized it was really not.

I searched for a way to get out and saw a small path to the front door. I ran through that path before the flames coukd cover it and completely trap me inside.

I reached the door but I couldn't open it. It was stuck closed. Ayako pa mamatay! I screamed and yelled then banged on the door asking for help.

Luckily I could hear there were already police, ambulances and firetrucks outside.

The door shaked a little bit as if someone was tring their best to open in from outside.

I backed away a little and the door opened. I ran towards whoever that person was. I hugged that person tightly while crying.

"Chief! may nakaligtas pa dito!" I heard him yell.

Medics rushed to me while firemen tried to put out the fire. My vision getting blurry again and everything went black again.

~end of flashback~

Sariwang sariwa pa sakin ang ginawa nilang paninira sa buhay ko. I swear I will find whoever killed my parents and make them pay for what they did.

Sisiguraduhin kong pagsisisihan nilang di nila siniguradong patay na ako.

I finished getting ready for school and went to outside. When my parents died, all half of their belongings were trasferred to my name and I got what was left when I turned 18. My parents were wealthy enough before they died. They were successfull and great people. They didn't deserve such death.

I used a got on my car and used a remote control to open and close the gate then I drove off to school.