I walked away

I kept walking to the railway station with immense pain of lose and helplessness. More than pain guilt of leaving them to die grew deep as I kept walking through dark alley. Reaching railway station I brought a ticket to London and waited in the station with heavy heart but I kept reminding myself that I have to survive. Everybody in the train kept staring at me as I was in my night gown without boots. I kept on crying throughout the way to London. I got down and I took a ride to my house in London, I took the the hidden key which was in the flower pot. I opened the door, i fell on my knees and cried in fear and anger and sweared to go back and destroy whatever that killed my family. I went on to bath then put on some fresh clothes when I came down stairs, I saw our happy family photo near the fireplace, we all were happy in that. When people came looking for my family, I informed them about there death. My father's hospital gave me some amount of money which was my father's gratuity for his services. Now I'm the sole survive and heir to Macwary properties. I mostly stayed in my house hugging my family photo, I was lonely and scared most of the time. I quited my school and my dreams to be a archeologist. Most of our neighbors brought me food as a sympathy for me. Whenever I went out I saw people's eye full of sympathy which I didn't wanted. I couldn't tell anyone about anything that happened there because they may find me gone mad after my family's death. Some of my parent's family friends suggested me to marry someone and start a new life but I know it couldn't solve my problem. Six months passed by like that, me in sorrow and grief, but anger of being the sole survive made my anger grew deeper. My house brought me more pain than anywhere, everything kept reminding me of them. One day I meet my teacher in the market, he came to me and asked "Katherine, what are you doing?"

"Sir, I came to get some things for dinner." I replied

"I didn't ask you about now! What are you doing with your life my child?"

"Sir.." I didn't had an answer for that.

"I heard what happened to your family, but that shouldn't stop you from having a future, you have a life ahead "

"you should come back to school" he added.

"I can't sir!" saying that I busted in tears.

I shared to him about my problems and told him that "this place keep haunted me with memories so I can't live like nothing happened!"

"My child, your parents or your brothers doesn't want you to live like a dead person"

"If you think you can't stay here why don't you go back to your hometown" Mr. Alfred was my also grandfather's distant cousin, he took care of me at school, he also came to visit me to tell his condolences when I came back. Now I felt the need to tell him about what really happened there so I told him everything. He was first confused and seemed unbeliever but still he tried to console me.

Few weeks after, Mr Alfred came to my house, I welcome him with some tea.

"Katherine, please sit down I need to talk to you" so I took seat next to him "I went to our hometown last week, villager told me that they found your parents and brothers body in three different places of your house, Father Benadict and some village conducted their funeral." tears rolled down my eyes as I heard about them.

"villager were searching for you so I told them that you here in London, I also got the death certificate of your dad."

He passed me the paperwork

"Katherine, I want you to listen to me carefully now, you have to continue your studies instead of sitting idle here"

"but sir I don't think.." Mr Alfred interrupted me

"no Katherine, I know it's hard for you you to stay here, I can send you to where my granddaughter is studying, place is calm and quiet, you will also have her company"

"I don't have money to go and study now!"

"you can't sell Macwary bungalow now as news has spread through out the village but you can sell this place and it will be enough give you enough money for next 10 years."

"But.."

"no but! Jane is studying there to become a teacher, if you are interested you can study with her there, it's been only one month since the classes started, I took the liberty to get an admission for you there"

I didn't had any interest for anything but what I wanted the most was a new place to forget everything so I had no objection

"okay" I said

Before he left he handed me a letter from Father Benadict and told me "Katherine, I too don't you to go back to Cambinton". I didn't want to read the letter so left in the table

Then Mr. Alfred did everything else from finding the best buyer to my departure to new place. He gave a great encouragement and told me to leave past behind and live happily. He told me that Jane will receive me in the station.

I packed my belongings and asked Mr. Alfred to courier them to Jane's house as I would be staying with her.

Mr. Alfred took me to the railway station, he hugged me and wished me best.

I said goodbye to London and my memories.