Simon pov
What is real anymore? Nothing is truly real. The only world we consider reality is merely another illusion. I know not what is reality, but I know I have been farther from it than anyone ever has been. The things I have seen or felt are beyond the understanding of anyone in the "real" world. Even farther beyond than other's wildest dreams or nightmares. I don't quite know how to explain it. The only way I can come close to describing it, is this. I am lost to reality.
But where are my manners? Hello, my name is Simon Woods. I am the teller of this tale. You may choose to believe my words, or simply write it off as a dream I had. Either way, it left me unable to see the world as the same ever again. I had a somewhat decent life...a long time ago. I was 15 years old when I first saw the cruelty of the world. It was the middle of the night, and I heard someone crash down the doors to my house. I stepped down the stairs from my room. I saw everything was on fire. Several furniture was tipped over. I shouted. "Mom! Dad! Where are you!?" Suddenly, I heard a gunshot coming from my parent's bedroom. Paniced, I ran back upstairs. Someone was coming for me. There was no way they didn't hear me. I Jumped out the window to my bedroom. I was covered in scrapes and bruises when I landed, but I could still run. And run I did. I ran until I got to the police station, and reported what had happened.
The following day, I saw the news on my family's attack. My parents and baby brother were dead. But my sister, Ella, was not found. Since that day, I was convinced she was alive. several years later, I became a private detective, trying to figure out what happened to my sister, while taking on other cases to put food on my table. One day, I got called in for a case to find a missing man, Jake Park. His family was very wealthy, so there was little reason why he would run away. There were little to no clues on his disappearance. That was the fourth person that month who had gone missing without a trace. Needless to say, I decided to check out their last known sighting. His family's forest land. I grabbed my car keys, and head on my way.