I woke to up to screams. There was a bright red color in front of the window. I could see ashes blowing in the wind. The heat was pouring into my house. Confused I climbed out of bed, holding a teddy bear close to me. I walked out of my room and into the hallway. The house smelled of smoke and blood. I continued walking toward the screaming, down the the grand staircase.
The smell of smoke intensified. I was gasping for air, but I still continued on walking towards the sound. I approached the door of the parlor. It was opened just a crack, it was enough for me to peer in.
"NO! STOP!" I heard my mother scream. "STOP THIS!" I saw her backing up against the wall. There was a man holding a knife in his hand. "PLEASE STOP!" She had no where to run, she was cornered. I watched as the man brought the knife down. He stabbed her repeatedly in the chest. He tore at her neck and arms. I watched as blood splattered on everything. "Ugh." Blood poured out of my mother's mouth.
My eyes were open in terror as I saw her body slump to the ground. I gasped and immediately put my hands to my mouth, but it was too late, he heard me. The man with the knife spun around and looked directly at me.
I woke up by falling off the bed. "Uhhhhh." I struggled with the blankets that fell with me. I sat up and fumbled around for the lamp. "Grr…" I hit my hand against the edge of the night stand. I turned on the light and slowly stood up. "Good grief." I was still crying from the nightmare.
"Are you alright?" I heard a voice say behind me. I froze, terrified for my life. "Kathren, it's okay it's just me." I recognized Law's voice, I turned around. He had a look of concern on his face. "I could hear you whimpering all the way from my room, it was annoying, so I decided to come and see what was going on."
He came to check on me? "Um, thank you, but I'm fine."
"You are a bad liar. Kathren, you are crying."
I wiped the tears from my face,"I'm fine…. wait when did you get in here?"
"I came in only a couple minutes ago."
"In the dark?"
"Yes."
"Why didn't you turn on the light, or, I don't know, wake me up!" I exclaimed angrily.
"I wanted to see what would happen."
"What would happen? You indecent prick!" There was a long silence after I said that.
"You should not call me that. I am your captain." Law said coldly.
"My captain…." I glared at him,"Then 'Captain', what do you want?" I said sarcastically.
"It's time for you to tell me about "Him," so have a sit, I have all day." Law sat down on the bed.
"Very well," I slowly sat down next to him. "Where would you like me to start?"
"At the beginning."
"Hmm...Okay, It all started like this…I was born in a big city on an island called Grand Star. The cities name was Starlight. I was born a noble, higher ranking than most.
My mothers name was Maria. She was very beautiful and thoughtful. My father was a higher ranking commander in the Navy. He traveled often so he wasn't home a lot. During those five years of my life my mother raised me the best she could. Even though we were rich she tried not to spoil me and she tried to show me how to be kind.
But she was hypocrite. At the time I was to young to understand what was happening, but now I know. My mother was having an affair with another Navy officer. So while my dad was gone she got pregnant. Knowing that her husband would hear of the news she hired an assassin to kill him.
My father was not stupid and found out about the affair and the assassin. He quickly traveled home to confront his wife. When he arrived home a big fight between them happened. It wasn't anything physical, just a lot of yelling.
I locked myself in my room and tried to muffle the noise by hiding underneath the covers of my bed. I fell asleep and awake to smoke. The man that killed my mother was my father. He is the man I have nightmares of. After he killed my mother and saw me watching he walked over to the door. I was already running out the front door, but he chased me. He was covered in blood and was still holding the knife.
I ran into the man that my mother had an affair with. He pushed me behind him and pulled out his gun. He had to fire at my dad five times to kill him. After that he took me away to the Marine headquarters. There they cleaned me up and sent me away. They sent me to a small village on the island called Starville. That's where I grew up for the rest of my life. The foster parents I had died when I was 16. That house I lived in was theirs. I planned on living in that village for the rest of my life, until you came around." We sat in silence after I told my story.
"Katherine, I am sorry for what happened in your past, but you should move on."
"I know."
"Then do it," he stood up,"Put your past to the side. If you do that it could change your heart. You could become a different person, and you don't have to live in fear." He started walking toward the door,"Don't be afraid anymore, he can't hurt you, he's dead." And he said that he left, closing the door behind him.
"I know he's dead, but I can't let go." I said after he left,"I have been trying for so long to let go, but something is stopping me. And that something is that man that had the affair with my mother. If he would have never done that, then my father wouldn't have killed my mother, and they would both still be alive. He was the one that ruined my life." I stood up with tears in my eyes and faced the closed door."I will not rest until that man is dead. For my mother and for my father, I will have revenge for their deaths. Even if it's the last thing I do."