Rising Like A Phoenix

Chapter 5

Maya’s P. O. V.

“I will be out for some days, so you have to take care of yourself as well as your sister during this time, do you understand Maya?” Dad said without bothering to look into my eyes and went busy to finish his plate as soon as possible. It seemed like he was really in a hurry, and I know why.

Cause I have lived in this moment once in my past life and now seeing that this very moment with my father at the breakfast table in the same morning when he was going to leave for Las Vegas, had already started to repeat on its own in the very same way, I was not at all surprised this time. May be I have already guessed by now that I will be facing such situations from this moment onwards as soon as I realized what kind of miracle happened to me only this morning. I was now more than sure that everything from now on is going to happen in the same order what I have experienced in my past life, unless I decide to meddle in.

Yes, that is what I am intending to do now.

Cause this time I know what others do not know and that too way before their knowledge.

I am going to use this second chance to the fullest.

I am not going to let my Dad die in this life at least.

**** flashback from the past life****

“Where are you going, Dad?” I asked as soon as he gave us the news. Of course, I was surprised, cause he always used to inform us beforehand if he had ever planned to go to other cities for business, not like this time.

“I am going for some business and I will not be staying in just one place, so can not tell you now where exactly I am going, but I will surely tell you all about my tour when I come back after a few days, okay?” Dad replied in a hurry, as Mr Miller, dad’s assistant had already come to stand by the door once again, in his complete black attire with files on his hands, letting everyone of us know that it was already time for Dad to take his leave, cause he has a flight to catch in an hour may be.

“Do not worry dad, we will be fine.” Zoe replied fast while I could not form a single word out as I was indeed worried about him this time.

“Good. I will be leaving then. See you all.” Dad uttered just before he stood up from his seat and straightened his suit while Mr Miller helped him to carry his luggage out of the villa along with the other servants of this house.

As soon as Zoe and I followed Dad outside the villa to see him off, we did not fail to notice that the 1939 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Lungo Spider was already standing right in front of the door to take Dad to his destination for now.

Yes, that was one of Dad’s cars as he has a massive collection of expensive cars right at the lower basement parking.

“Good bye, Dad.” I, at last, managed to say while Dad responded to me with his smile even though I could clearly tell that it was not a real one, cause something was indeed keeping him worried all the time about this sudden trip.

Even so, we have nothing much to say as Dad rarely discuss about his business problems with us as I was still not yet familiar with his world let alone the fact that Zoe is still not at her age to do the same.

It was not that Dad never tried to make us learn all about his world, but I just wanted to make it there at my own pace and for me, it was not yet time, so I decided to keep it slow before I completely indulge myself in this dark world of guns, black money and of course blood.

But little did I know that I was going to regret one day thinking that I should have listened to dad when he offered me his hand to come up to his level when he had the time. I should have learned each and every single thing about The Sapphire Syndicate before it was too late.

Cause how could I have known that it was the last time when I was seeing Dad.

In no time, Dad’s car vanished out of our sight with such a great speed, leaving me, Zoe and this villa full of maids and servants to take care of us during his absence.

Only after realizing that there is no meaning to keep standing at the entrance as Dad is not going to come back soon, just as he had informed, I sighed deeply, keeping my eyes far at the gate of our Walton’s Empire.

“Let’s go inside, I will drop you at school on my way.” I said and wrapped my arm around Zoe and headed inside.

After that, days passed but no news came from Dad, neither did he return as he had promised us.

I tried to contact Mr Miller as well but no one picked up the phone to let us know what exactly happened.

****end of the flashback****

“When will you return?” I asked, keeping my heads down as I did not at all wanted him to know how anxious I was feeling right at this moment.

“I will, soon.” Dad replied after some time as if I have asked something which I should not have.

A menacing silence engulfed us all at this moment while the only sound which kept resonating through out the entire dining hall was the clanking sound of the cutleries on our breakfast table.

“Do not worry Dad. We will be fine.” Zoe said all of a sudden, breaking the weird silence at last which did cause me to look up at her sharply cause that was what she said in my past life as well.

There is no way that I am letting anyone repeat the same thing all over again, and for that, I was ready to do whatever it was going to take.

Cause this time I was ready to face it all with my heads on.