Love From Darkness

New House

I don't understand why mom and dad had to die when I was so young. I'm too fragile to be left alone in this world. As a teenager who is used to depending on both parents, it is certainly not easy for me to just imagine living a life without them.

Who will take care of me? And most importantly who will guarantee my whole life? Tuition fees, meals, shopping, skincare and others? I suddenly felt scared to go through it all for nothing.

Actually I'm not the type to think about all that. I purposely diverted my mind to just forget what had happened in front of my eyes. Namely, just to remember that both my parents... were murdered.

"You take it easy. You still have a brother who will look after you," said my father's lawyer. He was busy checking father's files and I was busy digesting every word he just said.

Brother? As far as I know, I was an only child. Since when did you have another child? Do you secretly have children from other women? The question kept popping up in my mind.

"His name is Daniel, his age is four years different from you. From now on he will be your guardian. Soon he will pick you up," said the lawyer again.

"Just a moment," I said. "Since when did I have a brother? Aren't I an only child? I've never seen him since I was a child. My father and mother never talked about it either. Why did I suddenly have a brother after my father and mother died?" My protest. I'm afraid the lawyer who has worked for my father for a long time will betray me.

The lawyer just sighed. He reopened the file he had closed. Then he took a piece of paper that contained my father's handwriting. It was his last will. Then the lawyer again showed us our family card and Daniel Xavier's name was written on it. I, who had never seen our family card before, certainly couldn't deny the written fact.

"Here's a photo of him visiting you," said the lawyer.

I was happy to see his face, but it turns out that the photo is a photo when I was just born in this world and Daniel was still very small.

"You can count on him. Despite his secretive personality, he's very nice. Well, that's his car," pointed the lawyer in front of me at the limousine that had just arrived.

Im very surprised. My parents never owned a car like that. Then how can my brother who is only four years apart from me be able to see it. I shook my head and thought it was just a rental car.

A driver got out and immediately took my things to put in the car. After that he opened the door for me. What an interesting elegant way to start our introduction.

"See you later, Jane. If you have a problem you can call me. Because I'm still your family lawyer."

"Thanks, David," I said, getting into the car. The door is closed. It turned out that no one was in the car. Looks like Daniel just ordered the driver.

When the car starts to run. My mind wandered imagining what my brother's house was like. Is it like a palace or the same as my house. If only I could choose, I actually still want to stay in my old house. But the house was still under investigation and of course a psychologist didn't advise me to stay there. Trauma, that's the most plausible reason and of course I experienced it.

The car is still running. Looks like we still have a long way to go. To get rid of boredom, I started to open social media accounts to just see the latest news from the handsome actor I really like. But alas, no breaking news today. Boring. I closed my phone again and chose to close my eyes. Without realizing it I started to fall asleep....

"Jane, I'll be home soon."

"Yes, Father!" I shouted.

"J..a..ne...kkkkergh.."

I turned my head. Blood ran down my leg. Mom and dad stumbled. The black shadow disappeared in the corner of the room.

"Dad..." I woke up from sleep. Nightmare again. I immediately took a tissue to wipe my sweaty forehead.

The car is still moving. I don't know why this journey feels so long. Along the road all I see are green trees. Looks like we're already on the outskirts of town. The car began to slow down as it entered the vast private property. Soon we saw a tall fence in front of us.

"Is this his house?" I asked the driver who picked me up, but he didn't respond to my words.

The gate opens automatically. The car came in and now I can clearly see the big house with ancient architecture in every building design. The house looks like an old palace that is still well maintained. As soon as the car stopped in front of the door, an old man greeted me. He immediately took out my belongings.

"Welcome, Miss Jane. Please come in," he greeted kindly.

"Thank you," I said. Finally there is also someone to talk to.

"My name is Zayn, I will serve you in this house," he said again.

I just smiled while busy looking at the state of the house that was so spacious like a palace.

"Please, your room is over here," Zayn said.

I immediately followed him. The mansion had many halls and rooms. As a new resident, I can get lost because I can't remember the way and the direction. Therefore, don't let me be separated from Zayn.

"This is your room. If you need anything, just call me by pressing this button," Zayn pointed at the red button beside the door.

"Thank you," I said again.

Zayn immediately said goodbye to prepare my lunch. Because I'm a woman who doesn't choose food, so it's up to Zayn what to cook. Besides, instead of wanting to eat, I'm actually more curious about what my sister looks like. Since logging in, I can't find any photos of him. As an older brother he should have come to pick me up or if he was busy welcoming me home. But he didn't. I was starting to worry if Daniel was forced to accept me. Maybe Daniel left the house because he didn't agree with his father or mother. So because of his anger, he also hates me.

"Why am I so busy thinking about it." I hit my head so I don't think it's weird anymore.

No matter what, the important thing is that I'm safe right now. No more worrying about the killers of my parents targeting me or worrying about who will bear the burden of my life.

I immediately pulled the suitcase into the wardrobe which consisted of shelves and large glass cabinets. My meager clothes would fit perfectly in there.

While busy removing clothes, I accidentally heard a moan. When he re-sharpened his hearing, the voice was no longer heard.