Life of a Victim

chapter 1: The past knocks

The sun touched the narrow pavement in front of my home. I could see my mom working in our small Garden. With her is our golden retriever, Lucy. She rolls on the green grass and runs to me when she saw me . I went down to her and stroked her gently. By now ,she was licking my face and I was lying down on the grass .

My mom turned around and gave me a playful laugh. " There's some food in the kitchen ",she said. "Lucy's having some happy days". I smiled and said "OK mom." Lucy was just 3 weeks old when dad brought her home. It was only a month since she was brought .Her presence in the family has brought joy among the family members. Now we have family gatherings after dinner where my brother, Ken plays with Lucy every night before bed.

I grabbed my food and heated it for a while. The food seemed to be cooked a long time ago. After I finished I went upstairs to my room and laid on my back after a tiring day at work. Completely exhausted I was slowly drifting to sleep.

"Kate ,Someone's there to see you." I heard my mom call me . I woke up thinking who might show up in late evenings and hurried down to the door . There, I saw a lady, maybe older than my mom, giving me a warm smile ."Hi, Is this Kate Travin?" she asked . She had glowing eyes and her face reminded me of my grandmom who lived away from us.
I nodded yes. She had a black box in her hand. It was wrapped with a red ribbon." Someone sent this to you", she said while handing me the box. " Thanks", I replied with a smile. I closed the door and opened the box. What I saw inside the box made me feel weak .Suddenly I couldn't stand on my feet . It was a bunch of White Roses . There was no name of the person but I knew who it was. He was the only one to do this. Fear crawled up on my nerves. White roses held a dark secret of my life. I felt the heaviness on my lungs . There was nothing but darkness around me.

So this is my first time writing a story. Maybe no one will be reading this or maybe some may get interested. For the ones reading,thank you so much for taking your time.  (:
                                                -Mahima