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Turn Off The Light

Turn Off The Light

Angel Mark

Last update: 2022-04-25

Chapter 1 The Child’S Pov

  • I was only six when it happened. On that fateful night, I
  • lost my family. Yes, I watched my dad fight for his life. He tried to hold on,
  • he wanted so much to live for me. But no, I was there when they took their last
  • breath and I was unable to do absolutely nothing to save them.
  • Everyone says that I should be happy, they all tell me to be
  • grateful to him and praise him for saving my life, but what is life without a
  • family?
  • It was the noon of Christmas’ eve and Jackson Rich had
  • invited us to come and celebrate Christmas with him and his girlfriend, Arianna.
  • Mum said that he planned on proposing to her on Christmas and
  • they would both be getting married on Valentine’s Day. Mum also informed me
  • that he had requested that I be his little bride, while my brother, Junior,
  • would be the little groom. I was overjoyed by the news and I started counting
  • down from that day.
  • However, when I had asked mum when Rich would be taking
  • another wife after Arianna, but mum had hushed me and clearly told me that he
  • is entitled to one wife, just like my dad. This realization made me sad because
  • I had always thought that I was going to marry Rich someday when I grow up.
  • Don’t get me wrong, I was only a little child and Rich
  • appeared to be like the only perfect thing next to daddy. He was smart and even
  • below the age of 25, he was already dad’s business partner and dad said that
  • his rare business ideas make them a lot of profit.
  • He was dad’s very good friend and there was an age gap of
  • over ten years between them. Notwithstanding this fact, dad made him a
  • cosignatory to his business due to his utmost dedication and sincerity. Dad
  • also named the business after me and him, AnnaJay Empire. Maybe it was this
  • name that sent those crazy ideas to me.
  • I was young but knew so much about dad’s business more than
  • my mum and my elder brother, Junior who was more interested in science courses.
  • “Come on dad, can’t we wait until tomorrow? The proposal will
  • be tomorrow right, and we can get there right in time for that?” I protested.
  • “We are not just going there for the proposal. Rich wants to
  • spend more time with us as family” dad responded.
  • “But dad, Rich is not family. Now I wish we have a grandma or
  • an uncle or aunt to visit” I lamented.
  • “Your dad referred to Rich as family, because he had proven
  • himself to be more than a friend” mum replied.
  • “Yes darling, Rich will always be there for us in any
  • situation. You should never forget that” dad added.
  • “Okay, dad” I murmured.
  • “Let me get my wristwatch, I think I left it at the garage
  • when I was fixing the car” dad excused himself.
  • For some reason, I don’t want to go out tonight. I was having
  • a very unusual feeling. I don’t know if it was because I don’t want to be there
  • when Rich would finally put the ring on Arianna’s finger or if there was
  • something else attached to this. I turned to Junior just to confide in him and
  • get his support.
  • “Junior, I feel a bit tense about this trip this evening,
  • don’t you feel the same too? We should remain here and go to Rich’s tomorrow” I
  • said.
  • “I don’t feel the same, Anna. I think you just can’t bear to
  • see Rich get hooked by another” he replied and giggled.
  • “Stop that, Junior. I have always warned you against making
  • fun of your little sister” mum corrected him. “See, dad is here now, let’s
  • leave”
  • ………………………………………..
  • We were in the car and I was playing with my toy when I heard
  • dad exclaim. His exclamation was followed by a scream from mum and then Junior
  • joined them. I could not understand what was going on or why they were panicking.
  • However, I noticed that it seem as if dad was not in control of the wheel and
  • the car was swinging from one part of the road to the other. It was getting off
  • the road.
  • Junior stretched his hand on the car handle on my side and
  • opened the door. And without saying anything to me, he pushed me out of the
  • car.
  • I landed on my right shoulder. It was a great fall and I
  • screamed from the effect of the pain I felt.
  • As soon as I landed on the road, I heard a very loud bang and
  • I looked up. It was our car, it has collided with a very big tree and it was
  • not moving anymore. But then, I could not hear the voice of anyone again. They
  • are all quiet now.
  • Now that the car had stopped, I can go and meet them. I
  • looked around and discovered that I was alone on the express road. There was no
  • sign of a car or a human approaching.
  • I decided to get up and run to my family. In the process of
  • doing this, I applied so much force and it caused me pain and I screamed. I had
  • dislocated my right foot in the fall and I fell back on the road. Even the pain
  • from my right shoulder was immeasurable. I took my hands to it and saw that I
  • was covered in blood.
  • I attempted to get up again, but this time I was more careful
  • and when I did, I leaped to the car on one foot. It was as if the walking was
  • taking forever for me to get there, but I was determined to go meet them.
  • When I got to the car, I peeped at the back door, the door
  • where Junior had thrown me out from and I saw him lying with his eyes closed.
  • His legs are on the seat but his head was daggling downwards. He was not moving
  • and blood was dripping from his head.
  • “Wake up junior, I am here now nothing happened to me and I
  • am not mad at you” I called.
  • I shook him vigorously but there was no response from him and
  • so I decided to go report to my parents.
  • “Mum, you warned Junior just this afternoon, didn’t you? See
  • he is playing dead with me after pushing me out of the car. Now tell him that I
  • am not ready for his game” I called out to my mum.
  • I tried to open her door but it refused. But from the window,
  • I could see her staring at me with eyes wide open. I wondered why she was
  • looking at me without saying anything, and why some parts of her face appeared
  • to be painted in red.
  • With a feeling of disappointment, I leaped over to my dad’s side
  • and opened the door.
  • “Dad” I called as I noticed that he was trying to make out
  • some words.
  • I was oblivious of what had just happened. I did not realize
  • that I have lost them and would not see them again. I never knew that I was
  • left all alone to face the world.
  • “What happened here, little girl?” I heard a voice ask.
  • I turned to see who it was, and I discovered that it was a
  • lady dressed in white.
  • “My family” I murmured.
  • The stranger appeared nice. And she held my hands trying to
  • lead me away from my dad but I was reluctant to step even an inch away.