In Another Place :

Hey, I'm at the forest, where are you at ?
Noah typed quickly, looking around him in confusion.
He only saw trees. No signs of a person, or a friend anywhere.

Suddenly, he heard the sound of something breaking, like a branch.
"Hello ? Connor..? Is that you ?"
He called out, turning around.

Then he saw her.
Short brown hair, green eyes, casual clothes.
The lady he hit once that day at the park.
"Y-You..? Who are you ? What are you doing here ?"

"No, no, no. You don't get to ask questions. Only me, you know how I hate talking too much."
Why does this seem familiar ?

"Remember how I used to punish your sister for defending you ? Because she was acting like a total whore, thinking she can always win."
Noah's face dropped.

"M-Mum..?"
"That's right ! Now, let's make a deal. If you try to escape, I'll go after your so-called parents, and kill them."
The boy barely shook his head in shock.

"Mum, please let me go.."
She shook her head devilishly as she pushed him to the bare ground.
"Nope can do. You have to pay for leaving me. I killed your dad that night you both left for God's sake !"

That struck him like lightning. He tried to stand back up, but he felt paralyzed.

"W-What..?"

"Yup. Now, you want to stand still. You don't want to get burned."

"N-No, don't.."
He noticed at the last minute the gasoline tank that was lying on the ground, next to a box of matches.

"Come on mum, please.."

His mother opened the tank, and started to pour it on the ground.
"Why are you doing this..?"
She didn't answer, but continued to pour the gasoline around him in a circle.

If he didn't want to die, he had to stand up. He had to. No matter how hard it is.

"I'm sorry.."
He apologized desperately as tears streamed down his face.
"Too late, sweetie. Try to die quickly, I have to go back to your sister, and kill her."

"Please don't hurt Della.."

But his mother didn't listen. She was too focused on the match she has just let out, glancing at it and smiling hysterically.

She won't do it. She's drunk, that's all. Right ?

He was quite desperate. He didn't want to die, not now anyway.

He found it inside him to stand up. His legs felt like Jell-O, and he felt as if he was on the edge of falling again.

"Stop ! Stop right now !"

He heard someone yelling in a distance, much to his shock.

To Be Continued..

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