Sandy's POV

"Daddy, can I go out and play?"

"Of course San. We're on a vacation. Go and play. But be sure to stay away from the water. You don't know how to swim yet."

" Ok. I love you."

With that I kiss Dad on the cheeks.

"I love you too San."

" Bye bye. "

"HELP HELP! DADDY I'M DROWNING!"

I don't remember how I ended up in the water but I'm drowning. I'm dying. I'm leaving daddy and mommy and going to see Grandpa and Grandma.

Just then my hands got pulled.

A superhero saved me and got me out.

"San are you okay?"

The superhero was my dad.

" San are you okay?"

"Doctor she's coming to her senses."

I woke up surrounded by white colored walls.

**

"So Miss Sandra you're telling me you don't know how you got out from the room? Because there is no sign of you jumping off or any firefighter who claimed to have rescued you and the windows were closed. So were the doors."

"Officer, I don't think she remembers anything. We've been discussing about the night all over again. But she doesn't remember anything in particular." My mom explains the officer who is interrogating us twice since this morning.

"Mrs. Mills, I know it must be hard for her you but we need to know the details to get the missing piece. There was no way anyone could jump off the first floor of your house unharmed. Someone must've helped her or she escaped before the fire started. "

"Firstly I'm not Mrs. Mills anymore. You can call me Ruby Carter. And secondly, my daughter was trapped in the first floor and she got bruises all over her body. She was screaming for help. You can't accuse my daughter like that!"

"Look mam, I'm trying my best to solve this case. I was not accusing your daughter. I was giving a possibility. If we imagine that she jumped out of the window then how is it closed?"

I'm getting a headache hearing all these but I don't want to speak anything right now.

"I don't know anything about it officer."

"Is there any possibility that your ex husband, Mr. Robin is related with this case? Seems that your relationship with him was not good and recently you also got a divorce. Can it be that he planned this whole thing? It must be really easy for him to access the house."

Wow! he can't come up with anything else?
Him talking about dad like this is really sick.

I opened my mouth to answer but my mom stopped me by signaling with her fingers.

"That can't be. There's no reason he'd ever do that. We are on our separate ways and he'll never hurt us. Besides, he told me he was going on a business trip."

I thought she'd get angry but she's maintaining her cool and taking it properly. That's nice.

"Its time for the shots." The nurse came with my pain killer doses.

"Ok then. Very well. We'll take our leave. Inform us if you remember anything."

With that the officer left.

My mom told me everything will be fine and she'll do something about this.

Then she quickly changed the subject to college and friends.

So I started telling her about college and the teachers and friends. I told her about the Alex guy but of course can't tell her about how I bullied him so I skipped that part.

I'm still thinking about what the officer said. About how I got out from the house. I want the answer to that as much as him. I just remember losing consciousness but not how I got out. What happened there? Did someone help me? But how?

Then I fell asleep slowly. The shots was making me feel asleep apart from taking away the pain of the burns and bruises all around my body.

**
Its been a week since I've stayed in this hospital. I'm getting discharged today.

Dan is coming to pick us up. I told him we're good but he kept on insisting to help.

I haven't called Dad or texted Liam. I didn't want to make then worried. And besides they must be having a new life out there.

Our house was burned and it'll take sometime for the insurance to pay for the loss and fix it.

Till then, we need a house. And we're lucky.

Mom has been telling about a house a few miles from town near the woods which she got at a good price.

She told me she got the house for rent at a very low price which is a savior for us when we don't have much cash left.

I'm happy to move in there. A new start.

**

"Damn! Out of the cave at last."

Dan came and hugged me.

"No. Its a hell hole."

"You can say. You don't get to eat whatever I was eating the whole week." He gave his usual smirk.

I narrowed my eyes at him. He's been sending me food pics for the past few days just to piss me off. And I would get pissed. Hospital food is horrible.

"Asshole."

"Ahmm." My mom clears her throat clearly not happy with my unrefined tongue.

"Enough taking. Let's go." She said climbing to the car.

"Ok."

We said in unison.

**

"Damn this house is dope."

"Yeah it is."

I was surprised just as Dan. This house is really good. Its near the forest and there's a steam nearby and also a small lake. There's flower planting area and also a nice lawn.

The interior looks lavish. Its properly furnished and has an antique look.

"Mom are you sure about the price of the rent? Is it confirmed?"

"Yes San. We're signing the contract tomorrow. "

Wow.

"But the manager of the owner said that we're getting only the ground floor. The upper floor will be used by them."

"Oh."

Just when I was talking with mom, I saw an opening beneath the stairs.

I put my hands inside it and it creaked opened.

There was a room under the stairs.

Wow. This gets better and better.

There were mostly old books inside this room full of shelves. It looked like a mini library. Most of them were boring historical books.

But one book caught my attention. It didn't have any writing above it. It black in color and a unique print resembling a tiger like creature.

It looked like a diary.

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