The One Within Me

It's been ages since I returned home...Mom must be waiting for me, my wife, my little fellows and my sister. You never know what happens the next moment, just like this a horrifying incident took place in front of my eyes.

I landed on the airport near 11:00 pm, I was waiting for the cab to arrive and as soon it did I loaded my paraphernalia and sat off towards my destination. The sky was dark and stars were blinking, the cool breeze seemed to welcome me and the leaves danced along.

It was about 11:40 when I stepped out of the car to enter my front door. It was strange but the appearance of the house had changed when I last left. The laundry was still out, darkness was surrounding the whole area. I gave a knock, no one replied, I did it again, my heart was beating like crazy and without wasting any minute I held the door handle and gently gave it a push, it opened itself. I gulped down and couldn't see anything since it was too dark. I turned on the flashlight on my phone and looked around. The milk, cans filled with juices and dirty dishes were scattered all over the kitchen counter. Something didn't seem right. I called out the names,

"Honey? Mom?... Emma, Josh??"

No one replied back except of the sound of the breeze that hit the glass door which lead to the garden. I wasn't getting a right feeling and my heart pumped blood even faster than before. I heard the sound of rattling and stormed to my bedroom. The door was locked from inside and there were stains of bloody hands, looked like a child's.

"MOM! EMMA! JOSH!...OPEN UP!!" I was banging on the door so hard and pushed myself against it. I was being dizzy at that time and couldn't think of anything else and just pushed hard but this door became a backbreaker. On the left hand side there was a tall and pole shaped mirror which showed me the reflection of myself and my strength. I just couldn't see clearly and everything became blur and unclear, just in a moment there was a black out.

As I gradually opened my eyes, I could hear the early risers chirping and stared my sealing for a long time. My body became heavy and it refused to get up from the bed, while laying on the be I glanced at the clock and rolled my eyes and examined the room. It was in a light and soft color with the furniture placed quite far away. There was a knock on the door.

"Come in" I said gently and tried to lift myself up from the mattress. The person who entered was a quite beautiful young lady, holding a cup of hot tea and wearing a white loose blouse over flappers. She placed the cup on my side and smiled and questioned," How are you feeling? Mister." I was quite perplexed at the moment but I just shook my head and replied, "Hmm, yeah, I am fine, thank you, miss..?"

"My name's Nora and don't worry my dad is a police officer, he will surely help you. Please stay calm and have a sip."

After a moment her dad walked in and addressed himself and later stated," Mr. Donald, this is a murder case..." I couldn't believe my ears and I stood up in anger and walked towards him and asked, " WHAT!? DO YOU EVEN HEAR YOURSELF? Who did it? Who is the CULPRIT?" I grabbed his collars and pushed him to a side and dashed out. My house was just three to four steps and I could witness the yellow tape running around my front door and all around my house. My legs gave out on me and I fell onto the ground and the police officer rushed towards me and consoled me, but his words, his behavior, nothing seemed to calmed me down and I just wanted to get revenge on that FUCKER who killed my whole family!

I entered the house and looked around, I entered my room and saw the marks of blood and body's. I turned around and gazed at the mirror, it was the last thing I saw before the black out. I saw my reflection in the mirror, I was still in my navy blue suit that my wife me as a present on my 30th birthday, she wanted me to come to her in the suit that was given by her. I felt so hopeless and helpless at that time, seemed like I lost everything.. I was so proud about my family, my career, my life but now I lost everything.

I stood again in front of the mirror staring at myself and said, "Now you will see the scariest phase of me, run away if you can, culprit..."

I picked up my phone, and as being a business dealer I was once a life dealer too which my family didn't know about, I promised myself not to turn into him again but the anger of revenge in me forced me to choose that path which I left decades ago. I rang up the phone to the contact named "DEATH ANGEL" I gave him the details and in return he said in a malicious voice, "Don't worry Bro, your family, my family.." I could feel his smile over the line and hung up. Days passed and the days of funeral ended and so the grief. I flew back to my land and got the details of the culprit who was hiding from me after taking my everything away. I was always ready for an adventure and this time too, it appeared in front of me as a revenge story.

He was on the floor covered in blood and pleading but, I was became stone hearted and pointed my gun loaded with bullets on his head.

BAM!..BAM! The sound of the gun shot was heard all around the fort...