Chapter 2: Chapter 2

The sound of the gun frightened me as I curled myself hiding behind the walls to avoid being caught.

My heart was beating so loud I could feel the sound in my head, fear gripped and thoughts of dying mortified me more. Never have I ever thought, I'd be caught up in a mortifying situation in my life before.

I was a crying mess, I held unto myself from making a loud noise so as not to be noticed and taken. I wasn't all about myself but I was more concerned about Dominique.

She actually pushed herself forward to protect me. When the men shooting spotted me, she ran from where she was getting their attention so that I wouldn't be seen and caught. They gripped onto her hair tightly and she winced in pain.

What was she trying to prove? Why did she go out?! I wanted to scream but I felt numb, I heard nothing and felt nothing but I was more scared than ever.

I tried to peek and see what was going on but the sound of gunshots startled me again and the tears rolling down my cheek were uncontrollable as I stifled my sniff. I wanted to cry out and call out to my mother but I knew the consequences.

I wondered why I came here and what made me do it. After some seconds I heard no gunshot; I was curious to see what was happening and what they were doing to Dominique.

Calming my raging heart, I felt my legs and took a peak. My eyes widened with terror as I saw a gun being pointed at Dominique.

She flinched and squealed in pain when the man pulled her hair.

"What brings a little girl like you to a place like this? We can't keep you alive now that you are a witness of this scene, you know?" The man spat out.

My heart began to beat erratically, I was worried and concerned. Were they really going to kill her? I wanted to do something but I was helpless. I couldn't see their faces as they all wore masks on them.

Dominique began to cry begging them to let go of her, that she wouldn't say anything but they didn't mind, they weren't after that, not at all!

I wanted to go out and beg but I felt weak and numb, I suddenly couldn't feel my legs. Just as I was about to scream and run up to them, the sound of a gunshot sent an electric vibration to my body as I watched in bewilderment.

Dominique had been shot, the blood ran down her face and with a mortified face, I froze.

I woke up with a heavy breath in the middle of the night, I kept having the same dream every now and then, nothing different as what happened five years ago still haunts me in my sleep. I needed rest, that I knew so I forced myself back to sleep.

My headache, shit! I muttered. I heard a loud thud and I groaned in frustration clearly pissed; why was there so much noise?Why do they always have to make noise about everything?

"Liliana!" Juliana's loud voice shrieked, irritating my ears as I used my duvet to cover my face.

What a messed up house! I huffed. I needed sleep, my entire body was weak. I was too tired to get off the bed.

The door to my room banged open, making me rumble on my bed with frustration, I definitely wasn't in a house of peace.

I finally sat on my bed, glaring at a smiling Juli with her teeth wide open as if I care. "Good morning!" She squealed, opening the windows to my room and then it dawned on me.

Wait? Where am I? I jumped out of the bed, seeing the mess in my room. I knew I had a lot of work to do, the reason why there was a lot of noise in the house.

We recently moved to New York City last night and due to tiredness, I left my bags and belongings anyhow

I could sleep and get to work today.

Shit! What a messed up day, where do I start from? I raked my fingers through my hair, groaning in frustration.

"We have so much to do and why did you fly off of your bed?" Juli asked with her hands on her waist.

"WE ARE IN NEW YORK CITY!" I yelled out.

"Like we are in New york?" I repeated with my eyes wide open. Juli chuckled lightly, "Yes Liliana, we are in New York, oh come on!" Juliana said.

"We have a lot of things to do, firstly we have to arrange your bedroom and help dad and mom too," She said to me, opening my box.

Juli sighed, "Come on, come and help me Liliana," She said when she saw I wasn't moving from the spot I was standing on.

What a way to start a new day, more work and more work. I want to be a princess and not do any work at all. I need a prince right now! I whined within me walking towards Juliana.

Let me introduce myself to you, my name is Liliana Lim, which I'm sure all of you know, I am seventeen years old, obviously in my junior year of high school.

I am the second child of my parents and the last girl of my parents although I don't get the privilege that often. I have an older sister named Juliana, obviously I mentioned her before and a younger brother named Dennis, the only man of the family besides my father.

My father Mr Robert Lim is partly an Asian, and partly American. He was and is a computer engineer, a geek at that too. My mother...I don't want to even go there because explaining what she does pisses me off considering her job stole her from us.

My mother is a nurse but mostly those nurses that take care of people with critical conditions and that is by staying and assisting them considering they are incapable for the time being.

My older sister Julie is a graduate from the university of New York with a bachelor's degree in computer science, another geek at that.

My younger brother is fourteen, an eight graders who stood at six feet already. Guess what?, I am the shortest one in the family and I blamed my younger brother for not letting me grow before coming into this world...lol, don't take that seriously.

I stood at five feet two, the same height with my mother, let me get over with this boring talk.

"So, how about we go shopping first and then, you know?" Juli suggested but she Knew shopping wasn't my thing.

I used to be an extrovert until a series of things happened and fact is, I'm definitely not an introvert.

"Girls!" We both turn our heads around to see my mother standing in front of the door, already dressed.

One thing I admired about my mother was her fashion sense, which Juli literally took from her but I am the complete replica of my mother and so was Juli.

We literally were once mistaken to be sisters considering my mother looked hot and young in her early forties.

Julie stood at the height of five feet six telling us she wasn't at our level, lol.

"Good morning mom!" We both said together.

"Liliana, I need the both of us to go and visit our neighbors later in the day and Juliana you can tag along if you are lucky," My mother said.

Juliana smiled, "I'm not a chance mother, I have somewhere to be at," she muttered.

Obviously at her boyfriend's place, I scoffed.

We both continued to arrange my room after my mother left. She helped put furniture at the appropriate place and helped clean the room once we were done.

"Ah!" I heaved a sigh when I realised we were both done.

I hurried up to take my bath. When I came back Juliana was still sitting on my bed with a book on her hand.

She gave me a knowing look and I cringed, I wasn't ready to hear any of her stories. "Kindly come and sit Lily, we have a lot to talk about," She smirked.

I shook my head knowing it was going to be a very long talk.

And when I say a long talk, a very long one.