Chapter 3: The Unforeseen Luck

Content warning: Mentioned death/illness of a parent, sexual/verbal harassment's, violence, crime and language use.

Esrath's POV

Loud noises came from the bathroom across the hall and a throbing sensation came through as the noise grew louder, I whine at the pain that struck my temples making me jolt right up to rub it and get it to stop aching, rubbing my temples with my fingers I sigh and try to open my eyes but the drowsy feeling I had made them shut more. I rub my eyes in hopes to wake them up and search with my hands for my wheelchair to get out of my bed and get ready for today, I call for my father and mother to say good morning only there was no response other than the noise coming from the bathroom across the hall, I yawn and call for Malvatoff to aid me in reaching my wheelchair all the while my eyelids were being so stubborn and sleep was pushing on my body as much as possible; flinging the covers off of me I adjust myself to the edge of my bed only to come to my senses that I was standing up, I scream at the fact of me being able to use my legs for the first time in over a month and insted of being excited I was confused and worried about what happened. I stand for the first time in months and walk to the bathroom only to find my graduation gown and outfit sitting near the sink and my phone going off, my head becomes light and the room begins to feel blurry when I look around trying to rack my brain as to how this could be happening I hear my phone ringing on the counter top and answer it.

Esrath: "he...hello?" 

Father: "Hey Kiddo you ready for your big day? I know we are running late but we can't wait to see you walk on that stage, we are both very..."

Esrath: " What do you mean? I missed my graduation dad, it was like 3 months ago!"

Father: "Kiddo are you feeling okay? I know you might be nervous and ready to live your life but you are going to do fine on your own! We love you Kiddo see you soon!"

My phone hangs up and I feel like I am going to puke my guts out, my ears ringing and my vision was failing, I was having a hard time grasping what was going on. I begin to recieve multiple text messages and a phone call that was coming into my phone, my eyes widen to see that it was my mother contacting me, panick runs over me and anxiety hits me like a ton of brick's when I rush to answer my phone.

Esrath: "he...hello?"

Mother: "Esrath your father and I want to know what you want to eat after your graduation ceremony!"

*sighing and calming down feeling my hands shaking at all the tension that was going on in my mind*

Esrath: "I will talk to you and father after I graduate! I love you both and will see you soon!"

Switching my phone off I get ready for the graduation ceremony, I had memorized the directions I had been looking and planning on how to enter for months before my actual graduation day and I giggle when I remember how I got the adress in the first place because we were not able to know the location of our ceremony to prevent anyone showing up at the private property and doing something they werent supposed to. Climbing into my Haundai Elontra I start the car only to recieve notifications from my phone when it wasnt even turned on, I turn the bluetooth off and turn the regular radio on, starting the car it sends tingles up my spine and anxiety hits me from the crash I had thought I had months ago, sighing and calming myself down I close the driver door and buckle up turning my music up before I start the vehicle fully and pull out of my driveway.

Pulling onto the road I hear the ringtone of my phone blaring on the bluetooth, I ignore the tone and keep driving, I arrive at the stadium and get down running inside the stadium only to see my mother and father and everyone that was attending on the ground shot, my heart drops to my feet as I hear someones voice in the stadium telling me to get down on my knees. I get on my knees with my eyes closed and hear a man saying that I had the right to remain silent and was cuffing me telling me that I had the right to an attorney, I could feel my stomach turning and making me light headed as I was being walked outside of the stadium in my cap and gown. I hear an ambulance pull into the parking lot and the paramedics screaming at the top of their lungs as I can hear more cars ripping into the parking lot and people screaming at the masacar that happened there at the stadium, I begin to sob when I realized this was not a dream but wished that it had been because now I knew that my parents were gone forever and I would never hear my mothers happy but annoying voice again and or hear my fathers lame dad jokes that he would always make, my heart felt like it was tearing into pieces as I sobbed in the back seat of the police car. The police officer told me I had no right to cry for anyone in there because I was the reason it all happened in the first place, he seemed to be upset and confused as to why I would be crying as hard as I was; I try to wrap my head around what was going on, why was I being accused for the deaths of my dad and mother and hundreds of others? What did I do to get blamed like this for this incident. Everything felt like it was closing in on me and I couldnt understand as to why I was being told that I needed to be silent for the victims that passed in the auditorium and that I was going to face serious jail time.

Arriving at the station I look through the window of the back seat I could see a swat team waiting in the front with the their bullet proof vests and their guns that were automatic, I sigh and wince at the pain that was coursing from my wrists to my gut as I was yanked at last second out of the vehicle and pushed to move foward. I look up pleading for help and all I get is guns pointed straight at me no one willing to help me. When we reach the top of the steps I see my reflection and almost lose my footing at the person I was staring at in the reflection in the door, I was covered in blood splaters that caused me to panic I was no longer wearing my graduation gown and cap, I was wearing a black shirt and black slacks with gun holsters and guns in them and I was not crying but smiling in the reflection as I stare at myself forgetting who I once was and snapping back to realty. I was not graduating highschool I was to graduate college but for some reason something was missing as to why I went crazy and killed all those people including my parents, I sit in the holding cell trying to remember what happened when a man out of knowhere starts to talk to me; "What is a pretty little thing doing in here? Did you rob a candy shop sweetheart?" I smile from ear to ear and look at him with the blood drenched on the front side of my outfit and my face and told him; " No but I shot every mother fucker who dared to call me sweetheart." he backs away from me and sits on the bench across the cell we were sharing while waiting for booking. 

Esrath: "Whats wrong kiddo don't you like me? Don't you want to know what I taste like?" *laughing hysterically as I grab the gun from its holster and point it at the mans face*

Esrath: "Don't you ever call me sweetheart again or you will never see the daylight again."

He begins to breath heavy as he is called for him to be placed in a cell, the man practically falls on his face as he runs out the cell and I wink to him. "I'll see you again soon sweetheart." blowing him a kiss, the man cries out "I hope I don't you venomous bitch!" I laugh as loud as I can as I put my gun back in its holster and sit to ponder my thoughts to figure out what went wrong and why I said my fathers words like that.