Chapter 108

"Fire!" Maya exclaimed.

With sleep still laced in my eyes, I began to run in circles in search for safety. I ran past mother on the couch and made it for the door. The minute I stepped out of the house and banged the door, there was a loud gong in my head.

Was it mother that I just passed?

I frowned then held a hand to my chest. The house wasn't burning when I ran down the stairs. Our smoke detector didn't go off, so what the hell was Maya up to?

With wrinkles on my forehead, I lazily pulled open the door and went straight to check my calendar. Tracing a finger on the paying and stopping on today's date, I confirmed that it wasn't my birthday.

Grumpily, I made my way to the couch and stared at my mother. I blinked rapidly and tried to analyze what was going on.

"Mom?" I called, but there was no reply.

Mother was dressed in a black gown and she sat stiff, e