*some months ago*
Leticia smirnov was an average 17 year old girl. She had a personality that makes her get along with anyone. She loved all kinds of things. Be it reading, exercising, hanging with friends, watching tv, or just playing games. Her looks made her popular among both genders. She was tall at 6.5 ft with a mature but glowing face free from imperfections. Her posture was always perfect which while a subtle thing added to her charm. Her chest was average as many boys know but that was perfect for nearly all of them. Her eyes were pinkish red while her hair which extended to the bottom of her back was light purple.
In the past it would be impossible for such colors on a person to be natural. But that's thanks to a few power plant meltdowns and nuke drops. Chemicals were mixed in the air that ,while not fatal, made such colors on a person natural. Leticia was involved in gymnastics as well. It was her way of relieving stress. At first she did it because she thought the movements were beautiful, especially the ribbon. At first she had difficulties but it soon grew on her. Because of this her body had minimal if not no fat at all with a little muscle.
Even with receiving attention comparable to a celebrity she was never stuck up. She was always kind and smiled often. One day as school was ending a couple of her friends approached her.
" Hey leticia you wanna hang out after school." - friend a
" Sorry but my family came back this morning and I want to hang out with them." - laticia
" Jeez, I don't think anyone is as close with their family as you are with yours." - friend b
It was true beyond all doubt. Leticia was one of the few teens who loved their family more than anything. Recently her family had gone on a trip to visit some relatives. She couldn't go because she had to prepare for a upcoming tournament. So when today finally came around she couldn't wait for school to end so she could go see them.
" Oh right, don't you have to go to practice after this?" - friend a
Upon hearing this leticia froze. She really wanted to go see her family but she wasn't someone who skips out on things without a really good reason. She was torn between her family and gymnastics but she soon remembered the upcoming tournament.
" I guess I will have to put off going home for a couple of hours." - leticia
Leticia had a sad expression on while saying this and her friends tried comforting her. Soon school ended and leticia was heading to practice.
" I hope practice is short today." - leticia
Unluckily for her practice went on till dark.
* night *
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Laticia was walking home. She was exhausted as she had to make sure her movements were flawless during practice. While she was walking she couldn't wait to see her family and thought about them. She had three younger brothers aged from 8-11 who she adored and always played with. Everyday she saw them she would give them a hug and a kiss on their head. Her mother was a kind woman who always worked hard for her family. She made sure to make them delicious and healthy food. When someone was sick she always nursed them back to health with the best of her abilities. Her father was always a busy man. He worked as a officer at one of the police stations in this rather large city. There was always trouble somewhere so her dad would get called to help out often.
Leticia is Russian on her fathers side. Her grandparents came over to the states after one to many super fights happened near them. But they soon found there was no shortage of superheroes and super villians fighting here as well. After they came here they soon gave birth to her father. Her mother was adopted so no one could tell what nationality she descends from. But that doesn't really bother anyone.
Leticia was was just a couple blocks from home. She hastened her pace as she began picturing what would happen when she got home. Her brothers would run to her and show her the toys they got from their trip. Her mother would come from the kitchen and give her a hug while she smells one of her favorite meals wafting from the kitchen. Her ,dad if he was home, would pat her on the head and ask what she's been up to.
She was now a couple houses away from home. While fantasizing about what would happen she noticed some cars she didn't recognize in the driveway. The curtains were also closed which never happens with a small crack in the curtains that look into the living room and she heard loud muffled sounds coming from inside.
She inched over to the large window and peeked through the crack. What she saw was the word horror for her. There were 5 individuals in the room with 4 bodies lying on the ground. 3 of the bodies were her brothers with their throats slit. The last one was burnt corpse with a wedding ring that indicated that it was her mother. Currently her father was tied to a chair with a gag in his mouth being beaten black and blue while occasionally being stabbed.
The people responible for this hell were standing around her father. One was a famous crime boss who managed to avoid the heroes for years called Joseph trivion. He was currently wearing a very expensive looking suit. The man next to him looked to be his bodyguard. Though he was dressed in simple clothing. The 3rd looked to be a cop with a disgusting grin plastered on his face. The last was a super villain named witch stake. He is famous for using his pyromancy to burn women.
" All you had to do was take the deal and we could have avoided all of this" - cop
" He's right you know. I am also a generous man and I would have given you no small amount if you had just looked the other way." - Joseph
" If I went along with your offer then I would not be able to look my family in the eyes ever again." - father
He managed to say between split lips and broken teeth.
" Still it's to bad since this could have all been avoided. Don't worry we'll send you to your family. Along with your daughter when she shows up." - Joseph
Joseph then took out a gun and shot dad in the head. While leticia was frozen she saw her dad's head lean to the side with eyes that seemed to stare at her. She realized she needed to leave quickly. She ran with all her might in one direction. She crossed roads, jumped fences and ran through alleyways. Soon she stopped to catch her breath.
" THEIR DEAD! THEIR ALL DEAD!" - Laticia
She thought as she wondered aimlessly. She was in in the part of the city now with office buildings that reached to the sky. She wondered all night with her mind rewinding and replaying everything she saw. She bumped into people who cursed at her a little when she did. She couldn't think of anything else except her beloved family being killed.
Soon it was dawn and people were getting up to go to work. Laticia was currently passing by a cafe when some cops saw her. When a call came in during the night about one of their own being killed many officers rushed to the scene. Leticia's dad was a respected police officer. Some cops who were close with him were the first to show up.
What they saw angered them. However they quickly got to work and started preparing the crime scene. When the area was being analyzed they realized that leticia's body wasn't there. Because of the possibility that she survived and escaped whoever did this they asked all the people they could. The neighbors first then a couple hours later after some investigation into her life her school. The teachers didn't help but recommended them to her friends who recommended them to her trainer who then said she went home.
In the morning thanks to the officers that were close to leticias dad every precinct in town had a picture of leticia. So when some cops saw her they approached her.
" Excuse me miss, but are you leticia smirnov?" - cop a
Leticia simply nodded.
" Can you come with us please?" - cop b
Leticia complied and got into the back of the police car. As the cops were driving away leticia was still thinking about what happened. But she was also a little annoyed with the little rabbit that was sitting on her shoulder which neither of the cops could see.