Rei stared at the window in front of him. Countless scenes passed by in his mind as he heard the screams outside of the room. Using his unsteady arms, he opened the window in one swift motion. He tried to raise his feet to cross over the window when suddenly unwanted memories resurfaced in his mind.

Sounds of gunshot echoed in his ears as Rei suddenly woke up in a middle of the night. He rubbed his eyes and ears as if not he does not want to believe what he just heard but when he heard the sound of windows breaking he knew that something was wrong. He quickly got out of the bed and took his cell phone beside him, and with a quick swipe of his hands, he instantly dialed 911.

His heart was beating rapidly as he heard the sound of ringing resounding in his ears. Cold sweat drenched his back as his body was trembling feverishly. His breathing was ragged as if someone was choking his neck making it harder to breathe. His previous teary eyes lit up slightly as he heard a voice coming from the end of the phone. He quickly pleaded for help and the person on the other end quickly inquired on what happened. With labored breathing and continuous stuttering, he informed the man on what he heard inside the house.

But before he could talk to the man further a loud 'bang' echoed throughout the house. It was quickly followed by a cry of agony that seemed to contain both sadness and regret. His trembling body turned listless as he heard the agonizing screams that he heard outside of the room. He was sure that something happened to his parents, and he wanted to check it out. But the words of the man in the phone resounded in his head, and thus he continued to hide under his bed.

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He stayed still under the bed until he heard the sirens of ambulance and police outside of the house. When the police barged into the house, they quickly caught the perpetrators. After the police did a detailed investigation of their background and names, they quickly found out that they were the son of prominent families which has deep roots in both political and business part of the country.

Rei's parents were quickly brought to the hospital, but they were dead on arrival. Further investigations, let Rei knew that they suffered under several gunshots that are aimed at non-vital organs to prolong their lives. But too much time has passed, and they have lost a lot of blood resulting in blood loss.

The press supported the Rei's family, but they were quickly silenced by the people above by threatening their life and their family's. A friend of his parents got a lawyer to prosecute those convicts, but the case was quickly abolished by the head jury, and the case was never heard again. The friend of his parents who tried to prosecute the convicts him vanished magically, and he was left all alone in his house.

A loud crash immediately woke up Rei from his nightmare, as he noticed that he was still staring at the window. He quickly raised his feet and was about to climb over when he heard a shout that came from outside.