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VII

After what I heard, I tried to get up even though I was still very weak, even though my head was still very sore and in pain. But nothing compares to the pain I have felt right now after I heard that my father and the only person, I would love to spend the rest of my life is

Now dead. Waking up like this, knowing that I cannot acquire new memories… and probably deal with this forever and losing the two person I love the most is a nightmare.

I hope I just didn’t wake up. I wish I had just died.

My Mom and sisters just hug me while I was crying. I asked Mom what really happened to me and Klio before I forget what will happen today.

“How did we end up like this, Mom? What really happened?”

“I don’t really know everything, Leyra. You were supposed to get married the next day but, a day before your wedding…that night I just received a call from someone I don’t know. He said that you were brought here to the hospital. There’s blood all over your body and too much blood was coming out of your head that causes damages to your brain. I thought you’ll be dead that time. While Klio? The officers said that when they arrived at the incident, they saw a body who’s burned to death,” When I heard that I was even more weak. It can’t be Klio.

“It can’t be Klio!” I insisted.

“They looked for any evidence to prove that it was him, and they found a ring with an engraved of Atticus. It was your engagement ring.” As I listen to Mommy, I remember something.

FLASHBACK

“Just leave her alone!” I can’t be mistaken it was Klio’s voice his head was wrapped that’s why I can only recognize his voice, with chains all over his body. While me is crying and also in chains. I looked at the people around me, they were all wearing a tuxedo just like a mafia and their signature mask that only their left eye is all I can see…and guess what they’re the killers of the crime we just witnessed before.

A man approached me, it was their leader I think, and he was already sitting in front of me. The rest was looking at us. I saw his hazel brown eyes with those long lashes and his perfect brow. He was looking at me seriously as if his eyes have something to tell me. I was just observing him. He touched my face and I suddenly turned away. He stood up.

“You’re beautiful,” he said and now his voice sounds familiar. “But not beautiful as your mom,” he added. I wonder on what he said.

“Who are you? How did you know my mom?” I asked in confusion.

“Let’s just say I’m a friend,” he said.

“You’re not a friend. You’re a killer!” I insisted, he just laugh it off.

“What do you need from us?” He approaches Klio, and he gets something from his pocket. It was a lighter and he was playing with it in front of Klio.

“What are you doing!?” I shouted at him and now I am so scared of what he is doing.

“How much do you love this guy?” Now he is holding Klio in the neck while he is still playing with the lighter, he is holding.

“Please, I’m begging you stop this!” I yelled, begging him.

“You’re not answering my question!” he exclaimed.

“I loved him more than anything in this world,” I said while looking at Klio who is suffering.

“So, please! Don’t do this to us. We can give you what you want. Just please let us go! Promise nobody’s going to knew what happened in here,” I added.

“Do you think I will believe that? Baby, I’m not born yesterday. You’re a Madrid and your boyfriend is an Atticus, or I must say your fiancé. The two well-known elites of this town. Your families are powerful so I must be threatened right?” He started laughing with that devilish laugh.

“Then what do you want from us?” I asked in tears.

“I want you and this man dead!” I was crying in fear. Why did this happen to us when we will supposedly get married tomorrow.

“But, before anything else, I heard you were going to get married?” I looked at him. “Since I don’t want to get that chance from you guys. I will allow you to take the vows before getting you killed.” He turned to his colleagues and continue, “Right crew?” And all of them just laugh. They are demonic!

“Now speak!” He shouted and got a gun, one is pointing at me and one to Klio. Klio and I both started to recite the vow.

“I, K-kliosate Atticus Havero,”

“I, Leyra Sirida Madrid,”

“take thee, Leyra Sirida Madrid,”

“take thee, Kliosate Atticus Havero,”

“to be my wedded wife,”

“to be my wedded husband,”

”to have and to hold,”

“to have and to hold,”

“from this day forward,”

“from this day forward,”

“for better, for worse,”

“for better, for worse,”

“for richer, for poorer,”

“for richer, for poorer,”

“in sickness and in health,”

“in sickness and in health,”

“to love and to cherish,”

“to love and to cherish,”

“till death do us part…”

And, before I could speak that line I stopped for a while, I don’t know what will happen to us after this. I feel like I was in a dream, but I couldn’t wake up. We should take the vow on the altar, not in here…on the verge of our death. It’s supposed to be a dream not a nightmare.

“Klio, remember that whatever happened this night I’ll always love you.” I bow down my head while my tears are overflowing in my eyes while my body embraced fear, “t-till death do us part.”

“Leyra, I’m so sorry.” The only words Klio said to me.

“That’s a sweet goodbye. Happy wedding!” The killer interrupted. Then they took Klio away.

“Where will you take him?” I shouted and tried to untie the chains.

“Don’t worry, baby, he’ll be fine. I don’t want to see you in pain if we killed him in front of you,” he said while holding my face and I continued to avoid him, then I noticed something in his ring finger it was a small tattoo ring and named Anastasia. What does that mean?

“Please I’m begging you, don’t do this!” I begged him to change his mind.

“Did that,” he whispered but those words are clear to me and that leaves me in confusion now.

“What did you say?” I asked him.

“Don’t worry he won’t be killed that easy. I’ll make it slow until he’s the one begging to end his life,” he utters and then leaves me anxious and wondering.

“Please no!” and because of exhaustion and weakness I passed out.

END OF FLASHBACK

“Anastasia,” I muttered so they wondered.

“Can someone give me pen and paper please!” I said furiously, so they were confused and because of the time they wasted to search, I saw a tissue paper and fortunately there was a pen that the Doctor handed me. They were all looking at me as I was writing this.

—A tattoo ring written Anastasia on a guy’s right ring finger. Find him! –

“Leyra, what’s that?” Mommy asked in astonishment.

“He’s the killer.” They all looked at each other. “And we need to find him. I need to find him.” Now I am in tears again.

“Okay honey, but you need to stay calm first.”

After that I realized. “Wait, why am I crying?”

I forgot everything. The guy in front of me spoke, I think he’s a doctor because of his suit.

“It’s starting, Madame. Anterograde Amnesia.”

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