Caution: This chapter contains themes of self harm and negative thoughts. Reader discreation is advised.

Note: The lyrics of the song Promises by Jhené Aiko are used in this chapter.

Lucy and Ethan ran after Jovie.

"Jovie, just calm down." Lucy held her hand.

"How can I stay calm when my dad is fucking dead?" She shouted.

Lucy looked at Ethan with

"What did you exactly see in your dream?" Ethan asked, calming her.

"I don't remember. Please let me go. I want to see my dad." She cried.

"We'll come with you." Lucy and Ethan started walking with her.

They went to Jovie's house where they saw her father this morning. The area was entirely seized by cops and forensic experts. They saw Mr. Warren was talking to one of the cops.

Jovie went and asked Mr. Warren about the incident and it was found that her father was murdered by his fellow gamblers because he was not able to pay their debts on time.

First her mother. Now her father. She was now all alone, completely broken. The reality that she was now an orphan hit her. Whole life she had tried so hard not to take her father's words seriously but today she gave up. The guilt was eating her alive. She wanted to end this pain. She wanted to give up. Again.

"I'll see you guys later." She mumbled and started walking.

Lucy and Ethan called after her. They insisted her to stay with them. But she wanted to be alone.

Alone with her nightmares.

Alone with her visions.

Alone with her pain

They didn't let her go and forcefully kept her with them. She wasn't even crying now. She was just lost in her own world. No converstaions. No movements.

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After being interrogated by the cops, Jovie's painful day came to an end. She was asked whether she suspected anybody. She couldn't answer any questions. Mr. Warren consoled her for sometime but she felt that he was acting wierd today. He had some strange aura to him. She just ignored it.

Lucy and Jovie went straight to their apartment where Lucy informed Mrs. Piper that Jovie will be taking a leave.

Though Jovie desperately tried to look fine, Lucy and Ethan didn't let her alone for a single minute because they were scared that she'll end up like last time.

There was unusual silence among them. When Lucy was finally asleep, Jovie sneaked out of the apartment.

She was walking alone on a dark and gloomy road. It was already 2 a.m.. The cold breeze hit her face but that didn't bother her. She just wanted to go away from everybody and end all her pain. She didn't want to carry burden of her fathers death. She felt as if she was a curse and she was the reason for all the grief.

She was cold. She was broken. She was completely hopeless.

She sat near her favourite lake with pocket knife in her hand.

Mom, why did you leave me? Am I so bad? You thought I am curse too? I going near dad now. Goodbye.

She was about to slit her wrist but something stopped her. She heard somebody sing a song. It was the same song her mother would always sing to her and the song that her mother had written in a letter before leaving her.

So every single little moment

I can't be there to hold your hand

I need for you to know that

Anything should happen, anything should happen

'Cause anything could, if anything should happen

Know that you'll be alright, know that you'll be alright

Just promise you'll be alright, promise you'll be alright

If anything should happen

Just promise you'll be alright, promise you'll be alright

If anything should happen

She bursted into tears and whispered.
"Promise I'll be alright. Promise I'll be alright."

She then realised that she had been out in cold for too long and that her clothes legit didn't protect her from it.

She started walking but her legs gave up. She was shivering in cold, her eyes heavy and blur with tears. She knew if she stayed there any longer she'd faint there and freeze to death.

She saw a figure walk towards her. She blinked her eyes several times to clear her vision but it went in vain. Her body was getting numb and the pocket knife that was in her hand had already fallen. She was scared and helpless.

No I don't wanna die, not like this atleast. Somebody save me.

How ironic that just a momemt ago she wanted to be dead but now she wanted to be saved.

As the figure came closer to her, her adrenaline started rushing. She realized that it was a male figure.

He then lifted her in his arms and started walking, she was already unconscious but she still hoped in her heart that someone would save her.

Aidan please save me.

Those were her last words before she shut her eyes and was surrounded by darkness.

To be continued.....

A/N:
Hmmm... Who do you guys think that male figure was?? Any guesses?

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