Chapter 8

Mai's POV

"Is this a dream?" I asked aloud. I looked around and in the distance I saw a rose. I wanted to walk over to it but... I was stopped in my tracks.

"Mai..." I turned around to see Gene. I went to hug him, but was stopped again.

"Gene? Where are you? Weren't you just there?" Gene was gone. I looked around, but still the rose was the only thing that was noticeable. I wasn't stopped when walking to the rose this time. As I was about to pick it up I heard a scream.

"What is that?" I looked around. I saw nothing until I turned back to look at the rose. It was now laying on the ground with other flowers. Then, with a startling realisation, I remembered something. Tonight, was the night in which my... in which my father died.

"Daddy! ...Daddy let's go play a game together." A younger version of myself called, running to my father. I looked up at my father with my indifferent eyes.

"Let me clean up this mess first little Mi-Mi. Ok?" My father suggested, a warm smile on his lips. I nodded all to eagerly. Till he was able to play I sat on the chair to read. I was never one for watching TV. I then heard my father call out to me after I finished the first chapter. I put my book away and walked over to him. I smiled up to him as he petted my head. We then walked outside.

As we walked outside to the back yard, we noticed the a man looking at us. He was holding a gun. I felt my blood run cold. He had on a black jacket with black pants. He also had a hat on that was blocking his eyes.

"Give me the girl." They guy ordered with a deep but yet soft voice.

"What?! What are you-" Mai's father stuttered, trying to make sense of the situation.

"I said give me the girl" The man repeated, pulling back the hammer, aiming the gun at us.

"No! Never! I'll never give you my little angle." I then saw little me crying holding on to my father. He then picked me up and ran... but he was shot in the leg. He cried in pain, and held his wound, blood soaking into the fabric of his trousers. He was only able to get me in the house. Dad then hid me behind him. The man then walked in, still holding the gun.

"I'll never give you her." Dad then got a sword from the wall. It was one his father had handed down to him, and ran to him but was shot and fell on top of the little version of me. The man with the gun shot him two more times. Just as he was about to grab me the vision stopped. I slowly started to awake.

As I my eyes fluttered open, and the fogginess subsided, I saw someone's blue eyes looking down at me. I went to try to sit up, but that person was holding my hand and made it hard to move.

"John?" I then felt my body becoming light. I then set up.

"Mai. Are you ok?" I nodded and looked around. I was in base.

"How long was a out for." John looked the the clock. Then back at me with a smile.

"Only an hour." I nodded in relief.