The horror. Their bodies are lying on the floor next to each other along with the old man from the hospital. There are no signs of life. Their throats are sharply cut. Bruises are all over their body. They tried to fight back, but to no vain. Not even a small breath. Their eyes are wide open. Blood was spread everywhere. The white walls became red. The floor has become a pool of blood. The tables are flipped. The decors are on the floor. Everything is broken. My dad was holding Kaiya's father hand. He tried to save him, at least. The crime scene shows that they didn't expect to be murdered. At least, not that soon. Worst, we didn't expect a murder. There is no chance of reviving them now. It's too late. It is hopeless to lose energy for something that has been gone forever. The old man, our grandpa, is lying there too. The one we met earlier wasn't him at all. They are powerful. They showed us what they can do. It is probably the beginning of it. We can't do anything about it. It's a sign. From them. Kaiya tries to reach to her dad, but I stopped her. We can't wear their blood on us.

"Kaiya listen to me. I know it is hard right now, but we can't do anything. They are dead. We must leave now. They are coming for us and we are going to die. It is not safe here anymore. I know you want to hold him, but you can't. We shouldn't leave our fingerprints anywhere. If the police found out, they will search for us first. Not as witnesses, but as murderers." I said holding her hands, tears forming in my eyes, heartbroken to see her hurting. Kaiya continued to sob. She had a bigger bond with her dad than I ever had with mine. He was her dad, her best friend, her savior and her life. How can someone do that to her. We were normal adults one day and victims the other. "It's him." Kaiya stopped on her track and said angrily. "The person we met at the hospital. It's him. He murdered my dad. He will pay for it." When Kaiya said this, there is no going back. Once the words are out, it is over for that person. She chose her target. Kaiya is good at revenge. I witnessed it already. A total 360 change.

Nilla: What do you mean him? How do you know?

Kaiya: Look at the wall. See that symbol? It was the same on his wrist!

Nilla: That's impossible! You don't make any sense! We left before him! He doesn't have the time to change, sneak out of the hospital and murder everyone in one hour. It's not him and there was no tattoo on his wrist. When did you even notice that?

Kaiya: Don't be blind, Nilla! If it's not him, he works with someone. That someone was there while we were meeting him. He knew we will come. He planned everything already. Look at the message. They knew you were there since you were born. It wasn't even me they wanted. It was you. They used me as a bait to lure you.

I couldn't disagree. She has a point. She even said, as a joke, that the random stranger wore makeup to hide his identity and it might turn out to be true. He couldn't have done it, but someone might have done it for him. Kaiya's eyes are sharp. She was never wrong on everything she saw. Even the note is a threat. They are coming for us. No. They are here. The only option left is to pack. I am going to run away no matter what. Kaiya is the only family I have left, so they can't kill her. Not before me. We will leave together. Run away together. I am not going to die before knowing the truth. The real truth. Did the old man even told us the real story? At this point, everything is a lie. The only truth we know is that they are coming for us. And the only person we trust is each other.

Nilla: Kaiya! Get your shit together! Pack light, we are leaving.

Kaiya: Didn't you read what they say? They will kill us if we run away. Me first!

Nilla: I know, but they said they want me. The more I run, the harder it is for them to catch me. We can gain more time. We will protect each other, so pack! I can't do this alone and you know that. I know it's hard and that you don't want to leave your dad here, but I have no one else I can trust anymore.

Kaiya: You're right. I'm not leaving my dad. Not like this. He deserves a real funeral. We don't even have any other family to take care of it.

Nilla: You're going to die faster that way! They will come for you anyways. They will kill you, you said it yourself. They want me so they'll be happy to torture and kill you. You won't have time to organize your dad funeral because you'll already be dead. Is that what you want?! You said you want to have a decent funeral so let's find the truth, deal with it and come back to finish what we left here. They want me, but we are twins. Someone from Sangre Island is probably coming to get you too. We need to get our shits together, Kaiya!

Kaiya: Nilla... You know you're my last family. I can only trust you.

Nilla: I know, and I will protect you no matter what. They are not going to kill you before me. They want me, they can come at me. I'll be happy to kick some ass.

She finally smiles. We know for a fact that nobody can be trusted. Not a single soul until they prove themselves. They said they are here. They know. We can't lose our concentration during the trip.

Nilla: Let's go pack okay?

She stands up only to notice that it isn't her home. We couldn't risk going to her house. Not after this. What if we discover more bodies? The less we know, the better it is. I told her to pack everything she wants from my house, so she did. She also has a bag full of her stuff in my room. She left it here when she comes sleepover at my place because her dad travels a lot. Her dad works on his own. He created his own accounting business and travel around the globe to establish himself. He is not renown, but he saved enough for Kaiya to live on her own without troubles. My dad has a restaurant. He is a great cook. Sometimes, they work for each other for free. He will cook for Kaiya's dad while he does his taxes incomes. I missed them already. My thoughts dissipated when a loud noise suddenly occurs. Kaiya and I were in the kitchen searching for snacks when we suddenly turn around upon hearing that noise. The bodies are as dead as rocks. It can't be any of us. Someone else is in the house.

"Grab the first thing you find and protect yourself." Kaiya mouthed loud enough for me to hear what she said. So, I did. A frying pan. Out of everything in the kitchen, the frying pan was the nearest. I facepalm myself and start to pray. Thank god Kaiya got a knife from one of the kitchen dressers. We are hidding behind the counter that separate the living room and the kitchen. Our back facing the main door. I ask Kaiya to go on the left while I'm going on the right to make some noise and attract the stranger on my side. Cling! The pan I was holding is so heavy that I dropped it and it hits the floor. God dammit! Can it be worst? Yes. The answer is yes. I lift my eyes only to see the stranger walking faster toward me and I am praying that Kaiya is well hidden and jumps out of nowhere to stab him or something. Anything that will make him fall. Unfortunately, everything didn't go as planned. A second intruder grabs Kaiya while the first stranger got me already. They are wearing masks. The phantom of the opera mask. Their outfits are mainly all black, from the baseball cap to the hoodie to the pant. We start to fight for our lives by kicking and trying to break free, but nothing. They are stronger than us and by this time, I lost all my energy. "I am going to die." I thought to myself. I want Kaiya to escape alive so let's kill two birds with one stone. I was ready to bite them and start my plan until I heard the stranger talks. "Can y'all just stop moving for god sake?" The one who's strangling me said. That voice, I heard it somewhere.

"Wait a fucking minute... YOU PIECE OF SHIT!" Kaiya shouted. She is mad. She is so mad that she frees herself from the one that caught her. Without any forces restraining her, she jumps at the one on top of me and beats the shit out of him. "YASSS THAT'S MY GIRL!" I shouted until I was caught by the one that captured Kaiya before. "If I were you, I would shut my mouth, honey." I cringe at his remark. Who the hell does he thinks he is? I was so concentrated on the fight that I didn't notice the guy wasn't holding me anymore. Did he just set me free? Did he also set Kaiya free then? Should I run? As if he can read my thoughts, he told me it was no use to run away. I didn't even have to ask why. I knew the answer. The guy Kaiya is attacking is bleeding by now. Who am I to stop that fight? Kaiya has one rule. She only fights people who messed with her. Messed as in "don't ever touch me or my family again". She has her reasons so I'm letting her fight him.

Kaiya: YOU... YOU'RE THE MASTERMIND BEHIND THE MURDER! DON'T EVEN LIE TO MY FACE. I KNOW YOUR VOICE. YOU'RE THE ONE WE TALKED TO AT THE HOSPITAL EARLIER!

Now I know why the guy looks familiar. Well who am I to judge. She can kill him and I won't mind. I'll help her dump the body. The guy who was holding me started to laugh and remove his mask before talking. He has straight black hair and some of his hair are hanging down his forehead, almost hiding his brown eyes. He has single eyelids and pale skin. "I bet on your friend that she's going to win the fight". He said. "What?! Aren't you supposed to, I don't know, kill us? You know? Your main job?" I asked still in shock of his nice comment. "Nah man, we are here to help, but I guess you misunderstood the situation since you saw the... dead bodies. You can't trust anyone now, right?" He justified and I nodded at his words. Then who are they?

"GOD DAMMIT CAN YOU STOP HITTING ME JESUS! I'M HERE TO HELP YOU! I DIDN'T KILL ANYONE...YET!" The stranger Kaiya has captured shout. I know by now that what they are saying is true. No gang symbol on their wrist and they don't seem to know how to fight, especially the one Kaiya is massacring. It's weird how Kaiya recognizes his voice, but there is no tattoo on his wrist like how she said it before. Something's not right here. Anyways, he deserves to get hit for pretending to be someone else and gave us assumptions and stress. "FUCK YOU!" That was her reply. Short, but powerful. Beautiful. "YOU'RE RUINING MY FACE!" He exclaimed.

It is at that time that I start to move. I can't just stand there like a statue when there is a big fight in my living room. Hopefully, they are on the other side of the living room where the bodies aren't. Once the guy isn't in Kaiya's arms, he tries to run, but she catches him back and beats him again. Repeatedly. It is going to be a long night. I start to walk toward the kitchen cabinets and take out a pack of popcorn chips and sit on one of the stools from the counter. The stranger does the same. We are eating popcorn while watching a good fight show.

Nilla: So... Don't you think you should do something to help your friend? I mean... looking at this, it is clearly sure that the guy will bleed to death.

Stranger: Nahh man! He doesn't hit girls, that's why. He will soon do something though.

Nilla: Nice! Nobody is going to get hurt, right?

Stanger: Nope! But you know... if I knew your friend knows how to fight, we wouldn't make our approach like that.

Nilla: What? So, you've been planning to meet us? Since when?

Stranger: Two years ago. Don't you remember? We met.

Nilla: Impossible! I would have remembered a face like that.

Stranger: I know right! Isn't my face handsome?

He smirked.

Nilla: Shut the hell up and tell me where we met.

Stranger: Two years ago? At the café near your college? You were sitting at a table in the corner. You ordered an ice chocolate with lots of ice in it. I still remember 'cause you just wasted 1$ to order water Jesus Nilla! Your dad said you were smart but damn...

Nilla: Wait... You talked to my dad?

Stranger: Well yeah, he's my boss. The coffee shop was your dad's. You didn't know? Obviously, you don't.

Nilla: I- I mean... I know he has a restaurant, but I didn't know about the coffee shop though.

Stranger: Why would you think I made you pay 1$ for something worth 5$? Your dad asked us to treat you right. Not to lie to you, but he has his reasons to hide that place from you. It was for your own safety. It was getting too dangerous, so he closed the shop five months ago. He asked us to work there so we can watch over you.

Nilla: We? Who we? And what about now? Did you watch over us for the past five months?

Stranger: I'm literally in all your classes, Nilla. I'll explain everything to you on the way there so I think you should probably help your soon to be dead friend there (he pointed in the direction of Kaiya and the man).

Nilla: Kaiya isn't going to die with her skills lol.

"Your other friend, Nilla." He told me. "By the way, I'm Yoon." He shows his hand so I can shake it, but it catches me by surprise.

Nilla: Wait... if you're Yoon then.... Oh no.... OMG! GUYS! STOP THE DAMN FIGHT OMG KAIYA YOU'RE GONNA KILL HIM!

Kaiya: THAT'S THE GOAL!!!

Nilla: HE'S MY FRIEND! THE ONE I TOLD YOU ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO REMEMBER? I SAID HE WAS CUTE AND ALL AND HE WAS MY ONLY FRIEND IN COLLEGE! HE HELPED ME PASSED THAT ACTING CLASS THAT I KEPT COMPLAINING ABOUT! RING A BELL, NOW?

Kaiya: WHAT? WHO? YOU MEAN JAY?

Nilla: YES, GOD DAMMIT! NOW FREE HIM BEFORE WE MURDER HIM!

She finally let him go. I have good instincts when it comes to describe people. I don't have a lot of friends, so we know that when someone wants to be friend with us, they are here to stay and not waste our time. Kaiya and Jay are exhausted form their fight. He literally crashes on the sofa when Kaiya released him. Then, she comes near me to eat popcorn.

Kaiya: I still don't know why you said "WE" murder him. Like, I'm the one trying to kill him for the past 35 minutes.

Nilla: Dude, I'm a witness and I didn't do anything so basically, I'm your partner in crime.

Jay: Gosh! Your friend is crazy, Nilla! I assume she was nice since you were the nicest person I met, but God I'm scared for my life now. (He said that last sentence as a joke and Kaiya rolled her eyes).

Nilla: Not my problem if you don't hit girls, buddy.

I leave the room to bring a wet towel and a band aid and walk toward Jay to help him remove all the blood from his face. Kaiya definitely won that battle. Poor guy. His forehead has a scratch and blood keeps running down like a river. Wearing rings has their pros. I'm impressed that his face is still intact. He knows how to protect himself without hitting others. Talking about killer, Kaiya and Yoon seem to get along pretty well for someone who she meets for the first time. They are chatting and laughing from what I can see.

I brush away some of his brown hair and take out the band aid to glue it on his cut hoping the blood will stop flooding. The guy has pretty eyes, I must admit. He has big round eyes like a puppy. He's a little taller than Yoon. They kind of look like brother though. Once it is done, Yoon stand up and throw a backpack at Kaiya. "There's your stuff." He said while handing it to her. "I bought them from your house. Didn't know what you like so I brought the comfiest clothes that I found on your closet." Kaiya was embarrassed. If he went through her closet that means he also saw all kind of things. She turns her head in my direction and I gave her a perverted look. "Nilla, I assume you also finished packing?" Jay asked me suddenly. "Yup! While you were fighting." I smirked. "Since everybody is ready, let's go". Yoon chanted.

"Go where?"

"To Korea!"