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The car drives calmly among another car no more than 17 feet in front. The lonely road with just two cars, the wind roar in the night like an hungry animal. "Do I really have to drive to this place, with both of you?" Jhonia asked?

"Yes, this is really important and you're turning.. Huh? It's past midnight you already did. Happy birthday, sweetie." Her mother said, smiling at her.

Her body turned into her seat. She smiled once again before turning away from her daughter Jhonia, return the smile at her mother then look out the window. The darkness of lonely trees moving quickly.

"There's a big surprise waiting for you, my Jhoni-ni. You can see Charles, he's your favourite cousin is he not?" Her father asked?

The moment becomes silent and awkward. Jhonia decided to ignore her parents. She didn't seem to care about her birthday at all! "Dad? Can we turn around?" Jhonia asked?

"Why?" Her father asks with curiosity.

"I suddenly don't like the ide"

Jhonia was cut off by the sudden hit from another car suddenly from behind their car. Her father began speeding up away from the car that is now trying to catch up with them.

"They found us." Her mother said, in a panicking tone of voice.

"We will lose them." Her father said.

"Mom, what's happening?" Jhonia asks? Sounding scared.

"Sweetie mom and dad got into trouble with some very bad people." Her mother tries to explain briefly.

The car was hit again and harder than before. "Mom, what did you do?" Jhonia asks? In tears, her voice trembled.

"We are really po"

The was hit again cutting her off! She quickly tries to remove something from the dashboard. She pulled it to herself then hand it to Jhonia.

"A book?" Jhonia asked? Sounding angry while crying.

"Keep it with you at all times, open it and read it when you're ready. But not now, right now you need to strap yourself in your seat. Quickly." Her mother said, shouting at her.

Jhonia watch dropped! A gift of her 17 birthday from her mother, she reached down for it when !Bang! She quickly grabs the watch and pulled back and strapped her seatbelt.

In that second she noticed a hole in the head of her father's car seat! Her mother screaming. She looked back and saw the bullet hole in the back of the car window.

The car is hit again much harder and the next thing she knew... Was that the car was flipping. Things seem to move in slow motion for her as she couldn't believe her eyes.

She held tight to her watch and the book her mother gives to her. Her tears finally left her eyes. She closed her eyes to pretend it's just a dream.

She woke up in the hospital the next day with her uncle Bryane by her side. The look in his eyes was a rather disappointed one, though his face seems relieved she's awake.

The doctor came in and checked on her. "She fine, luckily. It's a miracle that you are alive, Jhonia." The doctor said. As he patted her arm then began walking away..

"Where is my mom?" Jhonia inquire? She knew very well her pretended dream is not a dream but her mother should be alive... At least. The doctor stopped and turned to her.

"...We sorry. Ms. Smith, we lost both your parents before and on the way to the hospital." The doctor said and she closed her eyes taking a deep breath.

"You will stay with me, Dana and Dave." Her uncle Bryane said. Dana and Dave are his wife and son.

Jhonia nodded and turned away from him. Suddenly she turned around and asked for the doctor. "Uncle, can you please go and get the doctor for me?" She asked of him? He nods and gets up then walked towards the door leaving!

Jhonia tries to sit up but felt a little cramp in her left arm, which, she used to hold the book tight and close to her chest. Regardless she forces herself to sit up. The doctor and her uncle return.

"Doctor, could we speak?.. Alone?" She asked looking at her uncle.

"Yes, of course." Bryane said and leave.

"I was withholding a notebook!" Jhonia said after her uncle left the room. The doctor nods.

"Yes, they're inside the drawer next to you! Also, Ms. Smith?.. The police will be here soon... To take your statement." The doctor said to her.

"Okay, thanks, doctor?" She said, asking his name.

"Doctor is just fine. Rest." He responded to her.

Jhonia nodded, afterward the doctor left! Jhonia pulled the drawer out and retrieve her mother and father's journal along with her watch. She heard footsteps coming and quickly pushed the book beneath her leg.

Her uncle came through the door as she was putting on her watch. "You leave in about two hours... What do you say ready to go home, kiddo?" He asked?

Jhonia mind rushes back to his disappointed look in the eyes. She smiled a bit! "No, not really! Maybe, I should have died with mom and dad." Jhonia said, looking at her watch.

He sat down on the bed next to her! "Why do you want to die? Will, it makes your parents happy? No, it won't... They must have told you, why they pack you up and were bringing you to us?" Bryane asked? He wasn't sure what she knew so asking was best!

"Hmm." Jhonia response. She slides herself down further on the bed, laying back. "Doctor said, I should rest," Jhonia said.

She then turned to lay down on her side facing the door, as the book was at that side of the bed! Jhonia recalled her mother's words before she lost consciousness. "Jhonia, don't trust anyone." Her eyes peaked with tears she then closed her eyes to release her tears.

"Rest up kiddo. I will pick you up after your discharged time." He said, getting up from the bed and leave.

Jhonia closed her eyes tighter and sigh. "I can't forget to not trust anyone, I won't sleep. He will steal the book from me, and it's all I have. I must stay up at all times. I can't trust anyone." Jhonia said, to herself!

Later that day her uncle's son Dave came instead to collect her from the hospital! "Where is uncle Bryane?" She asked? As she and Dave was walking out of the hospital!

"He is busy. How are you?" He asked? As they walked out and over to the car. He opened the car trunk and throw a duffle bag inside.

"What is that?" She asked! She stopped at the car trunk, her cousin had already walked and getting into the car after slamming the car trunk closed.

"It's your clothes, the cops brought it from your parents' car." He responded.

And at that very moment, Jhonia remembers that! That same bag was by her hospital bed all along. She looked up at her cousin and fake her smile at him. The bag was there long before the cops came. She is being lied to and her mother's words weren't just out of protection.

Her mother knew something, something her dad didn't! Whatever this something is her mother was protecting her from it but fate had other plans it seem. She got in the car and they leave.

Two years later!

Jhonia is now 20 years of age. She spent her two years learning how to fight! How to sneak and take photos of other people for blackmailing work of course, for her uncle. It became a part of her, to use evidence as a way to protect and have people do as her uncle says.

She was very smart and good at what she does but that wasn't enough. The day before... She met a group of men who tried to have their ways with her but failed! The present time...

A group of men shows up at her uncle Bryane place as she was leaving to go to her job. "Hey! Sweet thing... How are your parents?" The man with a small tattoo on his face asked?

He moved his hands to her face and she boxes it away. "Don't touch me!" She demanded. Her uncle came out and stand watching them.

"You little bitch!" He said to her, as two of his men hold her by both arms. He was getting ready to slap her when she lifted her foot and kicked him, he stepped back and drop.

He pulled out his gun pointing it at her. "You!" He said, walking back to her.

"That's enough. Eric, if you kill the girl you won't get back your money." Bryane said to him.

"Right! Right!" He responded putting the gun away.

"Jhonia, don't trust anyone." Her mother's words replay in her head! She smiled and swung both her arms from the two men withholding her.

"Her parents are gone. This is your doing as well! Why don't you let the girl go?" Bryane asked? The man walked over to Bryane. Laughing! He stood next to Bryane looking at Jhonia.

"Their deaths or not of mine to care. See? I only want my money... Find my money are I'm going to start killing and this time I won't stop!!!" He said, to Bryane while looking at Jhonia.

"I understand! I will work something out "as always." Come on, "let's talk about it together and come to a conclusion." Shall we?" Bryane said, askingly to the man.

Jhonia marks his words carefully. These are words he used with people he is working with. Those who are close to him! Those with who he does fifty - fifty business profits with.

"Jhoni-ni, why don't you leave us to work this out." He said to Jhonia, she smiled and left. He and the others watched Jhonia leave before they turned around and entered the house.

"Wtf?" The man remarked from the pain he felt from the punch Bryane gave him. "Jhoni-ni is very smart if she finds out the truth? I will make sure she gets rid of you first." Bryane said to him.

"She owes us five million dollars due to her parents. It's not her fault. But now she will have to pay it back to me and you just have to pretend the money is owed to you. Simple! Don't mess this shit up!" Bryane said to him.

"Understood! If I had the money I would pay you myself! Haha! She is too pure. I bet no one has touched her Apple yet!" The man remarked.

"Don't be so sure... Humph! On her sweet sixteen, her cousin Charles messes with her! She her and mother keep it from her dad! A secret to the father only." Bryane said, with a smile.

Suddenly his wife Dana came in in anger. "I want her out of this house. I don't care where she goes. I want her out." She yelled! Bryane got up from the couch and went to the kitchen.

Dana was drinking water to calm herself down. "I sick and tired of that your Jhoni-ni. That bitch, how dare to talk with me with no respect? How dare she?" Dana yelled! Stamping her feet on the floor.

"Okay, okay, calm down. She leaves in a week. One week humph? I have decided to sell her to the Pinnock's they're looking for an innocent wife, though she's not naive she will do. Hmm?" Bryane said.

His wife smiles and stamped her feet with happiness. "Good. Now don't be angry anymore, she's leaving and see these men have come for the money her parents owe. She will agree." Bryane said.

His wife's face glow with happiness. Dave who was coming through the back door to the kitchen overheard and was not happy. "How was she disrespectful?"

Dave asked his mother after his father had left the kitchen and his mother smiling away. Her smile vanished when Dave asked his questions. "Was I not there? Mother, I have never been so disappointed in anyone like I do you now."

Dave said and walked away from her. He walked up the stairs in his room and into Jhonia room beneath the stairs. He packed clothes for Jhonia and himself! He left home without his parents knowing.

He got into his car and drove away from home. Half an hour later. He arrived at the supermarket Jhonia is working part-time. Early in the morning till 1:00 PM noon.

An hour's later!

When she got off work Dave's car was parked outside. She walked over but he wasn't inside. "Jhonia, do you not see the sign? No parking!" A male voice said, to Jhonia. She turned around and it was an officer.

"I'm really sorry, I forgot to tell him not to park here! Forgive me?" Jhonia asked? With her hands together with a smile.

"See? This your smile Jhonia, okay, I forgive you for him, now call him and have him move it." The officer said.

"Thank you so much, Junior you are the best," Jhonia said, giving him and wink. He chuckled and leave her. Dave came out of the supermarket with bags.

"Get in." He said, walking around the car and putting the bags in the back seat! He gets inside the car. While! Jhonia was trying to figure what's happening?

"Get!!! Jhonia my sweet cousin, please! Get inside this car right now." He began to yell but then he decided not to, he opens the door for her. She gets in and seated herself and looks at him confusingly.

Dave started the car and drove off angrily not saying anything but she could tell he was not in a good mood. "Where are we going?" Jhonia asked? Putting on her seatbelt.

"Running away from home. That place is no longer my home, and you shouldn't make it or call it your home either." He said, holding the starring with one hand and the other he runs over his face.

"Why, are we living and so suddenly? Cousin at least tell me why are we leaving?" Jhonia asked? But he didn't respond he just kept driving.

Seconds turned into minutes, minutes into half-hour, half-hour into an hour, and hour into hours. He stopped finally. "We are almost out of gas, you need rest. After the morning we keep moving." Dave said.

As he pulled the car over into a motel parking lot! He got out of the car leaving her. He returned after some time and took the things from the back seat and close the door.

"Let's go Jhonia, we have to keep moving by morning the farther we are the better." He said Jhonia couldn't understand what's happening and why so suddenly?

"Let's go!!!" He yelled and she got off the car and walked over to him stopping herself half way.

"What is happening? Why, are we running away?" Jhonia asked? Her voice softened and tremble.

"Let's talk at morning... For now, let's get some rest!" Dave said to her, he walked away from but she stood still. At ease but still confused!

"I'm not moving a foot unless you starts talking!" Jhonia said to him, Pointing at the motel and where she stand! "Not one single step!" She added!

"Fine." Dave said, dropping the bags and walked back over to her. "Dad is trying to sell you into marriage so he can pay off those men claiming to be the people your parents owned!" Dave yelled! Stopped half way.

He was so angry the veins in his neck stood out! The fainted lights of motel allow them to see each other clearly a little bit. Jhonia stood staring at him.

"We are here because I don't want this for you! So both your parents or gone, and you're poor, but you're family and family protects each other Jhonia not selling them for money or exchange them for anything, anything at all.." Dave said.

Jhonia smiled and walked over him. He was confused as why she smiling? "What's wrong with you? Did you not hear me? Why are you smiling?" Dave asked?

"I'm fine. And I heard you clearly. I'm Smiling because all this time you're the only person who made me feel at ease with my parents gone." Jhonia said.

She reached up to him and hugged him caressing his back relaxing herself into his arms. "Family stick together. Even though know I can't change it! I have decided to face it."

Jhonia said, hugging him with care, her eyes filled with tears. She chuckled and pulled back from him. "This is my destiny. You don't have to return but I do for my parents sake." Jhonia said.

"No! Jhonia! Your parents was killed and their case was closed because someone paid them off to do so. Think about it, there was never a real investigation." Dave said.

"I know! Even so I can't run away from what they started. But I can be prepared! Let's rest here for the night. I leave early to pick up some paperwork." Jhonia said.

She walked over to the bags picking them up! Dave rushed over taking them from her. "Let me! What kind of paper work are you referring to?" Dave asked her, as they walk to their booked room for the night.

"I often wondered why those people never came to fine me, earlier? I met someone and asked him to write me up a paid form after they sign it. I will no longer owes anyone, and neither will parents. Not even your dad!" Jhonia said.

Dave shaked his head in agreement. They went to the room but Jhonia could not sleep so she watched Dave sleep instead! She went out to get pen and paper.

She returned and he was still asleep! Which was good for her she left a note. "I'm willing, even though I am being sold into this contract marriage, maybe, it will be for the best." Jhonia written down.

She looked at him sleeping on the bed! While she's seated around the small table writing. "Paying them is for my parents, they're both gone and yes I'm poor, but this contract marriage is going to change that."

Jhonia written down, in tears. "For my parents and for myself! I decided to go back without you, stay safe and goodbye for now." Jhonia writes down the last words and left the pen on the paper.

She got up from the table and walked over to him while he sleep! "I'm sorry, cousin. I'm grateful for you and for trying to protect me. I'm a big girl now, I will protect myself." Jhonia said.

She sat there watching as time go on. Hours turn into dawn and she left him to sleep. She tries to get a drive to take her back but didn't get any on the 1th to 5th attempt! She walked for some time and after trying again someone picked her up! "Thank you, mister." She said, to the man driving.

"Should I take you away?" He asked? Looking back her. "You're very pretty, why are you out there alone." He asked? Once he got a good look at her.

"I'm trying to be friendly." He suddenly stopped and turned into his seat looking back her. Jhonia look up at him but he was beard up and wearing glasses.

"I would say you're handsome but I can't say for sure. I had trouble and my cousin was taking me away from it but I can't do that for the sake of my dead parents." Jhonia said, and he turned around into his seat.

"I'm sorry. I know it won't make it better, I have both my parents so I would not know how that feels. My name is Kyhe, what is yours?" He asked? Trying to change the subject.

"Jhoni-ni. J h o n i - n i. I don't intend to talk with you! Also, thanks for offering me a drive." Jhonia said. Turning her face to the window. She inhale and exhale deeply.

"Okay, Ms Jhoni-ni." Kyhe responded to her! This was their first interact. Jhonia, was too much in her head thinking about what Dave told her! She running back to, instead of running away from.

Hours later!

"Where to Ms Jhoni-ni?" Kyhe asked? He didn't receive a response so he turned and realized she sleeping. He reached over and took her bag searching it. Find a male I'D card. "Dave Bryane Lindow?"

He asked? Himself out loud looking at her! "This most be her cousin." He said, as chuckled and turned taking her to the address. Which he had no idea where to... To be exact.

After an hour more of driving he arrived at the supermarket Jhonia worked at he stopped by to buy stuff for her and himself! He returned and she was gone.

He saw a note in his car. "Thank you, I have reached my destination." Kyhe chuckled and stepped out of the car looking around but didn't see her.

"She arrives at her destination. Hmm? Ms Jhoni-ni, I do hope we meet again. You have peaked my interest." Kyhe said, getting back into his car and started It driving away.

"Hello! Dr. Doctor, do you know a Dave Lindow live at XXXETC. Address?" Kyhe asked? Over the phone! He stopped at the intersection.

"No! Who is that? And why do you asks?" The doctor asked. Kyhe forget to use the middle name. "Do you know a female name J h o n i - n i.?" Kyhe asked? Spelling out her name.

"No, who is he or she?" The doctor responded! Then asked as he was now curious about his trip and why, he was at that part of the city to begin with?

"I meet her by accident... Haha! My dear friend Doctor, she peaked my interest also, Ahe was asleep in my car. I gave her a lift but I made a stop and she vanished." Kyhe explain.

"By chance did you pick up a ghost?" The doctor asked? And began laughing! "A pretty hot and good looking ghost! She even left a note thanking me." Kyhe said, smiling.

"Let's talk when you return." The doctor said. "Hmm." Kyhe agree and hung up!