Our Story [MileBible]

chapter 17

KINN POV:-

The iron gate slid open, revealing a long driveway lined with northern red oak trees, their branches bare and brown in the harsh cold of winter and the large brick mansion looming in the distance
My uncle's house, my house as well. Before I moved to Johnathan's apartment, stood behind a virtual fortress on the outskirts, the way he liked it
I hadn't wanted to leave bible so soon after the shit show with Mr sumettikul but I'd put off this meeting with my uncle long enough
I found him in his office, smoking and watching a Russian drama in the flat screen TV hanging in the corner, I never understood why he insisted on watching TV here when he had a perfectly den
"Kinn" he blew a smoke ring in the air, a half empty cup of green tea sat before him.
"To what do I owe this surprise?"
"You know why I'm here" I sank into the overstuffed chair opposite Ivan.
"Ah yes, I heard. Checkmate" my uncle smiled
"Congratulations, though I have to admit, it was a bit anticlimactic, I'd expect your final move to go off with more off a...bang"
My jaw tightened
"The situation changed and I had to adapt"
Ivan's gaze turned knowing
"And what about the situation changed?"
I stayed silent
I had labored over my revenge plan for more then a decade, moving and manipulating every Piece until I had them where I wanted them, always play along the game
But even I had to admit that I had gotten distracted these past few months, bible has swept into my life like a sunrise after dark, awakening creatures within my soul that I thought died a long ago
Making me question wether the ends justified the means
Around him, my thirst for vengeance shaked, and I almost gave it up, if only so I could pretend to be the man he thought I was, he thought I
I have a multilayered heart, kinn, a heart of gold encased in a heart of ice
The sharp edges of the paperweight dug into my palm
Bible knew I had committed my fair share of unsavory deeds for theerapanyakul group but that was business.
"Don't worry about it uncle" I kept my face and posture relaxed, I didn't want him finding out how much bible had burrowed inside my heart, my uncle had never been in love, had never married or fathered children of his own. And he wouldn't understand dilemma, for him. Wealth, power and status were all that matters
"Ah, but I do, worry" Ivan puffed on his cigarette with a small frown, he had slicked his hair back, and wore a suit and tie even though he was alone in his office, watching a stupid drama about cold war spies, he was always conscious of his appearance, even when there was no one else around.
"You are not acting yourself, you've been distracted. Unfocused. Carolina mentioned you go into the office few days a week and you leave before seven each time"
I tamped down my flare of irritation
"My assistant shouldn't be blabbing about my schedule to others"
"I'm the CEO,kinn. She didn't had much choice"
His eyes insane
"Tell me about bible"
"There's nothing to tell, he's a good lay"
"Hm..so your revenge, that's it?"
"No" I wasn't done with the mad I'd destroyed, not yet.
"There's more"
I had one final ace up my sleeve
J wanted to take everything from the man who had taken everything away from me. His business, his family, his life
And I did, I would
But was it worth it?
"Good, I thought you had gone soft"
Ivan sighed and stared at the frames picture on his desk of him and my father when they were young
"Never ever forget what happened to your parents and your little sister mia, they deserve all the justice in the world"
As if I would ever forget. Even if I didn't have HSAM, the scene would forever be engraved in my heart

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"Don't cheat!" I yelled over my shoulder as I ran to the bathroom
"You're losing anyway!" My little sister mia yelled back, causing my parents to Chuckled
I stuck my tongue out at her before slamming the bathroom door behind me, I was annoyed. I washed my hands in the sink and we're drying my hairs when I heard a loud bang in the distance, followed by shouts
I ran back to the living room when I found my parents ushering mia towards the secret passageway behind the fireplace, that was the one thing I loved about our house
"Kinn! Get in there, quick!" My mom's face was tight with panic, she grabbed my arm, more roughly then she ever had before and pushed me into the darkness
"What's going on? Who's here?" My heart beat a fast rhythm, I heard strange voices and they were getting closer
"It'll be okay" dad said as he had a gun in his hand, he always kept one but I never saw him using it.
"Get in there with your sister and mother and don't make a sound, everything will be fine, what are you doing-"
Dad said as mom swung the passage way shut while mia and I stared with wide eyes
"I'm not leaving you alone, honey!" My mom said fiercely
"Dammit, you have TO-"
The sound of a vase crashing to the floor interrupted dad and started smudges, mia got scared and ran out
"Mom!"
I tried to grab her but she wriggled out if my grip and went to mom
"Mia..no" I whisper yelled but it was too late, she was gone and the door shut, enveloping me in darkness, I sat there, my blood roaring in my ears while my eyes tried to adjust to the dark
Mom and dad out me here for a reason and I didn't want to worry them by leaving, but I also needed to know what was going on there, even though something screamed at me to turn away to cover my eyes and hide
I was hiding but I couldn't cover my eyes
The fireplace passage had a peephole, I looked through it and what I saw made my blood run cold
There was two strange men in the living room, they wore ski masks and carried guns bigger then the ones dad had, which low lay at his feet, one of those guns pointed at dad and the other at mom and mia, mom covered mia protectively while my sister cried and hugged mom tight and cried loudly
"Shut that damn thing up" one of the men said "or I'll do it myself"
Mia cried harder
"Take whatever you want" dad said with a pale face "just don't hurt my family"
"Oh, we'll take whatever we want" the second man
"Unfortunately, I can't guarantee the next part, infact let's make it quick, shall we?"
A gunshot rang out, somewhere, mom and mia screamed, I should've screamed too but I didn't, I could only watch, eyes wide and frozen, legs burning from how hard and long I stood on tiptoes, as a bright red stain blossomed on dad's chest. He staggered, his mouth moving but forming no words, perhaps he would've survived one shot, but then another gunshot rang out and another and another, until dad thudded to the ground
"No!" Mom walked, she crawled towards dad but she only made it halfway before her body jerked her and her mouth fell open, she too, collapsed, her blood staining the floor
"Damn, what's with this child now?" The first man complained
"I wanted to have some fun with her first"
"This bitch is getting on my nerves and we're here for a job"
The pair stared at mia who cried so hard
"Too young" the first man said
The second man ignored him
"Sorry,kid" he told mia "nothing personal, just your bad luck for being born into this family"
My blood roared and roared, liquid dripping down my wrist and I realized I dug my nails into my palms so hard that I was bleeding
And suddenly a loud gun shot.
Only one shot, that was all it took
And after they finally left and the silence fell, my breath rasped in the quiet
I waited and waited, when I was sure that they won't be back, I pushed open the heavy passageway door, my face reddening from the effort
Mom, dad and mia
I should call the police, I also knew I shouldn't disturb the crime scene but this was my family
So I did.
I should feel angry
I should feel sad
I should feel something
But I didn't, I didn't felt anything at all
The clawing pressure around my neck tightened, I couldn't protect them, I had been useless, a coward.
I could take the revenge all I wanted but it wouldn't change the fact that they were gone and I was here. Mex the most most fucked up one.
This was it.
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"I've to go" my uncle said
"I'm meeting an old friend, are you staying for the weekend?"
I blinked away from the memories and nodded
"Excellent, we'll play chess when I get back, hm?"
"Ofcourse"

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AFTER MY UNCLE LEFT : I spent an hour in the home gym working off my frustrations but something niggled at me.
Something Ivan said and the way he'd say it..I'm the CEO and she didn't had much choice..
Why the hell was my uncle checking on me and why did he wanted to know?
I turned off the shower and dried myself, my mind running through the possibilities and I got dressed
And walked downstairs and passed the kitchen
My uncle had always told me one thing
"Do not trust anyone, kinn, it's always the people you least expect who'd stab you in the back"
And that's the only thing I'm living on and going on. But rules and quoted don't apply to bible, do they? No absolutely not.