MARUH'S POV

Blaaaaaag!

A loud crash of something woke me up in the living room from the kitchen, where I was writing.

Confused, I saw that mom came inside the house out of breath.

"Maruh?! Son?!" mom called me while looking around the living room.

"Maruh?!"

"Mom?" I called him as I walked towards the living room. "Are you all right?" I asked innocently.

"Well, ahm, you want us to play?" I just answered confused. "Mama and Maruh.. ahm.. ah are going to play hide and seek. Do you like that?" he added while catching my breath and touching my face.

''Yes, yes. But, don't you want me to play?..'' I asked mom in surprise. "..and besides, where are you from? Why are you sweating?" I asked one question after another.

"Ah, what.. because mom walked a long way." she answered with a smile. "Mama is willing to let you play, as long as you listen to me carefully, do you understand mama?" I didn't do anything but nod because that's what children tend to do, isn't it? To be able to play.

"You'll hide well, where mom or anyone won't see you. Mom will find you, okay?" she said staring.

"Go ahead!" I said happily.

''Don't go out and don't make noise until I found you, okay?'' he told me while tears were falling.

''Mom, why are you crying? Is there something that hurts you?'' I asked crying.

"No child, mom is just happy because papa God gave me you." sHe tried to smile.

''Me too, I love you so much! You are the best mom in the whole world for me!" I said smiling. I hugged him tightly.

"Alright, let's play, mom will count, huh?" I nodded again to agree.

Why do I feel like that's the last time I'll be able to hug him so tightly?

Mom started counting. At the same time, I moved to find a hiding place.

I looked for a place where I could hide. I hid in a cabinet in the living room. I struggled to fit myself into the small space.

From inside the cabinet, I saw mom leave her sitting position and go up to the bedroom.

I've been hiding for a few minutes. Until it was half an hour and I was having a bit of a hard time in my place. Even so, I didn't notice the body that wrapped around my body.

Time passed but I still remained in the small and tight wooden square I was in. After a while some vehicles arrived. There were men who rudely entered our house and they were armed.

I peeked through the small opening of the cabinet to see the men who were strangers to me.

''Search the whole house! I'm sure that traitor is just hiding! "Don't stop until you see and face me!" shouted a muscular man to his companions.

'Who are these people?' I asked myself.. as if I would get an answer immediately.

A few moments passed when one of the man's colleagues suddenly shouted.

''Boss!! It's here!'' he shouted from the top of the room.

My eyes widened when I saw mom being held by the hair and being forcefully walked towards the front of the man's recognized boss, causing mom to fall face down on the floor.

'Mom!!' only my brain screams.

"Aaaah!" mom moaned.

But the man wasn't satisfied yet.. My eyes widened in surprise when he slapped mom. I trembled in fear when the man slapped mom again and fell to the floor again.

With the size of the man's body, I'm sure that part of my mother's cheek will bleed due to the slap of his wide palm.

'Mama' I cried.

I was about to come out of hiding.. when he forcefully touched mom's hair causing her to look up and moan in pain.

Again, I thought of coming out of hiding to stop the man from hurting my mom. But in the end fear led me.

I remembered again what mom told me earlier before we started playing.

'Don't go out and 'don't make any noise until I find you'

'Don't go out and 'don't make noise until I find you' my mother said over and over again in my mind.

"You thought you could run away from me, huh? You made me look for you! You're a fool! You're just hiding here!" said the man angrily as he held Mama's face in a tight squeeze.

"It's a shame Meredith! You're beautiful..smart and can be used!" every word he uttered was horrifying. "After all, I can be of great use to you! It's just that I'm not in the habit of picking up trash and a traitor like you! Where are you hiding him!? Where!?" the man's face was red with anger.

''You are a coward and weak Demetri! Because you only rely on the behavior of your staff! I thought you were smart, but I was wrong. Because you are useless! A useless demon who dares.. but the truth is, you are just waiting to be tested. Pweeh!!'' mama spat at the man she called Demetri."We will die together, but you won't see 'him'!"

Who are they referring to as 'she'?

''Hahahaha!!! Useless, me? And who do you think you are for me to believe?" he said while wiping his face.

"I will see him even if you don't tell me. Because even if you hide him in the depths of hell, I will find him. And when I find him.. I will torture him in a way that even your soul in hell can't do anything about!" His eyes were shining and then he faced his fellow men.

"Even if I pledge your soul to Satan, I will find him! Tie him to the table and strip him!"

"Don't! Have mercy Demetri! Don't!!" mom is begging.

"'Don't worry. Before I look for him in hell, I'll take you to heaven first! Hahaha!!!''

''You are a demon! let me go! Let me go! It's like pity! Let me go!''

It's a dream! But why do I feel like.. all this is happening now?

Nightmare!!

That's what I call my dream! To this day, the ghost of the past continues to haunt me!