The innocence of a child is always so pure, clean and fresh.In everyones story theres a villain thats dark and corrupted and has a bad story to tell but not in mine because i am the villain.

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Gifts are being wrapped , banners are being hung tables are being set up and different foods are being made , everyone’s up running around the house.

Tomorrow is my birthday

well in a couple hours to be exact

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8 Year old Alika lies down excitedly on her bed after trying to peek at her presents for the 100th time. Even though I the thought I was some secret undercover spy on a #worked. Every time my mother would catch me. “ Go back to your room Ali” After another 3 tries she finally gave up and fell asleep.

Let me tell you about her parents. Matteo her father was a wealthy Italian man who loved family. Aurora my mother was a fragile innocent woman who loved caring for her little family and loved cooking. Aurora and Matteo struggled to have childern. They suffered 6 miscarriages even though Aurora was perfectly healthy. Her Pregnancys would only last up to 3 weeks. However when Aurora found out she was pregnant with Alika she knew she was going to push though and survive. They called Alika Hope.

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Alikas little body jumped out of her sleep as she heard some loud noises.

“is it my birthday yet?” my young self thought to herself as she looked outside. It was pitch black and she knew her parents would never wake her up at these times. So she tip toed over to her door and carefully opened it without a sound.

Little did she know that what she saw would change her life forever.

Anyways, she tip toed over to the stairs where she could see everything. I saw my mother on the floor ‘ sleeping ‘ in a pool of red water possibly blood. A few meters away was her father on his knees with no emotion on his face, emotionless with a gun held to his head and being surrounded by 3 other men.

“ Any last words Matteo Edwards? “ the guy holding the gun said.

“ Fifone “ my father said still expressionless.

the four guys chuckled and the guy with the gun shot my father in his head. My fathers body dropped to the floor lifeless as the 4 guys left my house laughing and bragging. I ran downstairs and started crying. “ daddy?“ i whispered as i gently shaked my father. I looked over at my mother to see she was looking at me “ mommy? “

“ hi baby, remember that safe place me and daddy told you to go. go there. “ Aurora had been stabbed in both of her hips and has lost to much blood to be saved. My mothers lifeless eyes were staring at me, and thats when i realised. Their dead. I got up and put on my pink glitter shoes and ran, ran ran and ran until i got to the secret space. It was a really pretty wishing fountain. I stood waiting there for

around 7 minutes until a woman dressed in a green dress came up to me. “ Alika where are your parents “ she says

“ They. They’re dead. “ i said as more tears started forming in my eyes.

“ Okay “ the woman says with built up anger and pity in her eyes.

“ lets go somewhere safe. “

“ who are you , are you mommys friend? “ young Alika asks frightened.

“ Im your daddy’s sister. “

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Alikas parents are dead , a aunty she never knew about. I wonder how shes feeling.