Lockdown

    Blood... it's all I can see. I see a cut on my hand, I turn and see a knife tapped to the railing. I must have cut it while running up the steps. I rip off part of my shirt and tie it around my hand.     "Need some help princess?" A dark voice calls out. I look up and see a man in a black mask, it covers his face minus his mouth... so I can see him laughing as I suffer...     "f**k you!" I yell to him as I turn around and continue running up the stairs. All I can hear are the loud foot steps behind me...     "Come back Amber, don't you want to play?" The foot steps begin speeding up and I don't feel I can run any longer. I reach the top of the steps and feel a hand grab my arm with pressure.. heavy pressure. I struggle but, after a few seconds all I see is darkness...       I hear the sound of my alarm go off and I almost jump from my bed. A dream, that's all it was. I blink and look around my room, same old wallpaper. Blue skies with clouds and some bird I painted on top, maybe I should change it sometime. I throw my blanket to the side and hear a knock at the door.     "Amber, are you awake?" I slide off my bed and walk towards my door. I open it and my father is leaning against the door frame.      "Yea, I'm up papa." I smile and he stands up straight.      "Okay, good. I'm starting breakfast, get dressed and I can drive you to school." He smiles and gives me a big hug.     "Okay papa." He lets go and walks to the steps, his steps heavy. I shut my door and look at my calendar, April 5th. That's why hes so down today, it's 10 years to the date... Poor papa. I grab a some tights and a jacket and slip them on. I unzip a quarter of my jacket so the top of my uniform shows.     I grab my bag and hold on my door handle, as my vision goes blurry. I feel partly light headed, I blink a few times and feel myself slowly getting closer to the ground... * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *     My vision clears up and I feel shorter. I open the door and hear papa scream. I walk out of the room and see him staring at the front door, he begins running. I run behind him and see a weird man outside. Hes holding something in his hand I can't quite see.      "You monster! You killed her!" I hear papa yell, I move to see around him and that's when I see her laying on the ground. Her throat is slit and her arms have bruises from fighting back, some of her nails were broken... Only one word could escape my mouth while looking at her body...     "Muma-"