He moved a little and I moved too, I was blocking his view of the room with my body. I didn’t want him to see his sister like this.

The scene looked horrible. I would never forgive myself if he got traumatised by the scene behind me. Even I, the stone cold woman could not handle a murder of a child. Maybe I was just better at hiding my feelings, cause that is what I’ve been doing all my life …

Chapter 3

This cruel world

I couldn’t stand the thought of this little sweet boy alone in this cruel world that killed his parents, I hope that there is some family that takes him in.

I smiled at Ryan. He wiped away his tears and smiled back a little.

“Ryan, can you do one thing for me?” He nodded to me. “Can you close your eyes really tight, and then I’ll pick you up and take you outside, do you understand me, Ryan?” He put his hands in front of his eyes.

“Can you see anything Ryan, anything at all?” I asked him.

“No, I can’t see.” He shakes his head from left to right holding his hands in front of his eyes.

“Ryan, I’m going to pick you up but you can’t open your eyes, you can open them when I tell you to, okay?” He nodded again and said yes with a clear voice.

I looked at the officer who was still standing in the room. “Is the exit cleared? Can I pick him up and walk out of the house with him?” He looked around the corner and shouted. “Clear the exit, clear the exit!” I heard some noises of people moving. He nodded to me.

I reached out my hands to Ryan and picked him up. He was still holding his hands in front of his eyes, and in another situation he would look really adorable.

I tried to stand up but a cramp shot up my leg. The officer noticed my struggle and asked me whether he should take over Ryan.

I didn’t want him to do it, I’d gained Ryan’s trust and I wanted to make sure that I left him in good hands before finishing my job. I wanted to show some people that I’m responsible enough to take care of an unexpected situation.