I knew that Nolan was cheating on my mum but I just couldn't prove it. At some point, I felt like she knew too, but if she did, why would she turn a blind eye?. Maybe she was in denial. Whether she knew or not, I was going to catch him in the act one way or another.
I told my mum that I was going to spend the night at my friend's house and that I wouldn't be back till the next day. After leaving the house I went around back and snuck back into my bedroom from my window.
Aunt Dahlia and my mom had never been on good terms, especially since their parents died. Every time they were in the same room, a fight would erupt. My mom was their parents' favorite and inherited everything, while Dahlia only received a house and a few other things I never learned about. One thing I knew for sure was that Aunt Dahlia despised my mother.
About eight months ago aunt Dahlia moved in with us claiming that her house wasn't safe and that she had a stalker, I don't know how she convinced my mum to let her stay. Two months after that, I caught her in the kitchen in Nolan's arms. They were making out while my mum was sleeping in her room. My eyes met with Nolan's and he acted like he didn't see me. I don't know what made him so confident that my mom wouldn't believe me when I told her but I was going to break that confidence.
I always had two phones because my mom had a habit of taking my phone away whenever she felt that she had to punish me so I always had a backup and I was the only one who knew about that.
My mom always went to sleep at 9:00 sharp. It had been a habit of hers and I've never seen her or heard of her staying awake past that. The moment I opened my door, I heard Dahlia speaking to Nolan, I turned on my camera and hid by the side of the stairs railing in the shadows waiting for them to incriminate themselves.
"How did you get her to sit for an injection?" Dahlia said.
Nolan just shrugged and pulled her closer to him by the waist and said "that isn't our priority right now, what we should be thinking about is how to get rid of Elysia".
Just then, I saw a man come from the living room with my mother in his arms " what am I supposed to do with the body?" He huffed as he dropped her to the floor like she was dead weight.
"Put it in a car, drive to somewhere random, then abandon it and call 911" Nolan replied, not even batting an eye.
"Call 911?, are you trying to get caught?" the man said in shock.
"Since when did we become close enough to start having conversations or for you to ask me questions?" Nolan shot back, he then carried the body and left.
That was when the realization hit me that my mom was dead and the body they were talking about was hers, my hand faltered as I took a step back and the floor creaked. Dahlia looked up and yelled "Elysia?!" I turned and shoved the phone with the video in my pocket and ran towards my room. Nolan was hot on my trail and caught me just as I was about to jump out of my window. He slammed the side of my head on my study desk and I passed out.
I came to in the back seat of Nolan's car. "I have a bad feeling about this," Dahlia said, her voice trembling.
"We are going to get caught, why do we—"
"can you please shut the fuck up. Everything I'm doing is for you, okay?, so just shut up and let me do this," Nolan said in a surprisingly calm tone. I laid there as quiet as I could be, waiting in fear.
He stopped the car and they both got down and took some stuff from the trunk of the car. The door to my left was opened by Nolan, he pulled me by the leg and threw me over his shoulder and carried me for a few minutes then threw me on the ground. Pain instantly shot up my back but I kept my face as neutral as possible as I laid there
"wouldn't you think I was stupid if I believed that you were still unconscious?" Nolan said as he smiled at me.
I opened my eyes slowly and looked around trying to figure out where we were "Menshiem Forest, you should ask if you're curious" he said as he squatted by my side, he took my face in-between his forefinger and his thumb and examined my face and the swelling where he hit me
"we would have made a good father daughter duo you know, I like smart kids. Too b—" he said with a smile.
"What's that supposed to mean? I thought you didn't what to have kids," aunt Dahlia who had been quiet finally spoke
"not with you I don't, they'd be dumb" he laughed as he looked at me like he was expecting me to join him
"oh and Dahlia the next time that I'm speaking and you interrupt me, I'll leave you to finish that"
"Would you believe me if I said I wanted you?" "Nolan!!!" aunt Dahlia yelled. He gave her the coldest look I've ever seen him make. He turned back to me and said "I always believed that I'd never regret my decision but I think I'm gonna regret killing you tonight". He stood up and grabbed the bag that they brought from the trunk and pulled out a shovel.
"Tie her up," he ordered aunt Dahlia. The moment she crouched down to grab my ankle I kicked her in the face and made a run for it, knowing I wouldn't have gotten away with it if it were Nolan.
Loud thuds resonated in the forest as Nolan chased after me. He would have caught up to me if it weren't so dark. I had to hide the phone in my pocket. I was clutching the phone so he probably thinks that's the phone with the video.
I thought I'd lost him when I could no longer hear his footsteps. I slowed down, trying to figure out the best place to hide the phone, and walked deeper into the forest. My heart beat so hard that it was painful. I broke out in a cold sweat when I realized I was lost. The thought of my dead mother suddenly came back to me, and hot tears streamed down my face as I wandered around in confusion.
I saw a tree stump and walked up to it. I dug the ground on the side and buried the phone there, hoping I wouldn't forget this spot. I stood up and started walking forward, then I came across a pond. Surrounded by water hyacinths, the pond reflected the moonlight, and glowed a subtle blue, the forest creatures were also making sounds in harmony; it was so beautiful and peaceful.
Footsteps thudded behind me, and I instantly remembered why I was here. My heart rate picked up. The moment I turned, a sharp pain erupted in my abdomen. I stared straight into Dahlia's eyes as she mouthed the word, 'bitch,' and flung both of us into the water. She immediately began trying to drown me. I thrashed in pain, but my strength drained from my body. Then, I passed out."
My hands shook as the memory tightened around my chest. "Wow, a lot happened here" I said out loud as the memory of everything that happened in front of this pond and tree stump danced around in my mind as I stared at them. I had to find the phone, so I walked over to the tree stump where I had it buried and dug it out. I breathed a sigh of relief as I turned it on and it still worked. I stood up and turned around and came face to face with Nolan.
"Hey," he said as he waved at me.