THIS CHAPTER STARTS ON THE DAY OF PARTY...

HUNTER'S P.O.V

Beep... Beep... Beep...

I quickly took the alarm and threw it away.

Smack... I jolted up only to see it across the room broken.

Shit!!!! 

I have to buy a new clock again.

Turning to my back, I closed my eyes drifting into my dreamland.

Bang... Bang... Bang...

Ugh... Fuck...

I'll torture whoever it is till they beg for the death. I went to open the door as they don't stop banging. "I'm fucking coming" I growled opening the door and looks at the sinner ( yes, sinner... waking me up is a sin. That too when I came to home at freaking 3 A.M and it's only 5:30 now)

When I saw who it was my eyes are softened and anger in them is gone. But somewhat frustrated. It's Daisy. My sister and my only family.

Looks like I can't torture her.

"Happy birthday Hunt....." she screamed. I think my ears are bleeding.

"Gosh!! Daisy, you don't want your brother to be deaf on his birthday, do you?"

She rolled her eyes, smiling brightly at me thrusting her gift in my hands. I don't want to celebrate my birthday but it's the only thing Daisy excited much about. So, I had no other choice than to agree with her on this matter. I'd do anything to make her happy.Since our childhood there's only us for each other.

Mom and Dad died of the car accident when I was 10 and Daisy was 5. She doesn't remember much about them but I make sure she always know that they loved us very much. I remember how Dad pick both of us on his shoulders, running through the yard while we are screaming at him to go faster. I remember how he taught me to fight if anyone make Daisy cry. I remember how he taught Daisy to ride the cycle. I remember how mom would make our favorite chocolate cookies. I remember how she held both of us if we're scared. I remember how warmth her hugs was. I remember how they spend time with us even if they're busy with their work. They always make sure we feel special and loved. Just a week after my birthday it was Daisy's. But she hates to celebrate it. 

Cause it's that day our parents were dead.  

FLASHBACK...

"Are they coming Hunt?" Daisy asked about our parents with tears in her eyes, hugging her bunny.

My heart clenched at the sight of her.

"Ofcourse Bunny... Don't worry, they can't come to my birthday, so they definitely try to come to yours" I said hugging her.

"But I don't want them to try, I want them to be here" she mumbled in my chest.

"I know bunny, they're coming okay. Now do you want to eat chocolate?" I asked her to change the topic.

"Really, yessss" she screamed happily running down the stairs to our nanny Elizabeth.

Elizabeth is our nanny. She's 48 years old and like a grand ma to us. Her husband died 7 years back and since she's living with us. Our parents trust her so much that they leave us with her when they're gone to work. She knows when we need anything even without telling her. She cook us our favorite food, though she's strict to not let us eat ice cream and chocolates much, if we give her our puppy eyes she'll melt down. She sing Daisy to sleep, tuck us in and give us bath. She loves both of us a lot. So, we are close to her as much as our parents. 

"Don't run, I'm coming" I too screamed following her.

When we descended down, I saw Eli was talking in a phone crying. I frowned walking to her hearing why she's crying.

"No no no no, this can't be happening. I can't believe it, please tell me it's not true" she's saying crying uncontrollably. 

I don't understand what's she's talking about.

"Please, this can't be true. What do I do? What can I say to these kids?"

Us.

"Ok, alright" she said cutting off the phone turning around looking at us.

"Daisy, can you please go back to your room" she said.

"But I don't want to go" Daisy said pouting.

"Please honey, if you go, I'll make you your favorite cookies" 

"Really... then I'll go. You come too Hunt" she said pulling me.

"No sweety, I want to talk to him. Then he'll come to you for playing okay" Eli said. Her voice is trembling.

"Ok" Daisy runs to her room.

When she closed the door, Eli turned to me hugging tightly, burst out crying. I'm scared this would be a bad news.

"What happened Eli? Why are you crying" I asked her terrifying.

But she doesn't say anything, continued to cry non-stop for another 15 minutes. After sometime she was able to control her cries.

"Hunter, sweety, you have to be strong ok. No matter what happened, don't leave Daisy alone. You're all she has now" she said while trying to control herself.

"What are you saying Eli?" I asked confused.

"Honey, I'm telling you a news now and I need you to listen carefully ok?" she asked not answering my questions."

"Okay"

"See honey, your parents are coming to daisy's birthday. But now it's raining heavily and due to water the roads are to be slippery, right?"

"Yes" I said not knowing why she's talking about rain and roads.

"It's dark and raining and also their car breaks are failed honey. They met with an accident."

No, this is not true. 

She continued "They can't stop it. Hit the nearer tree. They don't make it honey. They can't make it." 

"No Eli, they're coming. They promised me they'd come. They want to give us a surprise. So they're joking. You're joking." I screamed. Tears are falling down my cheeks without my consent.

"Please honey, trust me. This is true. You have to be strong for Daisy. Do this for your parents." she said hugging me.

My tears are blurring my eyes. I can't stop it. How can I live without them? How can I raise Daisy? She's only 5. Ho can I look after her? Who's going to be there for us? I don't know what to do. They're all we have. How? 

Questions are filling in my head one after another. I ran up to the stairs to my room and locked it. I cried falling to my knees. Don't know how much time I take for crying.

Sunrays are hitting me in my eyes as I opened them. It's been 2 days since Eli told me about my parents. I don't come out of my room in these days. Today's the day. The funeral. I don't want to go, but I need to see them. One last time. So that I can believe this is true. Even now I can't believe it. Eli told Daisy about our parents and I can't imagine what she's going through. She too was not talking to anyone. I let out a sigh getting up to ready for the funeral.

At the funeral....

There are so many people here. Some of them are friends, some are business partners, some are acquaintances. I don't know a majority of them. They're looking at me with pity in their eyes. I don't want their pity. I don't need it. I want to run away from here. But as soon as I look at their caskets, my legs are paralyzed. My breath stops at the sight of them. Soon people are giving their speeches about them. But I can't hear a word they're saying. My eyes are glued to the caskets only.

Suddenly a hand touched my shoulder. I look at the side and saw Adrian Quill and next him was his wife Jenna. They're our God parents. We are close but from one year, I haven't met them. Their eyes showed concern. Not pity.

Atleast there's someone who not pitied me.  

" You have to be strong boy, atleast for your sister" Adrian said to me.

At the mention of Daisy, I remembered I didn't saw her for 2 days.I search for her in the crowd. There she is, next to Eli and my best friend and Adrian's son Tyson. He is trying to console her as she's crying.When Daisy eyes met mine, my heart stops.She's in her little black gown. Normally she'd fit perfectly in that dress. But now, it hung to her body loosely as she losed her weight in just 2 days.I slowly walked to her thinking she'd be angry at me for not there with her in these days. To my surprise, she ran to me, hugging me nearly making me lost my balance.Daisy was asking me not to leave her.

"No bunny, I don't leave you ever. I promise. Please don't cry." I said stroking her hair.

She just hugged me tightly as I was seeing them burying my parents.

Mom, Dad, I'll do my best of everything to make Daisy happy. I'll not let her feel your absence and I'll be there for her always. 

I made a promise to them, and I'll do anything to not break my word.

End of flashback.