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Drama Thriller

Ashes Unearthed

Ashes Unearthed

4 mins
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Raya was astounded when she heard her parent's conversation. "I should've been more careful this time!" she whispered. "I have to do something now! I-I-have to-to." Suddenly a porcelain glass vase placed on the table near her fell down and -"clank"- broke. 

Mr. and Mrs. Denis were shocked to see their daughter Raya behind the door. Their eyes were shaking like a child's drenched due to heavy rain. Mr. Denis instantly asked Raya to get ready for school. Without missing a beat, Mrs. Denis, too, walked out of the room. Raya breathed a sigh of relief and hurried off to her room.

"Is Raya here? Is Maya here? -WE ARE BOTH SAYA!- A fusion of Raya and Maya!" chanted Maya James as she walked towards Raya. "What's up!?" "Did Ken say something to you again? - I will go and right now crush his head!" "STOP IT!" Maya was astonished at her reaction. She and Raya have been best friends since they were little. Their parents were mates and seem like they have inherited their parent's friendships. "Is today that day of the month?" she asked sarcastically. "Oh! come on! Maya." Both entered their class and met Kevin, who was, as usual, sitting on the first bench. "Hi, lovely ladies! Don't you think today is a wonderful day to learn about the -" "The - what?" asked Maya. "Work - Power - Energy!" he said, laughing. Kevin is Raya's homie and considers her as her sister.

Raya went and sat on the sixth bench with Ken. Ken and Raya have a bittersweet relationship since last year. Until then, they were crowned as the "sweetest couple" even though they weren't dating. "The last month when the results came out, both of them topped the class and since then, they've been seeing each other as rivals!" said Maya to the new kid in the class, Alen. "Last week, Mrs. Cay made them sit together so that they become friends and have a friendly competition. Though that has only remained as a thought, I must say."

After school, Raya didn't go home but went to Ken's place. "You have to be meticulous, or I won't be able to save you like last time." They completed their homework and were sitting, doing nothing. "I guess you now have a purpose like everybody else?" "Yes, I do," said Raya calmly. "I know Mr. Denis and Mrs. Denis aren't like that, but I just can't help being skeptical of them in my parents' disappearance." "We've come this far ~ we'll have their cards revealed to us soon!" said Ken, consoling her. On seeing the melancholic look on her face, he said - "Thanks to Mrs. Cay who made that sixth bench our permanent one - we're able to plan out everything from you seeing "09.07.2003" marked as the birthday" "And, that's not my birthday- neither Ma's nor Pa's." "Yeah, and then getting into your sire's office at midnight to get your DNA test and...I'm sorry. I got-" "Excited! You mean to say. I know...that's the only thing I love about my life right now," said Raya, lachrymosely. Both remained silent and didn't glance at each other. "Look at the time! It's already 7. I got to go. See ya!" said Raya, suddenly. "I'm sorry, Raya...I didn't mean it that way." "I know! I do," said Raya, smiling plastically. When Raya reached the front gate, Ken shouted from afar - "Hey! Take care of your hand if you want me to help you in this!" Raya smiled in agreement.


Epilogue -

Raya was ransacking her mother's closet to find her red skirt when a document got into her hand and when she opened it, it was a birth certificate. Strangely, it didn't have Raya's name on it. She also discovered the birthdate marked on the calendar in her parent's room that day, making her feel uneasy. In school, she was agitated by her parent's act of concealing something from her. She was crying when she was noticed by Ken, who had lost his parents in an accident and lives alone, and since then, they've been like partners in crime. At his suggestion, she had her DNA tested and found out that she was not her parent's daughter. Scratching her hand has been a habit of Raya whenever she's stressed, which Mr. Denis saw her doing that night. Her parents know that Raya knows something about them, which is why she scratches, making their blood run cold.


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