The whole day ran by the speed of light, Daren refused to leave and for some reason, his kind gesture towards me got me a little suspicious, I needed to keep calm and know what was going on.
I packed up my bags, removed my jacket, as I amble out of my office, but stumbled on Daren, who was all set and ready to head back home.
"Hello miss Karol"
His voice sweetened my ears, he swiftly gets close to me, "are you going home now?". He added, knowing full well I was going home.
"Yes, sir Daren" I called returning with a warm smile on, "that's good but can you please stop calling me, sir, be free to call me Daren", he says pulling out his hands to me.
"Ok..ay...I'll do that".
Daren's niceness towards me, got my suspicion over its limit, maybe he knew my real IDENTITY, or rather he was just being kind but why only me? I asked myself as we both walked out of the company's building.
"Goodnight Daren"
I smiled entering into the cab,  I watched him at the rare view mirror, how he watched the car drive afar from his sight.
An hour later, i returned home, and while I checked the time it was a minute past ten and figured aunt must have been asleep but took heed to her voice the second I walked past her room.
"Hello, my lovely niece".
I veered back, poked my head inside just to notice she sat down at a spot waiting for my arrival, "how many hours have you been sitting here?".  My question smudged a smile on her face, retreating with her question, "why are you coming late and secondly what happened at work today".
Aunt was so curious to listen to everything that occurred at work, she warned that even the smallest detail is important, and I need not leave any information away from her, so! I  told her everything.
She was pleased with my response mostly Daren's assistance towards my work at the office and encouraged me to act  according to plan, retiring back to bed.
"Goodnight aunt!". I switched off the light to her room, after placing a kiss on her cheeks, also I retired as well...
I wore My SpongeBob SquarePants pajamas, tossed my flip flops aside, and tucked myself to bed, as I slowly dozed off to sleep.
Every sound ceased around me, the calm serenity, the peace I felt within in my soul but unfortunately, the atmosphere changed the second, heard Aunt scream.
"Aunt"
Without hesitation, I ran out of my room, into hers, and stumbled on a masked man holding a gun to her head.
Aunt gestured I run away but I was as stubborn as I mule, the moment I tried to reach out, the gun was shot to her head, as she slowly depleted to the floor, "noooooooooooooo" I screamed out, as I jerked back to reality.
"Phew! It was only but a dream".
I buffet out a relieved breath, holding a hand to my chest_ minus the fact it was only but a dream, it felt so real, I cannot even imagine losing the only family I had, hence I retired back to bed for the second time.
The following morning, I got up from bed just to notice the big sign in my room, which reads "happy birthday Jackie"
I know you must be wondering who Jackie is? Well, Jackie is my real name, the name I was birthed with but as a result of what happened Aunt decided to change my name from "Jackie reeds to  Karol Fisher". The fake name I bear to keep my enemies away.
I didn't believe that I could one day forget my birthday, it sounds crazy but ever since my life change, everything about me changed as well, all I can think now is, getting back what was stolen from me.
"Happy birthday to you 🎂
Happy birthday to you, happy birthday, happy birthday, happy birthday to you".
Aunt walks into my room with a whole cake in her hand, she slowly placed it, on top of the table and veered back to me.
"Come on, what are you waiting for, cut the cake". She says to me.
"Okay, aunt!" I wore my flip-flops veering close to where the cake was placed, I closed my eyes to make a wish, after that, sliced the cake into two sides and fed aunt a slice of it.
"Happy birthday my child"
She feds me as well, cleaning off the particles of the cake from my lips.
"Thank you, Aunt!" I placed a kiss on her lips with a weak smile, as she noticed something out of the ordinary, "are you okay" aunt inquired, and if I tell her what happens it might get her tensed but no! I need her to be of a calm mind and besides it, just a dream, "smiles".
"Yes aunt I am okay" I weaved out a lie to her, strolling into the restroom. 
An hour later, I walked out of my room dressed and ready for my second day at my job, aunt sat on the couch and eyed me suspiciously, she knows that I held back my main reason for my weird behavior towards her 
"Karol, hold on !"
My feet froze the moment she calls out my name, veering my eyes back to her suspicious gaze.
"Tell me something? Is everything okay? Why are you acting weird?" She copies back her initial words to me with a worried yet suspicious look on.
I smiled at her, thus sensing the look she had on, I need not add up to her worries, yet again hide the truth from her.
"I am okay aunt! Do not worry about me, I am only exhausted that's all".
Aunt pulled a step backward eyeing me, "are you sure! You do know you can tell me anything".  She says idling for my response.