One day when I was younger, our parents were out of the house. It was just me, my brother, and my two sisters. We came from a pretty well-to-do family, our house even looked like a summer home. That day, some suspicious looking men sneaked into the house. It was pretty obvious they were up to no good, but they found us and they rounded us up while they ransacked the house looking for valuables. When they didn't find anything, they pulled me aside because I was the oldest.
[ Yuri pauses for a moment, then in an almost sweet voice, like she's talking to a child.. ]
"Little girl, you're the oldest. They must have told you where the valuables are. Like, 'If there's an earthquake, take it and run,' or 'If a burglar comes, give it to them and tell them to go away.' They must have told you something. Come on now, why don't you go search for something? If we don't like it, you might have to say goodbye to one of these kids here."
[ She still remembers exactly what they told her. ]
I didn't know the difference between a dollar store watch and a Rolex at the time, but they gave me ten minutes each. They had them on their knees, guns pointed at them. Every ten minutes, one of them would die. I wanted to throw up. My head hurt. I was about to collapse and I was terrified, but I ran around the house searching and I found something. This really, really heavy vase. I figured it had to be worth something because it was so heavy, so I tried carrying it down the stairs but it was too big. I couldn't see and I tripped.
Even though I was bleeding, I kept looking but... The police came exactly 30 minutes after the time started and I was the only one left. It's not something you get over just because you get to go to a nice place in the afterlife.
hey warning to anyone reading. CHILD MURDER MENTIONED IN THIS COMMENT.
[ Yuri pauses for a moment, then in an almost sweet voice, like she's talking to a child.. ]
"Little girl, you're the oldest. They must have told you where the valuables are. Like, 'If there's an earthquake, take it and run,' or 'If a burglar comes, give it to them and tell them to go away.' They must have told you something. Come on now, why don't you go search for something? If we don't like it, you might have to say goodbye to one of these kids here."
[ She still remembers exactly what they told her. ]
I didn't know the difference between a dollar store watch and a Rolex at the time, but they gave me ten minutes each. They had them on their knees, guns pointed at them. Every ten minutes, one of them would die. I wanted to throw up. My head hurt. I was about to collapse and I was terrified, but I ran around the house searching and I found something. This really, really heavy vase. I figured it had to be worth something because it was so heavy, so I tried carrying it down the stairs but it was too big. I couldn't see and I tripped.
Even though I was bleeding, I kept looking but... The police came exactly 30 minutes after the time started and I was the only one left. It's not something you get over just because you get to go to a nice place in the afterlife.