#PROLOGUE #

In a big city, there is a little girl sitting in a bench outside a big building... crying.

"Why is there a little girl in here? crying?" a tall man in a black suite, long lashes, serius eyes and an intimidating voice.

I shivered in fear then I looked at that man again and gasped

"Why is she crying more?" asked the man to his guard

"Sir maybe..."

"Maybe what?"

"Umm... (the guard hesitated)"

The man looked at hus guard again

"Maybe the little girl is... afraid of... you... sir..."

(silence...)

The man knelt in front of me and said "Where are your parents?"

I gasped...

As I got a better look on his face, all of a sudden, a picture popped-up in my mind.

I only remembered it because my mother's bestfriend - who now takes care of me - told me that the girl on the picture is my deceased mother and the guy is - she didn't said anything!

"Are you okay? is there something wrong? " said the man to me

|At the other side of the road|

"Where did little Lira go? If her mother knows this, I'm dead!"

"Lira!? Little Lira!? Where are you!!?"

Suddenly, she spotted Lira on the other side of the road talking to someone

"Is that Little Lira?" she thought

"Lira!!" waving her hand, she shouted.

"Auntie?" Lira said

"What is she saying?" the man asked

Lira suddenly got up then ran to road without thinking about the cars thats passing by

"Hey!! don't run!" the man held Lira's arms and said "Is she your auntie? just wait for her here"

"umm, yes... she is... my auntie"

"Auntie!!"

"Lira! are you okay?" she asked worriedly

"Why did you wander off like that? you could've got lost or had an accident!"

"This mister said that I should wait here for you" pointing at the man in black suit

"ohh, thank you very much for looking out for her...!"

"Ehhh!??" her auntie - Sarah - was shocked too see who the man is.

Sarah's face of amazament quickly turned into anger

"C'mmon Lira, we need to go now!" she turned away from the man

"ohh, okay..." Why did auntie reacted like that, I asked myself

"Wait...! Sarah!!" The man in black suit shouted

"Where is she?"

"Who?"

"I mean, where is Lira?"

"Me?" Lira shouted

"No... I mean, where is Vallery?" the man looked down expressing sorrow and regret

"Lira? you don't need to know...!" Sarah looked away trying to not show him her tears

"C'mmon Lira, we need to go now, we have a lot to do..." holding Lira's hands as the two of them walked away from him.

The man looked down then heard someone say

"Thank you Mister!! I hope I see you again!!" it was Lira waving her hand.

As the two of them walked away, the man saw a little girl smiling so bright, waving her hand, saying goodbye to him.

"Lira... Where are you?" he asked under his breath.

"What happened to boss?" one of the guard whispered to another

"Just treat it as nothing happened" his right hand man answered the other guard.

"Sir Calvin, we need to go to the board meeting now, the Chairman is looking for you" his right hand man informed.

"Okay" got back to his intimidating aura.

"I'll find you someday, my dear Vallery".

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