CHAPTER 1: Memories


May 23, 2009. New York, USA.

Gui Gui took the piece of jewelry. Memories of what had happened that day began to come back. Those memories, she tried to erase, but won’t go away. Those memories always finds its way back. Those memories, that were like nightmares that she had wished that never happened.. Memories that were unforgettable.

She held onto the necklace as the flashback from before came back again, haunting her.

FLASHBACK
`6 years ago.`

Sleeping, Gui Gui heard noises from downstairs. She thought her parents were home and so she kicked off her blankets and tip-toed silently. She hid behind a wall and took a peek downstairs. There, she saw her Gege, Chunnie and 3 big guys surrounding him.

“Are they Ge’s new friends?” Gui Gui thought, curiously.

BANG!

A gun shot was heard.

“Ge!” Gui Gui screamed in horror.

Hearing that, the 3 guys immediately ran out of the house, leaving the gun there, lying on the cold floor.

When the guys had left, Gui Gui ran to her Ge and embraced him tightly.

“Ge, your not going to leave Gui Gui alone, right?” she whispered, but he wasn’t replying. “Right?! Pinky-promise me that you will never leave me.”

“Mei Mei, I-i can’t promise you that..” he whispered as he held onto his wound that wouldn’t stop bleeding.

“but you need to promise me that you’ll take care of yourself and b-be happy..” he paused, gasping for air, he tried his best to say, “you know Ge loves yo-you, right?”

Gui Gui cried.

“Ge, why are you saying all these stuff?! Your gonna make it, Ge will promise Gui Gui that he’s not leaving..”

He took her hand into his and said, “I wish..”

He smiled to her.

That was it, his eyes were completely shut.

“Ge! No!” Gui Gui screamed, tears came rushing down her face.

She ran outside, screaming for help, but no one heard her. Gui Gui got down to her knees, helplessly.

“Someone..please help..”

Gui Gui heard a car being slammed and looked up.

“Ma!” she ran up to her.

“Oh dear, what happened to you? Why are you covered with blood?”

“Mommy, Gege. He’s laying on the floor and he was shot and now.. We have to take him to the hospital!” Gui Gui said, talking fast.

“What? I didn’t understand a single word you said.” Gui Gui’s mom scratched her head.

“Ma! Ge, we need to take him to the hospital!”

“What? Why, what happened him?” she asked, worried.

“Mom, stop asking questions. Ge’s going to die and you still keep asking questions!” Gui Gui brought her mother inside the house.

“Mommy, we need to call the ambulance.” Gui Gui panicked.

“My-my son. Who did this to him?!” Gui Gui’s mother broke down.

Gui Gui ran to the telephone and dialed, 911.

END OF FLASHBACK

Tears rushed down her face as she remembered clearly about his brother. She remembered clearly, hearing the noise of the ambulance. The memories of her brother lying in a pool of blood. Those 3 guys who murdered her brother. From then and until now she promised her brother that she will take revenge for what they did to him. She will find those who were associated with the killing of his brother. No matter what happens, Gui Gui was determined to find them.