Their End, My Beginning

*Kat's POV

"What??" I was shocked to hear they were taking down the investigation. That can't be true. They can't do that when they have not found any clues about their death.

"Yeah it's true. They called me in the afternoon telling they are dropping the case since no clues are found to prove that accident was intentional."

"But they have done nothing so far to prove it to be right. How can they drop the case all of a sudden? It's been what 3 weeks after their death?"

"No, one month. Its two weeks now after filing the case." I looked at her in disbelief. She knows it more accurately than me. She is more invested in their death than me? Maybe it might be because I was trying to forget about it? I shook my head from those questions. That is not the issue now.

"You got to tell Ryder about the laptop." Mandy says to which I look at her. "Or else along with the case they might just take the evidences away too which includes the laptop."

There seriously is some more to this than I count on. This is not the first time Mandy has mentioned about asking Ryder to get the laptop.

"It-"

"Don't say that same excuse of "it being too soon" anymore. We need that lap to know more about Uncle Damien's and Aunt Nina's death."

"I don't get it what is in it for you. They are my parents I above anyone else want to know what is the truth behind their death. Why are you so invested it?" I asked getting irritated by the fact Mandy was ordering me around. I never liked being told what to do. As if realising something Mandy's expression changed suddenly and apologised for her behaviour.

"It's just my dad and yours were very close and loosing them has affected my parents so much. So their constant reminder about the case got me worked up. I never wanted to tell you what to do. It's just we are loosing the time and now they are dropping the case. I felt after you got back together with Ryder you forgot about everything else. And that hurts me knowing my parents are worked up over this while you were-"

"Okay you have no right to say that. You out of everyone knows how much both Ryder and my parents means to me. You are right I do forget everything when I am in his presence. Or it might be that I am trying to forget the fact that my parents are longer with me. Their constant nagging, my dad's sarcastic comments and my mom's lame jokes trying to cheer me up whenever I fight with Ryder for stupid reasons. I miss all that. Knowing that I would never hear their words of wisdom, my dad's teachings hurts me so much that it is eating me from inside.'

Mandy wiped my face making me realise that I had been crying. That realisation broke something in me making me a sobbing mess. She pulled me to her and tightened her hold on me. I had been escaping from this pain. Never did I realise that my escaping will reduce the time left for finding out the truth.

Once I was all out of tears, I decided it was time to tell Ryder about the laptop.

"You are right I should tell Ry about the lap."

"Tell me what?" We gasped hearing a very familiar deep voice behind me. This is the second time today Ry is making his surprise appearances.

He nodded at Mandy when she greeted him. It was when he turned his face towards me that his face expression changed from smiling to concerned. He sat down on the couch next to me making me turn to him completely. He cupped my face wiping the tears are threatening to make an entry.

"Baby what happened? What happened to make this beautiful face of yours all ugly?" He said with a playful concern now though I could see that he was worried.

"Hey!!" I said offended but soon a smile came to my face. I could never stay angry at him for a whole day if he was this playful.

"There is my beautiful kitty making an appearance. Now tell me what happened?" This time the question was directed to Amanda after pulling me into a very tight hug. Breathing in his earthy scent of his cologne mixed with my lavender body wash made my very tensed mind calm down.

"I think it is Kat's tale to be told. I will give you to some space. Coffee or tea?" Mandy asked preparing to leave the living room to us.

"Coffee. Thanks." He said. I felt his thanks was meant not only for coffee but something else. I looked at Mandy to confirm what my subconscious screamed at me. She smiled at me confirming what my subconscious said was true. It was for taking care of me. I blushed at that hiding my face in his chest. Gosh can he be any sweeter?

"Now I believe that is your cue to tell me what that tale is?" He asked leaning back on the arm of the couch bringing me down to lay on him. I got in between in his legs after he leaned back bringing his feet on the couch. I wrapped my arms around his waist inside his coat. He wrapped his arms around me.

"So you know about my parents accident." I paused to hear his response to know he was attentive to what I was about to ask for.

He hummed for me to continue while playing with my hair.

"Yeah so the cops got my dad's laptop on the scene."

"But that laptop is not your dad's." He said while still playing with my hair.

"How did you know about the laptop?" I asked pushing up to see his face. He pulled me back down on him.

"After knowing about the accident I had hired a private detective to investigate about it. From him I got to know you got a letter from your dad but since you destroyed the letter I couldn't know what it exactly was. Then I got to know about the evidences the cops got from the scene. And hence coming to know about the laptop."

"I honestly don't know to be happy to know that you were worried about me though you acted as if you never cared or angry that you stalked me." I said looking at him. I brought my hands on his chest and interlocked my fingers and laid my chin on it to look at him comfortably.

He chuckled. The bastard has the nerve to laugh.

"Be overjoyed that we are back together and that we can now get your dad's laptop" He said tightened his hold around me making me take off my hands from his chest and wrap it around him.

"Okay, but how did you know that laptop was not dad's actual one?"

Ry leaned down to my ears and said in a low voice, "I got a letter from your dad too."

"I too got one." Came Mandy's voice from the door.

"Were you eavesdropping into our conversation?" asked Ry annoyed.

"I was about to enter the living room that was when I heard about the letter. See coffee." Mandy handed our coffees to us. Yum her coffee are the best. Actually second best first being starbucks. Yummy. -You are missing out what is happening outside your coffee world.~

That is when I felt the weird tension in the air. Ry was annoyed for some odd reason. Didn't he want her to know about the letter?

-Why?~

I don't know. Remember you are in my head if you don't know then I too will not know that.

-Unlike you I can't voice out my questions. So go ask. I don't feel like Ry likes Mandy much. To be honest I feel bit weird too. As if she is hiding something~

As if I don't know that. Like I mentioned in the past if she wants me to know she will tell me. It may not be related to me that might be why she is not telling me what she is hiding from me. I am giving her the benefit of the doubt. -Aren't you being too sweet to people?~

Yeah to the ones that are very close to me.

"Kat? Are we interrupting your conversation with yourself?" Ry asked teasing me.

"What?" I asked confused of what is happening. I must have been zoned out for quite a time.

"I said sit up I don't need PDA in this house." Mandy said.

"Oh" I sat up straight but still had Ry's one arm around my waist.

"Wait you both got letters from dad? Why didn't you guys tell me that before?" I asked.

"I got it while we still were not together." Ry said before Mandy could even open her mouth.

"That's understandable but you Mandy why didn't you tell me you got dad's letter and when? I was living with you until 3 days back." I asked Mandy being hurt of the fact that she never mentioned it to me while I was with her most of the time except while at work. "Sorry Kat, the letter was send to dad I thought that it was his choice to tell you."

"Okay I understand." It definitely was given to Uncle Nicholas except that I met him in his house one week back we never had a conversation through phone. Neither did we before their death.

"So what did he tell you guys?" I asked bowing my head down when I felt my eyes brimming with tears.

"You can go first." I heard Ry say to Mandy. I felt a dip in the couch beside me. She sat beside me and took my hand from my lap to hold in hers.

"Your dad said about this apartment

and your current job to be given to you and that we should take care of you forever like we did in the past. That we should help you and protect you while you are searching for the killer." Mandy said rubbing my palm giving me a calming sensation as I felt tears threatening to escape. I inhaled deeply before turning to Ryder. He too inhaled before cupping my face. This talk is affecting as much as it does to me. They loved him as much as they loved me.

"Your dad told me that you will need all the help in finding the killer. And that if he were here he would have told you not to find that person but since you are his daughter you are too stubborn to listen to anybody especially if it concerns your loved ones. So instead of backing off you will do everything you can to find the murderer so I have to help you and protect you at all times. As there is nothing more precious than you in this world for them not even most expensive diamond can hold any worth. You are your parents most precious gem. He also told me that you will come to find me some day or after some months because you need my help in retrieving the laptop which is not his real lap but it can help us find the real one." His eyes were filling with tears as he said what my father told him. Oh, dad and mom how I wish you were still here.

All of a sudden he started chuckling but had a sad tone to it. "Your father has a habit of adding a P.S when writing something to his favourite ones and he did when he wrote the letter for me. Do you want to know what he said?" He asked the most stupid question anyone would ask to anybody. Obviously I want to know it. But I think he needs to see me nod and I fulfilled his wish. I nodded curiously to know what my father wrote him in the P.S.

"That he will have my balls when I go and join them in hell if I hurt his baby girl." He said bringing my forehead to his. I wiped his tears off his face. I doubt Mandy has seen him with tears as he has used me as a block. How would I know that? He is not open to anyone but me and both of our parents. That includes him showing his emotions.

Talking about P.S. Mandy hasn't told hers.

"Wait Mandy what was in the P.S. for you?" I asked turning towards her.

She waved her hands off and said, "Whatever was in the P.S. it was meant for my dad only or in his words 'kids don't need to know it"" She imitated her dad and shook her head making us all laugh including Ryder.

"Alright, now we got to go to the police station to know about the case. Come on let's go." I said getting off the couch. While I was straightening my skirt, Ryder stood and wrapped his arms around me putting his head on my hair and inhaling deeply. I felt his tense muscles becoming relaxed

"I will be in my car following you guys. I can't bear any more of your PDA." Mandy said while standing up and going off to get her things.

As soon as she was off the room Ry separated from me and went to the door dragging me.

"Do you have any problem with Mandy?"

"Amanda? Nope why?" He asked while going to his car.

As he stood opening my door and waiting for me to get in I went to him and stood with my arms folded across on my chest. He imitated me riling me up.

"Ry what is it?" I asked with a firm serious expression though inside me it was boiling up due to laughter looking at how funny his posture now is.

He exhaled and looked at me. I raised my eyebrows. "Okay here's the thing. I feel something weird with her."

"As if she is hiding something?"

"Yeah you felt that too?" he asked surprised.

"I know she is hiding something from me but I decided to give her the benefit of the doubt. She is my bestfriend more like my sister if there is really something that I should know she will tell me."

"Exactly she is your bestfriend but not mine so I don't have give her the benefit of the doubt. But since your dad trusts Uncle Nick so much I am leaving the matter here. Now lets get in and go get the lap." He said motioning me to get in.

I complied and got in. He closed my door and went to the other side. He closed his door and sat next to me.

"Where sir?"

"Po-"

"Graveyard please." I said interrupting Ry. Both Mark and Ry turned to me. I looked at Ry conveying my unsaid message. He nodded and motioned Mark to take us there.

It is about time I meet my parents.

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"Okay I will be here call me if you need me. If you take more than 10 mins I am coming there." Ryder said as we were standing in front of the gate of the graveyard.

"Alright." I inhaled and exhaled deeply for few times before I headed in.

I stood in front of my parents. The tears that were hidden came bursting out of my eyes. I fell on my knees sobbing heavily.

"Oh mom dad how I wish you were here with me. I have forgotten how your voice sounds like. I have forgotten how you look like in real life aside from pictures." I said sobbing into my hands.

"Oh daddy I got your letter even Uncle Nick and Ryder got theirs and I got to hear what you said to them. The fact that both the letters were about me makes me miss you more. How I wish I were in that car with you that night. How I wish none of this happened and all of this was just a nightmare. How I wish I got a chance to say goodbye to you guys. Honestly I wouldn't be able to say goodbye, it is too damn hard."

"How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard." I heard a deep voice say above me. I looked up to see Ryder.

"Hey isn't that from 'Pretty Little Liars'?" I stood up smiling with tears in my eyes.

"Yeah. Atleast that worked in bringing a smile to your face." He said wiping my tears of my face. "I don't think your parents would want to see you cry in front of them. Come on lets go Amanda has reached the police station and is waiting for us. I told her we are here and told her to stay there when she said she was coming here."

He hold my hands and looked down to my parents. "I will make sure she is protected and safe and will always hold her like this as you wished. Wish us good luck." He kissed my palm making me tear up out of sadness and love for him. God how I wish we could go back in time to where we all were together.

We walked out holding our hands. "Hey you got to stop appearing all of a sudden like that. You are not some hero in some cliché movies."

"But I am hero in our life story. And I will make sure that this heroine is always smiling covering her ugly face. Like this." He said pulling up both my cheeks to make a smiley face.

I swat his hands away and gave him playful punches before he threw his arm around holding me to him tightly while we walked to his car.

How I wish we were happy and together always.

*Ghostly world POV

Damien and Nina saw Ryder and Kat walking off. They wished if his promise could always be kept. They wished they could as happy as they are now despite all the obstacles will be facing ahead.

"It was a good thing that I wrote the letter to them. I hope it will give them some clues." Damien said holding his wife to him.

"Atleast your letter will help Kat to get through this time together along with Amanda and Ryder. It is a good thing she has both of them. I only wish Kat would give Amanda time and trust for her to reveal what she is hiding from her. Only if she knew it was for her own good." Nina said clutching her husband's shirt.

"She is our daughter. She will only do what is right. We raised her in a right way. She is very beautiful, kind, very stubborn like her mother, but compassionate like her mother, and smart like her father."

"Hey!" Nina said faking to be offended.

Damien chuckled at his wife's cute expression and hold her tight. Both of them looked straight ahead and laughed at the weak playful punches thrown by Kat to Ry. Damien knows it too well as her teacher at martial arts. They smiles at how he holds her to him. How they wish their children will be this happy and together always.¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶