On that winter night, it was raining cats and dogs outside the farmhouse. The couple was enjoying their quality time at midnight, admiring the scenery through the glass window from their living room. Love was blooming between them when they were interrupted by a little baby girl running towards them. As she reached the couple sitting on the couch, the man picked her up and placed her between them.

"My angel, what happened? Why did you wake up? Did you have a bad dream?" the man asked, gently caressing the girl's hair.

"No, Veer, I just micched you and Sim," the little baby replied with a cute pout.

"Veer, can I watch the princess, pleze? Pleze, pleze?" the baby begged with her cute puppy eyes.

"No, Veer, it's her bedtime. Let her sleep," Sim said to Veer.

"But honey, our little girl is giving me those puppy eyes, and you know they make me weak just like yours do," he said, trying to convince his wife to let their daughter watch princess movies.

He paused for a while looking at his little angel and the both shouted, "We love you, Sim!" and hugged her. After a brief argument, they finally convinced Sim to watch Rapunzel. It was the nth time she had watched it in the past few months.

They were watching the movie while cuddling each other. It was one of the best days of their lives. They had come to the farmhouse to celebrate their little baby girl's birthday, but little did they know, they wouldn't get to celebrate together. It was going to turn into the worst day of their lives.

Suddenly, the baby started laughing like a maniac when Veer tried to tickle her.

"Oye, Veer, leave my baby," Sim shouted softly.

"Acha,now she 's yours . Well then I should do that to you," he said, moving closer to tickling her too.

Their happy family time was in full swing, their sweet laughter echoing through the living hall, accompanied by the sound of rain.

Suddenly, they stiffened when they heard a gunshot, followed by a loud thunderstorm and lightning.

Turning around, they saw several masked individuals holding guns, with a man in his late thirties stepping forward. The couple tried to hide the baby behind them, but it was all in vain.

Suddenly, Veer took out the gun hidden in the sofa. He knew that even though no one knew about their trip to the farmhouse, danger lurked everywhere. As the man slowly approached the couple, he shot her before the woman could react, the gunshot echoing loudly.

The sound of the gunshot, along with the thunderstorm, terrified the baby. She couldn't decipher what was happening; she just cried and cried at the scene unfolding before her. "Sim!" she screamed while trying to reach for her, but it was too late.

Veer was helpless, seeing his wife's body lying on the floor in a pool of blood. He begged the killer to stop, fearing it would get worse for him. Ignoring his pleas, the killer moved closer. Suddenly, more gunshots were heard, and the masked men fell dead to the floor as veer shot at all of them .

Seeing the opportunity, Veer tried to escape with the baby. He stabbed the killer in the leg with the help of a knife that was lying near the table and ran with the baby on his shoulder. They got into a car and drove off. The baby was constantly crying, clinging to Veer as if her life depended on him.

Despite the intense pain from his wound, Veer managed to calm her down by gently caressing her hair as he drove in the dark.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, a truck appeared in front of them and he lost the control of car.

What happened next? Who were they? Why did the killer murder his wife? So many questions, right?

Let's dive into the story in depth to find the answers to your questions.

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This book is going to be a rollercoaster of emotions. It will contain thrilling and d@rk content, so I hope you all cooperate with me as this is something I am going to write out of my comfort zone.

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or Across the Oceans."

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Sanbi🌹