The Author's POV

Chapter 391

'What happened to me?'

I don't quite remember. My mind was hazy, and my body hurt all over.

"Haaa…"

I breathed out, and my eyes slowly opened up.

The first thing I saw once I opened my eyes, was the full moon hanging in the sky. Next to it were the millions of stars sorrounding it.

'Beautiful'

I thought.

Alone in the sky surrounded by many different stars, a deep sense of tranquility enshrouded my mind.

"You back to normal?"

It was faint, but I could hear a familiar voice next to my ears.

I turned my head, and my eyes soon paused on a figure. Leaning against a broken tree, with his arm on his knee, Kevin looked at me.

"Looks like you've recovered."

A fait smile hung on his face.

'Ah…'

It was then that fragments of memories started flooding my mind, and I was able to understand what had just happened.

Without saying anything, I covered my face with my arm and proceeded to turn my head back to its previous position.

'I lost it.'

I knew that there was going to be a chance that I would lose myself when confronting Aaron. It was also because of this that I chose to handle the situation as quickly as possible.

Rather than losing myself then, in front of everyone and the Union, I would've rather have lost myself alone, but…

'Why were they here? How could they suddenly show up out of nowhere?'

They weren't supposed to be here.

They weren't supposed to see me in this state...

"Are you not going to say anything?"

Kevin's voice sounded once again.

I wanted to say something. I wanted to tell him a lot of things...but the words just wouldn't come out of my mouth.

"We haven't seen each other for over three years. Everyone here thought you were dead…and the first time we see you again, you suddenly go into this crazy rampage…"

Kevin's words sounded calm. But, as I laid on the ground with my eyes closed, I could feel the sadness hidden within his voice.

'Why is he sad?'

I wondered as my chest stung.

Does he perhaps feel betrayed by what I did? Disillusioned that I was not the same Ren that he previously knew? Maybe.

Silence enveloped the surroundings.

"…You really don't have anything to say?"

Kevin asked as he disrupted the silence.

I shook my head.

What did I have to say? Do I tell them that I'm broken?…That the me that they used to know was no longer there?

'I…I don't know what to do.'

"I somewhat know how you're feeling."

His words made my brows furrow slightly.

Moving my arm down, I peeked through the narrow gap.

Letting out a deep sigh, Kevin lifted his head and stared at the moon in the sky.

"Haa…Ren…I've got many things that I want to say to you…but…"

his head, our eyes met. He

glad that

"Ah…"

my eyes once again, I tried to

The loneliness and pain I felt when I was suddenly thrown

things couldn't have been worse, I was forced to become a fugitive and had to escape the

increased. I started to realize, that maybe…just

'You don't belong here.'

with each passing day, the idea started to take more and more semblance inside of my mind, until finally, I thought, 'Maybe I truly don't

sprouted, despite my many attempts at trying to not think about

I thought each night when I went

numb myself

maybe I really

just glad that you're

Those words.

the moment Kevin said them, it felt as though someone stabbed me straight into the heart. His words pierced harder than

"Say, are you crying?"

again. This time, it was

crying

voice. The previous emotions that I felt numbed down, and what replaced them was

"Heee…you really did cry..."

tone hidden within his voice,

annoyance within me grew even more and before

"Fuck off."

you just tell me to

The tone of your

"Wha—"

I feel

was then that, cutting Kevin off, I heard another familiar voice. Without even seeing who spoke, I could tell

Melissa.

than her would

of already knew

I replied back.

"You did?"

I used to

brief moment of silence ensued after I said those words. Of course, the silence did not last for long as I soon

"…alright."

"Wait, Melissa stop! Stop!"

even need to look

the right state of mind. I need to give him an extra dosage.

"Pfttt…"

I knew it, my stomach started to tingle and my

"Hahahahaha."

great. He's completely lost

voice rang amidst my fit of

face and propping my body against a tree behind

to the last time I saw them, when they looked a lot more childish, the people in front of me

of Melissa, a relieved look appeared

glad you're feeling

as he said those words, and

"…ukh."

by

"Ren, are you okay?"

"I'm fine."

Kevin, I unbuttoned my shirt to get a closer look at

off my shirt and taking a closer look at

"No wonder it hurts."

large blue bruise traced from the right side of my ribs to the

was probably

was because of Amanda's last

slightly,

"Fuck that hurts!"

chugged it down. Slowly, the wounds

lifting my head, I noticed

across my

What are you guys looking

his hand, Kevin pointed

"Ren, you…"

"Oh, right I forgot."

dawned on me, as I scratched the back of

currently shirtless. How

I put

putting it on, I tried to

"Sorry, I completely forg—"

back, a hand grasped my wrist. Turning

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