The Author's POV

Chapter 605

Pitter! Pitter!

The muffled sound of rain hitting against the window beside me, woke me up.

I groggily opened my eyes and glanced toward the window, where I was greeted by a gloomy scene. It was a dark and dreary sight, typical of any rainy day.

It perfectly synchronized with my mood.

[You have 37 missed calls]

When I finally had the opportunity to check my phone, I noticed several missed calls. They seemed to come from my parents, Amanda, Kevin, and the others. I ultimately didn't answer them back and just shut off my phone.

I wasn't in the mood to talk with anyone at the moment.

Everything felt like a dream to me at the moment. No, rather, a nightmare. One that I couldn't possibly escape from.

'What time is it?'

An unknown period of time passed while I lay on my bed just blankly staring at the ceiling of the room I was in.

Raising my hand and turning my wrist, I checked the time. I felt a sudden pang in my heart while I stared at the time. 16 : 39 P.M.

"...It's almost time, huh?"

I reluctantly got out of bed and stumbled toward the closet where I pulled out a set of black clothes. Grabbing onto the clothes, my hands shook.

It was almost time for Smallsnake's funeral to start.

A few days had passed since the incident, and those few days had been among the most difficult in my life. It was difficult to prepare a funeral for someone you had assumed would accompany you till the end and would always be around.

I...I just couldn't stomach it.

How?

Just where did things go wrong?

Why must things have turned out this way?

"What's this?"

Unknowingly, I felt something wet stream down from the side of my face.

"..Ah, shit."

I raised my hand and clenched my chest as a sharp, heartbreaking agony swept across my chest.

It hurt.

It really hurt.

I...I really didn't expect things to turn out this way. I...I really didn't.

***

Ryan looked toward the empty casket in the distance as he passed through the long aisle that was covered in a long red carpet and seemed to stretch for miles. It was probably shorter, but to him, it looked endless.

His footsteps felt heavy, and his eyes were rather blurry.

It still hadn't sunk into his mind.

...The fact that Smallsnake had left him.

The fatherly or brotherly figure he had been missing throughout his entire life was gone just like that.

"I..shouldn't be like this."

He mumbled to himself while he walked down the aisle.

'Fix your clothes, you look like a total mess like that.'

'Is that really how you want to look at my funeral?'

least wipe your

I thought I

formed on Ryan's face as he suddenly thought of his appearance. Raising his

probably nag me if he saw me

escaped

the empty casket, another wave of sadness swept past Ryan who felt something grip his chest. Once again, he felt the

mustn't show him that

have been here,

He was always here.

a couple of good minutes, Ryan lowered his head.

disguised as a cat, Ava, Hein, Leopold, Kevin, Amanda, Emma...all of Ren's friends

But...

was only one

'Where is he?'

It didn't take long for him to spot his parents whom he had met once with Smallsnake...they

was here

'Why?'

wondered while he continuously looked

'Why isn't he here?'

he was the only one that was looking for him. Practically,

...How could they not?

was supposed to speak first. He was supposed to be the one guy that known him the

wasn't he

of all people, he should've

Why?

Why!!

Why!?

'D..does he not care?'

about the dream he had witnessed as a result of the demon's

just think of

thought into it back when he was watching everything. In the first place,

...It made no sense.

one thing he managed to pick up from the flashbacks, was

treated everyone as

in the way of

visions, and this was also this behavior that made Ryan understand that the

He wasn't.

Never.

was what he

sat down waiting for

no, it can't

were gradually beginning to spiral downward in a negative direction, possibly as a result of the fact that he wasn't in the finest emotional state.

the Ren he knew, Ryan just couldn't stop

not

the only thing keeping him from going further down. He was also the one

was Smallsnake's words that kept him from going

"Keum."

Ryan out of his thoughts was a small cough. Raising his head up, he found Kevin standing at

"Why is he there?"

barely knew Smallsnake, what right did he have

some of you are uncomfortable

his head, Kevin turned his wrist

is here yet. Since we can't afford to take the whole day, I can only start

Clank—!

speak, the doors slammed open abruptly. As soon as that happened, more than half of the audience turned

'Ren?'

spotted him

the only one that notice his appearance as the chapel was filled with murmurs

black circles, pale face, crooked tie, and wrinkled clothes, Ryan pursed

chapel as several figures rushed to him, only to be rejected by him who slowly walked toward the altar.

teeth, Ryan

sense of shame

was stupid of me

that he should've been the one who was supposed to be the saddest about his apparent

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