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

mess, I thought I

bitter smile formed on Ryan's face as he suddenly thought of his appearance. Raising his arm, he

nag me if

hollow laugh escaped

of sadness swept past Ryan who felt something grip his chest. Once again, he felt the corner of his

mustn't show him

not have been here, but to

He was always here.

the casket for a couple of good minutes, Ryan lowered his head. He then made

a cat, Ava, Hein, Leopold, Kevin, Amanda, Emma...all

But...

was only one

'Where is he?'

Ryan tried to look for Ren. It didn't take long for him to spot his parents whom he had met once

was here apart from

'Why?'

wondered while he continuously looked for

'Why isn't he here?'

that was looking for

...How could they not?

to speak first. He was supposed to be the

why wasn't he

of all people, he should've

Why?

Why!!

Why!?

'D..does he not care?'

dream he

think of us as just

back when he was watching everything. In the first place, he didn't understand much of the content that

...It made no sense.

pick up from the flashbacks, was Ren's

killed individuals without showing any remorse and treated everyone as

matter whether he knew them or not. If they were in the way

visions, and this was also this behavior that made Ryan

He wasn't.

Never.

was what he thought

waiting for him to arrive,

no, no, it can't

in a negative direction, possibly as a result of the fact that he

being the Ren he knew, Ryan just couldn't stop overlapping the two

no..they are not the

way as before was the only thing keeping him

going down an even bigger

"Keum."

thoughts was a small cough. Raising his head

"Why is he there?"

mumbled while he looked at Kevin. He barely knew Smallsnake, what right did he

you are uncomfortable with

his wrist and checked his

it doesn't seem like Ren is here yet. Since we can't afford to take

Clank—!

than half of the audience turned to look in the direction of where the noise came

'Ren?'

as he spotted him

only one that notice his appearance as the chapel was filled

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

him, only to be rejected by him

his teeth, Ryan

shame rise from deep within

stupid of me

should've been the one who was supposed to be the saddest about his apparent death, but staring at Ren who had trouble walking, Ryan realized how

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