The Author's POV

Chapter 743

She was beautiful.

More so than anyone I'd ever seen in my life.

She was someone whom I couldn't take my eyes away from.

She was the love of my life.

My everything…

***

"What do you think? I think it looks quite nice?"

The air seemed to echo with a soft but endearing voice. It belonged to a beautiful young lady in her early twenties, whose brown hair waved at the ends. Her features were flawless, and her face was soft.

She was beautiful. Extremely so.

"It looks awful."

A man muttered. He recoiled in horror at the sight of the room, which was dominated by the color pink throughout. He cast his gaze in her direction.

"You took this too far."

"Oh, please."

She rolled her eyes while casting a glance toward her belly. It was slightly bulging.

"Since you're training all the time, I took it upon myself to decorate the room. If you're unsatisfied, then you should've spent more time with us."

"Ugh."

After groaning, the man sighed and sat down on a nearby stool. As he continued to survey the surroundings, he eventually gave up and lowered his head.

"You're right. I guess this is the price I have to pay for being busy…"

"Ey."

The woman glared.

"You're making it sound as if it looks terrible. You know, I've put a lot of effort into this place."

"Oh, sure, sure."

The man raised his hands in resignation.

"You're right, and I'm wrong."

The woman smiled. Extremely pleased with the man's words.

"It's good that you know.

***

I was satisfied with my life.

Happy with it.

Every day I would wake up happier than the next.

Life was perfect.

I loved it.

I thought it'd last until my last days.

I could still envision my future back then.

It was beautiful.

So, so beautiful.

Every day I'd wake up with joy just thinking about that future.

I was naïve.

***

The surrounding walls were almost entirely dominated by the color white There was a lingering smell of stale alcohol in the atmosphere, and in the background, there was a faint rhythmical beeping sound.

A husked figure lay on a small bed within the room. There were metal tubes connected to her chest, and there were thinner tubes made of plastic connected to the veins in her arms.

were dry, and her

hand grasped her hand tightly. It belonged to a young

took her first steps today. I wasn't

out his phone

approaching the camera. She had just taken

figure slowly turned her head

"Haha."

laughed, finding the little girl

like you. Even

and rubbed it. His

came from the woman. Even though it was only slight, Octavious noticed that

began to run down the side of his cheek, and he squeezed her hand even more

think she's cute too, right? Haha, of course, she is. She looks just like you,

He pursed his lips.

and live like a family as we've always dreamed of…

crack,

***

was still beautiful to

she was like

she was the

could take that beauty away

So…

have to leave

did the world take

***

"Uwaaa! Uwaaa!"

went on and on and on, stopping only when the child

toward the ceiling of the

"Hu..huh."

as he took a

glass pane stood, and looked at his own reflection in the pane. His eyes were sunken in, his hair was a mess, and his clothes

'Who is he?'

found himself questioning the look of the man that was reflected on the glass. Was that supposed to be him? He looked nothing

'That's not me.'

his gaze away from the mirror, adamant in his belief that

"Uwaaa! Uwaaa!"

gaze toward the small girl who

'She's probably hungry, right?'

Octavious blinked a few times before leaning his head against the sofa and turning his attention to the bottle of milk that was sitting next to

for a while, he chose to leave it where it was and

"Uwaaa! Uwaaa! "

Sometimes they'd go for hours, sometimes for minutes, before

spent his time listening to them with

was the only sound that filled his empty

sound that reassured him that he

***

Losing my emotions…

for the

to forget. Numb

They call me strong.

The strongest human.

only that was

…I'm not strong.

I'm just a coward.

***

[Ashton City Community Orphanage.]

to a small chapel, and he could hear the sound of children playing in the background. They seemed rather happy. In his hands was a small girl that was quietly resting

lips trembled as he gazed at

to gaze at the young girl in his

for

didn't want to, but he knew this was the best decision he could

was a danger

He wanted to love her with all of his heart,

He didn't deserve her.

"Huh...huh.."

chest trembled once more as he gazed at the orphanage in

Just that...

"Dada?"

stop as a

lowered his gaze to meet

They were so pure...

"Dada?"

again, her little

slowly brought his head toward her. Her hands soon touched his cheeks and she let

"Uhum"

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255