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is parents car, he folded his arms on his chest an
rshly, he looked extremely angry, as though h
d, she glanced a
can't continue st
e scoff, he turned away from his
e at, nothing interesting at all, it's all tall trees a
e'd rather watch the bushes and
past the trees in great speed, the trees
us moving back to Amer
rd to his father, his attent
gonna love it here
e tore his gaze from the tre
here, my friends aren't h
re gonna make new
eong back!" he cu
xchanged look
ed a rocky road, it looked like a foot
pletely to face him, she w
here, how about we come here for picnic
ea, I don't like it here!
him a bit, though his atte
love Korea, but it's not our home,,, it's
med to understand, or maybe
ace like home,
d something ahead of them, he studied i
ng in the middle of the road, a few met
ouldn't open his mouth to speak, he
mother asked him, when sh
ild" he managed
they gasped when they realized how fast
void hitting the little girl, but it was too
k a quick turn and immediately lost control
k!" Jayden panicked
the car" hi
t's not working,
ard, he tilted his head and stared at his father's hands,
rash into the r
vious she's scared, but she still
e beads of sweat on Jayden's forehead,,,she pulled
dad's not gonna let
t..
ddy got this" his father
t. He leaned back on his seat and looked out the windo
ince his father was battling to get co
tle girl, until he heard his fa
hi
ed their car didn't manage to hit the rock, bu
the steering wheel anymore, his mot
eir worried expression planted fear in
called in a shake
, they seemed to be con
en?" His mother
fine" his fat
stened his seatbelt, he
back and face her son, because she knew what her husband was
ves you,
is head and stared at his mother,
ay something to him
her red, teary eyes, she folded her l
hed "I love you, Jayden"
m, squeezed his shoulders re
loves you more, take good
ds, his mind was too young for that,,,he si
oor" his fat
ed forward and kissed his forehead, shoved something in
lbows on the ground, but he didn't mi
n he saw his parents' car leaving him be
Wait for me
tinued chasing after them, crying an
I'm outsid
s car falling off a cliff, his mouth stayed opene
shock swallowed him and he couldn't r
if he could catch them, but it's obvious he couldn't
om..." He
d around trying to see if he could get any gr
e wanted to go closer to take a look
stened, it's like he's n
lapsed and
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talented artist!" Stephen, Jayden
rd, he stared at the crow he
ow it's still far better than y
ly at his words, Jayden looked behind him ca
the woods,,,,who knows wh
f as though Jayden's bo
yden, but Jayden pushed it away gentl
re this with you
n's crow with a concentrated fro
to draw a hawk flying happily in the s
board, he touched it, shook his head
crow suffering from a
bowing his ribs, he groa
e that united state of America's flag you call a butt
phen said, pretending as if
" Jayden i
beeping, he reached for i
d head back,,,,I have pile
t done with my
back and just a kind reminder, I'm taking t
lumped down in disappointment and he d
ring sometime
o break up with me a
tuffs, he ignored Stephen w
••
done packing up and they've a
car and drove of
some relaxation, but apparently, your work is
t, he leaned back, rested his head
some rest, you deserve i
n, I need to familiarize myself with how thi
forgetting you're
stayed silent but seemed to hav
everything for your uncle first,,,
Steve,
es appeared on his forehead as he
" He told Stephen as
es landed on a badly smashed car, a
truck had hit the car,
cliff, a small push would
one's gonna survive it" Stephen said,
flashed back to how he lost his
he mutter
?" Steph
door open, but Stephen grabbed his
re you
still be alive,
What if the police comes? They would
and from Stephen's, h
might be someone breathing in that c
s, his eyes searched inside the car f
in the front seat, with blood gushing off their
he closed his eyes as they
I came too late!"
ng up, he blinked and sucked
ack to his car, he heard a s
w a little girl of about 14years
de the car, the part she was sitting seeme
.mum.." she
didn't touch the car for fea
u hear me?" He ask
g, in fact, she increased
eathe.." she stut
ry if I can get y
yea
bed the door handle and pulled it as g
He punched the glass and reached inside to pull her out, bu
inside the car, he couldn't p
Stephen called hi
off the cliff, the memory of his paren
claimed as they la
pierced very deeply in his chest, he felt his hear
for her hand and squeezed it reassuringly,,, he laugh
ed out s
ou ok?" the li
yea
parents? Are they
ey're dead and long gone, but he can't
ine" he as
eased, he began coughing out more blood and his
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Christmas
ly, his eyes stayed fixed on his
busy road, so we can
ill not moving his
ded and took a
and sighed. He shut his laptop down and put it asi
attery is runni
ver responded and
•••
car jerk forward and stopped, he looke
ted hi
at's wrong?
d off the bridge" Kelvi
e standing by the bridge,,, he frowned when he r
pened the ca
with me!" H
lvin replied
e, Jayden looked down and saw the girl
and sa
is shoes and dived into the water,,, in a ver
re!" Jayden
ent on his knees and was gently pressing
wing any sign of waking up, her lip
nd him, they're all saying she's de
eration to save her, Jayden decided
essed his mouth on hers,
es and she coughed, he lifted
they're of the same age as
happened?!" The
e,,
lled up by his collar, he turned to the culprit
da" he
t the girl laying on the ground, before
oing here, hone
he gritted out, ign
re, honey" he told he
he's trying to avoid it, he knew his
ere? Why did you kis
, I was just tryin
r by kis
ld daughter standing beside his wife, he
night walk with mummy?" He a
he handed a single rose to him, he r
rom making a scene here, which was imposs
u want, cause after today I'm not
ht, he stared at M
and you can scream a
to that home with you,
n fro
ver bet
a man that has no hope for the fu
ng among themselves, except th
honey, let's go home an
need to find somewhere else for myself and my daughter,
just standing there, watching them innocently
ed his
't say these words
n front of her? That he
ed his fist and took in deep
soon, the doctors
she opened her handbag a
hopeless assuranc
in his hand, grabbed Isa
fe is assured, we'r
Why d
ry to contact or I'll have a
honey
rds, she stormed towards the car waiting for h
ook deep breaths and tried to stop himself from
mple became very visible and he sobbed q
arrassing himself in public, Matil
ame again, this tim
ng out of battery" Kelvin whispered in
ng, Jayden stared at the watch
o the car" he whispered
e me,
lete her words, befo