4- Nightmare

Ethan's angry expression gradually faded into worry

His chest rose and fell, understanding what he had done

Jenny looked at her body with a stifled breath

Runs her fingers over her body

She didn't find any bloodstains....it started coming out of her mouth, intermittent gasps, she couldn't believe he went this far.

She fell to the ground, and her feet could no longer support her

She looked up at him in disbelief

Her eyes met with especially worried Ethan

He wanted to get close to her... He wanted to apologize, but he couldn't

One eyelash swallowed his saliva nervously

He wiped his sweaty forehead, stammering with some incomprehensible words

" I did not mean...."

He was satisfied with this and then walked away from the place, he does not know where his feet lead him, he is just walking with his heartbeat, fighting about to stop

His mind screams his reproach... He lost control of himself after all these years

After he got far enough... he raised his gun and stared at him

[What did you do and the curse was you, you idiot, she could have died....why did you lose your temper, why couldn't you bear it?!!! Why yeah]

He blushed frantically, staring at the pistol

He ended his self-reproach by screaming, hitting the tree in front of him with his fist

He threw the gun out of his hand and leaned his body on the tree to catch his escaping breath

[Calm down... Calm down Ethan, everything will be fine. Calm down. Nothing happened to her. You didn't hit her.]

After he calmed down he took out his phone....it rang on Chris but there was no coverage

[Oh really?!!! What is this day...]

He raised his phone while he was moving, he might pick up a transmission

Finally, he picked up a serve and quickly called Chris

"Then Mr. Ethan Wells your phone is off and I'm going crazy here to see if you're okay!!!!!!! And Now you remember to call me!!"

"Send me a car to this site" quietly said

"Are you okay..?! What happened to your car! Wait a minute, are you still in the village yet!!!!!!"

"Just hurry up"

He added tiredly rubbing the front of his head from a headache

"Okay, stay where you are, I'll come right away."

"I'm bored.. I'll walk... When you get here call me"

He hung up with Chris and started walking and rolling his eyes

[Well, that's not bad here... Shall I remove it or not?!]

He hesitated in his work for the first time. hesitation because of it. Is he doing this as a sign of apology for trying to kill this girl, or is he not bargaining with anyone like he used to?

"Oh, damn my head... it's going to explode."

He paused for a moment when he remembered that he left his medicine in the car

[I'll go back to get it.. but what if it's still there, what do I do!?]

He doesn't want to see her, not because he's afraid to confront her, but because he's tired of fighting with her

Finally, his feet led him to his car

He looked around and couldn't find her... He lowered his gaze to the ground

Find out what bullet he shot

He grabbed it and passed it between his fingers

[I shouldn't have done this]

muttered softly

He stopped and took the medicine from the car and then took it

He glanced at the picture of the child who was standing with her

Hide behind the car

"come over"

Ethan said sharply

The boy was about to run

"Wait, I didn't mean to yell at you."

He added in a calm tone and then sat on the stairs with his head buried in his hands

Moments later, he felt a small hand tap his shoulder

"I apologize for what happened to your car, sir..."

"It's okay… this car… was a gift from someone who no longer exists in this world."

"Aren't you rich?!"

he just hummed

"Then, fix it...then change the window."

"The problem is... I prefer this car because this person has to sign it and if I change it I won't see him again."

He blinked faintly, staring in front of him

"Oh, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to break it, sir. I feel so sad for you...."

"Wait, so you're the one who broke it?!"

Ethan asked, surprised

" Yes "

"So what about that girl?! She said it was her who broke her."

"Oh..you mean Jenny, no, no, she just defended me, she put up with the whole thing even though I did it."

Ethan was surprised by the boy's speech

" interesting "

muttered sarcastically

"Why are you always yelling... in this way you scare others?"

Zack ended his words faintly

"I used to like this"

He laughed sarcastically, rubbing his hands together

"Screaming is tiring."

"I know"

They were silent for a while until Zach decided to speak

"I saw...what you did to Jenny...mm...I hid and saw you."

Wait for Ethan to answer him

"Then why are you standing here so close to me, aren't you afraid to do like I did to her?"

sarcastically added

"You didn't mean... I thought you were afraid!!"

"Hey boy, don't go too far, I'm not afraid."

" liar " Zach added faintly

"What did you say "

Ethan wondered what he had said, but Zach was content with nothing

"So is she okay?!"

He wondered without interest, the opposite of what his heart felt of interest

"Not really....she cried a lot...and some villagers gathered when they heard the shooting. She was content that nothing happened here and everything was fine."

"After a long time she got up back home with trembling steps...You don't know that but...Jenny is so sweet, she always claims strength even if she's really scared I don't know how to do it.. She endures everything they are told."

"You should apologize to her, for you insulted her with your words."

"So she didn't do the same to me?!!"

He blinked nervously, his eyebrows down

"You hurt her feelings and dignity very much, and you weren't satisfied, you were about to kill her, maybe she made a mistake, but you went too far."

"Haha, looks like I've gone crazy....sitting here talking to a ten-year-old boy and listening to him quietly without killing him because he's telling me I'm wrong and making it worse. Looks like you're going to die soon, Ethan Wells."

"So you're called Ethan!!!"

Zack asked, and Ethan just hummed

"Stop being cold to others, too. Don't hurt anyone's feelings, lest the day will come when someone will make you taste from the same cup."

He stared silently, without uttering, marveling at the boldness of these villagers

"It's getting late, I'll go now, take care of yourself."

Zach left to sit Ethan alone, waiting for Chris to arrive.

Jennie returns home after a long time.. all her plans to go to town and stay with Yuna are ruined

She stood in front of the door, wiping her tears stuck to her eyelashes, making a small smile on her mouth

"Mom I'm back"

She was surprised when she walked in and didn't find anyone

She ran out of the house after looking for them everywhere

"Oh, excuse me, Mrs. Sam, have you seen my parents?"

"Your father got sick and they took him to the hospital."

Her heartbeat increased, intermittently

"Which..hospital!!"

"City Hospital"

"Don't worry everything will be fine."

Jenny is trying to go fast enough but all she can feel is she's not moving she's still at the same point the more she runs the farther she gets

She got to the reception and asked them where is Mr. Smith's room

She quickly ran into the room with her chest rising and falling

She entered the room to find her mother crying and holding her father's hand

She slowly approached standing next to her mother

"Mom.. what's going on?!"

She replied nervously

"Why does Smith close his eyes like that?!"

"Hey Smith, open your eyes..."

She shook him lightly from his hand

"Mom, why doesn't he wake up? Believe me, I'll be angry if he doesn't wake up."

Her mother didn't answer her, she just kept crying

"Please tell me what's going on here!!!"

She screamed after her tears rose

The doctor came, lowering his head sadly

"I'm sorry ma'am, we did everything we could."

"What does it mean we've done everything we can!! Also why doesn't Smith wake up now!???!!"

"Your father was a patient with a brain tumor in the third stage. He came here, but the case was too late. We couldn't do an operation to remove the tumor... He didn't have much time."

Jenny unconsciously giggled with her endless tears

"Ha- no-no.. It seems that this doctor is crazy... Look mom he says my dad went and left me, no, he can't, he's just joking with me to scare me. He's doing all this to make me worry about him. He was fine talking to me yesterday."

She fell to his level holding his hand begging him

"Smith...no I don't mean it...just dad, dad, dad did you see I called you daddy so much now wake up and believe me I won't call you Smith again I'll just call you dad every moment..wake up please don't do this"

Her screams are more embracing his body, wishing that all this is just a nightmare and she will wake up

"Why?!! Just tell me why you left me and you didn't tell me you knew you were leaving... then and why did you let me finish my studies I did all this for you and now you're leaving me you're really a bad parent oh wake up I've been doing everything For you and now..how do you want me to continue my life without you, I have endured so much for you and this is how you reward me!!"

She screamed, shaking his body

She turned to her mother

"...you too didn't tell me... something."

"I told him a lot to tell you, but he didn't agree. He told me he wanted to see you happy in his last days."

She got up from the ground staring at him, trying to catch her breath, remembering her shock because of what happened to her a while ago and now her father

"Jenny, please calm down, take a breath."

Her mother stood next to her, trying to calm her down

She slowly opened and closed her eyes until she became blurry

"Jenny, what's going on?! Are you okay?"

Her body began to sag, her mother grabbed her body to fall into her hands

Her mother lightly hit her in the face, telling her not to close her eyes

Jenny, please don't close your eyes.

[I hope this is just a nightmare and I will wake up from it]

She closed her eyes and lost consciousness to her mother screaming for the doctor to help her.

To Be Continued ♡🤗