Discharged

As Mrs Rose prepared to open the door, a middle-aged man and a little girl around the age of six appeared at the far end of the corridor. The little girl then called out to her whilst running towards her.

"Mom, what happened to big brother?", the little girl asked whilst running towards her. Seeing them approaching, Mrs Rose stopped opening the door and waited for them to arrive.

Finally, the young girl arrived first and asked in an anxious voice,"Mom, what really happened to big brother?".

Mrs Rose bent down and picked the little girl up and said to her in a soothing tone," Your big brother is fine, he just got some slight injuries".

"Hmm", the little girl nodded.

"Rose, what really happened?", the middle-aged man asked when he got closer enough. The middle-aged man was none other than Jim's father, Mr Benjamin.

"I don't even know, I received a call in the afternoon from Mr Johnson and he said Jim was injured and was brought to his hospital, I guess we will find out what happened when we get inside." Mrs Rose replied.

"Okay, then let us check up on him", the middle-aged man replied with a smile.

****

On the third floor of Lightsway hospital, particularly in the third room on the left, a teenager with blond hair was trying to get up from the bed whiles cursing loudly.

"Damn, l really sustained serious injuries this time", Jim said still trying to stand from the bed.

*creak*

Suddenly, the sound of a door being opened entered Jim's ears. Hearing that Jim quickly laid back on the bed and pretended as if he wasn't doing anything just now. The door was opened and a middle-aged man and middle-aged woman carrying a little girl around the age of six entered.

The little girl jumped out of the middle-aged woman's arms and quickly rushed toward Jim whilst shouting, "Sleepy Big Brother wake up! wake up! Brianna wants to play with you!".

"What happened to you? Are you alright?", Mrs Rose asked in a concerned tone.

"I am fine, I just got into a fight! After he cheated in our school physique test that takes place each month", Jim replied with a smile. He didn't want his family to worry about him too much.

"That's great! However, I am still worried.", Mrs Rose said.

"Don't worry about me, mom. I am fine!", Jim said.

"Jim, who did you get into a fight with now?", Mr Benjamin asked after a moment of silence.

"It was Grey... Grey Durk.", Jim said solemnly, expecting an angry outburst from his family. Especially his father. However, Mrs Rose was the first one to react. And surprisingly, she reacted in a different way than expected...

"Did you say, Grey Durk? Isn't he the son of the mayor?! The boy who already has a heavenly body that is capable of conducting magic?!", Mrs Rose asked in shock. Her face was filled with disbelief.

"Yes, it is him or else I wouldn't have ended up like this.", Jim replied in a tone full of shame.

"You shouldn't have offended someone like him, Jim!", Jim's father, Mr Benjamin Hale stated in a firm tone.

"Why?!", Jim asked with confusion written all over his face.

"Because he is the son of the mayor of this city! You must know that the mayor is the boss of this city right?", Jim's father asked in a solemn voice.

"Yes, I know that", Jim nodded his head firmly. "Then you should know that if he wants to get rid of our family, it's as easy as flipping his hand right?!", Mr Benjamin continued.

"Yes I also know that.", Jim responded. "That is the main reason why you can't offend someone of his calibre. Do you understand now?!", Jim's father asked.

"Yes I do", Jim responded with a solemn voice.

'I see... My parents are scared of the retaliation from the Durk family if I happen to hurt Grey.', Jim thought.

The Durk family was the strongest family among all the supreme families. It wouldn't be great if a middle-class family like Jim's family received any form of retaliation from them. Moreover, Grey was none other than the mayor's son.

The mayor, a title given to the strongest mage in Lightsway city. A position sought by many rich and powerful men. This also means that Grey was the son of the strongest person in Lightsway city.

Grey was arrogant but responsible, strong, quick and perhaps a little too hot-headed. This is to be expected from somebody in his position.

He was born into a royal family in a developing port. He lived happily until he was about 16 years old when he lost his mother to the attack of demon beasts. He was an arrogant bully, who lived on his father's wealth and fame.

"Get some sleep, You will be discharged tomorrow.", Jim's mum said after a moment of silence.

"Hmm.. okay!", Jim said as he closed his eyes to sleep.

"Wait! Take your medication before you sleep.", Mrs Rose said as she handed a white pill to Jim.

"A pain killer?", Jim asked.

"Yes! Now take it and sleep!", Mrs Rose said with a smile.

"Okay!", Jim replied as he swallowed the black pill.

"Okay, then I will get some sleep.", Jim said as he laid back on the hospital bed.

****

Early in the morning on the next day, the doctor that Jim saw the day before discharged Jim. His parents bought some medicinal pills and then made their way home. But as they got in front of their house, they were astounded by the scene in front of them.

Chaos. That was the only word fitting to describe the scene before them. Everything was in complete chaos. People were running about in a hurried manner whilst holding water extinguishers. Moreover, They were running towards a familiar house. Currently, the house was on fire. Moreover, the people with the water extinguishing talisman were all running towards the house. That house was none other than Jim's home.