UNDERSTANDING

CHAPTER 122... UNDERSTANDING

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"Why?" Rick asked, his voice breaking under the impact of unshed tears. "Why did you have to leave us? Why did you lie to us? Why did you decide us? And now, why have you come back?"

The old man could not respond. For a moment, it was as if his tongue had been tied into countless knots. He could only open and close his mouth, wordlessly, like a fish out of the water.

Seeing this, Rick felt the rage coursing through his veins even faster. He fisted his hands and folded them behind him to keep himself sane. But, try as much as he could, he could not hold it in and punched the wall as hard as he could, his knuckles instantly getting stained by blood.

"Fuck's sake!" He cried, punching the wall, over and over again. "Answer me! Why?!"

"I am sorry, son," The old man whispered through his pressed lips.