Chapter (20):the smasher
In the middle of the night
It was the middle of the night and there was no sign of anyone nearby on the streets
There was a black car parked near a certain house
When the door of the car was opened a man in his late twenties got out who had a large bruise on the right side of his face and a police badge on his shirt
This person went to a certain house and took a key and entered a house
When he entered there was a woman there and greeted him
"I'm back"
"Welcome back, my husband...." Mrs. Blackwood spoke while cleaning the dishes
This person who entered the house was Marcus Blackwood, Emma's father
"How are you?" he asked
"Fine I met Mrs. Thompson at the supermarket and apparently (turns to face him) she has... oh my god what happened to your face!" Mrs. Blackwood shouts towards his face and gently touches the bruise
"I'm fine it's just a small bruise at work" Mr. Blackwood spoke indifferently
"What was it about? To get hurt like that? Was someone "Gangsters" Mrs. Blackwood asked
"It's a damned case that has no solution" Mrs. Blackwood spoke in a scowling tone
"What is the case?" Mrs. Blackwood asked
"It's... something... about catching a criminal, but we have no clue who he is." Marcus spoke resignedly
"What kind of criminal is he?" Mrs. Blackwood asked
"The kind you don't want around." Mr. Blackwood spoke with some anger in his words
"What? What did he do to make you hate him so much?" Mrs. Blackwood asked worriedly
"He might... I don't want you to worry, I'm going to change my clothes." Mr. Blackwood spoke as she went to his room
When he went to his room, he closed the door and stood in front of it
"Fu ... He felt something was wrong, he didn't know what it was but he had a feeling that something was missing in his room but he didn't know what it was until he found it and started searching his room
He opened a wardrobe and didn't find anything and then opened all his drawers and searched around his room and searched his bed and looked down at his bed and didn't find anything strange
As he was about to stop he felt something towards a certain place in his room where he hid his spare gun
He removed a wooden board and carried the box and examined it to see if there were any marks
"Strange....." Mr. Blackwood muttered
"The box is in excellent condition as if it had never been opened before, and there are no problems, but the lid of the box..... is kind of..... a little different?,....! "Ah!"
Mr. Blackwood felt a bit shocked and worried when he noticed the difference in the situation and opened it immediately
When he opened the box and found the gun, he felt a bit happy, and it removed his worry, because if the gun was used
"Hmm the gun is fine but the bullets inside it look the same..... Wait a minute..... These bullets..... They have a different texture..."
"Have they changed over time?... Or was there another factor?...."
"....."
"No reason for them to be different because they have been replaced....."
"So where are the real bullets?" Was it used!?"
Blackwood examined the gun well from the outside and inside
"Could it be.....Emma?"
Mr. Blackwood thought about Emma, because she was the only one in his family who could handle a gun
But he denied it because when he examined the gun well because there were no signs of fresh use on it
"It was exactly as I left it, what I left it?....."
"No, that's impossible, my daughter wouldn't be able to clean it because I haven't taught her that yet, and there are no bullet marks on the muzzle of the gun, no matter how smart she is, it's impossible for her to do that"
"I must watch a lot of movies, but....is it possible that because of the incident she learned to do this"
He decided to give up and stop his paranoia, but there was still a part of him that strongly believed that this was Emma's doing
After changing his clothes, he left his room and went to his wife who was sitting on the couch getting ready to watch TV in the middle of the night with her husband
"Yes, dear, dinner is ready" she spoke
"Yes, my dear, I have a question for you." Mr. Blackwood spoke.
"What is it?" Mrs. Blackwood replied.
"Has Emma ever been in my room?" Mr. Blackwood asked.
"Your room? I've only seen her come in once, and that was two months ago? Otherwise, I've never seen her come in." Mrs. Blackwood replied with a suspicious change.
"No, nothing's wrong, my dear. Just had a tiring day." Mr. Blackwood replied resignedly.
"...Actually, there's something I'd like to talk to you about Emma."
"What is it?" Mr. Blackwood asked curiously.
...
Early tomorrow morning....
DESTRUCTION! DEVASTATION!(Alarm sound)
"Aaaah...."
Emma woke up with her curly hair in all directions and her clothes in disarray and got up
"Where am I... Wait a minute what happened yesterday? Oh I remembered!"
"Smiley and I drew the map and expanded it to include the factory and beyond and there are still unexplored areas to be explored"
"And I got rich... a little but I spent almost all the money in one day, no wonder there are so many people trying to evade taxes these days"
"And it's a good thing I returned the gun and replaced the bullets and hid the evidence, it was a good thing I wore transparent gloves when I used the gun"
"And I almost spent the whole night with Smiley and if it wasn't for Smiley's power my father would have come back and found out, it's a good thing he has super strength, but I left the box a little out of place, not like he would notice the difference he's not Sherlock Holmes"
"And it's time to get ready"
Emma opened her room and when she looked to the side and saw that her lover Andrew was also awake and looking at her her words went in a different direction without saying hello to each other
Emma went and did the usual things before going to school, changed clothes, took her bag with her
And when she went Downstairs in the living room, she saw that there was food ready on the table and Mrs. Blackwood was sitting and looking down as if her mind was occupied with something else
"It's strange, I've never seen my mother like this. Did something happen?" Emma thought
"Good morning, Mom" Emma spoke
"Oh... Oh, good morning, Emma" Mrs. Blackwood spoke
"She's distracted, this is new" Emma thought
"Good morning, Mom,..... Are you okay?" Andrew asked
"Yes everything is fine son, I was just up a little late at night watching some movies" Mrs. Blackwood spoke
"Now, both of you get ready to go to school"
"Yes mom" Andrew spoke
"That's a lie" Emma thought while eating
Emma thought maybe it had something to do with last night or maybe something happened to her dad but she didn't know what
"I'll think about it later after I go to Smiley" Emma thought after she finished her food
"I'm going to school" Andrew spoke
"I'm going to school" Emma spoke
"..."
They looked at each other for a second before they left together, this was the first time they had gone together in over two months
.....
On the street Emma and Andrew were walking together but they were completely disconnected from reality
The two were walking in the same way and in the same direction but, they stared at each other for a few seconds and then continued walking without talking for a few seconds until the silence was broken
"So.....where were you at night?" Andrew asked
"You already know" Emma replied coldly
"...."
"You may not know this, but I am training for the Thunder Claw team to become a regular player"
"I am currently a reserve player" Andrew spoke
"Great" She replied coldly
".....There will be a friendly match soon I was hoping you would attend"
"I will try" They spoke coldly
"*sigh*I told you what I have can you at least tell me your friend's name" Andrew asked
"Smiley" Emma replied
"Smiley? What the__,that not even a...aghh forget it"Andrew replied
"Believe it or not it's not like it would make any difference" Emma replied coldly
"I've always been like that" Andrew replied
"Yes, that's me" Emma spoke while he shrugged her shoulders
"Emma I have a question" Andrew asked
"No" Emma replied quickly
"You won't even listen to me?" Andrew spoke up with some anger
"Whatever you're going to ask is something to do with school or me, so I'm not going to answer it" Emma replied and quickly stepped forward
"So what were you doing in our father's room?" Andrew asked
Emma suddenly jolted and her eyes widened for a moment before returning to her usual self
"I was simply putting a small item back in its place" Emma replied calmly
"And what was that item?" Andrew asked
"Just an old watch you'd find in my father's closet, or am I not allowed to go to his room either?" Emma asked as she turned and spoke to him coldly
"What no, it's not "So" Andrew spoke
"Then don't ask more than that" Emma replied as she quickly walked forward leaving Andrew behind her
"....."
Andrew looked at Emma, it was normal for someone to enter, but not for Emma....she hadn't entered that room for more than two months since the incident, especially with the way she entered and exited
He saw her from the crack of his room's open door, she entered when their mother went to turn on the oven, and he saw her open the door of his father's room very quietly without making any sound, he couldn't see what he had but it certainly wasn't a watch but he didn't know what it was because it was covered with a cloth, and Emma came out without making any sound and returned to her room as if nothing had happened
"She's hiding something but I don't know exactly what she's hiding? I'll talk to my friends about this" Andrew thought
On the other side, inside Emma's mind was suffering from a mental storm
"Did he see me holding the gun? Was he the reason for my mother's actions?.....No if that was the case my mother would have taken a different approach She pretended to hide it, it's about something else..... but what is it?" Emma thought
While they were thinking about each other, they heard the sound of a bus and saw it coming towards them
"Let's think when we go to school" Emma and Andrew thought at the same time
In the classroom.....
In the cafeteria.....
Emma was sitting at her same table eating peacefully but then she remembered
"Oh I remembered, Frank was absent today"
"Come to think of it, that annoying Dan isn't here either, is that strange?"
"Why?
While Emma was thinking and searching, she saw people from afar and was shocked by this.
"Oh damn, how did I forget this?"
Emma saw Sarah and Jessica from afar recognizing their old friends.
"How did three days pass so quickly!? Maybe I didn't feel the time difference because of Smiley... Since when did I become careless, I wonder?" Emma thought with some worry.
Emma saw Sarah and Jessica waving to their friends before they stared at her with hatred and came towards her.
"Well, it seems that hitting you wasn't enough last time." Sarah spoke sarcastically.
"And I see that your expulsion wasn't enough for you either." Emma spoke coldly.
"We wouldn't have expelled you if you weren't a diligent and obedient student, little Emma."
"Because I think about the future, unlike someone who stays stuck in the past." Emma spoke coldly.
"Oh, good talk from a bitch like you." Sarah spoke angrily while pulling on his collar. Emma
"I don't think you're in a position to fight, not now anyway" Emma said while looking to the right
When Jessica turned towards where Emma was going, she saw one of the teachers staring at her from afar. It was the same teacher who was in charge of their class
"Tch, we'll see you lucky girl" Jessica said while letting go of Emma's collar
Meanwhile, somewhere else
"Wow, that was close" Nathan said worriedly
"Yeah, if it wasn't for the teacher, we would have seen something fun" Jack said sarcastically
Oh, here she comes! (waves his hand) Hey Jessica, Sarah how are you guys doing! I haven't seen you since_(Jessica walks forward and completely ignores Jack) Hello? I'm talking to you!" Jack said as Jessica and Sarah left
"Hey! Where are they going?" "They just arrived?" Jack spoke in confusion
"By the way what were you saying about Emma?" Nathan asked
"Well, it's a little thing about Emma" Andrew spoke
"Come on dude tell us now, I'm curious to know what it is"
"At night when I went to go out of my room and I saw Emma and"
Huh? What the hell?" Nathan asked suspiciously and interrupted Andrew
"Huh what's up dude?" Jack asked
"Looks like Frank is going to miss a whole week of school"
"That's weird" Andrew spoke
"Ha! Dan's friends from Lancerville must have kicked his ass so hard that he doesn't even dare show his face" Jack spoke sarcastically
"Wait a minute one of our friends is sending a message" Nathan spoke
"What's up?" Andrew asked
"Looks like Dan won't be coming to school for a while" Nathan spoke
"What? did Frank tell the teachers about Dan, haha oh what a baby, and he calls himself a beast" Jack spoke sarcastically
"Let's see, he's currently sending a picture?" Nathan spoke as he loaded the blurry picture into his phone
"A picture? To whom?" Jack asked
"It's a picture of Dan? Why..... He'd send a picture, oh f**k!" Nathan spoke in shock as his hand trembled
"What's wrong dude?" Why are you so shocked?" Jack asked suspiciously
"This oooh this is too much" Nathan spoke in pity
"Dude stop being dramatic it's not a big deal I mean what's wrong with a picture of this____
"Oh sh*t!" Jack and Andrew spoke in shock at what they saw
More than half of Dan's face was purple and his mouth and right eye were completely swollen and you could see from his swollen mouth that a few teeth were missing from his mouth
"Damn! Is that Dan? what the hell happened to him! His face has become like dough!" Jack spoke in shock
Who did this to him?" Andrew asked in horror
"It was Frank who did this" Nathan spoke in horror
"Wait a minute, what?, so what about the people at Lancerville School?" Jack asked worriedly
"Wait he's sending more pictures right now... Oh my god!"
"What now?" Jack asked with some fear
He showed them his phone and they were all collapsed and falling on the floor and they were cleaning as
"Oh f**k!" Jack spoke in shock
"Did Frank do all this?" Andrew asked in shock
This is a joke right? I know he's a monster but he's not the f***ing Kratos to do all this!" Jack spoke in shock
"It seems that's what happened and he's going to come to the principal's room after school" Nathan spoke in shock
"That is just...."Andrew spoke in shock
It was that day that made Frank gain the title, The smasher