Laws are implemented to protect. A stranger once told me that before – thinking back, why did I believe them? I think highly of those laws, followed them, afraid that I'll create a mistake. Police officers are there to keep the peace throughout the country, every town has them, and just like how every village have a leader. Every country have military defense, to defend the country from outsiders. Every one of those has someone to lead, to control, but what if that someone is the reason one's parents is dead. One's relatives are murdered.
I lost the respect of the authority after my parents and younger brother were murdered in cold blood. My mother was part of the military, the one who stays in the office, and my father was a seafarer. At that time, my younger brother found a flash drive discarded at the trash can, of course being a curious boy; he took it home and started reading the contents. He then shared it to my parents and came to an agreement that they won't tell me anything. I was too late to hide my younger brother, they searched for the flash drive but they hid it.
The police investigating their deaths reported it homicide. No one found it odd, that the eldest was the only one left. No one called my relatives that actually just live on the next 4 towns from our place, and I was only 11 when I realized that laws aren't implemented to protect, they are there to install fear to each citizens.
They didn't care.
(I'm alone… help)
They never did.
(Why? Whywhywhwywhy…..)
Never looked back…
(It's their fault.)
Never saw my broken state.
(Mom? Dad? Bryle? Why do you have to go?)
They left me alone.
(I'm sorry… don't leave.)
It was the last straw. I stopped caring. I bought a new house in a quiet subdivision, never answered their questions, somehow, they can tell the police are speaking ruse, the reason of their death. Every day, I receive packages, mails, I know if it's from the same person or not depending on the wrapper.
But that didn't stop me.
Slowly, I walked on the other side. Helping people in their business, I got paid in every successful delivery. I didn't bother knowing what I deliver, and I don't want to know. I learned to protect myself in freestyle, learned to evade pursuers, learned to hide my emotions. I was slowly being consumed….
But they pulled me out.
(Too late….)
They helped me change. They helped me erase my tracks.
(I already killed.)
(To protect yourself.)
Slowly, I can sleep peacefully.
(Clear your mind.)
I'm glad I met them. They're the reason I moved on.
(Think calmly. Be at ease.)
I always looked forward, negative thoughts are gone.
(We're always there for you.)
No more nightmares. No Screams. No Blood. And for once, I smiled.
(You're safe.)
How is it?~ Honest review please! And also, I'm a slow writer so... there's a chance my one piece time travel fic will take much time~ i've been into Khr and HP at the moment.
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