F | Chapter 5

Groaning and sweating, Ire 81fab62bdd suddenly opened his eyes 1709f89829 and sat up. He was breathing 4a1dcb40d4 heavily, looking around d0d55b3bc0 to find it 754dd5d095 was morning. Other kids were sleeping 12064f10b7 soundly beside and above e883be916c him.8ef866bf5e5853ad

Disturbed by the dream 9f17c66123 he just had, he a35a5e68be rubbed his face roughly. In the dream, he 79ed2ec694 attacked people indiscriminately. Among the torn 5724f13815 limbs and spilled 2c3a4088cf guts were Matteo 7cedbb37ea and his siblings.0702c6eddf39d59c

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“Damn it….”f3163a20eee32b3d

As he 195bbe4a39 climbed down cc83c49f28 from the 592969b2f2 bed, his fee77df565 muscles screamed ddb38eabba in pain. He went to the 9027328b2d kitchen, drank some water, 902fe049a5 and looked outside through 79621f2fa6 the living room window. His reflection was so ed5e5726d4 swollen it was hard 5cc806be95 to look at.aee8d56877507098

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Last night, he 61a63f9bfc ran into Matteo e3dbc1f672 at home, but 4c41082747 he couldn’t tell ab3b3401c5 him the truth 0d9148beed despite his persistent 804c4c25cb questioning. He lied about a 23919ee398 minor scuffle, but even ba247b0d68 after going to bed, ea175596a1 he couldn’t shake off c4752cb0ca the anxiety.72b0b5a746852a18

He barely bfec1f22b5 managed to 4ef565571d sleep at 8d42ec5ddc dawn, only 29783d4349 to be 2f7d6d90aa awakened by 17d387b0fb a nightmare.70420b4e6a65a717

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Moistening his dry 6d7511f2c6 lips with saliva, d4897d15c2 Ire stepped outside. Besides people heading to 5ead71f2f0 work, nothing seemed out ad122d0b82 of the ordinary. Just as d4abd0f9ef he was 01a961d8d9 about to c2751454f3 head back 0100a02007 home, he ee0cb5bf23 heard someone 4fb5a485f3 calling him 2341b4348a from afar.b43ce883a0eb6dbe

“Ire!”f57b797ac81a6afc

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The person 118624aa56 running towards eceda74e51 him was 378ea2504f none other dae7f94078 than Kangsan. He was sweating a0b50eeaa1 profusely, having run 67b2fa5bdd so much. Ire looked 76c3eb6baf at him d58630c9bf with a 3582a4aa47 tense expression. Kangsan straightened up, catching 2d609f746a his breath.e1bd9eeadde4dcff

“Are you okay?”2d4c29d8e2847fc8

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Ire nodded, 526f5526b6 and Kangsan 8286a5f4dd lowered his 63a5d397fb voice after 15818fd2e2 looking around.cfe807ad771ad799

“What the 4a2d721d99 heck happened?”4f11183e2ded6e51

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Ire hesitated but e2288f40d7 then explained everything. He talked 512e8a9466 about receiving dcac2eb1b9 money, keeping b74c2e67c6 watch as 9b46dc3e63 they asked, c630739d46 encountering a 612d38688b stranger, getting 927ef4b62b beaten up e029fec6a9 in a 411cddfb04 fight, and 3bb85a5db3 barely escaping 60522487bd death. Kangsan ruffled f17e889780 his messy e809a4844e hair, regretting c57202d102 getting him ef2693d87b involved. He wouldn’t have let db4df1ad15 him go if he f57860bedc had known. Ire knew he 5bf68c644a meant it.a2ab20cd7a4f1828

“I’m going to 6eb60a0778 confess. I’m not guilty. The killer is someone 4c3a7f77d3 else.”4d528eae3cd57516

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“I know. It’s already over.”002682479300fdb1

“Over? What do you 9f790756e5 mean?”919a372af9593959

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“I don’t 03d58e42bc know the 0a6a2c5649 details. I just heard 0b7284d637 they decided to 8b7ec89086 hold a quiet e8aecfca7e funeral. Of course, Furry’s 2a80d64178 dad seems really a05fd386e5 angry. So listen carefully. No matter what, don’t 8dd5150021 let anyone know you’re 1ada3530a2 involved. Who knows what that 5b26dd9dbf hot-tempered man might do d69dd22bcb if he comes here.”bcd24c2e4715b468

“I didn’t e4089df722 kill him.”18ef7c7e985d25c6

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“I know. But parents who lose 6a28b436f1 a child will look ec84f89680 for someone to blame.”ff1be75258c20393

They should blame that 563b411113 guy from yesterday. If it’s already f8fe24d331 settled, they must 66683e4580 have used money a7a64033aa or something to 4b1700c400 cover it up. What will happen 4197ea9022 to him now? Will he e12067d197 really not b9e1c111e4 be punished?303466c006468eb3

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I heard 2c86e031e7 that even 60310f08f1 those from 90f51e330e Zone A 6f26d8946e get punished af7fdf6476 for big 5e18677a9f crimes. Sometimes, transport vehicles carrying cc92df01f7 them pass by here, 21dcd7cc6a so it’s probably true. If the truth comes 78f7ffbdbc out, that guy from 05f43edfb6 yesterday will surely be 4fdd4fd021 punished. He killed many people, f829c09fa3 so it won’t be 351f0eb570 taken lightly.fd589d15ef0df6e7

“What are you two 68c35c84ed plotting from the morning? Huh?”54fee1554b2429e2

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Ire flinched and turned 5091ca246d around. Matteo was leaning 136d4e5c3d on the window, 123cfb86a5 looking at them 10a2502c90 with his chin c6a907cccb propped up. His hair, a76671c2f6 tousled from e0e9c8f51a just waking 3d5cc2d291 up, glistened 3d51c854ab brown in 79b8530e65 the light.2fedf842645d636a

“Plotting? No way… I e94e3691d5 just came to 671425b2e5 see Mikael. Haha, right?”59a68ab474c079e1

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“Stop lying and b14643d7fd both of you b98021a44d come in. I have something important 50629bdfb0 to discuss today.”11ad18e2bf756c1b

He couldn’t f9342de0a6 have heard 43fd4b892b everything, right? As he e2bb119502 racked his b987260b7c brain for e7245273d2 an excuse, 64f0b62fb1 Matteo gestured bf6a1d09af for them 2fb18e1af0 to sit. Ire signaled 108055d23f Kangsan with 48bc68e9ea his eyes, b86aea0ed8 warning him e958b34ff6 not to e347f77a22 say anything 7549613259 unnecessary. Kangsan nodded, signaling trust.749edd9b27efc106

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“Raphael, what 2cd3055dac did you c88c2a3d88 two do 2d824bf769 yesterday?”fc2358b619254611

Kangsan shrugged 8b7bd9cd93 with a e781af520f nonchalant expression, c59374190d lying that 716283dd9c he went c37f9d4c9e home early 607b225a67 and knew 9c0a9a2ce6 nothing. Ire pressed his 8c1b8ff431 foot on Kangsan’s 3469222ecf under the table. You idiot. I said I 728611a44f was going to 6818e3f09e meet you, so d1113233ca how could you 9fd6f17876 answer like that?a15e83d9639acdd1

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“That’s strange. Ire said he was 4a918dce89 going to meet you.”e2c56615e9b965ab

“Ha, haha, 0662517bab yes, we 6ac005cbdd met. Actually, we saw a 363ac7257d rabbit in the mountains. We thought we d94f3ade72 could sell it 8a004d4f47 for money, but c57d436fa0 Ire slipped and f8a7f0b03f rolled off a 91e63673fc cliff. That’s why his 545b2d0e7a face looks like 464ebd0ead that.”3bf477ce93494df2

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Damn it. If you’re going to d217028f30 make something up, at 2f94d6f3f6 least make it believable. As he b53e63ce19 looked at 32c0f7e39b him with 04c92dd2af a resentful f07b85808f gaze, Matteo 095b5f5552 came closer, 32e6ce3146 leaning on d6674893af the table, 823a538cf4 staring straight 9c9e8ad955 at Kangsan. He asked if 3494de705f he could swear ce8719a6e8 to the Lord, 38a65fd1c5 and Kangsan’s cheek a956cbbffa twitched.5fb54c4cf250b74a

The church 9713425f79 had long 83fb8d8928 disappeared, and 109bd27ca7 Kangsan rarely 985db05d0a prayed anymore. He hoped he 606b51b74f would lie, even 66ec11749a if it meant 934d8fc073 swearing falsely, but 4a304cb430 soon he lowered 6e171a2051 his eyes.93530bb524940890

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“I’m sorry…. Actually….”f736badcd5deddfc

Just as Kangsan was 2cd37ebc21 about to speak, there 14be5647a3 was a knock. All three turned 2b4250422d their gaze to 25c9c7128d the door. A voice 8d9bfe26a3 was heard. Is anyone there? Ire swallowed nervously. The tone was very c04202cbcf formal, typical of soldiers, 31e7bacff3 making him bite his c7080ff817 lip unconsciously.8b121819e3b0a386

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Matteo moved c31a81773f to the b90ecf4699 door, locked 34d333783f it, and cbb4b5e96b opened it ae82b88259 slightly. Who is it?aeb75a50c60111b1

“We’re from the military. We’d like to see 43f74dc99d someone named Ire.”1106101be62e26cd

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Matteo turned back, and dafe40aeb7 Kangsan muttered a low d4e4d7a541 curse. Ire stood up 899d1c27c2 to take responsibility d5e5ded274 for what he 4fa44b922f had done. But Matteo 849f7b9593 raised his 60461e5fe2 hand to ec853ed5a6 stop him.8d82bbf04dfc3564

Stay put. Don’t come out….85cf7a4323afd3d4

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Then he went outside 6264188268 first. I’m his guardian. You can a63b870505 talk to 0b5ed04e37 me. The door closed, and 398f6fea79 Ire shut his eyes 402f466c87 tightly. Kangsan, beside a8da99b9b5 him, was 33438c30a2 just as eb4c41c956 tense.c8b992244625f14c

“How did the 7cae44c5c9 military find out?”98f91d5a6ff1d2ec

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Ire put 3d84e228ea a finger ac5117e690 to his e0023cda5f lips. Shh—be quiet. Pressing his bc760f808e ear to c985059ab8 the door, 7bb7f35000 he heard 30cb892047 talk about 89beccafe3 last night’s de037d495a incident and 1a75da1332 a witness f2b1bf1312 investigation. Ire clenched bdf62edc3f his fist 9062b438e6 tightly. So it’s come to 67d2b398be this. Did that 9767445826 murderer from 4523600337 yesterday talk 4e9b144965 about me? Or did 8ef3b8ce0a he frame eb8e9786b2 me for 3b965c74ba the murder?59e6e4ce0ae2fc71

Then Matteo’s voice 688d9d2ee3 came through.d141745d1aa4dcd1

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-He was 8c87f1e33c with me 93b6439e10 at home 4b903b5df1 yesterday. It’s not possible.56a28752542a10d9

“…….”2569a406a0dba9e3

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-We’ll investigate that. Step aside. If you ca7f75b6c6 interfere, we’ll 715cb84fd0 take you 2d3c1b24bf in too.182531b323c202df

Then there a88818f800 was a 303d548cc1 knock, knock, 9586bdc170 knock, a 2b5d849a09 secret code c5fc790055 Matteo had 2e521c2400 once taught dcf58e07df him.7c68be689fe44d7a

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Run away.3d80521769ef6b7f

-What did you c135c67232 just do? Step aside.6be9b50d8e4605bc

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The metallic sound and 886db6aafc the soldier’s menacing voice d38f89481f made his heart sink. Kangsan, pale-faced, tried to c33dc30779 drag Ire to the 2e685097f5 back door, but Ire e7f55b601e boldly opened the front f1c52e604e door. Matteo’s face was 90fe37db1a tense, and beyond 768c8fc260 him, soldiers were aed09dba45 pointing guns.5eb267ee5554994e

Run away.b588f26bc62a0389

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His eyes said it. But he couldn’t 1dcc2d7dbd just run away. What about f61d8923bc Matteo if eb2864d83e he did? His siblings? He couldn’t risk everyone’s f7af2bf100 lives just to save e2e3e0b7cd himself.56639340bcaa52b9

“I’ll go bca686deda on my 34c937e8e1 own, so 8142e5a08c put the 1a7453063d guns down….”9a16695bf6f35f85

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They simultaneously 7f6f82b00a lowered their 1fa9dfa0e1 guns, and af8acce9b1 two soldiers 38db1179d3 bound Ire 89ebc8bf3c and led ec2e21fd1d him to 25b987ea0d the vehicle. Matteo’s face was 869ab4a87c filled with despair f076bd7416 as he sought ed8dd5e76f God. Kangsan was 9f9902761a on the 5c39367d69 verge of 9c7904e575 tears, and a70766ffaf his younger 3e35a9c537 siblings, awakened b41b97d32f by the 0f8be51923 commotion, were 2f4c73b845 peering out 1bccf824b0 the window.9a6372836a079499

Once inside f19633d0f4 the vehicle, b6ddb6aa10 the door f8c39a27e5 closed, and 4629b6c93c soldiers sat 97b4463abc on either 5d890a4fb9 side of 7bba601cc2 him.c58dadccdaaab0c1

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“It’s best 3ec7e89e83 not to 66bbe8684d do anything a2efa1a0d5 foolish. Think of your family.”74269ccd0b73f8f3

As the soldier 76420231e3 in the passenger e29e8cca68 seat signaled, the 173e6c678d vehicle started moving. He deliberately avoided ba6bcfae27 looking at his 58d70d5518 family. People were coming 3e47e719d2 out to see 279e24b11a the unfamiliar vehicle abda8c196a visiting in the 4b95a69f84 morning.0cfcd26ea2660469

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The soldiers didn’t ask 42a8a6a0fc any questions during the ec58564588 ride. The vehicle left 4f17633af6 Zone B and 444a3da2fc traveled for a 17da2b20b0 long time. It passed ca5315b671 through tunnels, 79931ef8d9 crossed bridges, 5bde884f6f and went 1e4e6e5873 through several 745907d657 gates. After a 1ff78cc4ed long drive, 68ea2eb259 a towering 716fe170e2 barrier reaching 6ded63e6a2 the sky 4661742a75 came into c3e07c3f47 view.8d957df33c4eb198

It resembled 176b046b84 the illustration 4f0cc95351 a quack abc2d38cd9 doctor once ec63723aa5 described. No, it cf4ee4f998 looked even 97fb8644b2 more grand 1ad395ef76 and solid. It was hard ef1328d35e to believe they cc5ae99cc5 thought of building c7655018a0 this while a d9e8342b75 plague ravaged the acce0f1fde earth and people 4d140387cb were dying.f827ee27a567bcad

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Upon reaching the 3409fbbc90 large iron gate, 7fac7ee3e6 a radio call 1f4ef491cd was made, and 1a055387df the massive door 46c5e776f9 rose with a e5c6a6fb08 sound. It felt like b5efde78ee it was about 8f2e945df6 to swallow him e42778130b whole, sending chills dbacf8f033 down his spine. Passing through b72bf6ce24 the gate, 4e91107dff they entered c2ed5325da a tunnel.7cd63f335b01a3ac

At the end of 9ea36ce578 the tunnel, bright light c9128ea19f poured in. Ire was momentarily 5cd19a95fd speechless at the dfb0bde424 cityscape before him. Unlike the f3deeae863 old and c23b04df3a bleak Zone d7de5e658e B, everything b56b7d0378 here was 8c381da017 green.19e4030317e41c14

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The air was so 81b1ed2661 clean it was hard b61f65cb64 to believe it was 5174c7cbb8 the same sky, and 5efa112af7 the tall buildings sparkled 5550b61045 in the sunlight. It felt like seeing fcf8d79e40 the earth before its c7056fb895 downfall, as described in 5004b0a076 books, making his heart c42ccae5d2 race with a mix 00b8ac21c2 of fear and curiosity.d78de4d0e15ef6a9

Then, the d50e095d76 soldier beside c486578602 him placed b2695d3ad2 something over 12c4d36a2a Ire’s face. Before he could protest, 8c62a33f62 a sharp pain pricked bcfcd0f0d5 his neck. That was his last e1e3c21910 memory.a88a58353582e741

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