F | Chapter 5

Groaning and sweating, 884d080e3d Ire suddenly opened c6e5f0e0c3 his eyes and 2c7491014d sat up. He was 91d9a7433b breathing heavily, d06ee990e0 looking around a5bc7e1a6d to find 9467e33d78 it was 4992f263ae morning. Other kids 4aa9cd517e were sleeping 3bb1dfe472 soundly beside 9bbe5120c6 and above 41d00ba950 him.a8bbffce0eb89a61

Disturbed by the dream 286829d056 he just had, he fb10f5b1b1 rubbed his face roughly. In the ca03dc66f2 dream, he d64d590aba attacked people f79668f7c2 indiscriminately. Among the torn f61314147d limbs and spilled 741a79ab00 guts were Matteo d37d66308f and his siblings.0f482966911a20df

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“Damn it….”36a30e21f014dd8d

As he climbed down 49dfc5dfd2 from the bed, his bcb032dc5b muscles screamed in pain. He went to the fc36628e86 kitchen, drank some water, b6b32d82aa and looked outside through 26bee6b23a the living room window. His reflection was 5faf3f8ca2 so swollen it 01659ed9ab was hard to b2e54585c6 look at.cd22ce16662b0b9a

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Last night, 35aca1e37f he ran 6d1bb3bf1f into Matteo 99511286a5 at home, 6a1764ae70 but he 20c4de3531 couldn’t tell 9869ff882c him the 99c6c37aa1 truth despite f21538f212 his persistent 00013dba4d questioning. He lied bf4a7e6a6b about a 6e05f8bfaf minor scuffle, 7c4165c8ae but even 3af9ac63ba after going 7d1e88a30d to bed, b16d4b2dc7 he couldn’t 4918c50218 shake off 1a7aa74151 the anxiety.14677dd7414cccef

He barely 45a467d87c managed to e9e9745fa1 sleep at 6cb1641df8 dawn, only 659881cba3 to be 075a498dc3 awakened by e6db458fcf a nightmare.58eb95551fb0389c

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Moistening his 5eeb83620a dry lips fd6735bd7f with saliva, d1840adffb Ire stepped e8166ae829 outside. Besides people heading ce56daa578 to work, nothing 12e5ff283a seemed out of 7f320b34db the ordinary. Just as he was dfd3a7eb8f about to head back 45bee07d52 home, he heard someone 4d5aa2dbd0 calling him from afar.3d6607603a64bbba

“Ire!”7920ef47a71df168

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The person 1587f79b8f running towards 107c87e2d4 him was 48d938a46c none other 097db96099 than Kangsan. He was sweating profusely, 8396e0c665 having run so much. Ire looked 418fa6eab6 at him a67d8946f8 with a 5733a2b676 tense expression. Kangsan straightened up, 5a07758343 catching his breath.f924bdc54b339b99

“Are you okay?”7266864ba047a296

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Ire nodded, and Kangsan ef26e812ff lowered his voice after d99151f633 looking around.5361be3381152b4c

“What the heck cb2e1260d7 happened?”e81f8c99cfbbea54

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Ire hesitated but then 18e3a15cad explained everything. He talked about receiving b989753842 money, keeping watch as 9e5c625d42 they asked, encountering a ffe36cc14a stranger, getting beaten up 7d0f1d8ec0 in a fight, and 47d67bd439 barely escaping death. Kangsan ruffled his 5f5db25e06 messy hair, regretting 24fca5cf47 getting him involved. He wouldn’t faa4ad6f44 have let 7f5e2d4a6e him go 9f2d552875 if he 6a2c1aedf8 had known. Ire knew 2ce34a1420 he meant 1ee8f7a6cd it.bc2ddc14f0d28a4c

“I’m going 6faa7098fc to confess. I’m not guilty. The killer e547bf7464 is someone b75ac5c534 else.”f50874eb6f605220

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“I know. It’s already over.”53dffcf28b7d2d60

“Over? What do a8bb10ee56 you mean?”3a165b485e0ee449

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“I don’t 28590e8e7a know the 21a58ca7c9 details. I just heard they d0fc1b3891 decided to hold a 0395377934 quiet funeral. Of course, Furry’s 41d87d2faf dad seems really e80e2e74b1 angry. So listen carefully. No matter what, don’t 681f7a6f9f let anyone know you’re 64016f2976 involved. Who knows 80893f91d7 what that bdd17b0760 hot-tempered man 351dab644d might do fe8054240a if he 62f141e450 comes here.”9a476f5f4d06fe41

“I didn’t kill a347add76c him.”606db2af73b266e1

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“I know. But parents who lose 8b775b676a a child will look f76847004b for someone to blame.”3dea940a9d1c0c56

They should blame f6bcbf315f that guy from a788e961c3 yesterday. If it’s 3ee11de1fd already settled, 69cf6bcb38 they must 1ae0df7b88 have used 1f95b6a9e2 money or 09f641da62 something to 676d74efba cover it 7ebc81e73a up. What will happen 2494f9ebd7 to him now? Will he really 7d07333227 not be punished?039481dab7758346

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I heard that even b8f39cbf2f those from Zone A 87aef081d3 get punished for big a8a33ed7f8 crimes. Sometimes, transport vehicles carrying 0cd5b2621b them pass by here, ef3c03ee09 so it’s probably true. If the de2b4fddd2 truth comes b22d9984a6 out, that 61aed75aa8 guy from 32ff66425b yesterday will 43cbd7b2a8 surely be b3e3e7dc28 punished. He killed many people, 24ad209308 so it won’t be 189e789d23 taken lightly.09a8381598918c17

“What are b8fa117d80 you two c0264b3d34 plotting from b3da642412 the morning? Huh?”cb14251f615d20ce

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Ire flinched and turned 8d8290851b around. Matteo was leaning on ff398034b1 the window, looking at d1a03e98eb them with his chin b811ff6178 propped up. His hair, fec14346ef tousled from ee276e50bb just waking 9124e448d5 up, glistened 74e5b7e20e brown in 54094ad841 the light.6bedef555adf74e0

“Plotting? No way… I just 55283026f6 came to see Mikael. Haha, right?”0ee18d196afb2384

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“Stop lying and 8d104cade1 both of you 1eb922fbbd come in. I have something 36edee5529 important to discuss bab86afb44 today.”2dbe6892afcb4d1f

He couldn’t have heard c830bd596d everything, right? As he racked 02edeeadde his brain for 26a0858311 an excuse, Matteo 09ab808b23 gestured for them 9fc17930b0 to sit. Ire signaled Kangsan 9485003542 with his eyes, e01600d3c6 warning him not c45c44c30d to say anything d18d3c83dd unnecessary. Kangsan nodded, signaling 7fbb263960 trust.6bd6ff6b2235c46d

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“Raphael, what 0e6de777ec did you 83d418dbf8 two do c467bfec13 yesterday?”79de09c30a9bdfd9

Kangsan shrugged f0e4419856 with a 011ef0dd61 nonchalant expression, 1aeffe7892 lying that cc67bfc4bb he went 5722b78a03 home early 4101a017af and knew 93857eb79e nothing. Ire pressed his b543106c84 foot on Kangsan’s bd4241732c under the table. You idiot. I said I f71ad1a0e2 was going to 3c9ae9e55f meet you, so c080cff753 how could you ed3053ec64 answer like that?c9859d2884634902

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“That’s strange. Ire said he was adbe72b6f3 going to meet you.”6645856bebf3a685

“Ha, haha, 6687716aee yes, we 799b36304c met. Actually, we saw e8ff74b0b0 a rabbit in e9be5731cf the mountains. We thought we e33d56d288 could sell it dec3d82e78 for money, but 33340ac84b Ire slipped and f3e5e769ff rolled off a 9cb47243f1 cliff. That’s why 18e074f0c2 his face 18490c96d3 looks like 5d76e36100 that.”c7389083d959caab

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Damn it. If you’re going to d51e9277f5 make something up, at ff3752d44e least make it believable. As he 1b0709a409 looked at 42ba7df436 him with fbe8cc2852 a resentful 4145ff8489 gaze, Matteo 0c46843ab2 came closer, 89f8f21f4b leaning on a6770aa9bc the table, 45425cb84a staring straight 6f7289c95a at Kangsan. He asked eada5eaa77 if he db67936dfc could swear ec47524464 to the 84998b9bbd Lord, and 968e6347d4 Kangsan’s cheek 35b2c75822 twitched.c4b7f6149d641e54

The church had f2b967f4c9 long disappeared, and fea16a72a0 Kangsan rarely prayed 2d7793e503 anymore. He hoped he would 714c08ca14 lie, even if it 65edd5a6f1 meant swearing falsely, but 2852d873d0 soon he lowered his 880f5ffb9e eyes.c84fda048073231f

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“I’m sorry…. Actually….”01f4335a88860304

Just as Kangsan was 08c3e4dd41 about to speak, there 7757d7076e was a knock. All three turned their d1e84a3f25 gaze to the door. A voice was heard. Is anyone there? Ire swallowed nervously. The tone was 43d4156607 very formal, typical b4a3b6ebe9 of soldiers, making 25fe47508f him bite his 774c6af1e1 lip unconsciously.96667077973dbfc4

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Matteo moved to the 47f8bfd809 door, locked it, and 1892075456 opened it slightly. Who is it?5d50fc3f13f1c997

“We’re from the military. We’d like 745dca2bea to see d46281c4f4 someone named 823122c84f Ire.”89789bb64c6ff150

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Matteo turned back, 723847374b and Kangsan muttered f8f2044d96 a low curse. Ire stood up to 73166fa32c take responsibility for what 117c782eb1 he had done. But Matteo raised his 520f2d06e7 hand to stop him.a8d5a89b501717bb

Stay put. Don’t come out….d5f460874bc01f75

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Then he went 63f589645f outside first. I’m his guardian. You can talk to 8b4b8e9caf me. The door closed, 56b35008da and Ire shut fac15b6f14 his eyes tightly. Kangsan, beside him, was afaabf2c91 just as tense.9ca87ccdfb747196

“How did the military 8ff2c7ae17 find out?”9910df7c837af9d4

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Ire put a 5a497c4698 finger to his 94cc2aa3de lips. Shh—be quiet. Pressing his ear 588ca2d2e8 to the door, 3f961624f3 he heard talk 044db3742f about last night’s d8053e7812 incident and a 24f54073a1 witness investigation. Ire clenched his 6aae56798c fist tightly. So it’s come to d6b580edf6 this. Did that murderer 74c43d7819 from yesterday talk f01df885f2 about me? Or did he edb23c64e8 frame me for 5cceb5b43b the murder?50cd9f33436b0283

Then Matteo’s voice came b923327271 through.be3965178ee942eb

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-He was with me 597b2e4063 at home yesterday. It’s not possible.e0daeeeac0946cff

“…….”6f1b780f94591de2

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-We’ll investigate that. Step aside. If you 115eef78ee interfere, we’ll a7cfe90fa2 take you bba53d03c9 in too.9f70ed312f7a04d1

Then there 02b4bd4622 was a cdcc89d51c knock, knock, ad2cc70263 knock, a 8809672b3f secret code f1cdd70870 Matteo had 6b747d8420 once taught b7c7a239b8 him.a895807db8899ffa

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Run away.e376af51345cf80e

-What did 96fbaa2ee6 you just bc78d858ad do? Step aside.af97a15bfdcde59d

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The metallic sound and ce1c6520b3 the soldier’s menacing voice 47209faf74 made his heart sink. Kangsan, pale-faced, 60d6a1edb6 tried to ec408ded49 drag Ire 8f03f16816 to the f7035da71c back door, 0240b37e5d but Ire f7bad933e5 boldly opened 81abfb1e6d the front 24b33ee2e6 door. Matteo’s face was b36ad60676 tense, and beyond c4c01d626e him, soldiers were e3acb389b3 pointing guns.a822b6fc7f44bda6

Run away.9b51cc579d272bf2

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His eyes 49bca3795d said it. But he couldn’t just 997197fbac run away. What about Matteo if 405471f4b2 he did? His siblings? He couldn’t risk everyone’s c1634c274c lives just to save 21ff797370 himself.413a354c79295333

“I’ll go on my fdcf784048 own, so put the 221f514b12 guns down….”7a7328c67bba9e4a

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They simultaneously lowered their 38a1f81745 guns, and two soldiers a8ab515158 bound Ire and led 72f9cfbd06 him to the vehicle. Matteo’s face was filled 4bc162949a with despair as he 04bcef5380 sought God. Kangsan was on c5d8b1bd9c the verge of d298a47510 tears, and his 486cd1d963 younger siblings, awakened 1b2bc263ba by the commotion, 2a0f09191e were peering out 8d4d232d53 the window.dad08c468da0cb6d

Once inside the vehicle, a176e0bb40 the door closed, and 8bccdcca08 soldiers sat on either 337cf9abf8 side of him.15c7fbd470c98276

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“It’s best not to 2c2cb607b5 do anything foolish. Think of your 4e33bcd2d7 family.”b4e0d36c3265fa12

As the soldier 94ae946884 in the passenger e1ceb4e09a seat signaled, the 7eed970bc2 vehicle started moving. He deliberately avoided looking 7c27170374 at his family. People were coming 581b45ffe4 out to see 23db452a57 the unfamiliar vehicle da0bbf2e1c visiting in the cb9b2a9499 morning.b19ecec630c32524

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The soldiers 1a78af1c21 didn’t ask 0727967b94 any questions 0441a72080 during the 1d26f70e0c ride. The vehicle left 20bb92b701 Zone B and 74696b5786 traveled for a 51bf300b47 long time. It passed through fade2ac801 tunnels, crossed bridges, 8536f5fb6c and went through 156cd0dd40 several gates. After a long drive, b0023afd33 a towering barrier reaching a5e1a7f1b6 the sky came into 31b1f6fc93 view.0462d27a7ad821fc

It resembled the 78d86566c5 illustration a quack d998b9800e doctor once described. No, it looked 2a659864a6 even more grand becf1959a0 and solid. It was hard 04e7d50a5a to believe they d3980f2275 thought of building 8b0959db21 this while a 2dffbdc9c1 plague ravaged the 50f591516f earth and people 191577dbb7 were dying.ce375f246e741a81

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Upon reaching bf99ca6c41 the large a7b989ecf1 iron gate, cb19a6b256 a radio d9bec24888 call was baae12255b made, and 2912a22bde the massive 2814036215 door rose 86954bce89 with a ce9a69b5e8 sound. It felt 4978a5fd3a like it 9bb8068298 was about 3b62fa4491 to swallow 2d64be656b him whole, 2250533139 sending chills b735b0c73b down his 8f77595ab0 spine. Passing through the gate, 6e3a2910f1 they entered a tunnel.abf0fbdd9d1d39f5

At the 7ecb554504 end of fef9358242 the tunnel, 5e665aed0e bright light 2e59f9d0f4 poured in. Ire was momentarily speechless 4c059e614e at the cityscape before 73492ca5ae him. Unlike the 9bbf52afe5 old and b48029a9bc bleak Zone 2368502aa4 B, everything bbb9adb8cc here was 9c8602b1fb green.cc18648d9af713d2

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The air was 8cb96defd6 so clean it eab1e7513b was hard to ac63676d50 believe it was 08d416935f the same sky, 0ba5a865b7 and the tall 95cdc2a3d9 buildings sparkled in 8b205ecf88 the sunlight. It felt like seeing c23c129e7d the earth before its 1f0a71fda0 downfall, as described in 2cda22a98a books, making his heart 34fd9ac7dc race with a mix 4a5984aad3 of fear and curiosity.e84202aac9a61c4d

Then, the 01bff9d9eb soldier beside ad96e59fa8 him placed bd2bdc8fe7 something over c1029a05db Ire’s face. Before he could protest, 5877a783a3 a sharp pain pricked c23f28a1c4 his neck. That was 978763a6c0 his last fe6c8736c1 memory.701822be1db332fb

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