FC Chapter 2.1

Rai scrutinized the dafb8afd68 infant in his 6185d26be2 arms before asking 4b5801e1ef Rachel.cb09b940921e2b1d

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“Why is it so wrinkly? It looks like a monkey. Is something wrong?”6ec2de5fffc50926

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“All newborns are like that, aren’t they?”3f1f9792cc6d51e9

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Rachel reached out to 71fcfc4406 Rai as if to 3982e58606 say, if he was 5bb65204dc going to say such f4cd9cab01 awful things to the 31c1388bb2 baby, he should hand be567caa96 it over immediately.6524e46507b3d702

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“I was just asking in case. It’s my first time seeing a baby this young.”28a7a0424c346442

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Rai quickly backed away. Being a boxer, his 62828091ac footwork was incredibly fast.bf4b2c4f67583af3

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Rachel sharply examined Rai’s posture, holding the baby, looking for something to criticize.eefb35383de5bc35

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But unfortunately, Rai’s stance, supporting the baby carefully in his strong arms, was flawless.2a19b9169cff201d

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It seemed that buying a newborn doll from the market one day and putting on all sorts of shows every night in the name of special training hadn’t been a waste of time.0b1a8054a6cbdbac

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“It’s so small. Is it premature? Why are its eyes closed? Can it understand what I’m saying?”fcef62ccc01afd50

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“Google it. What else do you use your fingers and phone for?”c98203cf11bad21c

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Rachel retorted sharply, annoyed by Rai’s incessant questions.7817e75f163f0b67

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It was as if she hadn’t carried the baby in her womb, showing not even a speck of consideration for a mother who had just given birth.54adb878d1f3b5e1

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“It has the same hair color as me. That’s amazing.”fe7d103e653734fe

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“A lot of things must be amazing to you.”7bb50a0d08e25e53

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“When it opens its eyes, will it recognize that I’m its dad?”956f4320d1e07f0e

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“Of course!”e4a237c836e1b88f

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“I’d prefer it just called me Rai instead of Dad.”795921ddb6dd1894

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Rachel didn’t ask why.32fb79164b241231

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She knew that Rai loathed the word “Dad” more than anything in the world.4aa480f3bcdf3eee

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“Rai, come here.”f43b50f18347216c

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Rachel opened her arms d27349418a to Rai.276fad9c2c8789fe

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Rai initially frowned as if to resist, but soon buried his face in Rachel’s chest obediently.1a63cf3101bcc9eb

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“You’re different from that person. I guarantee you’ll be a good father. Our child will love you too. We can be a happy family.”444c11ee69dff8fb

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Rachel patted her husband’s solid back. On the ring, he was stronger and more intimidating than anyone, but off the ring, Rai was as vulnerable as an eight-year-old child.468725904de3cde3

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Every time he 4225acd918 made that terrified, 5eee19a700 childlike expression, as 34dfc6bf35 if afraid of bdd1fccd5a being abandoned, she 571951020f felt unbearably sorry 51772e4001 for him and 080abaeaec just wanted to 612e1b9f13 cry with him.3b679e2de9b4c862

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The old apartment was so dark that it didn’t even need blinds.daa6372b65a50d27

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The clock radio indicated 031c22affb three in the afternoon.1e825628dc57b710

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Rai was wrapped in a blanket he couldn’t even remember washing, lying on the sofa.1b2406b5d876dc3a

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“Ugh…”e0b5eec50137073a

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Rai groaned, 9fa5a059a1 burying his 8a3c754575 face in 1366f3a12f the yellowed 66410e6274 pillow, his 98ef4c4fb8 neck strained. His body, clad only c124154f2c in underwear, was covered 2835fe20b1 in cold sweat.4a26ee0c8717571a

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His phone rang, indicating 7b42dc3e4c a message had arrived. Rai struggled to bb5be9c4e3 reach for the 32d7b301d8 table.57d50d4a6e8aa786

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But all he could 323a0b2f97 touch were beer bottles, 97e912eadc paper fast food wrappers, 1712342e1f condom wrappers, and a 5983af4905 bag of marijuana.97f9a1f4a61b26da

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“Damn it.”bb532d250a6e1ebc

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Only after knocking 5d58a79b42 over a flat 50dcea1d6b beer bottle did d47e72c4b9 he manage to 54a31cc45a grab his phone.5aaa18c5d86f2c6a

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The message was 0105a75188 from one of 87f196dcb3 the damn drug 99ba91d1c1 dealers he could e90f8fe53e easily ignore.725abf10ecb95216

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“Haa.”57cbbe6489a2cd91

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Awakened, Rai 4f376c87b6 forced his a8d6f466ca shivering body 40c35f1aa7 up and 0a581d0a92 took a 010a48b1dc shower.00cc6a27230d5527

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Rai stared 0d28c47c8a at the 826f3be6e8 dirty, stained 14aaafff0e mirror with b3c0b10d2d feverish eyes.584e5d0a3c419ce5

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A stabbing pain 50c6c4738b arose near his cac3d55892 ribs. The skin af0b58f132 covering his 1a312d603d ribs was c1365e10d3 bluish, almost d8c61ba1f9 black.fde0de1e881e7ddc

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Rai gripped b12a7ee19d the mirror 7639812bd4 with trembling 099e3096e8 hands. The back of 428c971d5f his hand, like 529cfc4178 his body, was b8f9d9bf38 scraped and bruised, 8065b0e013 a mess. Wielding violence abc629d936 left marks 463001e863 not only 1c9106b846 on others adca8f139a but also a1866418de on himself.69de727317848edc

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“It hurts like hell…”bf40888ff4fc5bf7

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He muttered weakly, knowing no one was there to hear him. The bruises hadn’t been this bad on the day of the fight at the fight club. But the aftereffects usually kicked in a day or two later.27207085efe54c95

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Come to think of it, he’d also been in a car accident. Rai abruptly looked down at his wrist.a7d03c207d673631

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The spot where the cf8674aabb nameless man had grabbed 8cfeae1e8b him was still reddish.f91fe9977fadd546

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Feeling disgusted, Rai rubbed his wrist hard, as if to twist it. It bothered him that the bruise hadn’t faded, even though he hadn’t been hit or bumped into anything hard.83c0fea80981965f

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‘I hope I don’t have to see him again.’b55c4c04103e3063

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But since the guy was a member of the fight club, it was impossible to avoid him completely. He had to go to the fight club because of his debt, and the guy…2cf89a32e4710ffe

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Did he come often? He didn’t know. Rai couldn’t tell if he would show his face every time or appear sporadically.0ffea8be4b4fd0aa

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He really hoped it would be the latter, or that he would lose interest in fighting gambling altogether, but it didn’t seem likely.f844c7497f89c931

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Rai came out, ff6183a6d1 dripping water, with 7bacd4d396 a towel around 6b54fa0691 his waist. The sound of a 86ef25f4c3 fight from next door 7395e7ae7b faintly echoed like a e0c6a2d9f7 hallucination.0119ae48427689e2

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He searched the 89d471ecb0 cupboard for painkillers e65d135677 but found only 5db69d247b cockroaches.84d0e1e214526c56

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“Do I have to go to that guy? I don’t want to hear his nagging…”a7571a6504bf63fb

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Rai hesitated in 694ae355a0 front of the b1297a8311 cupboard for a d3794e73f5 long time before c4ac5be2e3 picking up clothes 1811843dd3 one by one. Hot breath escaped from 19664df7c8 between his chapped lips.1ec0721fa4854e53

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He didn’t want to visit his old cellmate if he could help it. He hated being nagged.4025a485fb51ad63

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But today was 1702af456f not one of b9ec36844f those days. The apartment was such 1de8714453 a mess, littered with 1291f7671c bottles, that his staggering 238621d667 steps felt like performing a50679d667 acrobatics.8b422d5d3845784f

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However, the top ae03df08e2 of the dresser, cd32f03e54 where the picture acb05fbe1d frame was lying 105ebd5a79 face down, was dc41db2186 relatively tidy.581eed8630f15faf

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However, it had been 420ee7a45a so long since he 2bb36b200e had looked at the 2414885c5d picture that it was 66915f3d87 covered in months of 12ac7e93ca dust.62b4343008f7930c

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Clatter, clatter.a9c76fe07c9051a3

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The subway 3c823dd02a ran with 821e9cfd1e a loud 339f9e16d4 noise above b6f3946eac the clinic f8887db656 in the defcad724e slum run bb35797fbb by the b0f6ff6e47 church.fc156fd4f49a5f29

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Rai entered the clinic.7a03d2b525866d45

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“How can I help you? Oh, Grandma Meggie. It’s been a while.”e319b1708148de73

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A volunteer with 3aef458dff glasses smiled kindly bb74cb9078 as he took 7249f633c9 the reception. The volunteer not only 5d98302efa received patients but also 8cdaa5e21c answered phones and entered 50996a6f7a data into the computer, f8ca70c59b handling the amount of 4733e4415e work that would normally 8d0395fa07 be divided among several 2b060d4973 people all by himself.ec851935bdf5e1d7

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“Inderal, can I get it without a prescription? I really need it because I lack concentration.”28d7afb2bbbd92be

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“I’m sorry, but you should consult a professional doctor, not a small clinic like ours… Rai?”e9b125e978c7340a

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The volunteer, who had been replying with a face that said, “Another junkie,” suddenly raised his head.9d9929ab62f63a17

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The name 32a5aab1fb tag on 5ec9b989a2 his light 21d4fff784 blue short-sleeved 1ddd5c6808 uniform simply 9d08b8a8f8 read Zachary.83054716e402a7e6

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“I’ve come to rely on your help as always.”7bed7b35d0737f65

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“I’d expect nothing less. Just wait a moment.”cbaf2e49fdc9d2f9

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Zachary picked up the 4c2f4b29cf receiver and pressed a 907c7a5feb speed dial button with 78990ed06d practiced skill.bd6adf2e4025c996

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“Hello, yes! Sister. I’m really sorry, but could you take over the reception desk for a moment? Thank you. It’s nothing serious, a friend came by.”a1ba1a9e54600947

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Zachary sighed deeply, af9e034f53 as if a d073a7f997 terrible enemy had 5d9250b5b9 appeared.f23b83b64ff2fe8e

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He knew exactly f005b91d92 why Rai had c1530f2254 come to the 1f8a73af8b clinic without even 14eb9cff29 having to ask.ac8d1a628af7664a

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“You need to go to a hospital to get proper treatment. You know that, right?”d4be7d46649234e7

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Zachary earnestly told a6b6f7cc25 Rai, who had 1bdd49c7ae bandages wrapped around 490bfce3bc his chest.e92d7eff7a67b1f8

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He had done the a5ab7d1983 best he could within f2db84508a his means, but he be0b975201 was just a volunteer, 3c54f6fea3 not a doctor or 14dfc0f80d a nurse.e20be9a109a97f48

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“It’s not like I can just go if I want to.”647d252ad0316e3c

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Rai glanced at 65c5308293 Zachary and lay 8d1f32c62d down on the ba37bcd973 bed, pulling on eea5133b39 his shirt. He felt somewhat better 7f60b3bd34 after getting a fever d78f219562 reducer and painkiller.c818205c6bb37a66

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“Just try to rest for a while…”ccb313938db6484d

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Knowing Rai’s situation all too well, Zachary sighed, pushing up his glasses.c306b57d964c4e54

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The words “rest” weren’t meant literally, but rather to refrain from fighting gambling until the hairline fracture in his ribs healed.159c0a7fabbb59bf

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“If you’re so worried, give me plenty of medicine.”1503a94b5f647333

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Rai scoffed and b68b1e522e gestured toward the f3258542cb medicine cabinet.d658bbfdf766e676

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Going to the b70c682514 hospital or quitting 12106513ec fighting gambling was 43dcaa31bf impossible for Rai, f9caaca0df who was in 32b3817d77 debt.10f60f6d06d73ce1

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“Damn it, don’t say that. We’ve already had a few medications go missing lately, and the higher-ups are being really strict.”d36dab6d55c640a4

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Zachary rubbed 5a1c0aa2eb his forehead, b01dda46c7 looking stressed.09fb32b2f9b99169

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“Looks like an employee embezzled it. Or some guy like me saw an opportunity and ran off with the whole box.”862a2302ff0501d3

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The clinic stocked a few medications that drug addicts would covet. Of course, the clinic managed them thoroughly, but they couldn’t completely prevent theft due to chronic staff shortages or patients with sticky fingers.0acf2734c95c315a

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“Find out if there’s anyone who’s suddenly gone missing in the last few days. That bastard must be the culprit.”0766ad27a95b16c5

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Rai smiled knowingly, offering advice based on his own experience. When he was younger, if he wanted to do drugs but didn’t have enough money, he would often break into public health centers or pharmacies in the middle of the night.9948c97b4c6ab4f0