chapter 1: The beginning of everything
'When death overtakes you, and treachery surrounds you from everywhere.
You will feel helplessness, sadness, anger, as well as pain from the loss.
You will remember the past and the present,
You will remember the details of your life and the strangers you have lived with,
You will remember who wanted you all the best and loved you sincerely,
And every person was pretending to be with you, and he was feigned affection.
You will remember family, friends,
The dreams and the ambitions.
Only then, will you realize many details that you had overlooked in your past life.
To finally realize, late, that everything that happened around you from the people you met,
Was the biggest lie you lived behind the scenes.'
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Cadres, that man who saved her life, treated her like a little sister, and loved her as a good companion once upon a time.
He was now standing in front of her with an indignant and arrogant expression, holding a lip of anger and rage, while revealing the truth about the killing of her two sisters and the two children.
He was now standing in front of her with an indignant and arrogant expression,
Having a lip of anger and rage, while revealing the truth about the killing of her two sisters and the two children.
He thus directed the weapon at her, as a result of the response, after the desire to rebel.
In the end, she treacherously lost her breath as a result of a fatal gunshot wound to the heart, which reduced her chances of survival as well as treatment.
Step by step, he left the booby-trapped site, Unaffected, under her fierce gazes towards him, as she watched him leave, heading to the helicopter.
Little by little, breathing became difficult, speech became difficult, as well as the feeling of pain as a result of movement.
By then, the fire that the soldiers had set in the isolated area had engulfed half of the forest, trapping the corpses around her.
Such a horrific and miserable sight, hastened her collapse while pleading for the half-mutilated bodies of her two sisters and the two children from the fire.
Even so, Sunset became disoriented, and she lost the ability to stay awake and breathe.
As time passed, the place became darker, but the feeling of someone hugging her and those salty drops that touched her face late, made her unable to move.
Bound by the mercy of fate and the arrogance of life.
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Chapter 2: A Late Awakening
Under this oppressive darkness, twilight regained its light announcing the beginning of a new morning, and a different clean life.
In the city of fog, exactly in one of the luxurious London apartments on Mayfair Street between Hyde Park and the West End.
The apartment, which consisted of 3 bedrooms, an open kitchen with dishwasher, equipped with 2 bathrooms, a modern custom-made walk-in shower, a spacious guest lounge, and free Wi-Fi, was simple, spacious and elegant.
It had a modern classic character.
A constant mix of white, black and grey.
When Caroline woke up from her sleep, her body was visibly sweaty and her throat was dry.
The towel hanging over her forehead had dramatically slid off as soon as she adjusted her position.
And the first thing she did after that was to try to breathe deeply.
The nightmare she dreamed seemed very realistic.
‘She couldn’t believe… that she was okay.’
When she looked at the electronic clock on the top of the shelf, and the date and time became clear to her; Her expression went blank for a moment, as she blinked confusedly.
After all, this place was familiar as it was her old room, and the first apartment they had ever owned.
Right after that, she straightened up silently. She really needed to leave and take a look.
When she took a few more steps forward into the living room, She could see that thin, stumbling body stuck between those covers; Deeply asleep, with a tired expression; Then she simply smiled, looking at him, turning off the TV, and walking towards him.
“Leon!” she whispered.
Looking at him closely, she noticed the dark circles piled under his eyelids from last night, and frowned.
She extended her hand towards his scattered blond hair, arranging it carefully, and as a result he woke up, looking at her with a confused but cheerful expression.
“Key-key, you're awake!” He blinked repeatedly, and was startled. He looked surprised for a moment.
However, he quickly adjusted his position, immediately, allowing her to sit up.
“Ah” she nodded with a smile.
Because of the fever, she remained unconscious for three nights in a row; which made Leon worried about her until his limbs trembled.
Every time this happened, he was really forced to go through it bitterly and try to ease it, with no treatment to speak of; so she thanked him.
“Thank you”
“You’re sure you’re okay, really?” He quickly reached out to her to examine her, while she nodded obediently, confirming.
“Um… I’m really okay”
“Ah, that’s good. I was really scared when this happened suddenly, out of the blue.” He sighed.
“I’ll never know what to say when I’m asked…”
“Sorry”
“It’s okay. It’s my job anyway” He admitted with a smile, teasing her.
Despite that, she was happy to meet him.
‘The thought that he was still alive like the rest of them, and healthy in front of her comforted her.’
Eventually, his frown disappeared, but he couldn’t stop himself from pinching her marshmallow cheek and checking on her.
“It’s good that you’re okay, really. What time is it now?" He asked, yawning with slightly teary eyelashes as he stretched his limbs.
“It’s 8:50…” Without thinking, she simply tilted her head and replied.
They’re already late. They're already late. So, it would be a good idea to postpone university.
“Oh” he groaned.
He shook his head with a calm nod, then pursed his lips together for a second, and straightened toward the bathroom.
When he came back, he resumed looking at her while drying himself and asked.
“Ki-Ki, what do you want to have for lunch?”
“I’m thinking of visiting Father… first” She commented with a wide smile, then left the sofa after arranging it.
“Okay. Since you’re going, I’ll accompany you.” He nodded in understanding, then headed to the kitchen without commenting.