Die Smiling or Die Trying [7]

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The scene changed once more.

Amon found himself standing in front of the usual forest.

Daily, the man used to cut wood here before taking it home.

They used to sell it to pay their taxes and also purchase their needs.

That was the only thing they could do after all.

The family was too poor to do anything else.

As usual, the man cut the wood with an expressionless face while his two children played around.

In the past few days of observing the man, Amon noticed that he never showed an expression.

His face was just…

Indifferent. It never changed no matter what you did.

But he also understood that he had problems showing emotions or showing his feelings in the form of expressions to his family.

He was too shy.

His name was Derek.

His wife's name was Clara while his two children were named Tyler and Emily respectively.

As he cut another tree, Derek wiped off the sweat from his forehead.