Life must go on (Awienda)
Chapter One
I try to close my eyes and the flashback starts. I’m standing there, on a balcony house. I see my father walking towards me and said “why u chat and curse my girlfriend like that? I never taught you to be disrespectful to someone.” I look into my father face and answer with frustration “What? I don’t know who is she and what is her phone number. I never interfered with your life before and until now that mother is sick. You are Irresponsible husband for your wife and father for your children.” Slap! My father slaps my cheek hard and it hurt. He said “Stay away from her!” He left me once he got a call from someone.
“Summer has come and passed,
The innocent can never last,
Wake me up when September ends.
Like my Fathers come to pass,
Seven years has gone so fast,
Wake me up when September ends”
I woke up, my eyes hard to open. I was crying all night because of that memory has always been my nightmare since 3 years ago. I touch my cheek, I still remember the pain. I reach my mobile phone form table beside my bed. 6 o’clock in the morning, I click closed end button alarm to stop the ringing. I woke up like I do every day. I took a towel and headed to the bathroom. Brush my teeth, shampoo and instant bath. I wore white singlet, short ripped jeans and my favourite shoes “sneaker” I never wore any makeup.
Today is the first day of the year 2020 and public holiday at my country. I hear the rain falling on the roof of my house. I didn’t want go anyway, lazy day just stay relax at my home. I open my room door and went to the kitchen to make breakfast. Egg fried, pan cake, sandwich ham and hot chocolate.
While I eat, I click open mobile for application f*******: to read story about friend or people around the world.
Erica Wills tag my name, share a story about new game mobile online “LIFEAFTER”. she’s my first cousin, growing up together but she went on to study abroad at university of Sydney.
She comment “I think u must download this application. This game got 219k reviews and 5millon downloads”
I reply “How do you know about this game?”
Erica answer “I got invited from Kojex, he say this game look alike THE SIM’S combine with game PLAYER UNKNOWN’S BATTLE GROUND @ PUBG and RESIDENT EVIL. Survival game teamwork, fight for keep alive. Make house, weapon, armour to protect self, upgrade camp, recruit new member, hunt and gather for resources. This game focus for people to get new friend around the world. I already enjoy this game, that why I offer u to join me. Once you install, add my character name ‘Piu’. Okay”
I reply “Ok, I will try installing and playing this game”
I get up to wash the dishes and cups.
I move to living room and sit at sofa. I turned switch on the TV ASTRO, no interesting movie. Don’t know what to do, switch off the Tv. I take my mobile, searching for the application game “LIFEAFTER” at play store and download. Life after is a mobile games depicting the survival of humanity in a post virus apocalyptic world.
I choose server snow highland and created a character girl with a short name “awien” to make it easy to remember. I follow the instruction, rules of this game step by step. Until 3 am o’clock, I stop play and go to sleep.