To Another World
1031 Words
" Another day another me "
Walking through the pathway towards his always convenient necessary stall of vegetables. Jack was murmurings his words for another days.
Like always, when he arrived at the store, an old lady in her late sixty was cleaning up the table. Grey hair and white teeth, the smile of her face was his daily routine for keep coming in this store.
" Good morning, aunty! "
With a smile of young teenager, Jack greets her.
" Hoho...here you go " The smile of her face grew hearing the same usual sweet words from Jack. She was feeling young again.
Taking something from under the table, the lady put it on the table after seeing the frequently same customer she had.
" I'm saving this, the surrounding neighbors almost clean my store! Be gratefull young man " a stern voice with teasing from her make his smile bitterly.
" Many thanks! Here you go "
A money was passed, receiving the plastic bag full of fruits and vegetables from her, Jack paid the price with some extra, as usual.
This was his hard earned money after working at the new construction site as a general worker.
" There you go "
Shaking her head for the lack of value from the young teen in front of her, she smile from it.
After he bought the necessary ingredients for today breakfast. Jack said his goodbye and return to where he's come from.
This stall was only a few meter away from the main roads. And the stone pathway that was constructed for civilian use was beside it.
This was the custom for the hawking to selling theirs stock from contracted farmers. A stable source of income for common folks, and the only way for the old ones to make living inside this small town.
Walking through the same pathway to return home, Jack take his phone from the his right pocket.
Checking today news and article about the deadly pandemic, he's frowned.
" Wew, it's increasing rather than descending from the list of deadly reason to die "
A small town with no more than a ten thousand people was currently in safer zone. Moreover, with the strict nature of the old people, the younger generation was told to keep hiding inside their settlement.
A sad and one of the way they can think off.
Throwing away the useless thought, Jack mumbled.
" Well, we need to be more extra careful. Ahh, what the new update again? "
Scrolling down the article, Jack founded something that caught his eyes.
A new program for citizen's use of digital currency was developed to a new height.
" Ha, ain't that convenient? "
Eyes that stuck at the screen had no sense of awareness of his surroundings. He's doesn't hear the yelling of the aunty behind him.
" Jack! stop! ".
After three times of yelling, the lady with her eyes full of horror was shown how a human hit by a truck.
The last face she saw was the usual smiling face Jack's had. It's like he knew what about to hit him, but already given hope about the struggle. The outcome was useless.
' Why...making that stupid face! '
A tears fall.
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" Useless ! "
A small ball of fire was thrown out from the man hand. Hitting the boy who was kneeling in front of him.
With the boy head was still touching the hard floor, he's was not ready to move when the spell hit him on his back. Throwing his body.
Cough!Cough!
Coughing a blood from his mouth, the boy was not angry about the attack from the man. He's stand up and continued to kneeling.
" Scram! ".
The man words was cold and distant. Wave his sleeve and turned around. Entering the opened door. Afterwards, the door was slam hard.
The smell of flesh burning was coming from his back. He's doesn't dare to ignoring the man's order. After he's bow toward the closed door, the boy carefully walked away from courtyard.
" Look, he's angering the young master again! ha, a pity "
" Haha, serve him right. Let's go, too many we must do ".
Two servant voices was heard by him. Glancing at the source of the sound. He's saw two grown up man with same attire as him was mocking him.
Seeing the disdain from the duo face, the boy's head was getting lower.
Passing through them, he heard it again but with different words.
Holding up his pained back, he slowly walk. A trace of blood was behind him, falling from his back.
After a while, he arrived at the small hut.
Opening the door, he immediately fall.
Breathing hardly, his expression was full of pain. His eyes was full of tears.
" It's hurt....mother, I'm sorry. A weaklings as me was not in position to revenge your... I'm sorry ".
He's mumbling with hoarse voices.
His voice was slowly getting smaller and smaller. His face full of unwillingness was apparent.
Despite that, his hand was gripping tight. Unwilling to accept his faith. Slowly the death was coming for him.
' Please....no '. As his last thought, his body went limp.
A wind blew, the rooft was making a sound. This night seems to be heavy.
The boy was dead, but the night was the only one accompanying him, sheltering him from this cold and dark world.
Tik Tik
Slowly, drizzle turned into downpour.
Loud and quiet was interchanging.
The limp and unmoving body was slowly moved.
From the finger to his feet, and eyes.
" Where am I "
Confused and bewildered, the boy slowly sat up.
" This is not hospital? ".
Jack thought after looking around. Two old wooden bed was the only things inside this place.
" What's going on! "
He yelled, but no response. Turning his head around, he looks at the opened door.
The heavy rain was outside, and his body was wet from it. Standing up he closed it.
Afterwards his eyes turned white, a bubbles formed inside his mouth.
What... hap-
His las thought after he's passed out.
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