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One More Night.

One More Night.

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Chapter 1 Why the night before Christmas

Word Count: 3533    |    Released on: 01/10/2022

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is parents car, he folded his arms on his chest an

rshly, he looked extremely angry, as though h

d, she glanced a

can't continue st

e scoff, he turned away from his

e at, nothing interesting at all, it's all tall trees a

e'd rather watch the bushes and

past the trees in great speed, the trees

us moving back to Amer

rd to his father, his attent

gonna love it here

e tore his gaze from the tre

here, my friends aren't h

re gonna make new

eong back!" he cu

xchanged look

ed a rocky road, it looked like a foot

pletely to face him, she w

here, how about we come here for picnic

ea, I don't like it here!

him a bit, though his atte

love Korea, but it's not our home,,, it's

med to understand, or maybe

ace like home,

d something ahead of them, he studied i

ng in the middle of the road, a few met

ouldn't open his mouth to speak, he

ild" he managed

they gasped when they realized how fast

void hitting the little girl, but it was too

k a quick turn and immediately lost control

k!" Jayden panicked

the car" hi

t's not working,

ard, he tilted his head and stared at his father's hands,

rash into the r

vious she's scared, but she still

e beads of sweat on Jayden's forehead,,,she pulled

dad's not gonna let

t..

ddy got this" his father

t. He leaned back on his seat and looked out the windo

ince his father was battling to get co

tle girl, until he heard his fa

hi

ed their car didn't manage to hit the rock, bu

the steering wheel anymore, his mot

eir worried expression planted fear in

called in a shake

, they seemed to be con

en?" His mother

fine" his fat

stened his seatbelt, he

back and face her son, because she knew what her husband was

ves you,

is head and stared at his mother,

ay something to him

her red, teary eyes, she folded her l

hed "I love you, Jayden"

m, squeezed his shoulders re

loves you more, take good

ds, his mind was too young for that,,,he si

oor" his fat

ed forward and kissed his forehead, shoved something in

lbows on the ground, but he didn't mi

n he saw his parents' car leaving him be

Wait for me

tinued chasing after them, crying an

I'm outsid

s car falling off a cliff, his mouth stayed opene

shock swallowed him and he couldn't r

if he could catch them, but it's obvious he couldn't

om..." He

d around trying to see if he could get any gr

e wanted to go closer to take a look

stened, it's like he's n

lapsed and

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talented artist!" Stephen, Jayden

rd, he stared at the crow he

ow it's still far better than y

ly at his words, Jayden looked behind him ca

the woods,,,,who knows wh

f as though Jayden's bo

yden, but Jayden pushed it away gentl

re this with you

n's crow with a concentrated fro

to draw a hawk flying happily in the s

board, he touched it, shook his head

crow suffering from a

bowing his ribs, he groa

e that united state of America's flag you call a butt

phen said, pretending as if

" Jayden i

beeping, he reached for i

d head back,,,,I have pile

t done with my

back and just a kind reminder, I'm taking t

lumped down in disappointment and he d

ring sometime

o break up with me a

tuffs, he ignored Stephen w

••

done packing up and they've a

car and drove of

some relaxation, but apparently, your work is

t, he leaned back, rested his head

some rest, you deserve i

n, I need to familiarize myself with how thi

forgetting you're

stayed silent but seemed to hav

everything for your uncle first,,,

Steve,

es appeared on his forehead as he

" He told Stephen as

es landed on a badly smashed car, a

truck had hit the car,

cliff, a small push would

one's gonna survive it" Stephen said,

flashed back to how he lost his

he mutter

?" Steph

door open, but Stephen grabbed his

re you

still be alive,

What if the police comes? They would

and from Stephen's, h

might be someone breathing in that c

s, his eyes searched inside the car f

in the front seat, with blood gushing off their

he closed his eyes as they

I came too late!"

ng up, he blinked and sucked

ack to his car, he heard a s

w a little girl of about 14years

de the car, the part she was sitting seeme

.mum.." she

didn't touch the car for fea

u hear me?" He ask

g, in fact, she increased

eathe.." she stut

ry if I can get y

yea

bed the door handle and pulled it as g

He punched the glass and reached inside to pull her out, bu

inside the car, he couldn't p

Stephen called hi

off the cliff, the memory of his paren

claimed as they la

pierced very deeply in his chest, he felt his hear

for her hand and squeezed it reassuringly,,, he laugh

ed out s

ou ok?" the li

yea

parents? Are they

ey're dead and long gone, but he can't

ine" he as

eased, he began coughing out more blood and his

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Christmas

ly, his eyes stayed fixed on his

busy road, so we can

ill not moving his

ded and took a

and sighed. He shut his laptop down and put it asi

attery is runni

ver responded and

•••

car jerk forward and stopped, he looke

ted hi

at's wrong?

d off the bridge" Kelvi

e standing by the bridge,,, he frowned when he r

pened the ca

with me!" H

lvin replied

e, Jayden looked down and saw the girl

and sa

is shoes and dived into the water,,, in a ver

re!" Jayden

ent on his knees and was gently pressing

wing any sign of waking up, her lip

nd him, they're all saying she's de

eration to save her, Jayden decided

essed his mouth on hers,

es and she coughed, he lifted

they're of the same age as

happened?!" The

e,,

lled up by his collar, he turned to the culprit

da" he

t the girl laying on the ground, before

oing here, hone

he gritted out, ign

re, honey" he told he

he's trying to avoid it, he knew his

ere? Why did you kis

, I was just tryin

r by kis

ld daughter standing beside his wife, he

night walk with mummy?" He a

he handed a single rose to him, he r

rom making a scene here, which was imposs

u want, cause after today I'm not

ht, he stared at M

and you can scream a

to that home with you,

n fro

ver bet

a man that has no hope for the fu

ng among themselves, except th

honey, let's go home an

need to find somewhere else for myself and my daughter,

just standing there, watching them innocently

ed his

't say these words

n front of her? That he

ed his fist and took in deep

soon, the doctors

she opened her handbag a

hopeless assuranc

in his hand, grabbed Isa

fe is assured, we'r

Why d

ry to contact or I'll have a

honey

rds, she stormed towards the car waiting for h

ook deep breaths and tried to stop himself from

mple became very visible and he sobbed q

arrassing himself in public, Matil

ame again, this tim

ng out of battery" Kelvin whispered in

ng, Jayden stared at the watch

o the car" he whispered

e me,

lete her words, befo

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