Blizt 'N Demon

Chapter 38 - Ash's

Seeing the desperate Kevin, the doctor made him feel sorry for her. He squatted down next to the young man and picked up the knife dropped by him. He held it and put it in his pocket.

"Life will not always go according to what we want. Sometimes we have to face a tough test. But, the test is there to face. You can get through it. Because if you can't, such a test won't be given to you. You are a strong person because you can still survive until this second," the doctor looked far ahead.

"But believe me, the storm will soon pass. Black clouds will not always clump in the sky. The sun will come and change everything for the better.

It all depends on how you react to it. Are you going to keep glued to the problem or are you going to move forward?"

The doctor looked at Kevin. There was no response from the young man. His position did not budge at all. He became awkward after saying all those words, "Y-yah... The point is it all depends on what you do next."

Kevin started to raise his bowed face. He didn't say anything. But the word from the doctor actually made him upset.

"By the way, my name is Ash. What's yourname?"

Without looking at Ash, Kevin said his name, "Kevin."

Ash was silent for a moment, now he was confused what to say to the young man. The response he gave was not much and he had just experienced great despair. Saying words of encouragement will not change the situation. It could not even lessen the burden of his heart.

Moreover, he did not know Kevin's true condition, but said such utterances as if he knew everything about Kevin's state. He would not like it when he talks like this.

"For now, can you tell me your problem? Maybe you'll feel more relieved if you can blow it off by telling stories. I'll listen until it's done" Ash said with a faint smile.

"You won't understand. After all, it's none of your business."

That reply from Kevin was probably natural. Who would want to tell the problem to an unknown person?

"If you tell me, I might understand. After all, I can't let a patient like you alone like this. It'll be dangerous if you try to jump again" Ash tried to melt the atmosphere with a joke. However, Kevin seemed to take his words seriously.

Seeing that Kevin wasn't talking, Ash finally chose to start his own story to interest Kevin and started telling him, "Then, I'll start by telling him my past problems."

He paused for a moment to breathe. When he was ready to tell the story, he finally opened his mouth, "I now live only with my father and sister. We lived three.

A few years ago, we went for a trip to the beach. But on the way, we had an accident with a truck. At that time, I was probably 12 years old and my sister was just 2 years old.

We were taken to the hospital. My condition wasn't so bad, because I just had blisters. But my sister almost died first. Fortunately, he was saved in the hospital. Then dad., he also had a pretty bad injury.

But among all of us, the one who suffered the most loss was my mother. The mother had to amputate both legs and part of the mother's face had severe blisters. He did not accept the situation, so his emotions became unstable.

Kevin is now starting to pay attention to Ash because he is interested in listening to stories from him.

"...Mother definitely will not be like that and will remain a caring mother. Because of my request, they almost died. I kept blaming myself and accepting all the impingements that mom did. He always does it when you're at work, so you don't know it. I didn't tell him that myself.

It's painful, but I'm relieved that my mother didn't hurt my sister. After all, she was still very small and did not deserve the harsh treatment that mother gave her.

Then a year later, the mother was too stressed with her paralyzed condition, as well as the wounds on her face that made her look bad. He took a lot of sedatives at once until he overdosed. In the end, he died while being taken to the hospital.

Even though she treated me badly, she treated me very well. I was sad after his departure. But I don't want to make my sister sad by lingering in her mother's departure.

Then.., it seems like my sister doesn't remember my mother, because she's too small. I'd be happy if she didn't remember that or remember seeing me being bullied by mom. Because if it were like that, he would definitely hate it.

After losing my mother, I only stayed three with my sister and father. Although he is not a reliable person in cooking, cleaning the house and taking care of children, he is a good father. He always looked after us even though he was tired after work.

I feel traumatized by all that past. But I don't want to keep getting dissolved in it. I don't want to trouble the father who's been trying to raise us. In the end, I was able to do this because my father and sister were the motivators for me to move forward.

Even if they or anyone else did not know about the abusive treatment of the mother at the time, even though no one knew of her pain, I persisted and tried to get myself up from the slump.

Everyone has their own problems. Whether small or big, it is determined by themselves. Because everyone does not have the same resilience. Some are easy to fall, some are very sturdy. We cannot compare their circumstances poorly or not only from personal judgment.

Other people's problems for us may seem very trivial. But maybe for that person, the problems he faced could have been great. Therefore, I never underestimate the problems of people around me."

Ash sees every change in look on Kevin. It seemed that his expression was a little sad, but there was a radiance as if he wanted to tell her the matter now, "If you don't know who to tell me, then you can tell me. I'll listen to it until it's done."

Kevin swallowed his saliva. He wanted to tell a story to express his feelings that he had been feeling. But he hesitated about it. Hearing Ash's story, the doctor's condition was no better than his. If he told such a story, would he get a good response?

"You need not doubt. Didn't I tell you that I never underestimate other people's problems?" said Ash. He could guess people's thoughts just from the look on his face. Even if the person hides it, he will be able to realize it. It is the ability to judge someone that his father also has.

It is very useful, but because he can always guess the true thoughts of others, then all he sees is cruel truth. If anyone says sweet things about her or praises her or other kind words, then she can see if it is just a mask of envy, spite, hate and other negative feelings. Because of that, he can not get friends or a partner who really he likes and stick with him.

Hearing Ash's words, Kevin starts to believe him. After all, the young man had already told her the past, so he would exchange stories with the doctor. He began to tell her his condition. From the start of his parents who are always noisy, his condition is one-handed handicap, his friendship with Rafa now.

Although he tells all of that, none of his stories discuss the events at Rafa's house.