The Children Of Thalia

Visits - 2

"Then, how about two days back?" I opened the word. Val did not answer. He turned his gaze away for a moment, then with a flat smile he tried to speak.

"Well, you know, things aren't that good, but they're not as bad as you might think."

Of course he would say that. In essence, everything is bad.

"How about the others? Lizzy?"

"The men said they better be taken first to a special day care. Marc, Michelle, Ariane, Ruby, Lizzy, they're kids. Fear that it had a big effect on them. They're getting post-tragedy therapy right now."

"Thankfully.... Then, the parlor?"

"The police came after we left. Always late, like in the movies." Lee replied spontaneously. Val then continued.

"Me and Lee were asked a lot of questions yesterday, but I didn't know much myself. Maybe someone will come to you next time. The attackers have been secured. Six of them died on the spot, four more did not survive in prison."

I'm not too surprised to hear that. It's terrible, but it's exactly what I thought. They must die to cover the tracks. When I heard them speak, I knew right away that they were no ordinary criminals.

"Then those Helder guys?"

"Only Kuro Fuyuki gave the caption. I haven't seen them since."

It was clear that they were not ordinary people. What was Helder thinking about forming a secret squad of his group of students? They deal with dangerous people, who could threaten their lives at any time. Do they really have permission?

"Is Ansel talking to you about me?"

"Not much."

"It's about Helder, isn't it?"

"No, it's about the gift you got. He was wondering if your gift was really a reflector. You healed too soon back then, that it was hard to make people believe."

Unexpected. But it makes sense. I wondered why I was able to survive that time. If you think logically, I should have died instantly. Moreover, the voice I heard at that time...is it really just a dream?

"I think it's about Helder........." I looked up high. Staring at ceiling. White, quiet. Slowly my eyes darkened again. The sight was again imagined. That's enough, I'm tired. I better just finish it all now. "What about you guys?"

They were a bit surprised, then turned their eyes away. Maybe I was offending a topic that should have just been left to pass. But the atmosphere ahead would be very awkward if I didn't speak. I'm sorry, but this is also because I don't want to feel like anything's stuck anymore.

"Well, a lot of things happened. I just came in today, that's a lot of people are asking." Val replied without looking at me at all.

"If I'm from yesterday, it's the same as being questioned." Lee was a little curry at the sight. He did have a habit of looking directly at others when talking, but this time he did not want to look at me.

"You too, Lee. To go to school yesterday. You were the one panicking the most."

I was actually trying to lighten the mood a little bit by blinking a little. Lee usually leaned straight into his chest when praised, and I actually hoped this time it would be the same. But he seemed to be getting nervous.

"That'S........."

Not that I don't understand their attitude. They did not look me in the eye, they looked nervous and nervous, their fingers were not still, the frowns on their foreheads clearly painted what they felt. I understand, because I have the same feeling.

"...... Just to make sure. Dad......."

They suddenly took a breath, then fell silent. I turned my eyes out the window. The drizzle makes the air a little cold. The park was quiet, the streets were quiet, the sky was dark, but there was no lightning this time. Silent, piercing. Sorry, I'm sorry for ruining the atmosphere, but I want to get out of these shackles. The rain was getting heavier, I heard the answer.

"Dad."

Surprising, Val answered. Though I guess he's the one who's going to be the hardest to talk about this.

"Shootout wounds to the heart. The doctor said from the beginning there was no chance of survival." Lee continued with a tone so low, so hoarse. She was holding back crying, or maybe she was already crying. I don't see his face, I'm too cowardly for that. My eyes cannot be separated from the view of the city that is rained down.

"Why...... Did all this happen?"

I muttered unconsciously. They might hear it, but I don't care. My whole body is heavy, I want to lie down for a while. But breaking down my body now just feels like it's going to take me further.

"Theo........" Lee seemed to want to encourage me, but he knew that encouraging himself was difficult. He went to school yesterday not because he was able to get up, it was because he hoped to forget for a moment what happened before.

"Have you been buried?"

"You're all there?"

Val seemed to be hesitant to answer. His voice weakened as if he did not want to speak in the slightest.

"Michelle and Ariane are not coming. The doctor said they were in deep trauma."

I clenched my hand unconsciously.

"I."

They both fell silent. What am I supposed to do? That's the truth. I always tell the thugs who bother the parlour never to mess with my family. I have a bad reputation, which is good for the delinquents to be disinclined to mess with Lee and Val at school. I always said I was the one protecting my family now, but what was the truth? Father died before my eyes, Ariane and Michelle were traumatized which may affect their psychology in the future, Marc, Ruby, and Lizzy may also experience something similar, they are just better at hiding it. Val loses the figure he can call father, Lee loses the family he had always wanted.

I myself, the one who had always behaved like a guard black dog, could only lie with guilt and trauma here when father was buried. When Val and Lee could try to toughen up, I was even more immersed in regret. I know it. In reality, I am weaker than the two of them.

"I'm sorry........"

My voice is so hoarse. I didn't see it, but I can guess how they're expressioning in the back.

"Theo. listen, it was sudden. No one knows what will happen. That is destiny. What happened wasn't anyone's fault except the assailants. You don't have to feel guilty, no one's blaming you."

Ah, Val said it. I guess it was Lee who would say that.

"No....."

"Eh?"

He was right, I have not heard a single real voice blaming me for what happened. But he was wrong too.

"There's one. Someone who blames me for what happened."

Val seemed to understand, but Lee always put forward emotions. Lee gripped my shoulders full of anger, then looked at me who looked away with eyes like an angry bull.

"Who? Who blames—"

Val patted Lee's shoulder slowly, making him calmer. Lee removed his grip from my shoulder, then retreated slowly without saying anything more. He might have caught what I meant, too, but Val confirmed it to me again.

"It's just you, right?"

I nodded slowly. "...... Yeah." yeah."

".... Why?"

"Do you need to ask why?"

"It wasn't your fault."

"I can't protect you."

"Nobody knew it would happen."

"I failed to address you at that time."

"You protected me from gunfire, you saved me."

"If Ansel doesn't come, I don't know what happened."

"You protected us until they came, it was amazing."

"And even with all that, I still can't do more. In the end, Michelle and Ariane remained traumatized, in the end I still could not come to father's funeral, in the end—"

Instantly my cheek ached as a slap suddenly floated rapidly. My words are cut. I didn't see it, probably because I've been looking down. This pain seemed to make my vision feel clearer. My eyes slowly rolled, looking at Lee who was still raising his hands with a face full of anger.

"Lee?"

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