THE MUSE S3
Z 2
ZEN 02'S
a Novel by dee.Meliana
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A few days ago.
A signboard ‘GLOW ORPHANAGE PADAS’ crackled softly as a violent tremor hit its wall. The tremors emerged as the body of a young boy bounced against a wall.
“Bolt boy!! How dare you steal food here!!” exclaimed one of the caretaker men, he came back to the poor boy, clutching his collar until lifted up.
“Ka—we're starving!” he said it with a stammer.
“White!! Eating twice a day is enough! You think this parlour has a lot of food?!”
BRUK!!
“Pondering your mistake! No food for all the kids two days ahead.” The fat man released the boy again, causing him to fall on the cold floor.
The twelve-year-old boy grimaced in pain, his back bruised from the blows and a hard lunge from a blunt object. Heavily and limped the boy back into the ward room.
The boy's name was Zen Wu, who had black hair that was slightly browned from being exposed to the sun too often. The skin is not too white like most Chinese tribes, farming and cultivating the fields is the cause. Zen has been working hard since he was 6 years old. Cruelly the caretakers told the children to do their jobs. Starting from washing, taking care of fields and livestock, to cleaning the mansion.
It used to be a very crowded orphanage, a peaceful place for children until one day the head of the orphanage, Mrs Chun died. The place that was once heaven for the outcasts was turned into a hell of the world. The new head of the parlor was a cruel man. He was with his wife, and three of his men took over the parlor.
Since then one by one the children disappeared, they say the foster parents adopted them. But in reality the children were sold, either as servants, slaves s3ks, until the sale of internal organs. No residents know about the practice of human trafficking, the caretakers look so friendly and polite with the surrounding environment.
“Hah .. hah .. hah ...!” Zen tried to catch his breath before entering the ward room. He didn't want to make his brothers anxious.
Inside the room lined bunk beds that began to reot. Their sheets are dirty and full of fillings, there is no change in new sheets even though money continues to flow from donors. The residents in it are also the same, equally tangled, lethargic, and also thin dry.
“Kak Zen?!” Arron approached her brother, helped him walk and sat on the edge of the bed.
“Uhuk ... uhuk ..!” Jimmy coughed.
“Your cough has not healed yet, they do not give you treatment?” Zen sighed, he came back furious.
“Don't be hard, Kezia just fell asleep.” Kelly reminded them.
“The baby's love, he doesn't even understand what evil and good mean, but already has to suffer like this!” Zen came to Kezia, stroking her rosy cheeks gently. The baby smiled in his sleep. Zen instantly shed his tears, seeing Kezia would grow tormented just as they all made Zen's heart feel claustrophobic.
“We have to do something! We have to get out of here!” Zen turned around, gathered his sisters, now they only lived five, six with Kezia but the baby did not count.
“But after that we'll be bums. There may be no more food for us every day. Are you sure you want to come?” Zen exhaled his breath violently.
“Here we also never get a decent meal every day.” Arron.
“True, I also don't want to be sold to a striped guy like Monica.” Kelly's round eyes glazed over, remembering the girl was only 13 when the parlour sold her to a pimp.
“Alright, so here's the plan!” Zen brightened his voice, explaining in detail the way they had blurred. Two more days, when it gets dark, they'll settle down and escape the place as soon as possible.
— ZEN —
Day went on as usual, Kelly kept some mantao seeds inside her clothes, collecting some seeds for a hazy supply.
Arron had already spread twigs and also dried grass around the mansion while cleaning up this morning. He also hid a bab1 and some chickens.
Jimmy who had the weakest body did nothing but bring the clothes of his brothers and carry Kezia later.
Zen serves as bait and killer along with Alex. Although still small, Aex's body is quite bongsor for children his age.
The clock went so fast, at five in the afternoon, Arron shouted because the bab1 cage was open, making all their pets disappear.
“Job!! How do you work stupid boy?” A caretaker came out, he slapped Alex in the face standing next to Arron.
Arron nodded, signaling that he had managed to lure old Chin out. Zen suddenly came out of the darkness. Zen carried a piece of wire, without a doubt Arron immediately took the iron scratch used to scratch the fields and gave straw to the cattle. Garusk he put it there on purpose.
As Chin's old man is busy getting angry at Alex, Arron stabs his leg with a fork. Blood spurted, the pain of course made him scream, but before his voice came out Alex quickly stuffed a handful of solid bab1 food into his mouth. Making the old tall man choked.
“Time, Brother!” yell Alex.
Zen instantly slit the man's throat with the iron wire he had sharpened, blood spurting and soaking the straw in the cage. Without being able to resist and yell the man fell down, he fluttered on the floor like a fish that did not get water. After a moment of his body squeezing, blood flooded the floor, the man died.
The three began to catch their breath, there were still 4 more people they had to clear up. Their journey is long. Their first plan went perfectly, now it's just about smuggling Jimmy and Kezia out first.
“Arron you take them both out climbing the back wall. Then follow us.”
“OK, Brother Zen.” Arton nodded, they separated.
“You ready for next plan?” ask Zen.
“Sure, Brother.” Alex nodded steadily.
— ZEN —
