The Strange Life I Live

Past Times

Veronica Angel, the name of a beautiful girl who is currently still trying to just eliminate her guilt, for her actions to her childhood friend Zen. But the guilt that continues to haunt him is as if it never disappeared from within him.

But at this moment the warm touch of a woman who continued to support him, made him start to feel calm. Although he knew that the woman who tried to calm him down, lost a man who was very meaningful to the woman because of her actions.

“A-I m-apologize Z-Zen” that's how a small, hard-to-hear sound came out of his trembling mouth.

Not only were her sweet lips trembling, even her hands that held the adventurer clothes she was wearing were trembling even more, because of the mental illness he experienced after the incident that made him feel guilty to the man in front of him at that time.

But it seems his words did not get any response from the man in front of him. In his mind he thought, that his words were thrown from him, difficult to hear by the man in front of him so he dared himself to just look at Zen's face and say his apology once again.

But before he revealed anything, his mouth immediately froze after he tried to glance at Zen, his childhood friend who was in front of him, because he saw that Zen was currently smiling warmly at him.

“You have nothing wrong with me Vero” said Zen while looking warmly at the woman who had finally begun to dare to look at him.

Zen's smile made Vero powerless to hold back his tears, which began to flow from his beautiful eyes. Because that smile was the same as the one that was shown to him, before Zen died saving himself two years ago.

“Cih... I know your face is not what Zen used to be, but I did not expect that your change would be like this. Even I'm sure, some women will melt when you look at them like the gaze you gave Vero” said Irene Big Brother of Zen.

Zen only smiled after hearing the words of his older brother whom he had not met for a long time, and began to reply with some jokes so that the atmosphere they had experienced before began to melt.

On the other hand, Vero, who saw the familiarity of the two bloodless brothers, finally began to dare to look at them both, although the guilt of the incident a few years ago still seemed clear in his memory.

“I'm sorry Zen” three words that is what he really wanted to say to the man who had turned out to be very handsome in front of him at this time, but his mouth seemed stiff to say it, because he started to remember what happened two years ago

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“Zen, when will you be back here?” asked a little girl, who could currently be seen one of her front teeth was not on the row of small white teeth on her mouth.

“Next week I will be back again Vero” said the little girl of the same age, who is currently preparing to leave the house of her father's friend.

Sadness began to approach little Vero, but he could not do anything to prevent Zen's departure. But a girl two years older than him began to approach him and calm himself down.

“He will be back Vero, so don't be sad okay” said a girl who had just approached the direction of little Vero.

Irene Allen is a neighbor of Vero, where Zen and his parents visit their family home. Both Zen and Irene's parents could be said to be very close, even so close they were like brothers.

Zen and Irene's families visit each other very often, which makes their relationship even closer. And that's how Vero got acquainted with Zen. But unfortunately, Zen's return that day from Allen's residence, the family of Irene, was the beginning of a bad life that will be lived in the future.

“Let's go back nak” said Father of Irene, and clasped the tiny hand of 7-year-old Irene to leave the cemetery.

Allen's family did not go home immediately, but they went straight to a hospital, where they are currently visiting one of the survivors of an accident that befell his best friend's family a month ago.

“Z-Zen~” is one word that contains sadness, from a little girl when seeing Zen with a very alarming state, from behind a transparent glass that limits itself to the room where Zen is located.

When he returned home from his residence a month ago, it turned out that the car driven by the family from Zen had a fatal accident, until the car they were driving was destroyed and burned. Unfortunately, in the accident, Zen's father died on the spot and his mother finally gave up after a month of fighting to heal the wounds – wounds she suffered.

“He will be good – just fine Irene. What if you're with your mom looking for food to eat okay? Haven't you guys eaten since morning?” said Irene's Dad.

However Irene shook her head and insisted on staying here and accompanying Zen, who was currently covered in bandages, including almost the entirety of her head.

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A year has passed. At this time the Allen family decided to adopt Zen who had been on the move as usual. Although it can move as usual, it still looks clear burn scars on some faces from Zen after the accident.

“Have you persuaded him dear?” Irene's mother told her husband.

“He won't do it baby. Even I had persuaded him in such a way, but he refused to do it” replied the father of Irene.

“But if he is like that, I do not want if he will get treatment as arbitrarily as – mena from his peers” replied Mother of Irene by showing her sad face.

They received Zen in this family very well, even they considered him as their own son. And as parents who love their children so much, they want to do something to overcome the burn scars on their adopted child's face.

“It's a pity, the most important thing is that we are here if he needs us” said the father of Irene to his wife who still looks sad.

Actually, they already intend to do skin grafting on the face of Zen. Strangely, though, it was as if Zen's body had not received the skin grafting, even while using his own skin for grafting.

There are various hospitals both at home and abroad they visit. But still the results are the same and make them a little disappointed. But they kept trying and found a hospital that they thought could do it.

But it seemed that Zen had given up and accepted his state like this. Because in fact, Zen knows why he cannot do skin grafting on his damaged face.

“I didn't expect, that my second life would be like this”