St. Therese Hospital, a mid-grade infirmary with facilities suitable for emergency care, but that is the only high point of St. Therese Hospital. Treatments beyond the immediate emergency care are not its forte.In a muted corridor, through the large gla.s.s pane one can see a woman in the hospital bed who had most of her face covered in gauze and the remaining with the artificial respiratory system. The beep of the Electrocardiograph is the only evidence that life still exists in her mortal coil.
Hagan stands besides Chief Inspector Liu, the duo quietly stares at the lady in the bed from the other side of the gla.s.s. The tear-filled eyes of Hagan fixedly looks up the ECG, half in fear that his mother might also leave him like his father, half in heart stabbing guilt of his helplessness and the inability in preventing this dreadful fate upon his family.
Mr. Liu sighs inwardly looking at the torment of this good lad that he has come to like over the years.
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"She was attacked at her workplace by people unknown, tortured until the police arrived. The people next door called the cops hearing the screams."
"…"
"I know what you wanted to know. You are a smart kid, you probably know who it is, by my hesitation towards the name that I"m not saying.
"As much as this is going to crush you, I have to say this in good faith, you can do nothing against them."
"…you?"
"… I joined the police force with pride, the pride to protect the innocent, and for the authority to punish the evil. I was young like you and was also hopeful, like you. The years went by, I have no pride, only shame. I understood that I was only naive..."
Saying his piece Mr. Liu walked away leaving Hagan alone with his unconscious mother.
~Life is measured with time.
Times good, times bad, times ordinary, times of surprise, times of defeat, times of victory, times of happiness and times of despair.
The experience of the mentioned times are inevitable in one"s life. No one smiles throughout, no soul cries forever.
Forgetful are we over good times times. Fearful are we over times of despair, but rightfully so...
Unfathomable is the feeling of being crushed by despair and those who can stand with a straight spine are a limited few.
Despair will hurt you. It will make you bones creak, make you feel your flesh is on fire, veins filled with magma, a jagged scimitar wedged deep in the soul.
Despair is the worst not for its inhumane pain..
...withstand it, nothing changes
...buckle under, nothing changes
In despair, you fight or give in...
... nothing changes...~
Hagan felt crushed and he had no force or life left in him, but the sight of his struggling mother forced him to stand tall and hold back his tears. The young man"s paradise is ruined by bloodthirsty wolves in human skin. One may think that he is fortunate to be besides his mum or dad or he"d be a cold corpse by now.
Only Hagan knows...
Only he knows that to die fighting would be a release than to live now, with every breath guilt breaks him a little.
The need for the strength to even stand is monumental, after what he has been through. Looking at the stoic face of Hagan one can tell the thoughts and feelings that are coursing through.
If given the choice he is very much willing to exchange his life for his father, bear the bodily wounds for his mother, but no matter how much we wish misfortunes and fortunes falls only on the destined.
A destiny of ill befell this quaint family.
The mournful silence in the hospital is broken by the loud voice of an agitate Mr. Liu
"How can there be no ambulance available?"
"I have a half dying woman here who needs to be taken to safety! I d.a.m.n well know who are involved in this incident, the boy"s father is dead, is it still not enough?"
"Qianfan, please just do this favor for me...
"...I beg you..."
"You monster, you are killing a child and his injured mother..."