Sherwin felt that it was he who should have suffered not Eleen.
However, there was no such thing as regret in this world.
Even if Sherwin regretted it, it wouldn't change anything.
He sat on the ground, and cried for a long time, then he stood up again and said: "No! I can't sit here and cry. Only I can support Eleen now."
"If I fall too, she will have no one to lean on."
"That's right. I have to be stronger, I have to become a strong shoulder for her to lean on."
"I don't need to stay in this place filled with suffering anymore. Tomorrow, Eleen and I will move to a remote countryside to live."
"In that place, no one will know about me and Eleen's past."
"There, Eleen and I will live a new life, and have a new beginning."
"Wait! I can also bring the cats with me. In a rural area, you can adopt as many dogs or cats as you like."
"I will do any job to make a living, I will work as a farmer…"
Sherwin thought of a very good future. He smiled as if he could see hope already.
He immediately stood up and packed up all his belongings. He didn't bring much with him, just some clothes and personal items.
After that, he carried a bag of cat food and quickly left the house.
Sherwin walked down the street, and happily headed towards the alley. After 30 minutes of traveling, he reached the alley he needed to go to.
He stood in the alley, happily saying: "Mimi, I came to take you back with me."
"Mimi…"
"Mimi…"
Sherwin shouted loudly, his voice echoing throughout the alley.
BAM!
Suddenly, he felt like someone had just bumped into him.
Sherwin turned his head, and he saw three children about 10 years old, they had just run out of the alley, looking extremely happy and in a hurry.
At this moment, an uneasy feeling appeared in his head. He quickly entered the alley, and went to the end of it.
"Ah… Mi…mi…"
Sherwin trembled when he saw four kittens on the ground with all four legs broken and their bodies crushed.
Mimi had one of her front and back legs broken, and she was blind in one eye. Her mouth, nose and blind eye were also bleeding.
However, she didn't care about her injuries, as it tried to crawl closer to the kittens' bodies.
Mimi tried to lick them as if she wanted to revive them.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtSherwin stood rooted to the spot, he was shaking, scared, and desperate. The bag of food he brought fell from his hand.
Sherwin slowly approached Mimi, Mimi didn't care about him now, she still tried to lick the kittens. Even though there was blood on her face, it still managed to lick them.
"Mimi…" Sherwin couldn't hold back anymore, and his tears flowed like a stream.
He reached out a trembling hand towards Mimi... the knowledge he had learned was enough for him to realize that the four kittens were dead, and that there was no way to save them.
As for Mimi... perhaps she still felt there was still a little hope, however, at this moment, a thought appeared in his mind.
An extremely terrible thought but also extremely... humane.
Sherwin sat down, and started caressing Mimi with his hand. Mimi had also now acknowledged his presence.
It turned its head to look at him and cried out: "Moew..."
The cry was full of pain and despair. Sherwin also cried, he caressed Mimi while saying: "Sorry, Mimi. Because I was too weak I could not protect you and your children."
"Because I am useless, I could not find you and your children a safe place to live."
"Mimi… if there is an afterlife, please… don't come to earth… because… this place is hell."
After he finished speaking, he grabbed Mimi's head with both hands, then…
Crack!
Sherwin did not hesitate as he immediately snapped Mimi's neck.
Mimi died without having time to feel any pain.
Sherwin cried as he held Mimi's body in his arms: "Remember what I said." You and your children… if there is an afterlife… don't come to this place again… don't come to this horrible hell again."
He gently put Mimi down, then used a small box to put the cats' bodies inside.
At this moment, he suddenly remembered the kitten that had disappeared before. And he wondered if Perhaps… Its fate was the same as the cats here.
Sherwin looked ahead, and not far from him were a few small rocks, these rocks had blood on them.
Maybe… those kids used these rocks to smash these poor cats.
Awful…
Sherwin wondered, how those kids could do such horrible things?
He then gently placed the cats in the crate, then took the crate in his hand and left.
Walking out of the alley, the sun shone on him but it could not dispel the gloom around him.
It seemed… that sherwin was now doubting his existence, and the existence of humanity.
Did humanity exist just to inflict pain on other beings?
Is the existence of humans in this world a mistake?
Sherwin suddenly looked across the street, and he saw three children playing happily.
Sherwin couldn't think clearly anymore. And he immediately ran towards the children.
Luckily this street was a bit deserted, otherwise Sherwin would have been hit by a car.
Sherwin arrived in front of the kids, his eyes full of hatred as he looked at them. The kids were startled when they met Sherwin's furious gaze.
"You… Did you kill the cats?"
The kids were scared and they were trembling, but at this moment, a middle-aged woman appeared and stood in front of the kids as if protecting them.
"Bastard… who are you? What do you plan to do with my children?"
Sherwin glanced at the woman, she was a middle-aged woman about 40 years old, her body was robust and full of flesh. Every sentence she said made her flesh tremble.
"I was asking those kids…if they… killed these cats."
Sherwin said as he opened the lid of the box he was holding in his hand.
"What the hell?!" The woman was scared, she immediately used the bag in her hand to fling the box away.
The bodies of the cats flew out and fell on the ground.
"Bastard! Did you bring some dead stray cats to slander my children?"
"Who do you think you are?"
The woman said as she used her bag to repeatedly hit Sherwin's body.
He felt pain and immediately retreated backwards. The kids who saw this laughed fiercely and scornfully.
"Hahaha… look at that poor bastard."
"So what if we killed those stray cats?"
"Bleh! Bleh!"
The woman who had been beating Sherwin for a long time felt tired. At this moment, the people around were also attracted to the commotion.
"What the hell? A Cat? It's terrible, are they dead?
"Ew… so nauseating… who would kill these cats?"
"So cruel…"
Seeing many people approaching, the woman held her three children in her arms, and covered their mouths with her hands.
She pointed at Sherwin and said, "Everyone, look at that bastard. He brought those cats here and claimed that my son's killed them."
"Oh my god..." A person standing nearby said: "How can these three children do such horrible things."
"Could it be… this bastard is a fraud."
"I think so too. His appearance is both sick and gloomy, like a drug addict."
"That's right. I guarantee you he is a scammer. How could such lovely people do such terrible things?
"Damn it! I hate scammers the most."
After that, Sherwin could only run away because many people wanted to attack him.
Sherwin used all his strength to run. He ran while clenching his teeth, as tears continuously flowed from his eyes.
As he returned home Sherwin realized that his clothes were like rags, as they were both dirty and tattered. Seeing them he could only sigh.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHe opened the door, and went inside, then immediately lay on the floor and gasped.
Sherwin continued to cry, he didn't know what he was crying about.
He didn't understand why this world was so terrible. Even the hands of children were stained with fresh blood.
Has the world gone crazy? Is this world hell?
The people around didn't even try to understand the situation yet they jumped to conclusions.
Why do things happen like this?
At this moment, Sherwin felt like his heart was about to break into pieces.
He stood up and walked towards Eleen's room. In his mind right now, he could only rely on Eleen.
It's funny how two people hurt by the world can only rely on each other.
But right now, Sherwin could only look towards Eleen.
Out of habit, he knocked on the door three times, then pushed the door open and went inside.
The inside of the room was still dark as always. Sherwin took a deep breath, trying to stabilize his emotions, but tears still flowed.
He didn't turn on the light, nor draw the window curtains. At this moment, he understood Eleen's feelings.
Only darkness made him feel safe, only darkness would not let people see him.
Sherwin jumped onto the bed, and tapped Eleen in her lap.
"Eleen, let's leave this place, and start over."
"We will go to a remote country, where you will plant flowers, and I will farm. We'll have a lot of dogs and cats, okay?"
"Eleen?"
Suddenly, Sherwin felt something strange. Eleen's body… was a bit cold… It was like he was touching an iceberg.
An extremely fishy scent entered his nose. And Sherwin fearfully reached towards the night lamp.
Tick!
The night light was turned on...
"AAA!!!"
Sherwin screamed in despair and pain. Eleen lay on the bed, a knife stuck in her chest. Blood profusely flowed from her wound, soaking her clothes and the place where she lay.
Sherwin trembled, he was so desperate that he couldn't breathe.
He slowly held Eleen's body in his arms, while screaming and crying miserably.
"Why? Oh my God! Why are you treating me like this?"
"I have never harmed anyone! I have never robbed or stolen anything from anyone."
"Why do you treat me like this?!"
"What did I do wrong?!"
"AAAA!!!!"
"Oh my God! Please answer me! What did I do wrong for you to treat me like this!!!"
"AAAA!!!"