The Day He Matured

“Mrs. Erina, I have to go back there to give the walkie-talkie to the director. Just now he asked me to hold it for him, but I forgot to give it back to him.” I stopped and said while breathing quickly.

“Do you need someone to go with you?” Mrs. Erina also gasped as she asked.

“No, you and everyone just go to the fifth station, I run very fast, and I’ll come right back when I’m done.”

After saying that, I quickly turned around and ran in the opposite direction.

Actually, what I want to give Brian is medicine and water because he won’t be able to die just because he doesn’t have a walkie-talkie.

I kept running and running until I saw a strange road, I stopped and looked around.

Am I lost? Obviously, I’m following the black arrow marks drawn on the tree trunk. How can I be wrong?

In the end, I chose to trust my intuition, leave the path I was running on, and run in another direction.

The feeling of insecurity increased when I discovered that this road also had black arrow marks.Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

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The wind howled through the trees, making a creepy sound. My spine is cold and my teeth are chattering.

Scenes of crime-solving and investigative movies suddenly appeared in my mind. The pages of famous detective Conan stories kept popping up in my mind.

“Brian, something bad happened to him, Brian.”

With all my might, I sprinted forward, despite the branches scratching my arms and legs.

Because I was on the right path, I quickly reached the fourth station and I almost froze when I saw the horrifying scene unfolding in front of me.

The person who called himself the station chief was fighting with Brian. They were fighting fiercely, not joking.

“Stop.” I screamed when I saw the stationmaster kick Brian in the stomach.

As fast as lightning, I rushed forward and helped Brian up. Blood trickled down from his head, dyeing his white shirt red, and his body was covered in sweat.

I looked up at the crazy guy and I saw him smiling, a very perverted smile. His face was also covered with blood, I don’t know if it was his blood or Brian’s.

“If there is any conflict between you and the director, slowly resolve it, both of you are colleagues, why do you beat him?” I tried to regain my composure and spoke up.

“Bella, he wants to kill me. Don’t waste words with him anymore.” Brian pulled me back and growled.

Oh my gosh, what the hell is going on here?

I saw that man as if possessed by a ghost, he laughed savagely, pulled a knife from his belt, and walked towards us step by step.

After all, what did Brian cause? What is the feud between Brian and that guy? Why does that guy want to kill Brian?

The moment he rushed over, Brian quickly pushed me aside. I fell on the rotten leaves, my head was dizzy, and I did not know what I had bumped into.

When I raised my head, I saw two people hugging each other, spinning around. That man was still holding the knife.

As soon as I saw the rock near me, I quickly lifted it up with all my strength.

Maybe I have a lot of blessings from my ancestors. If I had hit my head on this rock just now, my soul would have come out of my body.

The guy who wanted to kill Brian was looking at me, so he clearly saw that I was staggered and walked toward him with a rock.

However, Brian held him so tightly that he could not get out of his arms even though he tried to struggle.

The two of them kept spinning so I had to run after them to aim properly.

When Brian tried to hold on, not allowing the man to move anymore, I used all my strength to raise the rock high.

I’ll definitely take down this bastard with one move. I will avenge Brian.

Just as I screamed to give myself strength, I tripped on a dry branch, lost my balance, and fell forward.

Rock goes the way of the rock and I go my way.

I tried to crawl up, pick up the log, and hit the man hard in the leg.

“Ah… ah… dog…”

The pain caused him to let go of the knife handle. And immediately, Brian kicked him in the stomach a few times.

The moment the man fell, Brian wasn’t much better, he staggered and lost his balance.

“Brian, are you okay?” I rushed to help Brian, and my tears fell.

“Someone is coming, hurry up… we need to get out of here.”

I put Brian’s arm around my neck and hurriedly helped him walk away.

This guy is really heavy, if only he was light, I would carry him on my shoulder and run fast. I know he’s trying to keep up with my footsteps.

If I lost as much blood as he did, I would surely pass out, not knowing anything.

Running away is the best way at the moment. Brian and I don’t know if the sound of footsteps on dry leaves belongs to good people or bad people.

We don’t know who else among those traveling with the tour group is having bad intentions with him.

The two of us kept running and I don’t know how long we ran. The blood on Brian’s head was pouring out more and more. I don’t have anything to bandage him and I can’t tear my t-shirt.

The patches of rotting leaves were still wet with the night dew and were quite slippery, causing him and I to fall more than ten times.

“Brian, try harder.” I hugged him, pulling him up after a hard fall.

In the past, I could pull him out of the damaged car, but now I have no faith that I will be able to bring him out of this murky and dangerous place.

My breathing almost stopped, and my heart jumped, no longer in a normal rhythm.

“Please run fast, Bella, run far away, let me stay to stop them.” Brian removed my hand from his body and whispered.

“Crazy, you can’t stand, how can you stop them? Go. If we have to die, we will die together.”

This crazy guy. Does he think I’ll leave him and run away?

I’m not a brave person. I am very afraid of being hurt, I am afraid of being killed, but I am more afraid of him disappearing from this life.

I quickly grabbed Brian’s arm, wrapped it around my shoulder, and helped him walk away. He had no strength left and I was exhausted so we couldn’t run anymore.

But even if I was as slow as a turtle, I still had to try to walk, I couldn’t sit and stare at the evildoers who came and stabbed me a few times.

Mixed with the sound of leaves rustling in the wind is the sound of people’s footsteps stepping on dry leaves.

I cried because I was so scared. Maybe Brian and I will sit on the altar on the same day.

If I had known in advance, I would not have participated in this tour, and the next one I would have pretended to be sick and stayed at home. If I don’t go, Brian definitely won’t go either.

“Ah…”

Tears blurred my vision, so I tripped and made Brian fall after me. We both rolled down the slope.

My mind was chaotic, my whole body ached, and I didn’t know if I was hit by a tree or a rock. It wasn’t until I stopped that I realized I wasn’t dead.

Just as I was about to get up, Brian reached out and pressed my head against his chest. The smell of blood hit my nose, making me almost vomit.

“Lie still, they’re coming.”

My hands clasped his shirt tightly, my eyes closed. I didn’t even dare to breathe because I was afraid that when I inhaled, my body would swell, attracting their attention.

This feeling is much worse than when I had an accident two years ago.

“Damn, Henry said that dog was seriously injured, how could it run so fast? Who’s that whore who came to cause trouble?” The voice of a man sounded full of obscenity, uncultured, immoral.

“His secretary. Maybe she was a prostitute, his mistress.”

What the hell? I work so hard to support myself and that guy dares to insult me as a prostitute?

The guy who’s hugging me even comes to my house to have a free meal.

“Okay, we’ll ambush him next time. Go back and get Henry out of this place.”

I heard the sound of spitting and then the sound of footsteps getting further and further away.

After about five more minutes, Brian gradually loosened his arm to let go of me.

“Brian, try harder, I’ll get you out of here.”

“I… can’t go… can’t go anymore…”

I know Brian is exhausted and he’s been trying to run with me until now, he’s human, not Superman.

What do I have to do now? If this continues, he will die. If he dies, I will also die with him.

Brian reached up into the air as if he wanted to touch my face but before he could, his hand fell back down, his eyes closed, his whole body motionless.

“No… Brian, please open your eyes, please… please wake up. Please don’t let anything happen. Don’t…”

My tears fell like rain. On the green leaves, drops of water from the sky also slowly fell. And then the rain got heavier and heavier.

I panicked and covered the wound on his head with my hand, finally, using my whole body to hug his head, whispering a prayer for his peace.

I can only do this. I’m stupid and can’t think of a better way. I’ve already dropped my walkie-talkie, there’s no way to contact people to ask for their help.

I don’t know how much time has passed but the rain is still falling steadily, not stopping. I was exhausted and gradually lost consciousness.

If fate has decided so, then I have to accept it. I will not complain. When I go to the afterlife, I will hold Brian’s hand and tell him everything.

I will agree to fall in love with him again. I will love him to make up for the heavy hurt that made him hate me. I will do that. Certainly so.