A new beginning
My real new life_
Thump, thump -
I felt a sense of emptiness, and all the strength drained from my body. The house, still filled with the stench of blood, was eerily quiet.
"Father will be here soon."
"know."
Sera called together the employees Jimin had kicked out. She couldn't show them the mess her house was in.
Clank -
Suddenly, the front door opened. Sarah, alert, slowly approached the door. After all, the only people who knew the password were the people working here and us.
"What... is that smell?"
"Who..."
"father?"
Jimin called the person who came into the house "father." The author is his father...?
"Are you here, Chairman?"
All the staff bowed 90 degrees, then my father said it was time and told me to stand. He just looked like he needed to explain the situation.
I was hesitant to explain the situation. I wondered if I was crazy enough to say, "There's your new mother's body in the basement right now. I killed her."
I was hesitating. Park Jimin explained the situation. I was biting my fingernails and feeling anxious.
"So... that woman died...?"
"...I cut off his breathing."
"Sarah, you...?"
"If you're going to handle it, it's better to do it properly."
My father's expression was complicated and he didn't say anything. I thought he'd yell at me... but why did he look relieved instead?
"I'll take care of the aftermath."
"yes...?"
"You guys know that too, don't you? She's a woman who deserves to die."
It was absurd. Then why did we keep that crazy woman by our side all this time?
"Don't make that face. You shouldn't have touched that woman before. That's why I went abroad to get her away from you. I knew she wasn't someone you should have kept by your side, but it was a choice I had no choice."
"....."
His father put a hand on Jimin's shoulder and said, "Thank you both for holding on. Sorry for being late. Nothing will happen to you from now on."
"That woman can neither be my wife nor your parent. It's not a position that can be filled by someone new."
A position that no one new can fill...
Sera chewed on these words again and again. She felt she couldn't step into Sera's shoes and fill her like the real Sera. Just as no one else could fill Kang-i's empty spot...
Sarah smiled bitterly. It was a truly heartbreaking smile.
"You must have a lot to do. I'll take care of everything, so you guys just rest for now."
It felt like a lot had happened in such a short time. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't tired. Sera sent Jimin to his room, then went into her own.
It's still vivid. For someone like me, who's never directly killed anyone, it can't possibly feel good. Even if I killed someone I desperately wanted to kill.
I'm in no mood to celebrate my father's return home after such a long time. He's just an awkward person. That woman is dead, and someone has returned to fill our parents' shoes, but it feels strange.
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"Tsk..."
My father tapped the body sprawled on the basement floor with his toe. After confirming it was dead, he quietly instructed them to dispose of it properly.
"You messed things up while I was away."
I didn't like how she replaced her employees with her own. It was laughable to think she did it to avoid my attention.
"You don't even know that trash is trash no matter how much you package it, tsk."
Father was most worried about Jimin and Sarah. He could tell just by looking at them that they had been through terrible times.
"Secretary, leave a message with that woman's family. We have to see it through to the end."
Shouldn't we ruin it till the end?
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A week later
My stepmother's family went bankrupt. It collapsed without anyone even knowing why it had suddenly happened.
His father worked hard to repair his relationship with Jimin and Sarah. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he became a child-crazy father.
"Daughter, did you take your medicine?"
"When will it all get better?"
"Try this. It's good for your health."
The herbal medicine looked unappetizing to anyone. Sarah backed away and handed it over to Jimin, who happened to be passing by. "Oppa... That was a precious sacrifice... I'm sorry^^
"...?"
Jimin looked at Sarah with a dumbfounded expression, then swallowed the bitter medicine and became lost in thought.
"Is this a spa... this is like poison..."
"What are you talking about? This is the intestines of a carp..."
"....?"
The saying that ignorance is bliss was right.
"Yuck!!!"
"Hey, Jimin!!!"
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"How do you feel about going back to school today?"
"Fuck... No, I really hate it."
"Fuck. Who would enjoy going to school in the first place?"
"Ugh... But you still have to graduate from high school. Your absences are quite a bit..."
Sarah and Jimin looked away and pretended not to hear anything.
"Okay, I'll be back."
"...I'll be back."
"Have a nice trip~"
It was awkward. It was something I'd never said before on my way to school. I absolutely hated going to school and coming back, and I dreaded it.
Because I didn't know what would happen next.
Is this what family is?
My heart was pounding.
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"Is it been a while since you've been to school? You'll be late at this rate."
“I’ve missed it so many times that it might not even have been that long.”
"Haha, that's true."
"Well... I can finally live a life appropriate for my age."
"...okay."
"I'm looking forward to it."
"me too"
For this very moment, I wanted to erase all gloomy thoughts. Perhaps my life begins now.
I miss the river...
Knock knock -
"Students who are late, hurry up and take your seats. The transfer students are coming today..."
Transfer student?
"It's useless if you're late."
"Look at that dumbfounded expression lol"
"You haven't contacted me yet, but are you going to school?"
Long time no see
"This is true friendship. What kind of friend would do this? And there's no friend as handsome as me, right?"
"Go ahead and do something." Yoongi
"Are you here?"
Jimin and Sera looked at each other with bewildered expressions. It seemed like they were really lucky to have a friend.
"long time no see."
Somehow, it doesn't seem like it will be quiet in the future.
Tiring -
{Season 1, Game end}
uh...?
Sarah doubted her eyes. Season 1... The game is over?
[Season 1 has ended. Congratulations on surviving. Your gifts will be distributed as soon as Season 2 begins. We hope you survive Season 2 as well.]
Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆
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It's a bit sudden... right? A new story will unfold from the next episode, so we're ending it here.
I don't know when Season 2 will return. Maybe next year...
Thank you so much to everyone who has liked this work so far. I will come back with a new work soon.
First, let's meet in another work that is currently being serialized😳
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My rating is...: ★★★☆☆