Chapter 40 (1/2)

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Chapter 40: Weakness (1)

I woke up thatyesterday was focused with Ethan’s ability It was not easy Even though we trained together on several occasions, it's still difficult to avoid and counter all his attacks; especially, when he would seriously use everything around hie

I sat on the edge of the bed and hazily watched the clock It's just about dawn I will not be late even if I do that thing I quickly grabbedout of the room

The corridor was still void of anyone when I passed by Everyone see I deliberately woke up early today, anyway I just didn’t want to break the tradition

Even if Lucas is no longer with me now

I stepped outside of the Castle and welco rapped in a thin fog while the grass et under hest part of the Hill could be seen I aled up there There were some trees by the top just like how I've noticed them by thefrom my room

When I nearly reached the top, I looked back to the foggy grass below, to the way back to the Castle I breathed in relief Soot away, far away, from all of it

My walk slowed dohen I was about to reach the top The fog was thicker here but I could still see around—the castle just behindwalls in titan Acade in the middle of the Hill and the town, and of course, the town of Hesperia, itself

I watched the town below a Slowly and as if not with myself, I sat on an exposed root of a tree near me Dazedly, a deep breath blew froedthe town below

How are they? What are they doing now?

How are those people with me in my former life now?

How are you, Lucas?

Every year, on this sa hanging by his shoulder, he would knock incessantly until I woke up

Then, I would open the door drowsily with my fist clasped, ready to smack him to stop But he was not afraid of it In our almost ten years, he already knehich was true, which was a joke, and which was my defense mechanism

He would pull h my eyes were still half-closed Then he would take ain his dreay town beloith me

He would point a part of the town and he would ask if I can remember what happened in that area this year I would answer him with a scoff as if to say, what do I care about what happened But he would just smile at me; ruffled my hair, and answered his own questions

Everything he would tell s that happened this year He would try to res and then pointed them out to me zealously when in all honesty, in a town such as Hesperia, good neere in short supply

Once, I thought that he was co theush

“See, shi+a?” he would say as he finished the story-telling “A lot of good things happened this year”

He would face me and smiled “We were there to witness all of them So don't you ever think that we're worthless, okay? “

He would then open his old and tattered bag and took out his stocks—the specially cooked breakfast of his mother just for today and a piece of bread which he made to imitate a cake

“I’m sorry This is all I could save this year Don't worry, next time, it will be a real cake served to you”

I stared at the bread which he held in front of me Each year he would say that—that it would be better if he can offer a real cake instead of just bread to me But I know that the said bread caht it through his savings

I wanted to tell hiain but whenever I saw the joy on his face as he lit the candle; as I heard his gentle voice singing the birthday song; as he waited for th to rebuke him was lost

“Happy Birthday to you” he would start

“Happy Birthday to you Happy Birthday,my forehead “—Happy Birthday to you”

Then he would push the bread closer to me “Make a wish”

On those times, I would look at him before I closed my eyes and his smile was branded in my mind

Please don't ever disappear from me, Lucas

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