Verlaine rained bullets down on Victor again, Victor hid again and since he had managed to identify his surroundings, the man ran through the pain towards Verlaine. It sounded impossible if his speed could match Verlaine’s bullet speed, so Victor tried to find the closest place to move to-until he could get close to Verlaine and shoot the man’s gun before it spat Victor with its high-velocity bullets. Bang! The gun was thrown upwards before falling somewhere else; Verlaine didn’t care because the vibrations Victor’s attack had produced managed to make his hand hurt to the point of near numbness. “ARGH!” he screeched in pain, his face instantly pale and he didn’t even care that he was now clinging to Victor’s pants. “Shit ....” he added, but Victor just stood calmly watching him, then pointed the muzzle of his silvery pistol right at Verlaine’s forehead. Verlaine froze instantly when he felt the cold steel tip touch his forehead, he glanced at Victor with a trembling gaze; the fac

He looked at Victor once more, his breathing was sparse and heavy. Verlaine should have just left; he had won, right? But he chose to add to Victor’s pain; not by hurting the man, but by letting him listen to all the hatred Verlaine had been harboring while waiting for his death. “Finally, Victor...,” Verlaine said, opening the conversation, “I finally got rid of you.” Verlaine sat back down on Victor’s stomach and said, “It was so claustrophobic to live in your shadow; to see you shining in everyone’s eyes while no one noticed me. I hated those moments so much that I thought it would be better if I died. But no... I forgot that I wasn’t born that weak, so I tried to match you. And now you see, I won, Victor... that means I’m above you, I’m stronger than you that mom and dad always bragged about.” Verlaine looked very happy and excited, but then he looked down with a sad look. “But what am I going to do next... I’m not like you who had a reason to come back alive; the only person w

[2 MONTHS LATER] "Miss Violet! Miss...!" A girl with golden blonde hair turned her head immediately when someone called her name. Her long, wavy hair was swept up by the gentle breeze of the fields, making it look like a hanging cloth that was dancing beautifully. "Good morning Uncle, what's up?" asked the girl, smiling her beautiful friendly smile. "Good news for you, Miss; five of our sheep have successfully given birth today!" "Oh, really? How many lambs were born?" "There were 17 lambs, Miss! And they're all healthy!" Violet couldn't help but smile when she heard the happy news on this sunny day. The mother sheep on the farm had given birth to healthy baby lambs; they were sure to be cute, chubby lambs that Violet couldn't wait to see. "Are you going to see them now, Miss?" an offer Violet certainly didn't refuse; the girl nodded and hurried from the middle of the field of tall sunflowers to get out there and meet her lambs. "We need to get them vitamins and vaccines to k

Violet was silent, because it was unusual for someone to come just to visit without meeting her as the owner of the farm and estate here. "Did he say what his name was or where he was from?" Violet asked, feeling curious. But Shawn just shook his head and said, “He didn’t say anything about himself; he just said what he needed to say and left without saying goodbye.” Violet was still confused, because she had no idea who Shawn was talking about. But his suspicious arrival made Violet suspicious and curious about his identity. That is, until Shawn continued with his words and distracted Violet’s attention. “He was a tall man, his right eye was covered with a bandage and his open eye... was blue.” Violet was transfixed, staring intently at Shawn as he went into more detail about the man she had seen. “He was thin, and his hair was blonde. He came alone and from nowhere!” Violet didn’t wait for Shawn to finish and ran out of the farm. She didn’t know where the man Shawn was

Violet stood with her legs on the verge of collapse, trembling with fear.She was about to deliver the change after the buyer had made a transaction for food from her farm that afternoon. Since she knew the buyer very well and had been going back and forth from her house to the buyer's location many times, Violet didn't think she needed a ride or someone to accompany her.But it was only when she was about to leave that she regretted turning down all the offers from people at the ranch to accompany her.On her way home, Violet was followed by four men whom she had seen since she was at her customer's place. Actually, one of the four men had offered to take Violet home with them, since she had been having trouble with her bicycle chain. But Violet refused; they were too suspicious for her to trust.Violet's suspicions were confirmed when, on her way home, the four men followed her. Even when Violet pedaled faster, she was still followed.Panicked, Violet pedaled her bike faster an