Reincarnated As Disaster

It Was A Beautiful Life Until...

My life was beautiful. It wasn't perfect, but it was still beautiful. It was all before Amenus ruined my whole life.

I lived in an orphanage. I was surrounded by many siblings. I had five mothers who raised me and a father who taught me to tend the garden. We lived very happily even though we weren't rich.

I barely remember my parent's faces. I was eight when they left me with Gray on the side of the road. Heavy rain and swallowed by darkness, I carried my two-day-old brother to the nearest house. They sent us to a nearby orphanage and that was where my life got better.

"Look! There's a flying bunny in the sky!"

I remember that afternoon. The children ran out, leaving their dining table. Mother Estelle folded her arms over her chest. Her thick eyebrows came together, a sign that she was very angry.

"Gray! Don't make a scene at lunch!"

She stomped her feet and then followed outside. I didn't know what they were fussing about outside. It had been a week since Gray was infatuated with the flying bunny. But I didn't really care about it. Filling my hungry tummy was a priority.

"Gerald, you don't want to see the flying bunny?"

Rose looked at me while eating her soup. It was just the two of us at the dinner table.

"I am hungry."

Rose turned her gaze to the door. Children were crowding outside.

"I wonder if it's really a flying bunny."

"There's no flying bunny, Rose."

Rose glared at me as the sound of footsteps approached us. It was Gray. I was glad he didn't hear what I said. That eighth years old boy would cry if I said flying bunny isn't real.

"Gerald! You have to see it! It's only once in life!"

Gray took my hand. I finished one last mouthful of my soup before followed him. 

"All right! All right! Calm down!"

Half running, he took me to the backyard. The other kids were looking up in awe.

"Look, Gerald! I told you, flying bunny is real!"

Gray pointed at the sky and I looked up too. I couldn't hold back my smile and ruffled his hair.

It was a rabbit-shaped kite in the sky. I had never seen it before. Who flies a kite in winter? Whoever flew that kite, I was really thankful for making Gray happy.

"You're right. It's a flying bunny."

Gray jumped for joy and so did the other kids. Simple things like that made them excited. Unfortunately, I couldn't be there very long. I had to work before my boss nagged at me.

I tightened my jacket on this cold afternoon and stepped away. I didn't want to ruin their fun with a goodbye. The younger kid would cry to see me go.

That day seemed normal. I went to the bar where I worked. My boss was still rude as usual. As the sun went down, the bar got lively. Getting drunk in the dead of winter is a treat for some people.

A man suddenly came and put money on the bar counter.

"Give me a beer," he said.

"Sorry, sir. But your money isn't enough. The cheapest beer is around—"

He thumped the table, making me freeze. His eyes were very sharp and vicious. There was a scar from the eye to his chin. I wondered how many people he had killed with a face like that.

"Give me a beer!" he snapped at me in a very loud voice.

That was not enough money for the cheapest beer here. But if I didn't give him, I was sure he would beat me up. I had no other choice, looked like I was forced to cut my own salary to cover the loss.

With shaking hands, I handed him a glass of beer. He downed the beer and left, putting the money back in his pocket. He didn't pay at all.

"You did it again." Someone reprimanded me.

I turned and breathed a sigh of relief when I found David there. I'd be in trouble if my boss caught me.

"Better than getting beat up."

He shook his head. He had been working here with me since last year, so he saw me did that a lot.

"Sometimes you just need a little bravery."

"Bravery could kill me, David."

"At least bravery could save a little of your money."

I chuckled. He was a trustworthy person, I was sure he wouldn't tell our boss.

I looked at my watch, it was almost midnight. My shift would end soon. I didn't work full-time because I was only sixteen. Although working in a bar was illegal for teenagers, luckily I could still take part-time.

I had no choice but to get home before the sheriff, who was a customer of this bar, arrived. He usually came after midnight.

"I have to go."

I hurriedly grabbed my jacket when I saw police car lights from the door. Looked like he came faster. I left through the back door to avoid him.

However, it was the biggest mistake of my life.

Right after I locked the door behind the bar, I heard a fight. Someone was thrown into a trash can at the end of the alley. I saw that scary man from earlier with a bunch of muscular men. In front of them was a helpless poor guy.

That scary man took out a knife and then stabbed that guy many times. Blood pooled beneath them as that guy fell to the ground.

There was nothing I could do but stand there. I couldn't help him. I might be killed too.

The scary man suddenly turned his eyes to me. He looked at me sharply because I was the only witness of their actions.

"You!"

He walked towards me. I had to run, that was all I thought. I forced my trembling legs to move. I ran and ran, bumping into several people in front of me. I didn't care. I didn't even look back.

I came to the orphanage out of breath, immediately locked the door, and closed the window. The children were asleep at that hour, and the living room of the orphanage was very quiet and dark. I peeked from behind the window's curtain. No one was there. I didn't think he could keep up with me.

"What are you doing, Gerald?"

I jumped at Gray's voice. I knew it was him but it still gave me a chill.

"Nothing. Why aren't you sleeping?"

I forced a smile. He doesn't need to know about what was chasing me.

"I'm waiting for you. We need to discuss something."

I laughed stiffly. It was obvious that I wasn't in the mood to laugh but luckily Gray didn't ask too many questions.

"About bunny?"

"Flying bunny!"

Gray showed a piece of paper folded into a little bunny. "Look! Mother made this for me! Its name is Gin!"

I ruffled Gray's hair. "Why Gin?"

"Because I like it."

I brought Gray into my room. As the oldest in this orphanage, Rose and I got our own room. But Gray always whined that he wanted to share a room with me. I didn't mind as long as he didn't chatter about bunny all night.

I was lucky because he was too tired that night. He went straight to sleep when I told him to. I was trying to sleep too, forgetting everything I saw earlier. As if nothing had happened. As if no life had just been taken by force.

I didn't sleep long enough. I woke up from pain all over my body. The hot air made my breath heavy and my body felt like it was on fire. When I realized, I was already in the yard of the house.

My eyes immediately fell on the fire that engulfed my house. I couldn't move. My heart seemed to stop beating when I saw the lifeless bodies in front of the house. I knew whose bodies those were.

My family. They die.