Karina glanced at the clock in her hand. I don't know how many times it has been. She looks uneasy while occasionally looking at her cell phone. Karina bit her lower lip, typing something on her phone. It was the tenth message she sent to Dustin.Karina pushed her hair behind her ears, exhaling a rough breath. "Why isn't he back yet? It's been three hours since he sent me a message about coming home."Karina redialed Dustin's phone number, but it never connected, always out of range. Karina felt uneasy.Karina's gaze drifted to Albert, who came to her respectfully. "Miss, I'm ...." Albert seemed hesitant to speak to Karina."What's wrong?" Karina examined Albert's face, which looked full of worry. She was curious about that. "Did you hear from Dustin?" His brow furrowed. "I've sent him messages and tried to call him several times, but his number is always out of range."Albert was silent with his head bowed. This made Karina feel even more curious. Especially when Albert opened his pa
A man lay on a wooden bed with a straw mat. He opened his eyes slowly, looking around. One hand was raised to hold his bandaged head.The man squinted, not recognizing the place he was in. A small wooden room with the windows slightly open, revealing a little light from the sun that was covered by dark clouds. There were some bandages and anti-septic medicine on his bedside table.The man's gaze was drawn to the door when another man approached the small hut with a friendly smile. "You're awake."The man in the bed frowned strongly, looking confused, not recognizing who the man was. He slowly got up, leaning against the wall and watching the white-haired man before him.The newly arrived white-haired man sat on a wooden chair facing the bed. "You must be confused as to why you're here. We found you on the beach in a mess. You fell unconscious with your clothes torn like that."The man looked at himself. He looked like a mess. His clothes were torn and dirty. There were many wounds on
It had been three days since the man named Tony had gone anywhere. He had just stayed in the hut since he lost consciousness. He looked out the window. A strong wind brought raindrops, making the small wooden hut feel colder.She exhaled and looked miserable. The lights in the hut flickered frequently and often went out for long periods due to the windstorm.Tony looked at the lights that dimmed, then slowly died. An instant later, it was dimly lit again."This is how it is in a small village." Clark smiled sadly. "If a storm comes, our village will be without power for several days. This time, it was lucky that the storm winds weren't so strong in the village."Tony was quite stunned because, for him, strong winds like this were already so big. The noise from the roof of the spandex hut outside sounded like the wind was blowing everything away.Often, the wind blows away many small trees that fly with it and hit the body of the house. Tony even felt a bit of horror when the squeaking
Elsewhere, Karina was eating with Ludwig in the dining room. The news of Dustin being involved in the helicopter crash had already spread throughout the country. Ludwig and Agnes have been warned to become the next heir in Dustin's place.It was enough to worry Karina because if everyone knew there would be a new heir, Ludwig might be in danger. She didn't want anything horrible to happen again. All the bad things could be overcome when Dustin was around, but now he wasn't with her."Mother." Ludwig's voice broke Karina's reverie. The little boy had been watching his mother since before. "Are you okay? You didn't touch your food at all."Karina smiled with a slight stutter. She realized she had only been stirring her food. "I'm fine, Ludwig."A worried look appeared on Ludwig's face. The boy had an intelligence above the average child his age. He was a genius, so he could easily guess Karina's behavior.Ludwig got down from the chair, hugging Karina warmly. "Father will be found soon,
"Thank you, Doc. You came out here to save my wife and son." The man who had just become a father held Clark's hand, looking very grateful to Clark."No problem, it's my duty to help anyone." Clark patted the young man's shoulder lightly. "Take good care of your wife and son.""Of course, Doctor." The young man nodded his head with a wide, confident smile.Clark turned his gaze towards the sky. The rain seemed to have stopped. "It looks like the storm has stopped. We'll head home now before it comes back.""Ah, wait a minute." The young man raised his palms and then hurried into the house.Moments later, the young man returned with both hands full of baskets. Followed by his mother, who came in with two other large baskets. They handed them over to Clark and Tony."Please accept this as our thanks." The middle-aged woman, the young man's mother, seemed sincere in her tone of voice.Tony was quite surprised to receive that, but not Clark, who was used to getting hand gifts from his pat
Clark was shocked by what he had just seen. He was apprehensive about Tony as he hadn't fully recovered. Clark was afraid that Tony would get another cut on his head. The slightest impact would be hazardous. It could lead to something even worse than it is now.Clark tried to approach Tony and the drunk man, intending to help Tony. But before he could go any further, he was shocked by what was in front of his eyes.At that moment, Tony was loading the drunk man's arm to the point where the man winced in pain and dropped the penknife in his hand."Let go, damn it!" The drunk man shouted. He struggled, trying to break free from Tony's grasp.Tony paused, then kicked the man in the back of the knee, causing him to fall to his knees on the road. Tony bent the drunken man over onto his stomach and let him go."Don't mess with me." Tony's tone was weighty and emphasized. Tony was even half-aware of the look on his face at this moment.Tony felt something strange inside him, like a violent u
Tony felt a tremendous amount of pressure. This pain in his head was the strongest it had been in days. He held his head again as the image of the woman faded and disappeared.He clearly remembered Karina's name and the woman's face, but the woman's face that he had seen so clearly earlier, he couldn't remember very well. He still couldn't remember where she had met that woman."Tony." Clark, who had just come in after making coffee, immediately put the two cups in his hand on the table, approaching Tony. "Does your head hurt?"Tony looked at Clark. His vision was not very clear as it was obscured by the sweat that had covered his entire face.Clark sat next to Tony. He had a look of concern on his face. "Are you okay?"Tony nodded slowly while wiping his sweat. "Yeah, I'm fine. It's just that I remember a woman.""That's a good thing." Clark smiled happily. "Chances are, you'll remember a lot more. Your memory is slowly improving."Tony just smiled in response to Clark's words. He th
"Are you ready?" Clark hooked the end of his waist bag to the belt of his pants so that it wouldn't be easily disfigured.Tony just nodded his head. He only carried a small bag because he didn't bring much stuff.Clark glanced at the clock in his hand. "It's five o'clock in the morning. Let's go." Clark rechecked his gear.Today, they were boating across the ocean to the big city. Last night, the ship they were going to board arrived at the harbour. So, they had to leave early in the morning so they wouldn't be left behind, as the ship only had a short stopover."Maybe ...." Tony's voice paused momentarily, making Clark, who was about to open the door, turn to him. "This is our last time because we'll go our separate ways soon."Clark chuckled at what Tony said. "Don't worry about it. I'll see you again soon."Clark patted Tony on the back, putting his arm around him and heading out the door together. They got everything ready and got into the car.Clark drove to the harbour where the