《H A L F L I F E》 Prologue - ! Family was known as the smallest unit in the society. It consist of two or more human beings that shares a main purpose in life, To SURVIVE. But what if, the woman who gave you the life, sold you to a syndicate to pay their debts and the boy who you called brother, despises you the most. Will you still wished to live without purpose? Or die knowing not a single soul will attend your funeral.
This is a story of a man born in a harsh environment, without any hopes and dreams for his current life, but suddenly the world changed. Now all his survival skills tempered by time will be used to its full potential. Will he be able to survive or will he be devoured by the new rules of the world. Find out as the story progress, as it will revealed its hidden mystery, fierce creatures, powerful skills and the new world order.This narrative has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. If you see it on Amazon, please report it. You would expect in the tale, adventures beyond your imagination, pleasures for each enemy he kills, Betrayal you would never expect, excitement for every development to his love story and realization for every mystery he will unsolved in the forsaken land. Happiness, sadness, puzzled and amazement will be emphasize to satisfy your needs. I¡¯m very pleased to congratulate you for finding my first treasured story. Thus, I¡¯m welcoming everyone to read, criticize and rate this tale and, hope you enjoy and will support my work in the future. Let¡¯s start the journey¡­¡­¡­¡­ ¡­. Word count per (real) chapters: 1700 ¨C 3000 words Release days : As of 5/26/17: 2x regular chapter per week. Chapter I: Blood Brothers In the capital city of the Philippines, Manila ¨C mighty looking skyscraper were everywhere. As if declaring that humans are the gods of the land; But as nature¡¯s clouds descend, emptiness fell upon the Earth. A young boy was currently in trance, he seemed searching for something among the clouds. ¡°Big Brother look at the clouds, which of them was the place were gods¡¯ dwell¡­ I want to go there and personally asked the reason we were born in this world¡± said the younger brother sounding very unemotional. ¡°Would it be better to not to live than serve those demons¡± ¡°You brat!¡± the older brother panicked,¡± Stop daydreaming, Big Boss¡¯ thugs might hear you¡­¡± He then handed his younger brother a stack of newspaper and help him to hold it. His heart ached as he look at his younger brother in a walking stick, being forced to carry the newspapers with one hand ¡°Don¡¯t worry, someday your big brother will find a way to leave this hell,¡± he thought, gripping his fist as he looked with hostility at a fat guy whom they call Big Boss from a far, sitting in a luxurious sofa, drinking expensive liquors, and beautiful girls hanging around him. The two brothers don¡¯t know their parents current situation, what they know that they were used as collateral by their own parents to pay debt to the syndicate. They were forced to work and steal for the syndicate. They once tried to ask for help from the public but their cries were unheard. Thus, the two brothers realized that the city was the modern jungle that follows one unspoken rule ¨C mind your own business, survival of the heartless. Who cares about two young boys? As a result they grew up equipped with a strong will to survive in the harsh environment. Every day, with other captive children, they wondered alleys and markets to sell newspapers, begged for few coins or worst pickpocket. As the curtains of the night fell, they needed to deliver their daily quota to an old warehouse that turn into a hideout for the syndicate. Anyone who tried to hide their sales or escaped will be punished. There¡¯s an instance when someone tried to escaped, he ended up crippled. That¡¯s not the end, the Big Boss liked the idea of having crippled children as workers because they easily get sympathy of others. With profit in his mind, he ordered that anyone who opposed him will be badly beaten. One of the unfortunate child was Mark, the younger brother, who was only ten years old when he was beaten by the Big Boss¡¯ thugs when he tried to hide a few cents from his daily quota. Two weeks straight, he cannot get out of his bed. He have a lot of bruises in his body, his left feet was fractured, and he cannot get proper treatment; there¡¯s no way he could afford to go to the hospital. In an instant, Mark¡¯s fate have become worse. The once joy and caring boy become hateful and skeptic. He only cared for himself and his brother¡¯s safety. His big brother, Jose, at that time was only eleven years old. When he saw that his brother was being beaten, he rashly intervened, but his effort is futile. Those thugs were physically well-built. Those thugs against a skinny young boy was a child¡¯s play. Despite of everything that happens to the two brothers, they did not lose hope to survive and their wishful thinking that someday, they would make everyone who treat them wrongly pay twice the suffering that they have to endure. ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.. Perhaps someone heard their yearning, an event will befall in the world ¨C a turning point for the brothers. ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­. ¡­¡­¡­¡­.. Five years have passed¡­ ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.. ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­. In the outskirt of the city ¨C a young man with lean size and brownish complexion was in a hurry, in his right arm was a shoulder bag, tightly hugged. His forehead and back was covered with sweat evidence that he was in a tight situation. He went to an alley besides an old building then make a turn at a corner, as he about to felt relief, he saw a man wearing a police uniform gripping a baton in his hand and shouted¡± you thief! Come back! Or else when I catch you, I¡¯ll beat you till your mother can¡¯t recognize your shit face!¡±If you stumble upon this tale on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. The young man was startled, he climbed up a ladder then looked for a place to jump, and the policeman on the other hand, blew his whistle and chased the boy. The cat and mouse chase game was so intense that even rooftop and walls have become their pathway. The young have the advantage since he was so familiar to the place. When he jumps, crawl and roll around the congested houses, it looks like seeing a spider man in the making without spitting webs and a Parkour maniac. The policeman tried to lessen the gap but cannot performed well, he¡¯s having a hard time chasing due to his overweight body. So even he¡¯s eager to catch the young man, when he saw the boy from a far at the top of a building, he give up the chase. ¡°Big fat man with your belly bouncing around, we know from the start that you can¡¯t catch me, your grandpa, haha!¡± young man hastily shouted while he stoke his middle finger as high as he could, to provoke the policeman. When he confirmed that no one was following him, he went to a corner of the rooftop and lay down to take a rest. Slowly, closed his eyes and take a deep breath. It was Jose, already 16 years old. After few years he already become a full time thief due to excessive demand from the syndicate. Suddenly, Jose felt emotion surged to his heart. He feel pity to all of his victims but what can he do, he was forced to steal and pickpocket. The syndicate were so strict about daily quotas to make it worse they take advantage of his crippled younger brother situation, he was ordered to fund the shortfall from his younger brother daily quotas. ¡°Argh! Php.1,000.00 (20$) daily quota was already pain in the ass, then I still need to find a way to at least have Php.500.00(10$) for my younger brother quota¡±, Jose protested while checking the shoulder bag he obtained today. Jose first checked the purse and got a Php.500.00 bill and few coins. Afterward he opened the main bag compartment, when he saw what¡¯s inside he don¡¯t know whether to cry or laugh. ¡°I almost got caught by the police and I poured so much effort to get this shiny shoulder bag but the heck¡­ who still used this kind of phone today, it¡¯s already 2017¡± he whined, as he retrieved an old phone which some people proclaimed as the world immortal phone, the legendary heaven defying Nokiya 3310. He targeted this shoulder bag because of its exquisite design and the owner looks like a rich businesswoman, he thought that whether the purse or the bag he will get a jackpot. ¡°Never mind, maybe there¡¯s still some used for this phone, maybe sell it to an antique shop¡± Jose said, then he checked the time from the old phone. ¡°Sh*t, it¡¯s already 2.00 p.m I still lacked 2/3 for the daily quota¡± he added. He then stand up to do few stretching and as he about to leave the rooftop, he unconsciously looked at the sky, from a far he could see tall buildings but that was not the things that caught his attention. There he saw a big object currently falling from a high altitude and suddenly stop in the middle of the city and what he found was not a form of clouds nor a species of bird, nor a mechanical aerial vehicle made by man but a golden spherical object. He determined that this object was so big since he can vividly feel the forced of the wind when it suddenly halted even he¡¯s so far away from the center. The city was set in uproar, people were starting to panic as some idiots spread rumors that the spherical object was a modern type of nuclear missile. Mass panicked occurred, people started to move as far as they could out of the center of golden spherical object. People who attempted to use their mobile devices cannot get any receptions nor start any vehicle. As a result, it intensify the crowd anxiety, all over the place stampede, fights and riots were taking place. The city government wanted to control the situation but even the government officials were disorganized for most of the officials prioritized their own safety and their family. The army have the 1st Battalion deployed within their base not far from the city but since vehicle cannot be used it would takes an hour before the army can mobilize their troops to manage the rioters. Meanwhile, Jose was still dazed from the spectacle, but he remembered that there¡¯s no time to waste since the purposed of the golden spherical object was unknown, he need to go back to the hideout to checked his brother condition. ¡°F*ck that¡¯s not a nuclear missile, no one will waste so much resources just to coated that big thing with gold nor used huge amount of firepower just to eradicated the city¡­ I would rather wish it would be an alien spaceship.¡± Jose said, panicking. When suddenly the golden spherical object emitted a binding lights that compare to the light from the sun was like heaven and earth, even Jose closed his eyes the light was still in his sight. Due to the blinding light Jose forgot that he was at a rooftop, he lost his footing and he was about to fall from the rooftop. Fortunately he was still holding the shoulder bag that somehow stuck to the edge of the roof. Hanging, Jose hoped that the shoulder bag can withstood his weight. He thought that his misfortune was already over when he heard a voice¡­¡­ A voice¡­¡­ with No distinction if it was a Girl or a Boy If it was an Old or New Born If it was human or animal¡­. Chapter II - Lost and Found Humanity as I , we who lost the will There will be no Heaven or hell Reincarnation nor second life the soul of man will wander the forsaken land Live and thy shall breathe Die and thy shall perish! Jose was shocked when he heard the voice in his mind, at first he can¡¯t understand the message, as the content was so deep to apprehend by a simple minded boy like him. Hell? Second life? Forsaken land? It doesn¡¯t make any sense for him. What can he expect, he didn¡¯t even have the chance to finish his primary school, so it made his mind hurt trying to understand the meaning behind the message-. Yet, since Jose was so sociable and have experienced to talk to different kinds of people, -- he have established a strong sense of perception in evaluating a man. In the mysterious voice, he sense a strong oppressive and emotionless tone. Jose truly believed the message was a warning for an upcoming danger. While he¡¯s still thinking about the message, the blinding light from the golden spherical object gradually lessened. Jose regained his sense of sight, however he almost forgot that he¡¯s currently hanging at the edge of a 10 ft. tall building. Tension surged to his body, fortunately he increased the force of his grip in holding the shoulder bag. In spite of that, he felt that his arms will not be able to hold on much longer. ¡°Someone, help me!¡± Jose yelled nonstop while trying to check his surrounding if he will received a response. However, after a minute, just what he expected, no one bothered to aid him, maybe he¡¯s not the only one who received the mysterious message. Maybe there were some people who received and panicked or maybe there were some who don¡¯t really care. What else Jose could do but to rely to himself, he observed his surrounding and found a gap at the edge of the roof which can be used as a base support handle. Now he need to reach it, but sadly it¡¯s beyond his grasp. ¡°Think... think¡­ I need¡­ an object¡­ a rope?¡± Jose considered, then again he was currently suspended in the air hanging by only a shoulder bag, any careless movement will lead to death. Where will he get a rope in this kind of situation? He thought to himself. Being so resourceful and cunning sometimes will save one¡¯s life. From his experiences, Jose realized that life will not always give you what you exactly need, so he learned how to improvise. Jose¡¯s right hand was already pre-occupied, only his left hand can move. So using his left hand he tried to reach an object from his waist, the belt. What he intended to do was use his belt from his pants as improvise rope. However, ¡°Oh god, did I wear my boxer today?¡± Jose thought as he remembered that he have a habit of not wearing any undergarment when he was planning to do a job (stealing). If he removed the belt there¡¯s a tendency to expose his lower body completely. As he recalled the reason of his bad habit, he couldn¡¯t stop cursing his younger brother, he was told not to wear undergarment to lessen the friction to make him be more flexible when running or climbing. ¡°Curse you, Mark!¡± he cried.Unauthorized usage: this narrative is on Amazon without the author''s consent. Report any sightings. Somewhere in the outskirt of the city, ¡°achoo!¡± Mark sniffed¡­ Meanwhile, Jose was still praying that his *hidden weapon* will not be exposed. Suddenly¡­ *zppppshh* He loosened his belt using his left hand then his pants went down¡­ Fortunately he did not lose his pants thanks to his shoes. But today was not his lucky day, his nightmare happened¡­ he was not wearing his boxer... His *hidden weapon* was currently exposed waiting for any unfortunate eyes to see the awkward sight. Jose didn¡¯t know what to do. Even if it¡¯s a matter of life and death, people tend to be wary about their reputation. If anyone saw the scene at this time, a man hanging in a 10 ft. tall building without pants and undergarment to cover the evilest part of a man; they will definitely have a trauma. To Jose¡¯s fortune, not a single life form saw the traumatic scene. Everyone was busy trying to gather information about the sudden appearance of a golden spherical object and the mysterious voice. At the moment, Jose already have the belt. He tried to fling it and hope on one way or another to stick it in the gap of the roof; but no avail. After countless attempt he deemed that a hook was needed to attach in his belt to make it effective, another dilemma. He pondered and recalled that he still have the legendary indestructible Nokea 3310 that when used as a hammer could crush even the toughest concrete. He then searched his jacket pocket and successfully got the old phone. Using his full effort, he has inserted the phone in the steel part of the belt. When Jose was already satisfied with his survival tool, he swung his improvised equipment in the gap and successfully affixed the hook through it. To check if it will be able to support his weight, he gently pulled the belt. Confirming that it¡¯s secure, he slowly climbed. Using his left hand, the improvised rope and his right, the shoulder bag. Success, when he got to the rooftop the first thing he did was to put on his pants and gasped for fresh air. Jose was so elated, and promised to himself that after the incident, he would wear undergarments every day. ¡°huuu, what to do next?¡± Jose asked himself as he checked the surrounding if there¡¯s a new development to the commotion. Indeed, he was startled when he saw that the golden spherical object transformed¡­ The size and color did not changed but the spherical shape changed into an hourglass. He found out that every second, few grains were falling from its upper glass to the lower glass base. An estimated 24 hours will be sufficed to complete the hourglass cycle, for Jose, this was a bad omen. Nevertheless, he prioritized checking his brother condition so he decided to go back to the old warehouse. While moving in the street, Jose saw many hooligans taking advantage of the event, they plundered, stole and razed private property; he also wanted to take advantage of the opportunity but he did not have the time to get involved since he needed to return in their hideout as soon as possible to ensure his brother¡¯s safety. It¡¯s already evening when Jose returned to the warehouse, the lights were off, and electricity was gone so what he saw were lighted candles. It made the surrounding spooky, in addition, the syndicate were cautious that some might use the event as a chance to escape so they asked everyone to stand down in their respective place. It made his search for his younger brother more difficult. As time flies, he already asked the majority of any news regarding his brother, yet no one saw him. Without any other choice, Jose directly asked the boss. In a room full of expensive furniture and paintings, two men could be seen inside; one sitting in a sofa posturing like a king and the other one kneeling in the floor like a servant. ¡°Boss Wang-un, I am Jose, your humble servant, wished to know where did you ordered my hopeless younger brother to sell his newspaper, I¡¯m afraid that due to the chaotic situation outside, my younger brother will be in danger.¡± Jose said in a respectful and unassuming tone. He did not do it because he really admire or respect the boss, he did so to lighten his Boss Wang-un¡¯s mood. Yet even Jose respectful attitude did not affect the boss as he said¡± Haha! Do I look like a lost and found booth? As if I care for a single crippled boy.¡± then he called out his bodyguard outside to get rid Jose from his room. But Jose did not lose hope, as he about to be dragged outside¡­ ¡°Boss Wang-un please be merciful, your respectful servant, I, will promised to proclaim to everyone your noble deeds and offer you an expensive phone as a compensation just tell your servant¡¯s younger brother location.¡± Jose humbly replied, but back of his mind ¡°Fuck your mother Piglet, when the time comes I will burn you alive, an eye for an eye ¨C tooth for a tooth.¡± When the boss heard the word ¡°expensive¡± he started to think, Jose¡¯s eyes suddenly lit up, he knows this would be the best chance, so he added ¡°Boss Wang-un, everyone knows that you are so classy and refined. When you walk, girls will cower in admiration from your handsomeness, so not an ordinary phone can match up to your prestige. Thus I offered to you the most well-known phone in the world, the undefeated, undying - Nokea 3310 with its weight not less than five hundred grams no one will be disrespectful to you since you can use this as a hammer to punished those insolent man.¡± Jose then slowly gave the old phone to Boss Wang-un¡¯s hand however what transpired next was Jose¡¯s misfortune. Boss Wang-un suddenly smashed the old phone in Jose¡¯s face. ¡°Boy! Get out of here with your fucking phone¡± Boss Wang-un said angrily Jose was forcefully thrown out, the negotiation failed. He did not gained any useful information but rather a black-eye. It was already twelve midnight, Jose cannot be at ease knowing that his younger brother and other companions were still outside in the midst of chaos. His determination roused up, for him Mark was his only family left so he couldn¡¯t endure staying here waiting for any news. So with resolve determination burning through his eyes, he will searched every corner of the city just to find his brother. He prepared himself, Jose packed few goods; a bat for protection, 3 bottled water, 10 packs of biscuits and an old phone as a secondary throwing weapon. Fully prepared, Jose was certain to find Mark, He then went to a familiar guard keeper to bribe him with money to let him pass the gate and told him he will be back before morning. The guard accepted the deal since he knew well Jose that he will never try to escaped from the syndicate. The journey started, Jose planned was simple, to look first in the nearest public market which was 2 kilometers away. It would only takes 10 minutes to travel there if he use a public transportation but as of now every vehicle were still not operational so he was forced to travel on foot. Only few people could be seen outside. They preferred to stay at home to protect their property than leave their belongings even theirs an unknown threat from the golden hourglass. They can¡¯t be blamed, majority of the citizen can¡¯t get out of the city as main roads were completely blocked off; roads were full of blockades ¨C abandoned cars, burned furniture and miscellaneous objects. Finally, after an hour, Jose saw a familiar signage of the marketplace, ¡°Pasig Wet Market¡±. Not knowing where to start searching, he yelled out his younger brother name, hoping his brother will reply, but what he saw was few curious residents. Feeling anxious, as he checked the golden hourglass in the sky, it¡¯s already half-complete from filling up the lower glass. He only have exactly 12 hours to find Mark before the undetermined event to happen. Chapter III - Betrayal? Twelve hours before the golden hourglass to completely filled its lower glass, Jose was searching for his brother in different place he was familiar, yet he still did not find any clue. Meanwhile in the old warehouse, the hideout, a number of people could be seen entering the gate. One of them seems so familiar, a boy with dull eyes, black dishevel hair and brownish complexion was currently entering the premises but what makes him stand out among the rest was he was using a walking stick to support his crippled legs. Indeed it was Jose¡¯s younger brother, Mark. As if the world was playing with them, Jose had no idea that his brother already returned to the hideout. On the other hand, Mark was also worried of his big brother whereabouts. But unlike his big bro, he was currently not physically suitable to find Jose all by himself, so he only hoped Jose was waiting for him here in the warehouse. Meanwhile, Big boss Wang-un have received the news of the returned of his underlings. He ordered his men to organize them to put in a secured room for inspection and he will go checked them personally. Normally, he will ordered his men to checked this returnee, however things were different, chaos were everywhere thus for him it was fortune. He will not let his men take advantage of the profit, he knows some will try to hide their quotas. While checking, Boss Wang-un suddenly caught sight of Mark, he ordered his men to bring the crippled boy at the secured room for inspection. After inspection, Boss Wang-un was very pleased even though Mark was crippled he was currently have the highest quota. He thought ¡°this crippled boy was very profitable, he did not even tried to hide any quota... Hmmm. Maybe he already learned from his past mistake. Suddenly, Mark said¡± Big Boss, did you ever saw my big brother?¡± Boss Wang-un suddenly remembered Mark was the younger brother of Jose. He though ¡°That idiot who tried to bribe me with an old phone, let Jose pay me for finding his younger brother, I was the one who found his younger brother right? Haha!¡± While he called someone to find Jose in the vicinity. After a while, one of his subordinate walked inside the room and silently whispered him that Jose could not be found anywhere and it seems that he went out to find his younger brother. Boss Wang-un was so enraged, someone in his domain went out without any permission. That was like a direct slap to his face. He almost want to kill this young man in front of him, however he remembered that this situation can still become an advantage for him. He ordered two men to guard the room and not let Mark go out of the room. After that, he instructed his loyal thugs to call everyone attention and informed them he will announced few things. In an open-space people were crowded, waiting for the announcement from Boss Wang-un. All of them were not glad to come here since it¡¯s in middle of the night, they were trying to have a good night sleep you know. And they all experienced that every time Boss will announced something, it would be burden to their side. Who would be glad to listen to their own death sentence? Boss Wang-un was currently standing in front of the crowd, using a wooden table as a platform to stand taller among the rest. Surveying the crowd, he estimated that he have at least 300 subordinates whether they were loyal thugs or captive children. ¡°ehheem. Everyone good day, I know some of you were not in the mood to listen, but due to current events happening outside and¡­ inside, we need to clarify few things. First, no one is allowed to go out without my permission!¡± Boss Wang-un said as he looked fiercely to the crowds, he want to established authority, he was really piss when he heard that someone escaped his control. Soon the crowds started to gossip and tried to guessed who made the boss this annoyed. ¡°Quiet! Second we will stop our daily quotas¡± Boss said¡­ The people were dumbfounded, they felt someone made the greatest joke, did the boss said ¡°stop the daily quota¡±? ¡­ Rejoiced the people felt, some were crying while others hugging each other. But shortly they were dragged again to hell, as the Boss continued¡± Yes, we will stop our daily quotas, because everyone will be mandatory to join my raid squad¡­You might be reading a stolen copy. Visit Royal Road for the authentic version. Raid squad¡­ F*ck, raid squad my ass. It was just free labor! The crowd were in uproar, indeed the boss¡¯ raid squad were people who will be directly under him when they plunder or do illegal acts, however unlike previously, all their spoils of war will be directly given to the boss. ¡°It will only be temporary, due to the circumstance outside, we need to be more united! haha.¡± Boss Wang-un evilly laughed, and he continue.¡± third rules would be special¡­, all of you know Jose, right? ¡­ That despicable boy went out without my permission, and due to that incident, I was forced to take some adjustment like the raid squad, so blame him not me.¡± ¡°Jose! Sh*t¡­ what the¡± the crowd was enraged, to know someone have the guts to disobey Big boss they should consider Jose as their hero, however in this situation, the one suffering the aftermath were them, they counted Jose as their hell-bringer. ¡°So I request everyone that when his younger brother, Mark asked about his big brother whereabouts, deny it or much better tell him that his Big brother left him.¡± Boss Wang-un know some will not obey his order so he added ¡°Anyone who don¡¯t follow my order especially my third rule, I¡¯ll personally skinned him alive in front of everyone!¡± The people who heard his threat know that he was not joking, they felt a deep enmity towards his word so they buried in their mind all the rules especially the third rule. A simple lie can¡¯t hurt them they assumed. Afterward people were dispersed, and Mark was already permitted to leave the interrogation room. He was silently walking in the vicinity, searching for his brother. Soon he saw a familiar person and he tried to get the person¡¯s attention. That person saw Mark, but his reaction was unexpected, the person run away with his fastest speed he can exert, it seemed that person saw his debt collector that when he got caught, he will be stripped naked for not paying his debt in time. Clueless of what happened, Mark continue his search but anytime he saw someone, he felt odd. People were trying to get away from his sight, like a disease. Then without any other choice he went to Boss direct subordinates. ¡°Sir, what¡¯s happening here?¡± he politely asked a thug near him, playing chess with another man at that moment. The thug was annoyed, he was about to be checkmate by the opponent, if he lose the game then he need to pay the wager and now someone disturbed his focus he wants to punch this boy. But seeing that it was Mark, he became excited. ¡°This was a great chance to create easy cash¡± he thought. ¡°Oh! What do you need?¡± the thug calmly said to Mark. Mark was confused, he was preparing to receive a blunt response, since he was used to being bullied by this kind of man. ¡°Well, did you see my big brother, Jose? Mark asked. ¡°That¡­ for that information I think you need to compensate my effort for giving you this shocking news¡± the thug directly asked for a payment. Mark was somewhat confused, what shocking news he was talking about? Did something happen to my big brother... And how much did this idiot wants me to pay for that news? And how reliable that news would it be¡­ In the end he don¡¯t have other choice, Mark gave the thug 100.00 PHP and a pack of cigarette which the thug happily accepted but the information that was given to him made him feel that he was deceived. You were been abandoned by your big brother, Jose escaped. ¡°Who would believe that, my big brother dumped me?¡± Mark thought, trying to fix his mindset ¡°In the past he have the chance to leave this place but he didn¡¯t, he cared for me, my only family¡­ He went to other thugs, bribed by easy cash, he asked about his brother situation but all of them said the same thing that he was left out by his brother. He¡¯s trust to his brother started to sway but he still tried to hold on, at last he found someone with credible background. ¡°Carla!¡± Mark shouted when he saw a familiar girl. The girl was surprisingly calmed as if she¡¯s already prepared to be asked when she saw Mark walking towards her. This girl, Carla was one of his few acquaintances here in the warehouse since the first day, he remembered that this girl really cared to his and his brother circumstance, so he was someone expected to tell him the truth since she doesn¡¯t have any reason to lie. ¡°Carla, its urgent do you know what happen to my big brother?¡± he asked, nervously. Lingering the fear that the following words will break his last barrier of trust to his brother. Carla replied ¡°uhmm, Mark¡­ I do not know how to say this¡­ but y..your brother left with his belongings¡­, maybe..he..¡± ¡°STOP! I don¡¯t want to hear your lies!¡± Mark can no longer endure his frustration, he don¡¯t know what to believe, but all the people even Carla, who he consider as a person he can slightly trust said the same thing. ¡°JOSE! Am I that useless to you, Am I burden that you really want to dumped, because I¡¯m a crippled boy?!¡± Mark suddenly smash his walking stick in the wall. *Thggg*. He can¡¯t balance his body so leaned in the wall as he start crying¡­ ¡°Hehe...HAHAHA! I¡¯m useless, I¡¯m powerless, Family? That¡¯s bullshit, I¡­?¡± Mark was loss, anger swelled, It was really a destructive psychological attack for a crippled boy be left out by the only person he consider a family. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Mark¡± Carla mumbled to herself as he silently walked away from him.