CH= 27 part 1
Hello, you and I are both continuing this TDS series together. To be honest, there may still be grammar and spelling mistakes because I usually don't create detailed roadmaps.
Now Next...
NARRATOR VOICE
The scene opens inside Manu's dream...
Manu = Don't hit me... It's mine...
NARRATOR VOICE
Manu was inside a small room. His body was covered with punishment marks.
An older woman entered the room. Behind her stood Manu's younger brother.
Old Lady = Why are you so angry? He only borrowed it for a little while.
Manu = That's my diary! It's mine! It's not some item list. Nobody can read it unless I allow them to.
Old Lady = So you've grown up enough that now we need your permission?
NARRATOR VOICE
The old lady slapped Manu.
Manu immediately began crying.
Old Lady = Calm down.
I said calm down!
NARRATOR VOICE
Another slap.
Then another.
And another.
She kept hitting him until his cheeks became swollen.
Yet she didn't stop.
Each hit became harder than the previous one.
Eventually, Manu's tears stopped flowing.
At that moment, another elderly woman entered the room.
Her face was pale yellow.
Deep wrinkles covered her skin.
She walked slowly with the support of a wooden stick.
Her hands trembled as she approached Manu.
Manu was still holding his cheek.
Manu = Grandmother...
Grandmother = Do you want to kill him?
Old Lady = Mom, don't take his side.
He can't even share one thing with his younger brother.
And now he's saying we need his permission before doing anything.
Grandmother = Leave.
I'll talk to him.
NARRATOR VOICE
The two left.
But before leaving, they threw Manu's diary into the fire.
Manu = Grandmother, they started it first. I—
Grandmother = Listen, child.
Just hear what they're saying.
NARRATOR VOICE
His grandmother tried to comfort him before quietly leaving.
Manu (Thought) =
Who am I?
Why am I even breathing?
I want to die.
NARRATOR VOICE
Manu began creating a suicide plan.
Suddenly, a girl from his imagination appeared.
Above her head floated a name.
Tsukasa.
Tsukasa = You're afraid.
Manu = I have nobody.
Tell me...
What identity do I have?
My decisions have no value.
My privacy has no value.
I can't even express my emotions.
"When someone is broken by their own people, where do they go?"
"When someone is thrown out by their own home, where do they go?"
Tell me.
Tsukasa = You can't keep running from reality.
You have a peaceful place.
A healing place.
Come with me.
Let me tell you a story.
Once, a snake entered a school.
Four different times it tried to bite a boy.
Each time, the boy somehow survived.
But eventually, the snake wrapped itself around his body.
It coiled tighter and tighter.
Its head remained near the boy's face, ready to strike.
Manu = Then what happened?
Tsukasa = The more the boy struggled...
The tighter the snake squeezed.
The more he tried to run...
The tighter it became.
Eventually, the boy stopped running.
Manu = And then?
Tsukasa = The snake let him go.
But the people who kept running from it until their final breath...
They died.
NARRATOR VOICE
Time passed.
The day finally came when Manu's grandmother was taking her final breaths.
She wanted to see him.
Manu sat beside her.
She smiled gently.
Grandmother =
Manu...
Everyone has problems.
But the person who can still smile and find happiness in the middle of those problems...
That person can overcome even the biggest difficulties.
Let me repeat it.
Everyone has problems.
The question is...
Can you still smile in the middle of them?
NARRATOR VOICE
Those were her final words.
A few moments later, her heartbeat reached zero.
Even after death...
A peaceful smile remained on her face.
Nobody understood the meaning of her words.
Some thought she was giving a clue about hidden wealth or a family secret.
But Manu understood exactly what she meant.
NARRATOR VOICE
The scene shifts back to Manu as he remembers the dream.
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COMING SOON...
First of all, I know this chapter is very short.
But this isn't the ending.
This is only Chapter 27 - Part 1.
Part 2 might be the final half.
To be honest, I've been sad for a long time.
Many people try to stop me from reaching my own peaceful place.
But once I get there...
There is no turning back.
One piece of advice as a friend:
Don't constantly suppress and control your emotions.
Let yourself feel them.
Not forcefully.
Just naturally.
Go with the flow.
The emotions that have been blocked for years will slowly open up.
Don't ignore them.
Don't lock them away.
Trust me.
Ignoring them only creates more pain.
Take care.
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And brothers...
If you're enjoying the story, throw a stone at it.
I mean a Power Stone.
The red one.