TRINITY (THE TERRIBLE TRIO)

Chp 33 : PAST TRAUMA AND THE CHANGE 2

10:00 AM.
J.J HOSPITAL.

Ken woke up from a long sleep. He looked around him. Daniel and Jake were sleeping with their heads on Ken's bed.

"Hey guys! Wake up!" said Ken.

"Eh...oh! You are awake?" said Daniel as he woke up on hearing Ken.

"Yeah..." said Ken.

Daniel looked at Jake who was still asleep.

"Hey! Wake up you bastard!" said Daniel loudly.

Jake woke up suddenly.

"Huh...I am sorry f**k. We came here at 2-3 AM or something." said Jake as he rubbed his eyes.

"I told you not to come with me." said Daniel.

"Hey! Chill now." said Ken.

"How are you feeling now ma boi?" asked Jake.

"I am good...I guess." replied Ken."Have you seen Marco?"

"Nah, we just woke up. We came here around 3 AM. We met Marco in the lobby when we arrived, after that we came here and fell asleep." said Daniel."Btw, tell us your whole story. What happened with you, how this all happened..."

Ken narrated the whole incident that happened with Xiang and the cartel. Daniel and Jake listened to Ken in awe.

"Woah! You must've had lots of fun. And Marco...he is a beast." said Jake.

"Did Marco tell you why he went crazy like that? Humans do change emotions often according to the situation but getting this extreme was something else." said Daniel

"I asked him the same thing last night but he said I will tell you tomorrow." replied Ken.

Just the Marco came into the room with snacks for the three.

"Hey guys! Take these. I sneaked them here for ya'll. Especially for Ken." said Marco excitedly.

"Guess someone's gonna eat hospital food for a while...." said Jake teasing Ken.

"Now tell us.... why you went berserk?" asked Daniel.

"Is it important for you to know?" replied Marco with another question.

"Yes!" said all three firmly.

Marco started narrating his story.

"It started since I was 5 years old. Until I was 5, me, my mama and papa, were a happy and loving family. Papa was an accountant and mama was a house wife.We were just a middle class family who discovered happiness in little things. Our small house was our palace. Our simple meals were our expensive treats. I used to go to school too. We were contented with our life.

But one day, papa took a loan from a loan shark. He took it because he wanted to take us, his family, to a new apartment. The loan shark granted him the loan with some interest and deadline on it. We bought a new house. It was too big. I ran all around the house. We had a little open space to the right of our house. Me and mama planted many trees in that space.

Everything was going as planned but one day my papa lost his job due to some unknown reason. He began his search for new job. Even after 2 months, he didn't get any job. He was worried about the deadline of paying the loan back too. That time a guy which he met one night introduced him to gambling.

On the first day of gambling, my father won a big hand. He was happy. After 2 months of search for job, when he got no result, he saw a glimmer of hope in gambling.

That night he came home drunk with a happy face. Mama was a little worried after looking at his state but she handled him. Papa had bought expensive dinner for us that day.

Being a little child, I only thought that this was a little treat from papa to liften the mood in the house. We had a great dinner that night.

While going to sleep, papa told my mama that there's no need to worry about the deadline and he will pay back the loan. Mama asked the most obvious question. Where did you get the money from? Fid you get a new job?

Papa's reply was that mama should believe in him and let him take care of those affairs.

The next day papa again gambled. He won. He won the next day too. And the next day. And the next.

Papa was in a castle of happiness and enjoyment.....but soon....the castle collapsed.