The Substitute

12

Zhan was crying, and he didn't know why. His heart hurt, and he still could not understand why.

"Why are you crying? The last time you cried this much was at you parents funeral, mom, are guys calling for me? Is this the feeling of dying. I am already fated to die. Why must it be prolonged any longer, maybe if I can cut it short." Zhan was a mess and not thinking straight. He took a razor, and he was ready to end his misery.

"I'm sorry, I am a terrible son, I can't do what I've promised you, I want this nightmare to end and be together with you all." Zhan was about to cut when the razor was slapped out of his hands. He was startled that he snapped back and looked up to see who it was.

"Have you lost you mind, are you that desperate to die!?" Haikuan yelled at him. This young man has just been around for two days, and Haikuan could see his soul leave his body when he walked into his room after knocking so many times and heard nothing.

"Yes! Yes! I wanna die, why should I live. Why did you stop me? It would have been all over!" He yelled back and shuffled on the ground to pick up the razor, but hiakuan beat him to it and held him down.

"Zhan! listen to me! I am here, I won't let anything happen to you. You are like a little brother to me, don't you consider me as your elder brother? " Haikuan asked as he held him in place. Zhan stopped kicking free and let Haikuan hold him, and his tears ran wild.

"Tell gege everything, if it is within my capabilities I will help you. Calm down, everything is going to be alright, trust me, would you? " Haikuan coaxed until Zhans cries died down for him.

After a couple of minutes, zhan relaxed and told Haikuan every from the moment his mother died to living in the mental hospital for a year, Haikuan had a hard time swallowing everything it was too much for just one night.

Zhan felt much better after talking. Haikuan led him to bed and tucked him in, he took out a book from the shelf.
" What are you doing, i think i am too old for bedtime stories," Zhan spoke as he smiled at the thought.

"Just listen," that's all Hakuan said before he started reading. By the time he was about to finish, he looked over the book and saw Zhan fast asleep.

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