Hurt

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     A beautiful day at a pleasant village, humble and stable in character. People in prosperity and overall good progress in their work and social lives - It all changed one afternoon.

Look over there - a girl... all alone and defenseless.

"Hi how can I help you? Do you need something?" The girl questions Aven as she smiles in a kind manner.

     He didn't know what came over him, he did not have any control over his body or mind, he did not know what he was doing, he did not have any clue of the depth of his actions - he merely acted upon impulse.

"N-N- No, LET GO...stay away! No let me go! LET GO OF ME! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!... UGH!"

     The girl struggled as Aven brought her to a allyway-like area where her screams could bearly be heard, there he committed the unthinkable- unimaginable. The pain and agony the girl suffered was imense, but her life was taken after her torment. There covered in blood, she laid on the ground as her final breath escaped her lungs, her eyes set on the skies above. Aven looking down, stares at his hands wearing the red cursed gloves. His heart pounding faster than the speed of light, breathing became like drowning in water, his chest more heavier after every inhale of air, his body became like that of a dead man's - cold. Pushing himself back, he looks at what he had just done without a clue of how he ended up there. The panick began setting in, he couldn't believe his sight, he couldn’t understand what exactly happened, what took place, nor what he had done or why he did it. As he crawled away, everything around him came crashing down - all of his life along with it. He struggled to get up, he struggled to breathe, it wasn't untill he had gotten eight feet away that he had finally gotten up from the group. Making his way out of the area, he came across a person who became panicking after seeing his hands, clothes, and face covered in blood. The man then takes a step closer and turns slowly to the left noticing the lifeless of girl with torn clothes - his body flood with shivers and heart sinking to his stomach like a bomb. Aven looked into the man’s eyes as he took one step closer.

"Help... I didn't do it- I don't know what i did- i don't know what's going on... help me..." Aven broke down, he couldn't hold his tears or torn emotions.

"No- no...HELP! HELP! HELP! A MURDERER! THERE HAS BEEN A GIRL MURDERED!" The man yelled his lungs out, as he ran away in panick.

"N-n-no I didn't... I am not a murd-er-er... I am not... I am... a murderer." Responds Aven as he looks down at his hands once more.

What have I done? I- I- NO! WHAT HAVE I DONE?!

You wanted to do it, you loved every second of it, you wish you did it again.

      Aven's thoughts were overlapped with ones he thought were his own, he couldn't understand it - he didn't know which said the truth, was he merely lying to himself or defying himself by feeling guilty?

      Behind him in that very moment stood a mother and her daughter who happen to be passing by but came across Aven. They stayed there as they noticed him cover in blood while also seeing the body of a young girl still inside the hidden area. She grabs her daughter as he pushed her behind her in a defensive manner, her heart pumps and emotions run wild as she tried to remain calm to protect her daughter. Aven hears as the daughter begins to sob in the sight of the girl's lifeless body in the distance. Her mother holding her close behind her in fear. Aven turns and takes a step forward.

"Ma'am... please."

"NO- DON'T TAKE ANOTHER STEP...STAY BACK AND DON'T HURT US!! YOU ARE A MONSTER! A SAVAGE PIG!!! STAY BACK!!" The mother replies in such a firm way yet filled with fear.

"Please listen... help... I didn't do it! I don’t know... I didn't want to!! Hel-"

     In that very moment, before Aven could finish his statement, before he could even realize it he was surrounded by more than 10 armed guards all holding a spear and with swords on their waist, spear on the right hand and a shield on their left hand. All fully armored from head to toe. Aven could believe his sight, he became alarmed how many guards formed around him - not a single chance to escape.

"SURRENDER NOW! YOU HAVE NO WAY OUT! YOU ARE COMING WITH US, IS THAT UNDERSTOOD? YOU PILE OF SHIT! YOU DESERVE DEATH YOU PIG!" exclaims one of the guards while he slowly comes closer, still aiming his weapon to Aven to tie his hands with a rope.

      That afternoon, Aven was taken away by the guards into the prison. He didn't fight back, didn't day anything afterwards, nor did he even try to show any emotion. His face didn't change, neither did his lips ever move after arriving to the prison. It was as if he had accepted his fate and didn't even bother to speak, his silence was louder than his voice could've ever been.

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