In Another Life

Chapter :5

As I walked Inside my house, My mother Embraced me. Shiela had always been high on her emotions, Dad and I would make fun of her when she cried while watching 'The Notebook' or 'Friends'.
'Who cries while watching 'Friends', mom?' I'd ask. 'Look how perfect Chandler and Monica are.' Used to be her reply. She had absolutely no Control over her emotions, She would Cry in public, Whistle out loudly on the playgrounds when I played Basketball, Stand up and applaud seeing me perform in cultural activities, She was Sentimental, I knew and therefore she hugged me for good 10 minutes before letting me settle in.
'Ethan is going to be fine, I assure you'
'Yeah', I replied.
'Don't start with your emotional drama, my daughter is home after a long while and she does not need to go through this just now.' My Dad said, while giving me a small hug.
'She needs us Parker, More than ever before. Stop joking around she has been through a lot lately.'
'I know that Sheila she is a strong woman and she will find a way out.'
'Stop fighting you both, I came home to relax for a while and not go through all this drama.' I said in anger.
'Fighting ? Who is fighting we are just discussing, Sweetheart.'
'Alright' I said, while entering my room and slamming the door behind me.
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I changed into A tank top and shorts, before settling myself on the bed. It had been a long week for me and I needed to rest for a while. I close my eyes to slip of into dreams where I and Ethan were together, Hand in Hand, walking on the beach.
A phone call, woke me up.
'They found Carl's license and a piece of his Shirt Soaked in blood', Emily said while crying at the other end of the phone.
'I'll be there in a moment' , I said while grabbing my car keys.
I drove as fast as I could, Only stopping for a while near Pike Bakers, to spot a dim light inside it. Getting down my car, I tried to peep through the windows. Silence was all I could hear and darkness was all I could see.
The thought of Emily worried, made me hurry back to my car.
Stopping at the front gate I realised how Powerful Agony was. It could change the place of laughter and Charisma, Into a black hole made up of fear and impotency.
Emily was sitting on the couch with a man who was half hugging her. She was looking down at her fingers when I interrupted the scene.
'This can be his blood', she said while pointing towards the stain on her thumb. I sat near her, while the man brought us two glasses full of water.
'This is Matthew, my younger brother' she said with a heavy voice while introducing me to that man.
With a short smile I greeted him And we sat there, whole night, without saying another word.
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An old lady had the last piece of bread to eat, she kept it carefully on her plate while she went to fetch a glass of water. As she returned, she saw her plate empty. A mouse was seen carrying the loaf, out of the house. The old lady then made her cat chase the mouse. The cat ran and grabbed the mouse, between her teeth. The loaf fell on the ground while the cat ate the mouse. After that the cat grabbed the loaf. Doubting the intentions of the cat, the old lady's dog chased it. The cat threw the loaf and ran away in utter horror. The faithful dog then brought the loaf back it's mistress. The old lady then rewarded the dog with that same piece of loaf. This was the story from Ethan's childhood. There were two things he learnt from this story. First of all, even if you consider yourself wicked and powerful there is always someone more powerful than you. That more powerful is waiting for your one stupid move, Which can help them turn the tables.
Secondly there is always someone who would take care of you even if you do not want them to. These are the kind of people whom you want to reward because they would do anything to see you happy.

Ethan knew that he was not the most powerful, that there were always people more powerful than him, people ready to crush him beneath their feet, Like Micheal young.
Then there was Samantha, the girl who Loved him more than anything in this world. This girl was travelling miles for him.
Day after day, night after night, she was looking for him, looking for some trace that would lead her to Ethan. But Ethan had no time to stop and wait for Samantha. He had to give justice to his parents death.