Hope •Jhope fanfic•

Dream

9 Years Ago, Memorial Place

My best friend and I found the brother of who murdered our father.

"I'm sorry. I tried stopping him." The man says, with a weak voice.

"YOU'RE A MONSTER. HOW COULD YOU?" Hobi yells.

"I-I'm sorry." He says.

Hobi lets go of him and the man drops a note, leaving the place.

We pick up the note

Today is my suicide. 16/06/2009

The guilt of knowing I could've stopped my brother from killing 2 fathers and himself. How I wish I tried harder. I hope I can drown my guilt.

We were shocked at the note and tried to find the nearest river.

after 20 minutes, we arrived at this abandoned river. We could see the man slowly drowning. We yelled for him but after 2 seconds, he went down and down the deep river.

Hobi runs and I just stay there, frozen.

Hobi turns back to me

"Chestnut. ARE YOU NOT GOING TO SAVE HIM?!" 

"HIS BROTHER MURDERED OUR FATHER." I yell while crying.

He slaps me, "SNAP OUT OF IT."

He ties a rope around himself and turns around,

"My life and his life is on the line. Save us or kill us both." He says, going into the water.

He goes in the water and finds the man. He swims and swims deeper by the second.

I was so angry I could not think. I didn't want to save the brother who murdered my father. I saw the rope going down and down. It was my decision. 

Save them both

Or

Kill them both.

I knew I'd live my whole life with guilt. I quickly grab the rope and pull hard on it. It was hard pulling 2 people up, but I did. Hobi saved the man. He was holding the man so I could pull him out. The thing is, both of them were unconscious. 

I went to Hobi and I didn't want to believe I could've killed him because I thought too late.

I remember my father told me safety rules if anything ever happens.

I did CPR and after 12 tries, I could hear him breathing

Suddenly, he coughed up a bunch of water and started breathing

"You saved us." He says

I nod while sobbing.

-Fast forward to hospital-

Hobi and I wait for the man in the hospital. We go and see him.

The man is conscious. He saw us and was speechless. He did not even talk.

I nod and leave.

*Hobi's POV*

Chestnut nods and suddenly just leaves. 

"I forgive you." I say. 

That was the hardest thing I've ever said in my life. The man started crying