Futility [Completed]

Six: Obscure Part 2

Min misses Yuan walking with them on this street going home. He miss his grandpa like voice, when he complain that they are slow or when Yuan was already tired and needs to go home first. Min miss all of that.
"Hey~ Min, I thought you want an Ice cream" Hence called him and Min notice that he walks pass through the store. He looks at me and he came back on the reality while thinking about Yuan.
"Sorry. You know no one can resist it, especially when it's free" he looked at Othello and teased him. Othello treats them Ice cream. While eating, Hence asked them something.
"Where is Marcus? I am still worried that he is nowhere to be seen"
"Are you sure Othello that he didn't say anything to you?" Min asked Othello and he nod as a response while eating his ice cream.
"I am really worried about him" Hence said with his lonely tone, while they are walking. Othello heads to his work. Min and Hence went to their streets.
"Goodnight, Hence" Min said without looking at Hence.
"Hence! Marcus is fine, trust me!" After Min said that to him. Hence gave him a hand sign of 'ok' and they both parted the way going home.

Min continue to walk and the nightmare starts to hunt him again.
"The vision that I hate it since she left me. The memories that I want to hide forever" Min's talking to himself while he walks in a fast phase, without looking at his back. He hurriedly opens the gate of his house and went inside. Dark and cold air welcomes him again. He opens the lights in the empty living room along with the dirty dining area and heads to his bedroom. When Min enter his room, he looks at his bed. He remembers that he forgot to make his bed again this morning.

"Min! I said clean up your mess and make your bed!" I heard a familiar voice.

I look myself at the mirror beside my bed, I saw her. The owner of the voice, my mom. I block my both ears and I hastily went inside my bathroom. I found my comfort inside my bathtub with the presence of a warm water. My obsession starts, when those nightmares start to chase me. I pat myself and trying to calm down. Whispering that everything is okay, everything is just an imagination. While I was doing that, my gaze was fixed on a photo in front of me that I stick in the bathroom wall. Our group picture. When the times that we are still fighting for our own happiness. The time when we starting to struggle in life. I smile and closed my eyes and let myself to feel the warm water. This how I end my every day, the everyday feeling lonely

A few days after, when Karu comeback from school, empty house welcomes her. Sharp was at his work right now. While I am busy preparing some food. Sharp texted me.
"Karu did, Marcus contact you today?"
"No" After my reply he didn't text me back.
"Where is he? Everyone is worried about him" I left my thoughts after I eat a snack, I found myself laying on my bed and still thinking about Marcus. They don't want to say that he went missing. I try to recall anything suspicious about Marcus, but I can't remember anything.

The next day I am busy preparing breakfast, while sleepy Sharp is waiting in the living room. Should I say the thing about Marcus' wrist?
"Ah!" I remember that I am cutting the tofu and I accidentally cut my finger. Sharp heard me, he approach the kitchen and he hold the damaged finger to stop from bleeding. While he was doing the first aid, I said something to wake him up more.
"I saw cut and visible wounds on Marcus' wrist" He really look shocked when I confessed that to him.
"What did you say!? Karu! You know this is a serious matter. Why- argh!" He said and went to the living room. I know he was mad. Sharp decided to call everybody to inform the others about the information that I told him.
"Gray! Karu just told me that she saw some cut and visible wounds on Marcus' wrist" Sharp start to call them one by one and after few minutes they all here.
"What?! Are you serious? Where the heck is he?" Othello said worriedly after he heard about Marcus' wrist.
"Wait, last night I visited their house and still the same, nobody was home" Gray added,
"Does Marcus parents know this? I mean where they are?" Sharp asked.
"They are just 4 hours flight away here. I try to contact them and they said that they will be back today" I finally said to them, that I contact Marcus parents,
"When did you called them?" Min asked me.
"Last night"
"Okay stay here. Try to call Marcus as possible" my brother said to me and when they were about to leave. Someone open the door and it was Marcus parents.
"Where is Marcus?" Marcus parents asked as soon they enter the house.
"We still don't know. We are looking for him right now and report it to the police. Mr. and Mrs. Kerr" I heard Othello trying to explain to Marcus Parents and staying positive for the sake of both part.
"Karu, stay here and wait for us" Sharp said, I went beside Marcus mom and trying to comfort her.
"First we need to go to the police and report this thing" Sharp said.
"What is the real situation here, Karu?" Marcus mom asked me,
"I saw his wrist... full of scars when he tries to harm himself. I'm so sorry at first I don't know if-" I don't know how to explain this but Marcus father suddenly talk.
"It's okay Karu you don't need to say sorry" I nod politely to them.
"I can't wait here, I will go with you boys." Marcus father added. They all left. Mrs. Kerr and I are alone and I decided to calm ourselves.
"How's Marcus before he went missing?" Marcus mom and I still in the living room and sat together on the sofa.
"I really don't know, but I heard he was having a hard time with his entrance exam"
"I guess it's my fault again, our fault" When Marcus mom said that, I hug her immediately and trying to calm her.
"Mrs. Kerr, don't blame yourself. It's not your fault either Marcus. Let's hope he is fine, I trust him"
"I don't know Karu, I am scared again. Scared to the possible things." I continue to comfort her, hugged her and after a few minutes, I ask her.
"Do you want some tea Mrs. Kerr?" she nods and I left her.
While I was doing some tea for Marcus mom, I saw a painting near on the back door of the kitchen it was a painting about 'Chrysalis' and I saw Gray's signature and on the left side of the painting was about 'Carnation Mauve'. I think I have an idea where Marcus went. I call my brother and told them where is Marcus.
"Okay, thank you, Karu" after Karu called Sharp, he gathered them.
"We all know where his brother's tomb right? Karu thinks that Marcus might be there" he tries to explain to them what Karu told him.
"At this hour? And this day...Wait" Othello's word was confusing for them,
"It was Dylan's death anniversary" Marcus father abruptly said. They all look at their phones and saw a reminder that it was last week, Dylan's birthdate and his father was right, today is the death anniversary of him. Sharp look at Othello, he looks so disappointed and at the same time worried.
"I always remember it but I was afraid. I know the fact that Marcus always went there, but I keep ignoring the reality that I want to believe" Othello's thought while walking to Dylan's grave, it was on the mountains and difficult to find, but they manage to make it and finally they saw Marcus lying unconscious beside his brother's tomb.
"Marcus!" His father screams and approach his son, Marcus both wrist had a deep cut. Karu is right, he has visible wounds too in his wrist.
"What happened to him?" Othello's thought while looking at the unconscious body of Marcus.
"It looks like he just cut himself before we got here" the rescue team said, they came along with them while searching for Marcus.