10 Days to Forever

Part 15

Day 10 (Tuesday)

2:00am

Chimon was quietly observing the Alonzo house from his window when he noticed two men in black clothes and masks climbing over the gate. A sudden jolt of adrenaline rushed through his entire body and he immediately got up.

He woke Drake and Frank up, careful not to create too much noise or else they'll wake Rosa up too. They watched quietly as the men went around the Alonzo house before trying to force open the front door.

"Fuck," said Frank. "They must be the same burglars who ransacked our neighbor's house."

"Shit, what are we going to do?" Drake asked.

"Just the previous night, I saw a guy lurking in front of Pluem's house. I thought I was just imagining Pluem. I guess it was one of them.

"Guys I just realized, in my dream, I saw Pluem lying on his bed holding a knife impaled into his abdomen. I didn't exactly see him committing suicide. Someone else might have stabbed him!" said Chimon while rushing to the door. "I'm going to Pluem's house. Frank, alert the ambulance and the EMT. Drake call the police now!"

"Wait!" Drake hissed but Chimon had already left.

"Frank, go to the ambulance and tell them to get ready. While on your way, call the police. I'm gonna go follow Chimon," Drake told Frank.

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Pluem scratched his eyes as he woke up to the sound of his door being opened.

He was about to rise up when he felt something hard smack the back of his head. He immediately lost consciousness.

"Leave him alone!" shouted Chimon as he walked towards the guy who just smashed a wooden box on Pluem's nape.

He punched the burglar as hard as he could and prepared for him to fight back. However, the next thing he knew, the other thief came out of nowhere and stabbed him in the abdomen.

Chimon fell on the floor, writhing in pain.

Realizing that the house wasn't empty as they expected, the two burglars cursed and started running towards the stairs.

Unfortunately for them, Drake was waiting for them below with a baseball bat. Having been involved in too many fights, he easily took care of the two men, knocking them out on the floor in less than a minute.

"What happened? The police are on their way," Frank asked when he arrived with the EMT.

"I don-" Drake was about to say something when they heard Pluem scream.

"Chimoooonnnnn! Nooooo!!! Help!!!!"

Drake, Frank and the EMT wasted no time. They ran upstairs and found Pluem holding an unconscious Chimon who was laying on the floor, with a knife in his abdomen, his blood all over the place.

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4:00 am

Pluem woke up with a severe pain on the back of his head. His eyes widened when he realized he was lying on a hospital bed with Frank sitting on a chair beside him, crying quietly.

"What happened?" he muttered. Just by looking at Frank's face, he suddenly remembered everything that happened just two hours ago. How he woke up to see Chimon with a knife in his abdomen, his blood all over the floor. He remembered carrying Chimon to the ambulance but he passed out almost as soon as he laid Chimon on the stretcher.

"Frank, how's Chimon? Bring me to him please," he started panicking.

Frank calmly tapped his shoulder. "Pluem, please relax. You're not yet entirely okay yourself. Breath slowly."