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Kevin jolts up from the bed he is lying down on with a very big gasp for air. He thinks that he has died, because he clearly remembers his cousin, the one he blindly trusted, stabbing him in the neck. Surely, there is no way that he would have been able to survive that. With the amount of blood that oozed out of him, surviving is impossible. Except by a miracle...If this is heaven? Then why can he feel the soft fabric of the bedsheets against his skin, and why can he smell the sweetness of the flowers in the vase by the window? His throat ripples, but a sharp pain pierces him airway. "Argh..." His hand goes up, but it meets a bandage that he never knew was there in the first place. "You still have a lot of healing to do my friend, give it time." He looks up to see who owns the voice. He's a really tall man with the air of a very important person. Even with his very intimidating aura, the man smiles down at him, hands in pocket. "W– where am I? What am I doing here?" Kevin ask
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Gaston chuckles as he puts the blue gum back into the crate casually. "Have you been drinking, Roman? Since our days in the army, I have never known you to be a drinker..." Roman's jaw tightens. "And why would you even think that, Gaston? Are you trying to insult me?" "Because I don't understand why you would say that you made me President? You are just a common exsoldier, so what sorcerer is strong enough to give you such power?" Roman's eyes grow red. Gaston speaking like this makes him even angrier. "What has come over you, Gaston? You used to be such an upright man, and now I have caught you with your hands stained with filthy blood." Gaston claps his hands together as he throws his head back. "Bro, aren't you dramatic? Your talking of blood but what I have in my hands is gold. I dare say this is fucking better." He picks up the small bottle and holds it up, as if advertising it to Roman. "That is one of the most destructive things ever made, Gaston. Where on earth did yo
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"Oh, Roman? No one that you should be worried about." John waves off. He takes the notepad from Kevin and cuts off the page with the writing, before asking him to put it in his pocket. "Listen, don't look all suspicious, as if you have seen a ghost. Roman is my friend, and he is the first person I want to introduce you to." The magic works. Kevin's face lights up immediately. "Really? Ha! At least I'm getting introduced to someone today." John agrees with a smile. "When do I get to see your wife and kid though? I have always wanted to be a real Uncle!" "Really soon, Kev. Really soon." If not for the streetlights that has been set in strategic distances, and the glowing headlights, it would feel like they are driving into a bottomless abyss. That's how dark the night is. Yet, John makes jokes as he drives towards the Croft mansion, telling Kevin nothing but good things about Roman. He paints a picture of a long-standing friendship between he and Roman, and also says that Roma
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As soon as the cold air hits John's face, he feels like he is going to pass out on the floor. Oddly slouched, he slowly walk to his car. He sharply turns to the left and starts to throw up painfully. He has not had any real food today, because of his Uncle's burial, except for a few glasses of wine, and now he is paying for it. He feels horrible and miserable. This is like the worst day of his life. He wipes his hand over his mouth, and in the blurry yellow light of the evening, he thinks he sees some trace of blood. A rush of rage suddenly envelopes him, and he starts to angrily kick the tire of his car over and over again. "Argh! Fuck you, Uncle Von! Fuck you for not being able to keep it in your damn pants! This is the first time I've ever had something to myself and out have ruined it for me!" He is making so much noise and causing a nuisance that a security guard flashes light at him from the distance. "Hey! You! Get out of here!" This is so embarrassing for him. He get
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"Finna, do you know who those people are?" Mr Beerson asks. They all have their eyes on John and the strange couple. "I've never seen them in my life." Finna replies. Their eyes doesn't even move an inch away as John speaks to the pitiable duo, and then hands a card to them. After that, he adjusts the cuffs of his jacket and starts to walk back to them. "Who are those people?" Mrs Beerson wastes no time to ask. "They don't look like they belong here. Don't tell me that you invited them for your Uncle's burial." "I may be wrong, but I could swear that I heard the lady sobbing through out the service. Who is she?" Mr Beerson asks. John won't even look them in the face. "No one, they were just lost. Wanted to go to the funeral home at the other side of town." Finna doesn't believe a single thing that John has said. She has been married to this man for eight, going to nine years, and she knows when her husband is lying. "But you gave them a card." Finna says with a tone of suspi
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Ten days after the death of Von Kent, the Kent family comes out to make a public announcement. It's an announcement that shakes the entire country. The Kent family says they are deeply saddened by the death of Von Kent, and that he will be buried privately, and the public should give the family privacy to mourn…On the day of the burial, John, as the only surviving man in the family, is allowed to see his Uncle's body first. Since it's going to be a closed casket burial. His Uncle lays in the black coloured coffin. He looks like he is sleeping in the most uncomfortable position. The room for viewing Von Kent's dead body is located in a damp corner of the building, and the air is stiff. John stiffens and turns away. Seeing his uncle like this makes his stomach turn in knots, and tightens. “Another half a glass of wine?” Finna whispers from behind him. “Yes, please, and make it a full.” He murmurs. She gives it to him, and he murmurs a half-hearted thank you. Finna has kept a
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