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Hidden Lens in the Corner of Death
"Scrub the rims harder, Miller. I still see coyote blood stains there."A mocking laugh sounded from the porch of the Sheriff's office. Deputy Higgins threw a half-full paper coffee cup, landing it right in a puddle near David's knee. A splash of dirty coffee hit the frayed jeans worn by the former ruler of the world."Yes, Sir," David answered with a flat and hoarse voice.The midday sun beat down on the asphalt of the Upstate New York police station yard without mercy. David swallowed saliva that felt dry in his throat. He pressed a foam sponge soaked in industrial-grade chemical cleaning soap against the hull of the black-and-white SUV patrol car. The soap was extremely harsh, not designed to be touched without protective gloves, causing the skin on David's palms to blister, redden, and peel.A stinging pain bit every time the chemical foam entered the unhealed bruises on his knuckles. However, David did not stop scrubbing. With every scrub, he imagined Arthur's face sleeping sound
The First Crack in a Mortal Life
The night rain battered Upstate New York with a constant, depressing rhythm. Water droplets hit the tin roof of the Miller family's wooden house, creating a gloomy harmony that masked the creaking floorboards from Elena's every step. Outside, the tomato field that was their livelihood slowly drowned in mud and darkness, along with David's shattered pride.Inside the cramped bathroom illuminated only by a yellowish bulb, David sat stiffly on the edge of the dull porcelain bathtub. He had taken off his torn, dried-blood-stained flannel shirt. His upper body was exposed, revealing a new map of bluish-purple bruises layered over the thick scar tissue on his back.Elena stood in front of him. Her hands trembled slightly as she dipped a cotton ball into a bottle of cheap antiseptic alcohol. Her eyes, which usually radiated the warmth of a queen, were now dim, swollen after hours of holding back tears.Not a single word was spoken between them. The silence in the small
Extortion (The Price of Peace)
SPIT!Sheriff Tate spat a wad of tobacco-laced saliva onto the muddy ground, landing just centimeters from David's face as he remained bowed, clinging to the man's boots. An arrogant, disgusted smile was clearly stamped on the corrupt cop's face. For a man who made a living intimidating small-town residents, the sight of a father begging and crying at his feet was a drug more intoxicating than alcohol."You are truly pathetic, Miller," Sheriff Tate scoffed, lightly kicking David's shoulder so the man swayed slightly to the side, though his hands remained glued to the dirty boots. "Watching you crawl like a dog like this... honestly, it almost makes me pity you."Tate grabbed the collar of David's torn and blood-stained flannel shirt, forcing David to kneel upright and look him directly in the eye. David's bruised brown eyes stared back, concealing the cosmic storm held back behind his mortal human shell."I am a reasonable man," Tate said in an exaggerate
The Kneeling King
"David!" Elena's scream sliced through the cold twilight air. The sound of the screen door slamming open was heard alongside Arthur's hysterical crying.David's eyes, reddened by blood and mud, shifted toward the porch. Elena ran, stumbling over the wet ground, tightly clutching Arthur's small, struggling body in her arms. The face of the woman who had once been a mafia queen turned deathly pale, pure terror radiating clearly in every line of her face."Don't come any closer, Elena! Stay there!" David shouted hoarsely, blood spurting from his torn lips. His voice was drowned out by the sound of rain and the crunch of approaching boots."Stay right there, Mrs. Miller, or we will consider this resisting an officer," one of the deputies threatened, pointing his baton at Elena, who instantly froze. Arthur hid his face in Elena's chest, his tiny body trembling violently.Sheriff Tate scoffed in disgust at the terrified little family. He turned back to David, w
A Body That Betrays Its Master
The late afternoon sun in Upstate New York shone weakly through the grey clouds. A cold wind blew, carrying the scent of wet earth and rotting tomato leaves, sweeping across the Miller family farm which looked incredibly desolate.David Vexley, who was still feeling the bruises from the impact in the principal's office yesterday afternoon, stood in the middle of his vast tomato field. He wore the same faded flannel shirt, ignoring the stinging pain that radiated up his back every time he bent over to move a full harvest basket. Tomorrow was the day to pay the land rent. These three hundred kilograms of tomatoes were the only line of defense between his family and a life of homelessness.The roar of heavy car engines broke the silence of the afternoon.Two black-and-white police patrol SUVs sped across the muddy dirt road toward David's wooden house. The cars did not slow down as they entered the yard, their large tires splashing mud toward the rickety wooden por
A Terrifying Knock on the Door
"Just a little more, shift it slightly to the left," David muttered to himself. He bit his lower lip, enduring the chronic pain that throbbed again in his back as he bent over the slippery tin roof of the chicken coop.The drizzle hadn't completely stopped. The afternoon air in Upstate New York felt incredibly cold, making David's breath form puffs of white smoke every time he exhaled. He tightened his grip on the rusty hammer in his right hand, then carefully struck the final nail.CLANG. CLANG. CLANG.The sound of metal striking metal was enough to cover the creaking of David's stiff joints. Since losing his Avatar powers, his body was no longer immune to fatigue or freezing temperatures. Every physical task felt ten times heavier. However, this chicken coop roof had to be repaired before winter arrived, or they wouldn't have a supply of eggs to sell.David wiped the sweat and rain from his forehead with the sleeve of his worn-out flannel shirt. He slow
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