It had been a very rainy day. The clouds were as black as a flock of crows, and the rain was so heavy that it would be painful to stay outside for too long.
There, nonetheless, were people walking to and fro in and out places they've probably never been before. Or maybe they had been there before. They were strangers.
But among those strangers were people who were brothers. Sisters. Cousins. Mothers. Fathers. Sons. Daughters. They all had a life of their own, whether it be pleasant or not. They still had a life. They still had a family, whether it be stable or not. They still had a family.
And Victor had realized that. But perhaps he realized it too late.
VICTOR'S POV:
"Listen, old man, you need to tell me where you wanna stay, I don't care! But you better not sell me out to the cops, get that?" I threatened, balling my fist up and brandishing it in his face.
The old man nodded. "It would be foolish of me to do that!"
"It would!" I picked him up and dragged him along the snow-blanketed sidewalks with millions of footprints along it. The old man, overly tired and freezing like an ice box, shivered as we went along. "Where are we going?" I asked irritably. "I think you better leave me from here, I got experience with this route. Thank you, young man.
"Also, remember what I told you! Make things right with your family, like you said you would!" He lectured. I didn't answer, and instead, headed for home.
As I did, tears started to roll down my face when I thought about all the horrible things I said to my mother, how the last time I saw my little brother was when we fought, and how much I disappointed my father by making such a jerk of myself. I stopped running, bent over to catch my breath. It's hard to run fast while you're crying.
I can't believe I trusted someone like Jugg. I'm so stupid! I thought, pounding myself in the face. I needed to get over it. All I needed to focus on was my family. The apartment complex was right around the corner, but a further corner, too far. I didn't really want to run that far since I was dead tired. But I had to. For my family.
The cold stabbed my lungs as I continuously breathed it in. It was two blocks away. I'll make it.
But then I tripped. I tripped and fell hard on my face, over some dumb bump in the sidewalk.
I swore a little, punching my fist to the ground, frustrated and growingly despondent.
I want to give up. I don't think I'll make it. But if I don't make it, then I can't make things right. If I give up, I'm giving up on them.
I got up.
I cut through the wind with the most aggressive force I could pull. I ripped open the door, heart beating like a rock band drum. I dashed upstairs to the 17th floor, and finally, I saw the apartment room door.
I prepared myself. But I couldn't prepare myself. I get what I get. If they hate me still, they have every right to do so. And no amount of preparation can brace me for that potential fact.
My hand was on the knob, and I slowly turned it and pushed. My heart was running a mile and skipping beats.
But there was no one on the other side.
"Hello?" I called out, taking a step in. It was so eerily quiet that KY ears started to ring, and I increasingly started losing my sense of security. The more I thought the more I started to worry. Could they have been kidnapped? The door was unlocked so—
"Oh my god!" I whisper-shouted. There was blood on the table, which was broken. There was a bullet mark on the other wall, which also had a bloodstain. I was shaking and started to feel my stomach turn inside out. "No," I whispered quietly to myself, "no, no, no, please... Please no!"
There wasn't any other explanation. They're all gone.
End of 8
WOAH WHAT JUST HAPPENED?
Okay, so, I had to refer to the old guy as "old man" cuz I forgot his name so forgive me please XD
I'm working on giving more detail in my stories so sorry if they're a little bland, but I tried to make up for it by giving this chapter a bit more character.
Hope you all enjoyed this chapter, Esie, I'm excited to see what you think >:) and yes this is a sad chapter but that's what you asked for so 
I kinda feel bad for Victor now but it's his fault XD
Let me know what ya guys think! Love you all!
