A red iron mechanic horse galloped on the mountain. A young teenage boy with the amber eyes was driving his new red velvet baby, the recent bolt speed model manufactured by Volkov Corporation. The gift his father gave him because he was his favorite. Stamped his feet on the pedal to accelerate the speed, the boy had no single idea imagine the danger of it. The gage’s pointer rotated to the higher and higher number, not the max speed yet as Alex and Natalia stayed in the car, anyway it fast enough to make them could not sit still. Natalia insisted on being his passenger because the boys were only fifteen that day. It was illegal to drive at that age but for the upper of the upper class like them; they did not have to worry about it. If the police came with or without the knowledge of their surnames, he could pay for the silence and chased them away. They would be happy with the money they got for the debt payment or a luxurious dinner for once in their life. Still, Natalia insisted to come with them, a caring woman she was and always be. She sat on the back seat and Alex on the front seat. Ben raced his new baby on the mountains in Milo. Their resort was at the top of the hill, above the others. Ben would take his passengers to their luxurious escape.35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd6W8xLV3ZV
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“Ben, slow down,” warned Alex. He pretended to be a good boy in her eyes. If there were only two, he would not say this and might request for the max speed.copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡO2GtkkwR9H
“Are you alright, Nat?” He asked her.copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡjrDg8iFKFE
“I’m alright,” she said softly but could not hide her fear. However, Ben pretended not to be aware of it and claimed to his friend that it was okay. “Don’t worry. I will fly to our castle within seconds, WooHoo!”copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡBpYHx4QA35
Don’t do that.copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡfS7WmrgSip
“What?” copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBQdSYvyJa
Alex looked at him. “What?”copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡckAb27fSIi
“Do you say anything?”copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡXYb5UxwbpO
“No, but slow down.”copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡAYqrbiqHQ9
“Nat? Do you say anything.” copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡR3usexAuqi
“No.” copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡNnhYscvZnU
Stop being senseless! Slow down. Fucking shit, you must hear me!copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡNYTep5wQMm
But Ben could not hear himself. Driving nearly the max speed made him feel like conquering the world. He took over the iron machine, whipping the metal animal. Unfortunately, the iron horse was not a good obedient pet. His intention completely failed. The car slipped into the sea below. Lucky that he did not open the vehicle’s roof, but the automatic airbag overdid its duty as it knocked his head bumping with the seat and turned unconsciousness for a while. The same old event he tried so hard to prevent it but it was impossible so he just let it happened, again and again. copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Epv6E2G8s
“Alex…Ben...Alex…Ben”copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡZVQgTjspiQ
Ben in the memory was underwater and he was inside that Ben. The windshield was cracking. The water gradually leaked inside. The boy inhaled so hard to wake his own consciousness. In a blink of eyes, he destroyed the airbag that prevented him to move; he took off the belt. In horror, as he turned to check Alex, his best friend was not saved from the airbag. Alex probably got attacked several hits from the car’s tripping. The door at his side got the hit and the metal cover crushed his body. The hard plate entrapped the tall boy while the airbag blocked Ben to rescue him. A Volcov heir was totally unconscious and badly injured. Ben looked at the erosion on the windshield. He knew he must be hurry before the car sinking deeper and deeper and the water poured inside.copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡj6OdkeiR45
“Nat!” As he checked the woman behind him, more terrified and the worse than Alex, her lower body was trapped and crushed completely. She was done.copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡe5KDAQiDxr
“No…no…no…I’m sorry, Nat.” His mouth trembled.copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6wmWNgggFy
“Help…him…save…him,” she said with the blood covering on her sweet face like a red mask.copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ZFUc08vRd
He tried to focus on his friend, the metal pieces that Alex’s body got entrapped slowly split out so Ben could drag him out of it. However, they had to pay for the price too, this method created more channels for the water to get inside.copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡB5jlJUb2xJ
Ben reached to Natalia’s arm but she lost. Her eyes still opened wide as though she wanted to ensure Alex would survive. Her breath was no more. Her blue eyes, the only blue in Volcov family, were blank.copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡtDgPz36QjL
“Nat? Please? Stay with me, with us.” She did not either move or speak. Her chest was motionless. She was dead…for real. “Please, Nat. Breathe!” The metal moved but her spirit still did not return to him.copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡoqL4kY5ttW
“No, please, wake up. I help you out.” He called her and used his power to save her as he had done to Alex. Alex’s breathed slowly on his laps but in the unnatural position. Ben knew he had no time to help her; or else, Alex would follow her too. The water level increased in every breath he took.copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡH520qMUCOs
I can’t do anything. I’m sorry.copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡlh5B7FFdvZ
“Nat…I’m sorry.” He reached to her and pressed his lips to those lips, gently. They were still warm as if she was alive. “I’m sorry,” the boy was crying as if the heart was crushed too. Ben looked at the windshield, suddenly, it crumbled. Water mercilessly attacked but they also had the chance to get out. He wrapped his arms around Alex and got out of the car. His eyes stared at Natalia who was sinking down with his baby’s wreckage, buried under the seabed.copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡZUpKZKJ4ed
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Ben stood watching Alex lying on the hospital bed surrounded by his family. He waited until they were about to get out of the room. Before they went out, Vlad, sharing the same appearance as his first younger brother, came to him and gently touched his shoulder.copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡkGWqh35XhB
“It’s accident, Ben.”copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡWgwm1v6LAl
It’s not. I caused it. I did it. copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡYBhgFeYw6j
The young man held his tears, knowing wholeheartedly that Alex’s big brother would thank him without knowing the truth, without realizing he talked to the murderer. copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡaqZ7QhaWes
“I’m sorry. My carelessness, my fault only.” copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡybJ5xLAEwb
“What’re you talking about? You saved my brother’s life. Be brave. Thanks for taking care of him until we come. You can rest, Ben. It’s my turn now and Nik will come tomorrow.” copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡZuNhKtvJZC
“I’ll do it. Don’t you work?” copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2a31hUjsRx
“That one on the bed is my brother, is he? Don’t worry. But if you want to stay, it’s okay. Let me send them back. I’ll come back soon.” copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡUpIDugo5UV
He gave a loving hug. How could Vlad be so kind and perfect at the same time? Nik bounded his head to represent the gratefulness. Fyodor smoothed his head. Ben eyed on them until they were gone. If they knew the truth, they would never forgive him. They would curse him instead.copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡgUp4baxHTx
Alex was not unconscious as they thought. He slightly opened his eyes to check the door. As those black stones met Ben’s, they turned red.copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVHmXZhgr8
“Bring her back,”copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡOlxxZ2No7I
Ben lost his courage to respond.copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡjoCJsOT0vM
“Bring her back!” and he coughed. Ben hurried to the water and offered him a glass. His friend pushed it away. The glass fell on the floor, broken into pieces. “I asked to slow the pace! I asked you!”copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡxPIfcFetWF
I should have listened to you. copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡBL19j1b6pi
“I know! I’m sorry. I’m very sorry. It’s my fault,” He accepted the condemnation without fighting against it. The tears flooded his eyes. “Please forgive me.”copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJHssagmaM
“I want to see her. Where they keep her body?” Alex ignored his injury and tried to leave the bed. Ben pressed his chest. “Don’t move!”copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8IBQXOwbht
“Let me out”copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡRTfT2yUdFk
“Stay! She’s not here…”copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡwv3dXwneSy
“Where is she? They arranged the funeral?”copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡ01gCSeqpqI
“The sea”copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡTiB8bDH5Qm
“….what?”copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡpmRtAPZX3S
Ben swallowed his saliva. His mouth turned dry. His hands got cold. “It’s too deep. They said we’d better let her sleep there. If we try to salvage the car, it may damage her corpse. And it takes time. Your father thinks that it’s too risky. Her body is in the water…if we…rescue her…we got only her parts. Your father doesn’t want to destroy her.” copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3UMGM17cs
Alex howled like a dying wolf. Hit his fits on the bed and he collapsed on the pillow. Ben saw his tears quietly flown onto those pale cheeks.copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5KreV4V0V
“They forgive you so easily. They don’t know the truth, right?”copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡiqiaTSZTQ2
Ben could not face Alex. He sat on the chair next to the bed. “My father told me to tell them the story. They don’t know I was the driver. They thought Nat was the driver.”copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡMm6G9MtaTF
“It’s your fucking car! She sat on the back seat! So no one takes a look inside the car? No one?”copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJLmbZifUj
“…I’m sorry. My father bought their words, the rescue team…It’s…” copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡbdJtnDmmwc
Alex could not hear anymore. He showed his back to him.copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡoizuZIhsTb
“Alex…I’m sorry. I—I must tell lie. Father fought me to do so!”copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8wVTT6SbmN
“I heard enough.” copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡux1e1oRoKn
“I didn’t intend to kill her. I love her like you do!”copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡB9GaEGTV9M
“But you kill her. You kill her!” Suddenly, Alex coughed again but harder.copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7hi2ac83nu
“Hey…are you alright?”copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡRS2S64hXs1
“You…*Cough…Kill…*Cough” Ben moved closer. “Friend…” He gently placed his hand on his back. Alex reflected at once. He casted his hand away but it was not casting. Ben flew away and bumped into the wall, including all the furniture scattered away. They looked at each other, astonished. The room gradually shook as if there was an earthquake. A few minutes it disappeared.copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡl3a2eOJ7KS
“Alex?”copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡTR9cTko2oM
“What happened to me?” He looked at Ben in horror as if it was his work, as if Ben made him like this. “What did you do to me?”copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡxgFA8LEpJ6
“I didn’t do anything. I mean that recent earthquake…and.” Ben hurried returned everything to the same position before any nurse or Vlad suspected. At that moment, the boy moved to the window and looked at the people below. No one seemed to be aware of the earthquake. A lighting thought flashed in his mind. He turned back to the patient on the bed who was still speechless due to the previous event. “You’re like me. You’re one of us.” copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡr5aC8orRvb
Alex shook his head. “How can I…” He unfolded his hand and the water jar next to him moved away, falling to the ground. The tall boy drew back. Ben stared at the objects on the table which were vibrating. The guilt seemed to be ignored for a while. He was amazed and impressed.copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡJp3TCXd1ZB
“You’re one of us! This is why I love to call you my brother.” Ben wrapped his arms around his best friend’s neck. “Thanks god, it’s you. We’re best friends and we’re powerful. That’s why you recover so fast.”copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡOxRt70fLqZ
“And you forget your Nat?”copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡSR43ucrV4X
Ben released Alex at once. “Of course not, and never. But you can’t push me away. You need me to help you. Or you want them to know that you receive the gift.”copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Nn9G07U27
“Gift?” Alex laughed through his throat. “I can return it to whatever. I trade everything to make her back. I want my mother back not this shit!”copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQEnkLozxP
The scent of her dry lips still lingered at his lips. Ben exhaled deeply. Alex pushed him away and moved to the door. “Don’t go! We have to talk.”copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡyqGDtaQV6U
“I don’t want to talk anymore. I don’t want to see your face again.” copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡScIgmpgtji
As Alex turned, the cold pale arms locked his neck. Those strong arms dragged him from Alex. “Alex!” he did not hear him shouting. No, Alex could not hear this Ben. The young Ben ran after him and he was dragged into the water. He knew those arms. He remembered her scent even she was a corpse because she often came to him in this form.copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡBP9fdt1B3z
“Nat”copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡqBZ7fsi5oo
He did not see young Alex and young Ben anymore except water.copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0hBIxY7Osr
“It’s cold, Ben. Under water, I’m cold.” copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡ73ghitKk5N
Ben was incapable of crying or yelling. He let her drag him into the deep blue sea. “I’m cold.”copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡTwpTEEmXKK
Natalia Volcov.copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡmK1XtzWBno
He was inside his wreckage, on the back seat, with the woman he loved. Nat was not the same beautiful woman but a deteriorated corpse. Scared? No, never. Blessed to see her even those lifeless eyes had tears. He embraced her face. It seemed like Nat wanted to say something. It seemed like she wanted to revenge him but all she could do was dragging and remaining a dead body.copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2vrjMKNx4T
“You come to my dream again.”copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡkYpJR4od18
Yes, this was his dream, his sweet dream. Her eyes were open. Her mouth was unmoving. If he could make her alive again and talked to him with this mouth, not just a telepathic sound, he would have faith in God which he had never had.copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡXoTYlnyhYV
He kissed her.copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡG1r7kdS7KX
But she was not a sleeping beauty.copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15VrPMvdZx
God was no more or already left men. Most important, he was never the favorite child of him.copyright protection31ＰＥＮＡＮＡmXVgWhDuzB
Talk to me again. Haunt me again. Keep doing it. Scare me. Frighten me. Keep visiting my dreams. Keep letting me besides you. They buried you in the sea. I will bury you with me. 35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBmSxCPOfko
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