EPISODE 60 COME HOME DADDY…

MIDNIGHT...
It was quiet around the subdivision where Tejie was walking. The street is well-lit, but a child like him, who rarely goes out alone, will be terrified, especially in an unfamiliar environment. He just kept walking, not knowing if he was lost or on the right path. He was carrying a backpack with only a few clothes. He really ran away from Maggie. He really wanted to go home and be with Daddy Clint, but Maggie wouldn't let him have his cellphone.
A moment later, he would be outside of the big gate. He saw that there were two guards on duty. He knew that he would not be able to get past them because he would be watched for sure, and, one more thing, they would know his face. But gaining time with two cars coming in, he sprinted out and succeeded.
When he reached the wide road, he stopped and looked out. There was a trace of fear in his eyes. His eyes are still stained with tears. He was obviously crying while walking. He continued to walk, skirting the street that was a bit dark when he was far from the entrance of the subdivision he came from. He just walked and walked.
A moment later, he arrived in front of a park. The road he was walking on was getting darker and darker.
"Huu.. Daddy. Huu.. I'm scared," he continues to utter.
He couldn't stop crying. He is not used to such situations, so he is just afraid. He was hurt a lot by what he found out that Maggie told him earlier, and he knew that she also saw him go out of the gate but didn't stop him.
"Daddy.. Huuu.. Huuu.. Go home please." He whispered, he just kept walking while talking to himself. "Daddy, I love you. I'm sorry. I'm not nice to you because Mommy always tells me that you're bad, that you don't have time for me because you only care about girls. Go home, Daddy; I love you. I don't like Mommy's man. Daddy, I'm going to be a good boy. I wish you'd just taken me with Clyde.. Huhuuhu.. Daddy! Daddy! Please come back!" He just kept talking while crying and kept walking, even though he didn't know the way to go.
Until...
"Hey! Jackpot!"
Suddenly, two men emerged from nowhere.
"Check to see if there's anyone, quick!"
A thin man greeted Tejie, while the other looked around. And when it got close, it was…
"Baby boy! It's late! Where are you going?"
"Huh?" Tejie was scared when she saw the man.
His shirt was just hanging on his shoulders and his eyes were red.
"Where are you going?"
When the man got closer, Tejie took a step back.
"What's in your bag? Is there anything in there? Come on! Let me see!"
Tejie retreated faster.
"Hey! Where are you going?" The man shouted as he got closer.
And a few steps back and..
"Ugh! Haha!" Tejie bumped into the thin man.
"Hold it! Get the bag! He looks rich! There must be an iPhone!" The thin man yelled.
"Let me go!" Tejie shouted as she fell. "Let me go!" He screamed.
The man held him closer. When the other guy got closer, he immediately grabbed the backpack he was carrying. Tejie screamed more out of fear. He was also hurt by the tight grip on his arms by another man.
"Aaaah! Help! Help!" He shouted.
"You motherfucker! We're going to hang with this! Umn! You're stupid!"
Tejie keeps on struggling. He screamed. He was struggling with his backpack that the thin man was trying to grab from him. But what does an eight-year-old do against them?
"Don't be too loud! Umn! Umn! Umn!" The thin man repeatedly hit his face. He tried to hold Tejie but he kept on wiggling, so they let go of him.
"Aaaah!" Tejie's is on the move at last.
Even after getting past the two men, he took off running, not knowing where to run just to get away. He quickly took the wide dark road that was only a witness to what was going on with him at the time.
"Haaah! Agh!" He just keeps on running like a mad dog.
But..
Skreeeeeech!
Bag! Bagg!
A speeding truck ran over and hit him.


"TEJIE!"
I screamed.
Haaah! Ah! Ah! Haaah!
A very cold wind touched me uneasily. I was cold and sweaty all over my body. I also feel like I'm crying. I cried in my dream. Yes! I remember! I was crying because Tejie told me that he was leaving and not coming back. I remember trying to hold his hand because it was trying to slip away from me, until a light passed by and I was dazzled, so I let go of his hand abruptly. I still remember what he said—'Daddy, come home, please?'
Aaah!.. Hah!
My God! What kind of feeling is this?
I immediately looked for my cell phone! I will call Tejie right away! What happened to him? Why was my dream so sad?
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