Part 3A Heartbeat Away
About 985 characters · Part 3 is the last of the three Parts printed here; Part 4 continues in the official app.
It started to rain halfway.
Pedestrians on the road were rushing, trying to avoid the heavy rain. Only then did I dare to cry, rain and tears mixing together.
When I arrived at school, there was almost no one there.
I reached out towards the dirty trash can.
The foul and pungent smell kept surging up. I searched several times, but the watch I threw away wasn't there.
I bit my lip, wanting to slap myself for throwing the watch away.
Selling it could have gotten me some money!
I searched for several hours, turning over every piece of trash in the can, but there was no watch.
I walked home in despair.
At this time, there were no people on the street. The rain was heavy, hitting my body painfully.
When I got home, my dad hadn't come back yet.
The usually warm home now felt cold to me.
I waited and waited...
Finally, I only waited for someone rushing to tell me: "Your dad and your mom jumped into the river!"
That year, I was a senior in high school, lost both parents, and became an orphan.