Hazel looked around to find the door that led to the glass room.
When she found it, she entered and went straight to the black-haired boy, whom she had noticed the blood from the Sentinels was flowing into.
He spread out his little hands, and Hazel placed her hands on him.
Suddenly, the environment shifted.
Hazel saw a little black-haired boy with brown eyes waiting outside a ward with his father.
“Daddy, Mother will come out with little sister, right?”
“Yes, Alan.
And what did I say you would do when your sister is born?”
“I will protect her,” the little boy said with fierce determination.
The scene shifted to inside a car.
Here, the little boy was a little older, and a small girl was sitting beside him.
Hazel realized she was his sister since their father and mother were also in the car.
As they drove, Hazel saw a truck that seemed to have faulty brakes coming from the opposite direction.
Just at that moment, his sister began to cry.
His mother checked on her, while his father, who was still driving, kept looking into the rearview mirror as he tried to coax her as well.
Because of this, it was too late for him to react when he noticed that the truck had a problem.
The truck crashed into their car.
Their mother and father used their bodies to shield the children from the impact, but something still went wrong with his sister.
Due to the accident, their father and mother died, while Ayan, his little sister, was diagnosed with heart disease.
The two of them were brought to Havenbrook Children’s Home by the police, who told them it would be their new home.
And just like his father had told him, Alan took it upon himself to protect his sister.
But in the face of illness, even adults were powerless, let alone a nine-year-old boy.
Because of Ayan’s heart disease, she could not play around like the other children, and she could no longer go to school.
So Alan took it upon himself to continue teaching his sister.
After school every day, he would teach her how to write and read.
Seeing that she was improving, he made sure to perform well in school.
Eventually, he received a diary from his teacher, which he gave to his sister as a gift for learning how to write and read. Get faster updates on g.com.
The smile on Ayan’s face made him so happy that night.
After tucking her into bed, he lay in his own bed and cried.
He missed his parents so much.
He would raise his hands to wipe his face, sniffing and trying not to make too much noise so as not to wake Ayan, who was sleeping in a bed not far from his.
Hazel took all of this in.
Since she could not really do anything because it was a memory, her hands would simply pass through the characters.
Then the scene changed.
Seeing Ayan smiling as she scribbled in the diary over the following days made Alan happy, so he promised to get her a toy.
It was something his teacher had promised to anyone who came first in the spelling bee competition.
Hazel watched as he would spell in the dark, using the light from the moon to see if he was correct.
Then one day, after coming back from school, Alan saw three luxurious cars at the orphanage gate.
He was only told by the other children that the people inside were talking to Director Mum in her office.
This was not the first time people had come to the orphanage in such cars, so he shrugged and went to play with his sister.
Since it was his memory, Hazel could not see what he did not see, so she was unable to hear the conversation between the people and the director.
But when the children went to the dining hall for dinner, Alan passed by the people while taking his sister her food.
That was when Hazel saw a symbol on the front of their clothes.
Her brain quickly captured it.
While Hazel was going through Alan’s memory, Simon had gotten to the orphanage.
Then he ordered:
[Everyone, come down to Havenbrook Orphanage.
Make sure the survivors you’ve saved are kept somewhere safe.
Something isn’t right.
It’s best if we’re all together in one location.]
[Noted, Captain.]
[On my way already.]
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Simon disconnected, then walked around trying to find Hazel.
But this was made easier and, at the same time, caused his heart to tremble.
The direction all the mutated species were looking in was the basement behind the orphanage. This chapter was copied from g.com without permission.
He got there only to find that the door was locked.
** *** ** ** Back to Alan’s Memory ** *** ** **
That night, their food had meat.
Everyone was happy, including Ayan, whose mouth still glistened even after she was done eating.
Director Mum said they would have to give blood the next day for a test.
Alan went to ask the director if Ayan needed to give blood as well.
After all, she was sick.
But she told him that everyone had to undergo the blood test.
She also added that these people might even be able to create a cure for Ayan’s sickness after the test.
Hearing this, Alan returned to his room.
Then he told his sister a bedtime story, after which he also fell asleep with a smile at the corner of his mouth.
The next day, the strange men had set up huge machines in the playground.
Alan went ahead to soothe his sister before taking her to have her blood drawn.
After that, he also had his blood drawn.
Almost immediately after they took his blood, the machine that had been silent for a long time began to beep loudly.
Even the testers appeared more energetic after hearing the beep.
A man came down immediately.
It turned out that they were looking for a specific type of blood, and Alan happened to have the type they wanted.
They turned to him and asked if there was anything he needed, which they would definitely do if he could give them one vial of blood every day.
The question Alan asked was simple.
“Can you cure my sister?”
The older men agreed, saying they would perform tests on his sister’s blood to formulate a cure for her.
Alan was happy after hearing this, and he hurried over to tell the director.
But the director cautioned him, even expressing displeasure at him agreeing to give them a vial of blood every day.
After all, it would have an impact on his health.
But at the thought of Ayan, she said no more.
She only told him to come to her before making any decision concerning this matter.