Chapter 2025

There was no telling how long Frank had been walking before he finally looked up and around him. He was in the middle of a busy street, and there was a crowd around him, staring at him fearfully. Eventually, a pretty face emerged from the crowd, telling him something he could not quite hear. Frank could not hear what she was saying and could only whimper, despite his best efforts in responding. He had torn off his own vocal chords and could not speak now. The skies were already dark, and everything around him looked like they were dyed in blood—be it the pedestrians, the cars on the road, or… the ambulance? As Frank recognized that it was an ambulance, he limped toward it, using all his strength to shout at it. "Stop…" Frank begged inside out, "Please, stop…" The ambulance seemed to hear Frank's call and stopped by the curb. Delighted, Frank limped toward the back of the ambulance and passed a bloodied Kat with both arms to a nurse. "Hngh…" He tried to tell the medical staff