I stood there , taking in their comments one by one as my mind raced . I looked around . There was a crowd surrounding me , with people glaring , who looked like they were about to punch me in the face any minute now . I put down the fan , just to be safe . One , two , three . I ran as fast as I can , I could hear people shouting and screaming at me as I pushed through the crowd . I hid in a corner . Without any warning , tears burst out of my eyes . I don ’ t care about anything anymore , all I want to do is go home . My heart is filled with pain and sorrow . I thought of mother , waiting for me , worrying about me and trying to find out where I went . I thought of father , coming back from work , bringing a whole bunch candies for me , but then realising I was nowhere to be found . The more I thought , the more tears rushed out of my eyes , each one rolling down my cheek , and dropping onto the floor with a quiet splash .
Has it been one hour ? Two ? Three ? I sat there alone , my eyes are so dry and aches with pain . I know I can ’ t stay like this forever , so I decided to just go on with life . It ’ s not the end of the world . I let the last tear roll down my cheek , and then summoned up all the energy to stand up . I can do it . I know , I will get over it somehow .
Night fell , and I decided to take a walk and get some fresh air , while calming myself down . I thought I could just forget about everything that had happened and have a normal life here , like everyone else . However , it ’ s not as easy as I thought .
It ’ s been 10 days of pain that I managed , and I finally settled down . I found a job in a factory which provides lunch for me . I met this really nice man , and he let me sleep in his house for a few days , until I earnt enough money to rent a house myself . The sun has gone down , and the sky was soon dark . I decided to take a break , so I went out to get some fresh air in the night sky . I looked up . The moon was hanging up in the dark , giving a tint of light to the world below , giving a tint of hope to me . I walked down the empty street . It was so quiet you can hear a pin drop . I took a deep breath and let everything go , but the eye of peace didn ’ t last long . At the corner of the street , I see a familiar looking man standing in darkness . I went over to check who he was , and that is when I realised that he was the person lying on the floor last time , killed by a murderer . That is when the dagger appeared in the palms of my hand , the dagger which brought me here . It didn ’ t take me long to figure out what is happening . That man brought me here . I have to kill that man with the dagger , to go back . A rush of terror washed through me . I panicked . I want to go home more than anything , but how can I kill this innocent man ?
“ Hello !” That man said , smiling respectfully . I just stared at him in horror . His smile immediately vanished . “ You look so pale , is something worrying you ?” I don ’ t know what to say , don ’ t know what to think . Tears came bursting out of my eyes . “ Sorry !” I screamed . I closed my eyes shut , I couldn ’ t control myself , the thought of home just swung my arms up and pushed it right to that man in front of me .
There was a deathly silence . I opened my eyes to find that I was back to where I belong , but the moment of relief didn ’ t last long . The person lying on the floor didn ’ t move , nor twitch . He just lied there , as still as can be , while I watched the blood gradually soaking through his shirt . That is when I heard footsteps running towards my way . I could see a shadow getting closer and closer , and found that the child looked surprisingly similar to me . I ran away in fear along the road , and as I did , my mind raced . That child , the one finding out what had happened , was just like me before . The person I saw last time , who was running away , is what I ’ m doing now . The exact same scene appeared in front of my eyes . That is when I finally understood the voice I heard .
I was the murderer .