Catastrophe House
End of the Struggle

“I'm stupid, I'm stupid! Goddamnit! Why is it like this!” hyuk Jae shouted loosened his grip and mercilessly hit his head.

Without looking back at Hyeon Chul who was running haphazardly looking back for her things, and went towards the backyard.

Without a hint something pulled Hyeon Chul, after the boy almost under a shady tree that became a stop for his foot. The boy grimaced silently in pain in his left arm and some parts of the skin were dragged by small stones on the ground.

Hyeon Chul turned his head without changing his position looking surprised at a grandfather he had met while helping Mira.

“No I'll let you!” he said he pulled Hyeon Chul up and threw the boy back to the ground.

Hyeon Chul immediately ran towards the big tree, his goal. Shows a photo sheet that never separated from his grasp, close it to a match. Slowly burning the tip of the image, then radiating on the grandfather's body made Hyeon Chul very surprised.

When the grandfather in the picture almost disappeared by the fire, the grandfather in front of him also disappeared, until the middle-aged man did not return to pursue him.

“Like that?” muttered Hyeon Chul was surprised by what he saw some time ago, not only him but the grandfather also looked surprised.

After that, there was only ash accommodated by the bottom T-shirt Hyeon Chul— leave proof of a piece of the photo. Hyeon Chul painstakingly dug the ground under the shade of a large tree, then the ashes on his shirt he put into a hole as deep as 10 inches.

Hyeon Chul looked around. Lonely, is it really over?

“Help me,” Ogre Hyeon Chul cries out for his grief to the Lord.

The boy curled up folded his legs and tied them up using his hands. Hyeon Chul doesn't know what else to do, Mira passed out—Jennie is missing and Dennis doesn't know now what the man is doing.

Hyeon Chul wept sorrowfully at this one-day tragedy, feeling as tired as he roamed the entire country of the world without eating and drinking. One thing he hopes for is a happy, laughing tomorrow.

Slowly the puffy eyes closed, stopping his heavy thinking that kept him wanting to be with his family. Unable to feel it alone.

*

With the coercion of his brain, those eyes opened with drowsiness still creeping through. Hyeon Chul frowned at the pain in his throbbing head, forcing the boy to lie back down after he leaned against the board of this king-size bed.

“Is everything okay?” muttered Hyeon Chul slowly looked at the roof in front of him imagining what was happening outside of the room.

Someone could be heard from outside walking closer to the room that Hyeon Chul was using. But the stomping of the foot stopped, making Hyeon Chul even more curious who was outside.

“Hyeon Chul?” he said Dennis entered Hyeon Chul's room, staring at the boy who was looking at him.

“You're up? Lucky, Mira just prepared a porridge and warm tea for you.” continued Dennis pointing to the tray above which there is a bowl and green cup.

Dennis smiled, put the tray on the table, then sat down next to Hyeon Chul's lying body.

“What, has improved? How is Hyuk Jae?” hyeon Chul asked slowly trying to let out her drowning voice filled with food.

“Hyuk Jae has been taken to the local police. He admitted his actions.” Dennis replied to make Hyeon Chul relieved.

His heart did not return to imagine what happened to the Dennis family.

“I just realized that he is Mira. Now he has forgiven me.” said Dennis slowly.

“But I was surprised, why was Hyuk Jae abandoned by all his family members? How could one family die together?” dennis asks if Hyeon Chul knows anything from the story of Jong Woon's family who also lived here.

“I also know less. It seems Jong Woon just didn't want his family to die, leaving no one in the family. Maybe all of them died because they had the same disease.” Hyeon Chul replied guessing the story of the mass death.

“Alright, then I will go to the police to find out.” muttered Dennis leaving Hyeon Chul cool with his food.

Dennis immediately closed the door to Hyeon Chul's room, then turned to look at Mira who was waiting for him.

“How is Hyeon Chul?” tanya Mira linked her two pairs of fingers—waiting for a reply Dennis who preferred to step closer to her.

“She's fine,” replied Dennis softly exposing the strands of Mira's hair to the back of the ear.

Silence struck, but did not necessarily make them nervous about this air. They were still silent, looking at each other until Dennis' consciousness came to an end.

“I have to see Hyuk Jae, he will tell you all about this. You want to come?” take Dennis for a faint smile from Mira. The woman shook her head slowly, rejecting Dennis' invitation.

“I want to keep my sleeping son. And Hyeon Chul who must still be tired of the incident last night.” said Mira made a disappointed face Dennis appeared. But he must be aware that the state is not one hundred percent safe.

“Alright, I'm leaving. Take care of our son.” said Dennis passed away after wiping the top of Mira's head.

Dennis smiled knotfully and his foot stepped down the stairs and disappeared from the door. Mira believes 'they' won't be back, but she is still heavy-hearted to be left behind by her husband, even if only for a minute. Mira's angry face immediately he tepis trying to think positive like the old Mira. Mira then turned to look at the door of Hyeon Chul's room that was not closed perfectly.

"Hyeon?" call Mira sticking her head out of the room door that covers her body.

Hyeon Chul spontaneously stopped her eating, then stared innocently mixed in surprise at Mira, who was giggling amusedly at Hyeon Chul's reaction with her mouth full of food.

"Continue eating you." continued Mira interrupted her piety.

Hyeon Chul smiled faintly and then he went back to eating his food. Letting Mira who stepped towards get closer to him.

"Thank you for saving us." murmured Mira heard by Hyeon Chul.

The boy was silent for a moment, then put down the spoon he was holding and turned to look at Mira with a sweet smile.

"I did it too because I wanted to save my family, Bi. Oh yeah, where's Jennie?" hyeon Chul asked finally did not want to dissolve in the affection of Mira who hugged him after he replied to Mira's statement.

"Jennie fell asleep right next to you, while you were still under that big tree. Now he is asleep again in his room, after waking up and just asking for a drink." Mira obviously got the muttering sound of Hyeon Chul stating he understood with Mira's explanation.

"You want to see it?" take Mira after a moment of silence.

After Hyeon Chul drank the chocolate milk, he immediately got out of bed and turned to look at Mira.

"See Jennie? I'm more interested in seeing the backyard." said Hyeon Chul immediately went from Mira to the back door.

The man was quite surprised to see several policemen seen crowded outside this house. But he immediately turned his gaze to the door leading to the backyard.

Open, the backyard looked different than he had ever felt and seen.

"I hope you can calm down." muttered Hyeon Chul, closing her eyelids, hiding her puddles of tears.

The wind blew against Hyeon Chul's soft cheek, he felt that if his family answered, telling them that they were fine. Very slowly the door opened and saw Dennis' tall dashing body, the man deliberately kept silent staring at my lament Hyeon Chul.

"Hyeon," call Dennis finally slowly not too intent on disturbing Hyeon Chul.

Hyeon Chul turned his head spontaneously to Dennis who was smiling calmly at the little man.

"Now everything is fine. You can now live a quiet life." murmured Dennis stepped closer to Hyeon Chul who was staying in his place.

"Me, I'd rather stay with them." lirih Hyeon Chul lowered her head to hide her gloomy face.

Dennis cringed in wonder at Hyeon Chul's ambiguous words. Dennis bent over Hyeon Chul's height.

"I don't want to go back there." explains Hyeon Chul but still not enough to make Dennis understand.

"Where, where?" dennis asked once again to dig deeper into Hyeon Chul's explanation.

Hyeon Chul looked up at Dennis who was fixedly staring at him.

"I hate being in an orphanage. No one wants to be friends with me." lirih Hyeon Chul glanced at Dennis.

While the man smiled in response to the babble of the little boy.

"Who said you were going back to the orphanage? Hyeon Chul belongs to Dennis' father and Mira's mother." Dennis then smiled warmly as Hyeon Chul looked at him doubtfully mixed with pleasure and surprise.

After a long silence, Hyeon Chul finally smiled widely while jumping slowly and hugged Dennis' neck tightly.

"thank you. A-dad." said Hyeon Chul in a doubtful tone. Making Dennis laugh softly welcomed Hyeon Chul's happiness.

"Eumh, it's okay." Dennis muttered finally crouching to make it easier for him to return Hyeon Chul's embrace.

Their hugs finally came off with the smile of the two still expanding.

"Hyeon, do you know why that guy named Hyuk Jae attacked us?" dennis said he wanted to tell me the origin of the man.

Hyeon Chul was silent for a while and then shook his head at the sign he did not know, about why the man named Jong Woon always disturbed his life.

30 Minutes ago...

"Oh, with Mr Dennis?" asked a man dressed formally as a Korean policeman to turn to Dennis who had just walked out his door.

Dennis nodded spontaneously when he heard his name called by the police.

"Yes," Dennis responded to approach the three policemen.

"Do you know that guy named Kim Hyuk Jae?" the policeman said again as he looked at a file in his hand.

"No," Dennis replied briefly and clearly made one of the policemen there speak up.

"Look, according to the suspect he did it because your family is suitable for terror, Suspect said your family is like his own family, like his own family, he said the murder was planned because his dead family wanted your family, Mr. Dennis" he said, making Dennis can only frown on hearing it.

"Sorry sir, but I'm not a native Korean citizen. None of our families had any genuine Korean relatives" Dennis denied the police allegations that he did not charge. But it was his hatred towards Hyuk Jae that made his emotions slightly rise.

"Eumh, then we're sorry that the suspect is still in the hospital, so maybe he's still a little unconscious." the policeman then showed the paper describing Hyuk Jae's face to Dennis.

"There was actually also a murder in this house about 5 years ago, and the killer is on the run. We're going to crack down on continuing this case, because it's bound to be a murder 5 years ago" the police officer explained, smiling wryly at Dennis.

-** - **-

"That means, Uncle Hyuk Jae used to live here?" muttered Hyeon Chul guessed the guess he made sure was right.

Dennis was silent for a moment, while looking at Hyeon Chul he thought, why is it that only now Kim Hyuk Jae is caught. And what made that man kill his own family.

"Heuh, it's better we go in the house" Dennis responded pulling Hyeon Chul's arm into the house.

After entering the house, Hyeon Chul's gaze was immediately fixed on Jennie's small figure sitting limp on the living room sofa.

"Oh Jennie! He's fine, My?" tanya Dennis called Mira with affection.

Mira turned her head with a gentle smile at Dennis who kept walking closer and closer to her.

"Yes, Jennie's good enough now. And the police have gone home.” replied Mira then returned to focus on her cooking.

"Darling," Dennis leaned closer to Jennie's forehead to kiss her.

"Hyeon Chul why are you still here?" jennie asked after looking at my gladly Hyeon Chul who was standing there. Dennis and Mira were compactly staring at Hyeon Chul.

"Hush! Dear manners, she's your sister now." lt's Dennis making Jennie stop breathing, surprised.

"Huh? My sister? I don't want to have a sister like her" Jennie stared protestingly at her father.

While the man responds to her child's facial expressions casually, Jennie turns her pitting gaze at Mira.

"Mom" Jennie said, making Mira laugh.

"Hey, what's the matter, baby? Didn't he say you wanted a brother?" tanya Mira tries to calm Jennie down.

"I want a sister, not a sister" Jennie answered high up against the words of her parents.

"Here, same thing, baby! After all Jennie still had to be led by an older person. If Jennie gets into a fight with Hyeon's sister, I'll make sure Hyeon's sister relents. Aren't we?" dennis's proposal was open, because he knew Hyeon Chul would not understand what they were talking about.

Dennis' proposal was quite able to make Jennie feel calmer, the girl only fell silent while occasionally nodding in approval to her father's proposal.

Mira smiled amusedly at Dennis' proposal which she thought was selfish. Then Dennis looked at Hyeon Chul and told the boy to go to the back bathroom, which was only followed by Hyeon Chul.

“Honey, don't listen to your father. That's called selfish, honey. When you're wrong, you're the one who has to give up and admit it. Understand?” respond Mira softly to Jennie then stared intently at Dennis who only chuckled to realize his mistake.

“OK, after Hyeon Chul takes a shower, let's take a walk. Another month we have to go home, a lot of work we have to do in Indonesia.” said Dennis make Jennie spirit up. The girl with the water face was surprised and her happiness was strangled happily.

“Really? Yea! But this time should be really full of happiness. Promise?” kilah Jennie shows her pinky to Dennis and is immediately replied by her father with the symbol of the agreement.

“Where to shower, Jennie hasn't bathed yet?” guess Dennis was replied to a nod by Jennie.

The girl immediately walked up the stairs to her room. Both of her parents just stared gently at Jennie's departure, they were happy at the end that bright spot came after their struggle.

“You're smart to make your son happy again.” Mira muttered praising Dennis' mature nature, then leaned her head against her husband's shoulder.

Dennis smiles wider as Mira praises him, according to which his flattery makes him love his family more and more.

“Thank you,” Dennis replies then his hand goes up to the top of Mira's head.

Caressing his wife's mane gently gave her peace between them.

“But baby, I'm sorry about yesterday, to make yourself unconscious.” said Dennis after he recalled the incident when he pushed Mira until she fell in pain.

“I'm too stupid to know you. If I trust you completely, surely it will not happen.” continued Dennis made Mira forced to look into the eyes of her husband. Then cupped Dennis' jaw, so that the man would stop chattering. It's not entirely Dennis' fault.

“Shuut! It's not your fault. I just can't make you trust me.” denied Mira made a tighter atmosphere between them.

The two smiled meaningfully, until some time just continued to smile lovingly that they felt at this moment. Dennis's hand, which had been at the top of Mira's head, slid down to his wife's waist while slowly pulling the small body closer to her.