LOVE OR DEAD
CHAPTER 23: ESCAPE

On the way, Kawaki asks Asahi to get out of the car. He gave the order to make sure Hiroshi's family did not rebel against his clan. A deal will be given to cover up my abduction and Hiroshi's stabbing.

“Make sure everything goes as I command” Kawaki command that is over handle steering the car.

“Okay young master, I will make sure all restrained” replied Asahi who stood by the roadside.

Kawaki stepped on the gas pedal and drove very fast. My limp body could only lie in the back seat. Every now and then Kawaki looks at me through the middle rearview mirror, confirming my condition. He landed in the temple, carrying me to a wooden room. Like a vision room.

A monk gave me a dress to wear, while Kawaki was talking to the monk's uncle outside.

“What do you do nak?”.

“I didn't do anything, I just took mine”.

“This is not good, what is forced must end up not good for ourselves”.

“I don't need your talk, uncle. Save him until controlled conditions”.

“Kawaki...do you have feelings for the girl?”.

“What do you mean? He's just my toy”.

“Son, realize he is not an item or a pet. You like it, don't you? Do not deceive yourself, the feeling will make you claustrophobic if forced to people who have unequal feelings for you. Release dia”.

“Uncle, please don't lecture me on this. I'm sick of hearing that, whatever I want, I should be able to get. No other words than milki”.

Kawaki left the monk uncle, and all their conversation was heard by me in the room.

The next day I found the temple quite quiet, there were not many activities today. Even when I walked around the temple, there were only some monks cleaning the temple. Looks like this temple is closed to the public temporarily due to hide me.

I looked for the monk uncle, as a result I found him praying in the temple hall.

I sat behind him, waiting for him to finish his prayer. After he finished praying, he approached me with his calm face.

“Have you had breakfast nak?”.

“Belum”.

“Let's eat with us”.

“No thanks, I want to ask for help to help me escape Kawaki”.

“I can't handle it, because Kawaki is going to be an uncontrollable bomb. Only you can control it”.

“My fiancee's candidate was stabbed last night, I was harassed and I was separated from my family. Is this what you call control, he will still be violent to me. I want to live peacefully, I want to protect people – people I love”.

Uncle monk was silent for a moment.

He went to get something, a cell phone.

“Call your family and make sure they are good – just”.

I called home but no one got on the phone, I called my mother's number and finally heard her voice.

“This mother is me, Chiyo”.

“My daughter. Your father had a heart attack after finding out you were kidnapped and Uncle Fukoda covered up the case from the police. Your father clashed with him, and finally lay unconscious”.

“Mother is now where, how is dad's condition. I'm good – fine, I'm at a temple in Sapporo. Hiroshi's family has a business deal with the Kawaki family, so they are unlikely to blow up the case to the public or to police”.

“Give me her temple address, mom will pick you”.

Uncle monk patted – pat my back slowly.

“Sorry Kawaki son, maybe he loves you the wrong way. He never knew what love was, he could only feel the hatred and ambition in his life. Even he had to swallow the bitterness in separation from his mother from birth. He never knew what love was, because he grew up with the violence and cruelty of his father. Only for his father's ambition to expect Kawaki to be the successor of the strongest Endo clan” explained the monk's uncle.

I wiped my tears, “Lantas what's my fault? Until he tortured me like this. I hate him”.

“You have nothing wrong, let no hatred make you suffer more son. There must be a way out of all this. I will help you to go with your mother tonight”.

My eyes glazed – glass over the words of the monk uncle who wanted to help me.

At midnight, the mother's car was at the end of the road about 150m from the temple entrance. Parked in the dark to avoid being seen. Uncle monk took me off in front of the gate.

“Thank you for letting me go from here”.

“Go son, this is not your place. May you be blessed by the creator”.

I ran towards my mother who was in the car, I entered the car and hugged my mother while crying.

“Foolish boy, don't cry like this. You must be strong, we will go to port”.

“Port?”.

“Let's tell me, we should hurry”.

She stepped on the accelerator and drove through one of Hokkaido's small ports.

Upon arrival at the harbor, my mother gave me a backpack and asked me to change my clothes. A black, bomber jacket, black jeans, white t-shirt, hat and black mask and goggles.

“Reverse says ibu”.

I turned my back on my mother, and she tucked my hair and cut it short.

“Bu..this is for what?”.

“Listen to mom, in the backpack there is a false identity and everything you need. Today you are no longer Chiyo my daughter in 3rd grade High School but Yoshiko Kobayashi is 21 years old. Take the ship that I have provided, the ship will take you to Asashio Port, Ginza – Tokyo”.

“What does mom mean, why do I have to go to Tokyo, then why do I have to be someone else?”.

“Chiyo... This is a road we can take for now, there is no other way. Uncle Fukoda helped us plan all this, because he felt guilty for his inability to defend you. Hiroshi is still in the hospital as is your father. I don't want you to continue to be entangled by the – male demon. Forgive me, because mom just realized your suffering all this time”.

Mom hugged me very tightly, kissed me with – glassy eyes. I held it, it felt like my heart was tight to leave my family and my loved ones.

“Bu until when do I dsana?”.

“Until all true – is properly completed, never look back. Live your new life there. Don't worry about us, he won't hurt us here. Remember that we love you very much. There you will find a new family, hopefully it will all end beautifully.

“Bu..I love you, convey my love to dad. Then tell Hiroshi to forget me, say my apologies to him”.

I walked while crying towards the ship, with very heavy steps. Without looking back, I set my feelings to stay strong against all. For the one I love, for the sake of my survival.

When I was on the ship, with a dim light – dim we sailed. It was blown by the cold night wind, wiping away my flowing tears. Staring at the dark sky.at that moment, a bad feeling I felt.

Right at that moment, Kawaki shot the monk uncle brutally. The sound of gunfire seemed to silence the night at the temple. The dead monk uncle was drenched in blood with a face full of sadness staring at Kawaki.

“I hate traitors!!” kawaki shouted with a cold face full of hatred.

The first death from saving me to escape Kawaki's cruelty.

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