Call Of Death : The Secrets [COMPLETED]

Chapter 47 : I Can Prove It

Cameron ended up finding himself sitting in front of his car, a bottle of beer in his hand in the river, looking up at the sky. The wind is blowing cold breezes as it plays with his hair. The vast sky is full of stars, twinkling and shining like little diamonds. He felt dizzy due to the alcohol's effect on his system. He wasn't a good drinker so he easily gets drunk. But like other people, liquor is the only thing he could run for in times where he find everything hard. He was just sitting there, on his car's front. All the thoughts, the emotions, the questions he has in mind, everything just made him confused.

He could feel his phone vibrating many times since earlier but he just chose to ignore it. He didn't even try to check who was calling. He doesn't care. He wanted a break from everything. He needed a break from everything.

Cameron was planning to spend the whole day on the bar but he wasn't a fan of noisy places so he went out and he bought some beer before heading to the place where he's in now. He started drinking and thinking about the things he wanted to forget. Recalling the memories he wanted to erase—his childhood. He was still holding the bloody handkerchief on his hand. Caressing the name embroidered in it. It's been a long time. He tried hard to forget those painful, scary memories but now it's back and so with his nightmares.

The name Lee Jin Hong has been bothering him. Red's words about taking his life from him made him wonder more. Questions begun flooding in his mind. What was Red's connection to culprit and the murders? Does Red know him? Why does Red's voice sounds really familiar? Who is Lee Jin Hong? Why did he dreamt about that name? What is his connection to this guy? Cameron sighed as he quaffed his beer.

He looked down at the handkerchief in his hand. His caress the name embroidered in it as he recall the same handkerchief he used to possess back in that nightmarish place.

"I thought I could escape from my past after I escaped that miserable place, it turns out that I'll always get chased and there's no place to run nor hide." He mumbled, staring at the bloody thing in his hand.

"Young man, you seemed really troubled." An old man spoke beside him, Cameron stared at him, he didn't even noticed that someone had walk towards his direction.

"I guess so." He sighed.

The old man smiled. "Well, I didn't mean to overhear you speaking to yourself earlier. Do you mind if I give you some advice?"

"Yeah, sure. I won't lose anything if I listen to what you have to say." Detective Lee shrugged.

"Well, you seemed bothered by your past and you tried running away from it."

"Perhaps, that's what I was tried to do."

"Young man, running away sometimes only make it worst. There are things that you need to face in order to escape from it. You have to face what you're running away from, in that way, you'll be able to escape from it." The old man said in a long litany.

"It's easy to say but hard to do." Detective Lee shook his head.

The old man smiled. "Face it and fight it. That's the only way you can escape the things you are running away from. Pain doesn't make us weak, it makes us stronger but if you let it stay... it'll only devour you, little by little, slowly. Just believe that you can defeat your fears and pain, I assure you, you will not have to run anymore." The man said in a very assuring voice.

Cameron wanted to believe that it's possible but facing the things he was trying to escape is like facing his death. If he had a choice, he would rather run away all his life, chase a heaven that he doesn't even know if it truly exist than facing the hell behind.

"Young man, if you're scared to face it alone. I'm sure someone is willing to hold your hand and face it with you. There will always be someone who's willing to stay with us in times like this. Those are the people who truly cares for us." The old man uttered and for a reason unknown, Devius was the first person who came into his mind.