As soon as he finished his studies, Miguel promised to work hard to take care of his family. He wanted his old father to retire without worries and to live the rest of his life in comfort. The only way to fulfill his goal was to seek for greener pa...
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Miguel regained his consciousness in transit. His bleary eyes searched around, only to see a familiar face. He had never expected to see Mr. Kingsley. But the man was siting beside him, watching as the medic attended to him.
"How do you feel?" The medic asked.
"I'm... alright." I'm alive.
Miguel was so thankful. He really thought that he was going to die.
When the ambulance arrived at the hospital, Miguel was turned over to the doctors for further examination.
Andre, Kasumi, and Toni arrived at the same time. They waited together with Henry while the check-up was ongoing.
Police officers passed by and went to get the statements from the victims.
Henry's eyes travelled to them as he maintained an impassive expression. "Find out what they know."
"I'm on it." Kasumi replied.
Except for a contusion, everything seemed normal according to the tests. The doctors allowed Miguel to go after they made sure that he was truly alright.
Henry and Andre left after hearing this. There were pressing matters that needed more attention.
"I'll leave you to take him back." Tony listened to Kasumi's instructions.
His immediate supervisor also left the hospital eventually.
When Tony started to drive the car, he noticed that his passenger seemed to be in a daze. He knew that it was not his place to comment, but he felt that the young man needed a support after a traumatic experience.
"I worked for years as a marine. We were trained for combat, and how to shoot a gun. But no amount of training had prepared me from the initial shock of witnessing the deaths of people around me. To this day, those memories still haunt me."
Tony stopped at the red light and looked at Miguel through the rearview mirror.
"It is alright to be scared. Do not bottle up your emotions. I may not be best at comforting people. But if you need someone to talk to, you can approach me."
Miguel took a deep breath.
"Thank you." The gratitude was reflected in his eyes.
Miguel was not in the right state of mind to make a conversation, but he appreciated it.
In a comfortable silence, Tony continued to drive. After some time, they were finally able to reach the villa.
The shock must have settled late, for Miguel found his knees buckling when he got out of the car.
Fortunately, the marine had been quick to stabilize him after falling off balance.
Miguel thanked Tony again before trudging slowly inside the mansion. It took all his strength just to climb the stairs.
