ACE

𝙰𝚌𝚎 𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛7 years old.The brown-haired boy stood there looking at the woman helping her kids choose the toys they wanted.Ace didn't get help from her, he's shy, anxious that she's going to return the ten dollars teddy bear that he brought.His soft small hand clenched the ear of the brown teddy bear, he pouted and with a shaking body, he approached his mother."mom, " he whispered but the woman didn't even glance towards him, his eyes welled up with tears and he tried again."mom, " he called, a little bit louder than before.Anne, his mother, snapped her head towards him and frowned upon his small feminine posture."what?" She snapped and he flinched, casting his eyes towards his worn-out convenience store shoes.He showed her the brown teddy bear with hope filling his light brown eyes." can you buy me this?" he whispe

" We have, strong electrolytes and weak electrolytes, " Mr Garret voice faded away.Ace's thoughts invaded his mind in the middle of the class, he looked out of the windows, he's always looking out of the window.Mr Garret got tired of scolding him to pay attention to the lessons, he would always ask him suddenly but Ace already knows what they are talking about, he's smarter than most of the students in his class.Ace always does that in winter, staring out the window and wait for spring, he hates winter and hates the end of the year.Ace's favourite thing about winter is when it's over.Ace gets weak in winter, he would be left alone, sick and in pain while his family goes to have a good time on their vacation.He always stays alone in winter.He prays that this winter will be gentle and a kind season of rest from the wheel of the mind." Ace?" Ace snapped his head towards Mr Garret's voice, the classroom is empty of stude

Waking up was the last thing he wished for.Couldn't it just end?Couldn't it just stop?Couldn't his heart start losing hope and stop beating uselessly?He's pitying his functioning organs.He tries to get up but his body stopped at the pain he's feeling, he groans loudly and slams his head back onto the soft pillow.The softest he had."You finally woke up," The deep voice says.Mr Garret smiles slightly and looks at Ace's face.Ace is unable to form any words, it's as if someone is squeezing his throat to stop him from talking, so he kept on staring." Who did this to you!?" Mr Garret points at his bare bandaged body.Ace looks down at himself with an