All Chapters of The Son Who Came Back: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

The cold night wind made me shiver.The taco stand owner was about to take my food away when I quickly put 10 dollars on the table. Then I ran to the roadside and frantically waved down a cab.Once I got inside, my hands were shaking so badly that I couldn't even light my cigarette.What happened at Southvale Reservoir three summers ago was a nightmare I never wanted to remember.Kevin had drowned because he had been fooling around. By the time they pulled him from the water, his body was bloated and his skin had turned deathly pale.My ex-wife, Mandy Carroll, and I had cried our hearts out. I had personally watched every single procedure after Kevin's death.Yet now, someone was telling me that Kevin had smashed another person's car.By the time I arrived at the Southvale police station, my legs were cramping from the long run.The atmosphere in the mediation room was heavy.A bald man was slamming his hand on the table and yelling. "I don't care who he is! He smashed my Maybach, so h

Kevin hated cilantro. He also had a habit of doing things in a very particular way, so he always had to line up the cilantro neatly.He did it so naturally that I could hardly believe my eyes.I stared at him, trying to find even the smallest clue that he was pretending.But there was nothing.The way he held his utensils and even the way he blew on his food were exactly the same as my dead son, Kevin."Dad, why aren't you eating?" he suddenly asked.I swallowed hard before answering, "I'm not hungry.""Dad, where's Mom? Why didn't she come to pick me up?" He asked the question in such an innocent voice while eating his taco.My heart sank when he mentioned Mandy.After Kevin died, Mandy blamed me for not taking good care of our son. She divorced me, and we had lost contact a long time ago."She moved overseas."After he finished his tacos, I took him back to Harmony Heights.It was an old apartment complex. The motion-activated lights in the hallway were broken, so they kept flickerin

I spun around and saw that the living room was empty.The boy was in the spare bedroom doing his homework.I immediately dragged a ladder over to the corner where the photo had been taken.That's when I spotted a tiny pinhole camera hidden inside the air vent.A red light was blinking. It was still recording.I was shocked.Who else had been inside my apartment besides that boy?Had the camera been installed long ago?I ripped it out of the vent and smashed it against the floor. Then I stomped on it until it broke into pieces.Just then, the unknown number sent me another message. "Justin, this is only the beginning. If you don't want to die, get the property deed ready."Once I realized they wanted my apartment, I wasn't as scared anymore.I was furious.As long as this was just a trick played by people, I had nothing to fear.I rushed into the spare bedroom and grabbed the boy by the collar. "Who told you to do this? Was it Mandy?"The boy looked completely confused. "Dad, what are y

After saying that, he walked away.I watched him disappear and finally stopped shouting.My anger had reached its limit. Instead, it turned into a terrifying desire to kill.But I couldn't lose my mind.I couldn't go to prison either.I had to get out so I could avenge Kevin.I looked up at the small window high on the wall of the holding cell. My eyes slowly turned cold and fierce.I worked security for a living, so I knew how to escape.Two in the morning was the quietest time in the station.I took off my jacket and tore the shirt underneath into strips. Then I tied the strips together to make a rope.This was only a temporary holding cell, so security wasn't very tight.Earlier, when I had slammed into the bars, I noticed that one of them was loose.I grabbed the rusty bar and pulled with all my strength. It bent.The rust tore open my palm, and blood began pouring out. I didn't even feel the pain.I climbed up like a lizard and squeezed through the small window.But when I landed

I had worked security for years, but I was getting older. My ankle was also injured, so I quickly found myself at a disadvantage.The thug kicked me hard in the stomach. I dropped to my knees in pain."Kill him now!" Bill shouted.The thug raised his metal pipe and prepared to smash my head.At that critical moment, the bound boy suddenly moved.Somehow, he had already worked the ropes loose. He jumped up and bit down hard on Bill's wrist."Ouch!" Bill screamed.The knife fell from his hand.The boy picked it up. Instead of running, he charged at the thug and drove the knife deep into his thigh.Squish!Blood sprayed everywhere.The thug screamed and collapsed.I took the chance to grab the metal pipe and swung it with all my strength.It struck the thug's head, knocking him unconscious.The situation had completely changed.Bill clutched his bleeding wrist and stared at the blood-covered boy in horror. "Damn! You little brat..."The boy stood in front of me, holding the bloody knife.