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Chapter 68 - Childhood Memories

It was late at night on Sunday. John Decker was driving the bus in both lanes at once. The girls soccer team behind him were terrified as they were stuck in the bus and already missed their soccer game. Some were starving while others had already died under the stress of John while driving. The cars that were adjacent to John's bus were either hit by John or John crashed into them. 

At this point, John didn't give a care in the world and just wanted to head back to his town. However, with the way it's taking him to find Sunshine Valley, it seemed that he had no idea where the town was. He had been living there for his whole life, and went to places close to the town, but never as distanced as across the state of Iowa.

Suddenly, the bus was starting to run out of gas.

"What the?" John heard a lot of noise coming from the bus.

John looked at the gas meter, seeing that the bus was running empty on gas.

"DAMN IT DAMN IT DAMN IT!!!!" John banged on the steering wheel until he broke the steering wheel.

Suddenly, John was approaching a very high bridge. However, his steering wheel was broken and although the bus ran out of gas, the momentum was still going after constantly hitting the max speed of the bus.

The girls in the back were terrified knowing that this was their last moment before they died from a height of 32 ft.

When the bus crashed to the side of the bridge and ran off the road. John was staring in front of him soullessly knowing that this won't kill him.

When they hit the water, John was constantly deep into his thoughts while the girls in the back were effortlessly trying to get out of the bus and swim to the surface. However, due to John's knife clogging the emergency exit and the water's pressure coming into the bus from the window, the girls were certain that they would drown to death.

While the girls were drowning with other dead bodies blocking their way, John thought to himself.

"Why? Why can't I make it back home? School is about to start tomorrow and all I can do is keep screwing things up." John sitting in the driver's seat thinking to himself.

After the rest of the girls soccer team died from drowning, starvation, and from John, John decided to reach the ceiling of the bus, punch a hole through it, and expand the hole into a bigger hole using both of his hands, swimming to the top of the surface.

Swimming to the shore after grabbing his knife and gun, John sat on the shore seeing the river taking the dead bodies down the stream.

"Whatever. I don't need them. I don't need my parents. I don't need Jonathan. I DON'T NEED ANYONE! Everywhere I go, they all betray me. Just like they all did!" John slammed the dirty ground, causing the bridge adjacent to him to collapse and killing those who were on the bridge.

"I guess. I have to keep walking." John got back up and walked back to the side of the road.

While John walked, he was now feeling a chill. He started to feel cold all of a sudden from the night time weather. He started to shiver as he walked. The bare amount of sleep he had for the past five days has driven him insane with nothing to think about.

"I-I don't understand. I never felt cold or a sort of shiver throughout my body. What is happening to me?" John's body started to slow down and slowly collapsed on the side of the road.

After collapsing, his eyes started to close on his own. However, with the remaining muscle he has, he put it on his eyelids to try to maintain his sight in case anyone tries to touch or grab him after the incident at the police station and plane.

"This makes no sense. Why?" John hallucinates when looking at the sky, remembering his past once again.

It was the spring morning of 1976. The Decker family and the six children were all in bed until all of their alarm clocks rang. The four Decker children, Janice, Jasmine, James, and Justin, all woke up as they got ready for school. They all shared the same sink when brushing their teeth, combing or blow drying their hair. They would all rush down and eat the breakfast that Emma Decker made them as the Decker family couldn't afford a butler even though they are one of the wealthiest in the town.

Once they finished, the decker children all ran out of the mansion and towards Sunshine High. However, two children in the family overslept. John Decker suddenly woke up and saw that his alarm wasn't working. 

"What the? What happened? Why didn't my alarm clock go off?" John saw that their dog had chewed on the outlet of his alarm clock.

"Dang it Wally!" John ran out of bed and got ready as quick as possible.

Heading town, he saw the time on their grandfather's clock and saw that he was already late for school at 8:30 AM.

"Oh no!" John ran towards the kitchen for a quick toast and orange juice. However, it seems that the breakfast that was once there was now gone as the large plate just had crumbs and small bits of bacon.

"Oh come one! I can't even have breakfast?!" John stomped his foot until he accidentally woke up his father from the loud bang.

"What the hell? Who wakes me up at this time of the day?" Julian walked out of his bed already being sober from last night.

"Oh no! It's papa!" John was terrified.

Approaching the kitchen, Julian sees only his son next to the empty plate.

"Oh it's you!" Julian took a sip of the liquor that was already on his hand.

"Father! I-It's not what it looks like. You see, Wally broke my alarm and....."

"ENOUGH OF YOUR EXCUSES!" Julian grabbed John by the throat.

"Why aren't you in school you deformed fuck?!"

"D-Dad. I was heading to school. I just woke up late and...…."

"STOP LYING! You try to ditch school today and I can see it from the ugly face you have. You are supposed to praise me! I am your father and I helped that whore mom of yours give birth to you! AND THIS IS HOW YOU REPAY ME?!"

"D-Dad stop!" John felt the grip on his throat getting tighter.

"No. You. Are. A Disappointment. TO OUR FAMILY!" Julian choking him harder.

[ENOUGH FATHER]

Suddenly a flash noise was heard from behind Julian.

It was Jonathan who took a picture of their father abusing John.

The picture was printed out from the photo.

"Perfect!" Jonathan drying the paper as he whipped it back and forth.

"YOU! YOU AREN'T IN SCHOOL EITHER?!" Julian giving a violent expression towards Jonathan.

"Father. Let go of John now! I have a picture of you choking him!"

"So what?"

"So! If I give this to the police station. I bet your ass that all the police of Sunshine High will come raiding this house and arrest your bum ass."

"What?!" Julian started to look a bit more violent than before.

"Look at yourself father! You are jobless and drunk. You can't even contribute to society because you believe that us children will carry on that legacy. Something that you failed because of your ignorance and stupidity. In my opinion, you are nothing but a burden to the Decker family. I bet you in the future that our family will fall apart. All. Because. Of. YOU!" Jonathan stood his ground while his legs were shaking.

"YOU FUCKING BASTARD!" Julain let go of John, giving him the time to breathe.

Julian ran towards Jonathan with his glass liquor bottle, ready to beat him to a pulp.

However, Jonathan brought something out of his pocket.

"One step closer and this .45 colt will blow your brains out!" Jonathan pointing his father's revolver at him.

"How did you…."

"I took it from your weapon drawer while you were sleeping like a homeless bum. So if you dare threaten me or John, this bullet won't act friendly towards you."

Julian drops his bottle and quietly walks back to his room.

Having the time to breathe, John ran towards Jonathan behind his back.

"I-Is he gone?"

"He's probably going back to his room to drink again." Jonathan patted John's head.

"A-About that gun, was there..."

"No. There's actually no bullets. I just had to take it from the weapon drawer because I heard Father was going on his abusive rampage."

"Okay." John shivering after what happened.

"Hey. Want to go to school with me? We're both late so mind as well go together."

"Sure." John was close to Jonathan in case their father came out.

Throwing away the gun. John and Jonathan both walked to school.

"John, I'm sorry for what happened to you. You know how Dad feels in the morning."

"Yeah, but Mom never gave us breakfast. Our other siblings just ate it all and never cared about us."

"Yeah, Mom is just busy all the time and she usually gets out of the house early to head to work."

"Where does Mom work? I never got to see her before supper time."

"Mom works at the laundromat near the edge of the town. That way, we can still get some money since Dad isn't doing anything."

"But I thought we are rich. Why does Mom still need to work?"

"That's the situation that Dad doesn't want to mention. Our family's wealth is decreasing. Since Mom and Dad came to the United States, they both fell in shambles after the incident in London."

"What incident?"

"During WW2, Dad's company used to be a manufacturing factory known for making penicillin. His company contributed heavily for the British army, serving as a key factor in why we won the Second World War."

"That doesn't make sense. How did Dad fell off?"

"You see, after WW2, Dad wanted the company to take a better approach and decided to make beer instead. He believed that the economy is at a peaceful time now that the Nazis were gone. However, it takes a lot of responsibility to maintain a beer company. Other companies who specialize in alcohol tend to extend how beer was made whether it's lite or made with fruit for better flavor."

"Wow." John was interested in the story.

"Dad didn't know how to optimize his company and thus his company shut down with the wealth he made just being his past success during the war. Mom and Dad's lives were getting worse as it was getting way too expensive to live in London and thus not having a choice but to migrate to the United States in one of the cheapest states."

"Is that why we're here?" John questions.

"Yes. We are here and born because Dad believes that we will be the ones who will take back Dad's throne. Personally, I think that's a load of crap and that we should be the ones who decide who we are."

"Sure big brother." John smiled.

Suddenly, John's stomach growled.

'Before we head to school, want to get a bite? I mean we can't learn on an empty stomach."

"Sure."

"Alright little brother. There's a diner that I always go to. Would you like some breakfast burgers?"

"Yes." John and Johnathan headed to the Sunshine Diner.

"While John and Jonathan were eating, John started to get some stares from his looks."

"Wow, a face a mother can only love." A woman behind John whispered to her friend.

"Honestly, if I knew my child would look like that, I would've taken an early abortion so I don't get to see my child look like that." The woman's friend whispered.

John looked back at them with a grin.

Both of the women quickly hid their faces with the menus on their hands.

"Ignore them. Probably doesn't know what it's like to actually have a child of their own. Probably won't because they seem to be single forever." Jonathan took a bite out of his breakfast burger. 

"So, do you think without a father in the way, I can still succeed like everyone else?"

"Are you kidding me little brother? Of course you can. Ignore what Dad says. He doesn't know anything about us. For me, I want to live in a world where happiness can be spread, people can love, and people can still succeed whoever they are."

"Big brother." Jonathan said in a soft voice. 

"I want to help others and protect those for whom I love. Even though we live in a world where the Soviet Union can kill us all. I want to do whatever I can do in creating a world where peace can be achieved."

"Yeah brother!" John quickly ate his burger and then choked.

After giving his orange juice, John smiled. 

"Hah! Stupid little brother!" Jonathan laughed.

After they both finished eating, John and Johnathan both headed to school as they approached the entrance.

"Well little brother, ready for class?" Jonathan let go of John's hand.

"Yeah!"

"Well little brother. Let's both be successful." Jonathan headed to his 4th grade class while John headed to his kindergarten class at Sunshine Elementary School.

Back in the present day, John saw that it was already morning with the clouds still being gray as ever.

"How long was I asleep?" John looked around.

On the road, there were two police officers driving on the highway. On their police device, they were notified of a fugitive who slaughtered every police officer in one of the police stations. 

Being notified, both of the officers were vigilant for the person seen on their wanted list.

Suddenly, the officers see what seems to be the similar person on their device, but with his skin torn apart and his skin falling apart.

The officers stopped on the side of the road to investigate John.

"Excuse me sir, what are you doing on the side of the road?" The officer looked at the person on their wanted list. Suddenly, they noticed it was the guy who killed every police officer in the station.

"Sir. Hands behind your back. We need to take you in for murdering the other officers."

However, John ignored them as he started to walk back to Sunshine Valley.

"Sir, I said put your hands up." The officer repeated.

John gives him a stare and then tries to walk away.

The officer brought out his taser and threatened to tase him.

"Sir, if you don't reply, I will use this taser on you if you don't respond."

John ignored him while he walked away.

The officer then fired his taser. However, the voltage has no effects on John. 

John then swiftly ran towards that officer, ripped a powerline from the transmission tower and put it in his mouth, electrocuting him and burning him like a pot roast.

"Oh my God!" The other officer took out his police revolver and shot John in the head.

John was stunned temporarily and lost consciousness.

"Holy Shit." The officer took out his walkie talkie.

"We need back…." Suddenly, the officer's walkie talkie was easily disassembled with each part falling off the officer's hand.

The second officer notices that John was starting to get back up after the headshot.

The officer fired another bullet towards John's head. However, John caught the bullet and threw it at the officer so hard that the bullet went out of earth's atmosphere and killing he second officer.

John then walked it off as if it was nothing.

However, John picked up the police officer's revolver as it reminded him of his childhood.

"If Jonathan just had a bullet in the chamber and killed father, then none of this would happen. Peace my ass. Bad people don't deserve peace. They deserve death." John squeezed the revolver so hard it broke the chamber of the gun .

"Brother, I will modify what you told me when I was younger. I want to spread peace too, but in a way where bad people will never. Ever. Exist. Again."

Suddenly, John notices an abusive mother in a car beating her baby in the backseat.

"Shut up you damn baby!" The woman, in a Texan accent, hit her one-year-old baby as the baby was crying too hard.

[Bad people deserve to die]

John quickly kidnapped the abusive mother and ground her face into the pavement, showing off the woman's half-shaved brain and her front face shredded off.

He would then kick her dead body outside of Earth's atmosphere, destroying one of the TV's satellites.

"I promise brother. I want to spread peace, even if it means taking people's lives." John walking to head back to Sunshine Valley. 

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