The Calmness Before The Storm

Future Past.

"Gladys! Where's Daniel?" Tyler asked her daughter when he caught her browsing clothes alone.

It's two days before Easter, Gladys' school opened an Easter activities for students and their families.

The little girl been begging her parents for buying new clothes to be wear on the D-Day.

It's so crowded today, people are out on the streets. Some are shopping, some are hanging out with their friends and some are just strolling around.

Tyler looks around looking for his son, Daniel. He grabbed Gladys and start looking for Daniel together, Gladys saw her mom and went dragging Tyler towards her instead.

Eileen's been looking for a sun dress for Gladys and herself, she jerked up startled when a pair of hand touched her waist, she turned around and found Gladys hugging her. Her husband came towards her with worried expression.

"Is Daniel with you?"

"No, he's with you."

"What? Eileen, this is not funny."

"I'm not joking, isn't he and Gladys with you all this time?"

"No, he says he wanted to be with you so I let him. I saw you by the mannequin and he run straight to you, after that I go after Gladys."

Realising her brother is missing Gladys started to look around while her parents still arguing. She looked outside and saw Daniel playing with his blue toy car that he brought with him across the street. She went back to her parents and dragged them outside without saying anything.

Outside then she crossed the street leaving her parents and went to get Daniel. He saw Daniel talking to a man and not long after the man went back inside his car and drove off. She went to Daniel and saw that her brother's face went pale. She then hugged him, shocked him back to reality and then dragging him back across the street towards their parents.

  .....................................................................

- Ethan's POV-

Me, some surgeons and some attendings are having a bro night in a pub tonight.

"Who's reeeeaaddyy for another round?"

It's been our third round, some of us are already wasted, some are having hangover that they have thrown up a few times, I'm just a bit tipsy.

"Nah, I'll pass. My head's rotating like crazy right now."

"I must stopped, I'm driving later for these morons."

"Bring me more beer!"

I looked around, not everyone is strong enough with their booze eh?

"I'll take the drinks this time. Anyone want some water?" I volunteered myself.

"Better we put some water on Dominic's system, his face is very red!"

"Mememememe.. give me water!"

I went by the bar and order a few scotch and water. When I arrived at the table some of my friends are already snoring. The other took the alcohol and the other one took the water. I gulped mine and told everyone I need a smoke break.

I went outside and took my cigarettes and lighter out. I put a cigarette in my mouth and light it, I inhaled the smoke and the cigarette's end burn with Amber and red colour.

I'm not a heavy smoker, I just smoke occasionally. My grandfather is a chain smoker, he died at the age of 62 after smoking his 28th cigarette that day. That's why I don't smoke so much, I just smoke whenever I feel tensed.