Chapter 133: Lump of Living Flesh

[Stroke, Major – Damage to the brain from interruption of its blood supply.]

Now Suja is lying with his eyes closed on the fur mat. He wasn't throwing up anymore, but there was something different about him. His right lip was slanted.

This is bad.

"How do you feel Suja?" Seb asked the old man in a slow and low tone.

"I have a headache.... Strong headache...." Suja's way of speaking was not clear.

Seb touched Suja's right hand, which was half clasped and looked stiff. "Here, can you feel my hand?"

Suja shook his head. The same thing happened when Seb switched to holding the old man's right leg.

"Do you know how to treat it, Seb?" Manu asks, starting to clutch his chest again.

Seb shook his head, of course not wanting to be seen by Suja.

Manu closed his eyes and massaged his forehead. Perhaps he was the most disappointed by this situation. In this challenging situation, Suja continued to give him instructions and motivation to heal himself. Manu has shown good progress.

"I apologize." Suja's voice was barely understandable. Not because it's soft, but it's not clear. "At times like this, I'm even more troublesome for all of you."

"It's okay, Suja." Seb lightly touched the old man's shoulder. "Now, rest."

"T-thank you."

"We're going to bed, if there's anything, wake me up. I sleep beside you." Seb added.

***

I stopped the fast-forward feature as Leva got up from her sleeping bag and knelt next to Suja.

"What a pity." The woman hissed, then brought her mouth close to Suja's ear while shaking the old man's body hard.

Suja flinched a bit, maybe in shock. However, he still couldn't open his eyes.

"Shut up." Leva stuck the knife to the neck of the former tribe leader. "Ah, don't worry, I won't kill you if you don't scream."

I was going to call the others to stop Leva, but I chose to remain silent and watch in the end.

Suja had opened his mouth to say but ended up just gulped.

"As long as you are here, I really want to kill you. However, as I told you before, while I was with these people, I also learned self-control." Leva started whispering through gritted teeth. "But, I continued to struggle to contain this desire, old man. And finally, everything changed today. I no longer want to kill you. Seeing you who used to be drunk on power and arrogant, now reduced to a helpless old man like this, it makes me feel immeasurable pleasure. ."

Leva smiled in satisfaction, and it gave me goosebumps.

"You remember Fred? My grandfather who was also an elder in our tribe?" The red-haired woman began to gently caress Suja's face. "He had the exact same disease as you. In fact, it happened very much like you. He spoke, then suddenly vomited and fell."

Suja's body starts shaking.

"Do you know when he finally recovered?" Leva shook her head. "Well, he remained sick until he died. For the rest of his life, every day he would have severe headaches, unable to function as usual, never enjoying his food... In other words, he became like a lump of living flesh. It means nothing at all."

"That's enough, Leva." I could not stand to hear her words anymore.

"Sigh, I feel the urgency to stop this conversation." Leva chuckled. "Maybe it's the guardian spirit that my ex-boyfriend used to talk about. Well, hopefully he doesn't wake up my friends to stop me. I won't be able to calm down if I don't tell you what's in my head now. After this, I'll be done with you."

I, who was about to do what Leva said, was momentarily stunned. So, this is a closure for Leva, who has been wronged.

Despite feeling very sorry for Suja, I finally let Leva continue with her words.

"Well, at least my grandfather still has people who love him." Leva sneered a little. "Well Seb helped you because that's Seb, he's a good person. Manu just needs you to heal him. Eric just followed his dad. Kat? I bet she doesn't care about you at all."

The woman was silent for a moment. "As for me? Hmmm.... Seems like I'm the only one who really loves you. I think of you as my own grandfather."

A small laugh escaped Leva's mouth. Suja still didn't give any meaningful response, just closed her eyes and gulped. Either because he really couldn't do anything or because he was too scared.

Until finally, Suja's body twitched a little. Leva narrowed her eyes and removed the blanket that Suja was wearing.

"Ah, you wet your bed, old man." Leva smirked. "Let me take care of you. Don't talk, or I'll do something more than clean you up."

Suja's body trembled even more, and her face turned pale. I couldn't imagine being in the position of this old man, so terrified and utterly helpless.

It's a hell.

Leva left for a moment to get some water, new pants, and a rag. Upon returning, the red-haired woman immediately started caring activities without feeling awkward at all, even though it was clear that Suja was of the opposite sex. From taking off his pants, washing him, to putting on new pants, Leva did it very smoothly.

"This is nothing new to me." The woman shrugged. "I once took care of my mother when she was paralyzed. Anne gave the medicine and checked her condition regularly, while I was the one who bathed and took care of other things. Well, although of course this is different."

Suja is still shaking. I can only guess what the old man had in mind. Maybe this will destroy his self-esteem even more. The woman he once dumped is now taking care of him in a situation like this. What a revenge.

A single tear fell from Suja's eye, and Leva quickly wiped it away.

Seb woke up when Leva had covered the old man's body with a blanket. The blond man's gaze fell on the clay basin of water, rags, and Suja's pants on the floor. "Leva, you…."

"It's finished." Leva smiled with satisfaction again, starting to tidy things up. "Well, I just wanted to help him. After all he is the former leader of my old tribe."