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Family revenge

Chapter 2 The Burden Malik Carried

Word Count: 1353    |    Released on: 02/07/2025

t begin in silence,

n - strong, charismatic, and fiercely protective of those he cared about. As a young man, he ha

face, the family wa

y festered, fueled by greed and old wounds, and it wasn't long before th

-

came on a cold winter

ght thick w

t - harsh words, accusations, and finally violence. Malik found hims

anymore," Dumo spat. "Y

t deeper tha

His mother begged him to leave - for his own safety, she said. The family wa

Malik walked away. He left behind his mother, his sister

-

- a ghost in unfamiliar ci

attachments. Nights were filled with loneliness an

ls. The pain of his absence was a

ide, the fla

-

r from home, Malik found an old photo - a

child clutching his hand,

through the dark

t running hadn'

a wound in the family th

-

strength - physical, e

ess not from other

happened while he was gone. The family had suffered, but i

hen that he

son, the heroic u

fight for his future, and reclaim the

-

Malik's eyes held the

ad ahead would

o, heal old wounds, and p

ears, he felt something he

t begin in silence,

n - strong, charismatic, and fiercely protective of those he cared about. As a young man, he ha

face, the family wa

y festered, fueled by greed and old wounds, and it wasn't long before th

eadership of the family left uncertain. While Malik tried to unify the family, Dumo sought control.

-

came on a cold winter

ght thick w

t - harsh words, accusations, and finally violence. Malik found hims

anymore," Dumo spat. "Y

t deeper tha

His mother begged him to leave - for his own safety, she said. The family wa

Malik walked away. He left behind his mother, his sister

-

- a ghost in unfamiliar ci

with loneliness and regret, days with hard labor and harder memories. He lived in

h missing front teeth. That photo was a lifeline - a reminder

his absence was a punishment he thought he deser

ide, the fla

-

In it were scribbled ideas he had once shared with Jamal - plans for a community cen

that running ha

a wound in the family th

run from the fire, it'll only burn faster. If you face it, you mig

turned to him

-

strength - physical, e

ess not from other

red, but it was still standing. More fractured, yes - but not broken. Rumors of Dumo's rise unsettled him.

hen that he

son, the heroic u

fight for his future, and reclaim the

-

Malik's eyes held the

ad ahead would

o, heal old wounds, and p

ears, he felt something he

e of the old town. The streets were the same, but t

his home. His

st brick by brick. He'd check in on Jamal, no longer

o's rise, uncover the rot, and if

demption. For reve

was

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