Halfway there, he suddenly sped up, charging forward with his head down.
"Ah—?!"
"Bang!"
The sound of a body and a suitcase hitting the floor, the sounds of struggling and wrestling on the ground, and the sound of a blade piercing flesh.
Everything happened in a matter of minutes, as swiftly as the torrential downpour outside the house, the disturbing and cruel noise fleeting. The man's roar and the woman's screams abruptly ceased.
All came to a halt, punctuated by the sudden violence sparked by the perpetual atmosphere of unease and fear that shrouded this family, finally returning to the silence of the past.
"Don't look, don't look over there..."
The elder who walked out of the room caressed the child in his arms with trembling fingers, like old vines, listening as his cries went from panicked sobs to low whimpers, eventually falling into a heavy sleep.
After an indeterminate amount of time, footsteps echoed again behind him.
