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Chapter 32 - Chapter 32 — The Ones Who Came Back

The engine coughed once.Twice.

Then started. 🚘💨

The car rolled forward, leaving behind smoke, ash, and a dead mountain 🏔️⚫A place that would never remember their names.

Inside the car sat three figures.

Clothes torn 👕✂️Faces smeared with soot 🖤Hair singed at the edges 🔥

No open wounds.No bleeding.

Just… aftermath.

Still Alive ❤️‍🔥

Barfi flexed his fingers ✋Then his arm 💪Then slowly rolled his shoulders

"…Nothing's broken," he said quietly 😐

Walter leaned in suspiciously 🤨

"Don't trust it."

He pinched Barfi's arm hard 🤏💥

"OY!!" Barfi shouted 😠"That hurts!"

Walter froze 😳

Then his face split into a massive grin 😁

"YES!!""PAIN!!""YOU FEEL PAIN!!" 🎉

Walter laughed like a mad scientist 🧪🤣

"Congratulations, my boy," he declared proudly"You are officially annoying again."

Barfi rubbed his arm, scowling 😑

"You are stupid."

Walter bowed deeply 🙇‍♂️

"Correct.""But successful." ✅

Hawk's Curse 🚬😤

Hawk gripped the steering wheel tightly 🛞

He exhaled slowly through his teeth 😮‍💨

"First psychos.""Then ghosts.""Then a demon bear." 🐻‍❄️👹

He shook his head, half laughing, half exhausted 😵‍💫

"What's next, huh?""Aliens?" 👽"Time travel?" ⏳"Talking refrigerators?" 🧊🗣️

Walter leaned back casually 😌

"Don't worry."

He looked at both of them 👀

"Whatever comes…"

He smiled, calm and sure 🤝

"We'll fight together."

Laughter Returns 😂

Barfi looked out the window 🚗🌄

The sky was blue again 💙No shadow 🌑❌No eclipse

Just sunlight ☀️

Barfi laughed.

Not forced 😶❌Not hollow

Real. 😄

Hawk caught the sound in the mirror 👀His lips curved into a rare smile 🙂

Walter burst out laughing too 🤣

The car drove on.

Three survivors.One healed boy.And a long road home 🛣️

Where normal life waited.

Or at least…something close enough.

Back at the Café ☕🍺

The café lights were low 🌙Soft. Familiar.

An empty alcohol bottle sat in the middle of the table 🍾Like a trophy 🏆

Three glasses.Three men.

Same seats.Same silence.Same place where it all started.

"Why Did You Two Leave?" ❓

Miko stood with her arms crossed 😠Dr. Putin beside her, calm as always 🧠

"Why did you three disappear for days?" Miko asked

Hawk leaned back, lifted his glass 🍷

"Boy night."

Dr. Putin frowned 🤨

"I am a boy."

Hawk pointed at him instantly 👉

"You are an uncle."

Walter nodded seriously 😐"Certified uncle."

Miko sighed and turned to Barfi 😑

"And you…""…you felt emotions again?"

Barfi nodded slowly 🙂

"Yes."

They raised their glasses together 🥂

"CHEERS."

⭐ The Questions Start

Miko narrowed her eyes 👁️👁️

"Wait.""Why are your clothes torn?"

She leaned closer to Barfi 😟

"…And why is part of your ear missing?"

Walter answered instantly 😎

"We were attacked by a bear."

Silence. 🧊

Miko stared 😐Dr. Putin stared 😶

"…A bear?" Miko repeated

"Yes," Walter nodded confidently 🐻"A very emotional one."

Hawk drank quietly 🍺

Miko exhaled deeply 😮‍💨

"I'm not even going to ask."

Dr. Putin placed a hand on Barfi's shoulder 🤍

"Rest.""Eat properly.""No mountains for a while." 🏔️❌

Miko added softly 🌸

"And…""…don't disappear again."

They left together 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️

The bell rang 🔔

Same Seat. Same Madness. 😌

The café fell quiet again.

The trio sat exactly where they once satAfter the psycho incidentBefore everything broke

Walter laughed suddenly 🤣

Like it hit him all at once

"What the hell…""No one will ever believe us."

Hawk smirked 😏

"Good."

Barfi looked at the bottle 🍾Then at them 👀Then laughed

A full laugh 😄DeepAlive

They drank 🍻They laughed louder 😂

Three men who fought a demonBurned a cursed house 🔥Survived an eclipse 🌑

Now just sitting in a café

Alive.Together.

And absolutely certain of one thing 🖤

This story was only theirs.

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