Love at the Wrong Table - Season 6 Episode 10

After a night’s worth of driving, they arrived at the base of Eastern Star

Mountain the next morning, just as the sun began to rise.

Emmanuel finally realized that Eastern Star Mountain was a large mountain

that seemed untouched by civilization. He never thought such a place would

still exist in this day and age. What a large world we live in!

He had even more respect for his old comrade Blockhead who had left a

place like this to serve his nation in the Northern Region.

“What’s going on? Why would there be a luxury car here?”

Eve’s voice drew Emmanuel out of his thoughts. He looked up and saw a

Bentley swooshing along the winding road up the mountain.

Hey, isn’t that Sarah’s car? He was startled. Is it just the same model, or was

seeing things?

“What’s the matter, Emmanuel?” Eve, who was driving, noticed that

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Emmanuel’s expression was a little strange, so she checked on him.

“Nothing…” Emmanuel couldn’t be completely sure that it was his

sister–in–law’s car. Why would a young woman from a wealthy family like her

come to such a remote and undeveloped place? I’m probably wrong about

1. it.

Soon, Eve drove up to a settlement. Similar settlements seemed to dot all

over the mountain.

One could say that this place was cut off from the rest of the world. The

quality of life here was extremely poor as everything was extremely

underdeveloped. Their car could only make it about a quarter mile into the

place before it couldn’t go any further.

The two had to get out of the car and go on foot instead. Along the way, they

saw crumbled walls and piles of rotting trash.

They asked around for directions to Dillon Hedge’s family home.

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Dillon Hedge was Blockhead’s real name. They knew that his father was born

with a handicap and only got married when he was 40. Since he had children

so late in life, he named his son Dillon to be the family’s ray of hope. Alas, he

died young and could not fulfill his parents‘ expectations!

The two had to walk to the end of the settlement before they located Dillon’s

family home.

The squat and dilapidated building made Emmanuel’s heart squeeze in pain.

The window panes were broken, but someone had used newspaper sheets

to cover the gaps. The wooden gate seemed barely able to do its job. A

simple tap from Eve was enough for it to swing open with a creak.

Emmanuel’s heart was breaking as he took in the scene behind the gate.

A wizened couple was squatting by a well. Their tanned and calloused hands

were washing yellowed, half–rotten vegetables.

Emmanuel didn’t know if those were leftover scraps given to them by others

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or if the couple had scavenged them from the trash. He caught a rotting

stench despite the distance between them.

“Excuse me… Are you Dillon Hedge’s parents?”

The sight Emmanuel had seen made it hard for him to get the words out.

He dearly wished to find that these were not Dillon’s parents.

Blockhead served his country. He even sacrificed his life defending it, and yet,

his family is living such impoverished lives in this shabby place?

-Alas, the couple didn’t deny it.

The old man’s leg was handicapped so he couldn’t stand up.

The old woman wiped her hands dry before standing up and asking the two,

“Who are you? How do you know my son?”

Filled with emotions, Emmanuel didn’t know what to say.

He looked at Dillon’s mother and took in her gaunt, weather–beaten face and

tattered clothing. It was winter and yet she only wore a pair of slippers that

were broken too. Her feet were cracked and bruised. Tears pooled in his eyes

and he fell to his knees.

Eve jumped in fright!

He who never showed any fear or kneeled in front of anyone was now

kneeling in front of this elderly couple!