The shadow that never fades

On a dark night, a young boy witnessed the most horrific thing a human being could ever see: the murder of his parents before his innocent eyes. That moment planted an indelible fear in his heart; a fear that time would repeat itself, and he would lose everyone he loved. As the child grew up, and with him grew that horror, becoming a thick wall between him and life. He rejected love and marriage, believing that distancing himself from others would protect them from the same fate. He lived with his heavy memories, haunted by the fear of repeating the past. Despite his successes in life, loneliness was his constant companion, walking with it through the paths of life, fleeing happiness lest it be taken away from him one day. Over time, he tasted the bitterness of isolation until he lost the desire to connect with the world. I wonder what will happen to him? This is what you will find out by reading this exciting story.