Chapter 1 - The Humiliation At The Diner
Inside the rustic American diner, neon signs flickered against red vinyl booths and checkered tiles. The smell of fresh coffee and crisp bacon filled the room as local patrons conversed quietly.
Sheriff Travis Cole, a heavy-set man in a crisp green uniform with a shiny gold badge on his chest, marched aggressively toward a corner booth.
Without saying a word, Sheriff Cole grabbed a tall glass filled with a pink strawberry milkshake and dumped it directly over Ethan Hayes' head.
Thick pink cream dripped down Ethan's dark beard, soaking into his red plaid flannel shirt. The entire diner went dead silent. The waitress froze with a glass coffee pot in her hand, while patrons stared in absolute shock.
"Looks like the town ghost got himself cleaned up!" Sheriff Cole sneered, letting out a loud, mocking laugh that echoed off the large glass windows.
Beside Ethan sat his wife, Rachel, clutching her purse tightly against her white knit sweater, her knuckles white with terror.
"Ethan, please..." Rachel whispered, her voice trembling in an anxious panic. "Don’t make a scene. Just let it go."
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Ethan sat perfectly still. He didn't flinch, didn't wipe his eyes, and didn't yell. His muscular frame remained completely steady, his calm composure radiating a chilling silence.
👉 Why did Sheriff Cole feel so comfortable humiliating Ethan publicly in front of the entire town?
