The CURSE: Deadly Games
● TWENTY ONE ●
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"Minori?" Jaydenn.
Now the two pairs of eyes have met each other without blinking once, a drop of clear liquid stuck at the end of the eyes of both. That gaze was a warm gaze that had been greatly missed and awaited by both of them.
"Papa? What am I supposed to do? Run and hug papa or should I run away from papa once again?" thought Eleanor.
"Ele, that's your Papa, right?" baylor asked, casting off Eleanor's gaze.
"Yes, Lor. We have to go now" said Eleanor, pulling Baylor's hand and immediately running away from the crowd, running non-stop, running without direction, her goal was only one: to go away from her beloved father.
"Ele, why are we running? You don't want to see your father?" baylor asked, looking at Eleanor as she ran with her.
Eleanor's run stopped, she was stuck in place, her mind spinning repeating Baylor's speech like a broken radio.
"Ele?" ask Baylor, make sure Eleanor's condition.
"Yes?" he muttered half-consciously.
"You all right?" baylor said, holding Eleanor's hands tightly because Eleanor was in a daze.
"Yes. We're out of there, right?" eleanor said, her eyes looking terrified.
"Yes, Om Jaydenn is there and we're here. Are you sure of your decision?" Baylor.
"Yes, we've agreed not to see any of our parents until this is over" Eleanor said, then walked back to the hotel.
There was the sound of a soft sobbing that had to be silenced. Eleanor kept trying to walk with her body that looked powerless. Suddenly his legs were weak. Fortunately Baylor was arrested so Eleanor's body did not fall. He was in Baylor's grasp unconscious. With a swift Baylor held him and ran towards the hotel that was not so far away.
Baylor laid it on Baylor's bed. He knew his friend was very sick in his heart, the wounds that had not healed were aggravated by new wounds. He knew that Eleanor was doing it out of a child's love for her father. He knew and understood Eleanor's grief. He did not want Eleanor to be more hurt than this. Baylor stood up and wrote a note to Eleanor who was still unconscious.
His feet immediately moved as quickly as possible out of the hotel and looked for a taxi to search for the book alone.
"No! You see, I will break this injustice of yours," said Baylor sternly looking up.
***
(Jayden POV)
"Minori?" Jayden was about to leave the chair and his friends. However, he suddenly saw his only child running away leaving their gazes. He got out of the cafe and chased after his Minori (his unfortunately-calling to Eleanor). No matter how far he ran, he could not catch up with his aging body.
"Is that you, Nori? Or as usual, Papa just fantasized? Minori ... Please come back, son. Papa misses you once, Nori," Jayden prayed in his heart.
He looked up at the sky that was beginning to twilight and massaged his temples. It looks like a plea to the Almighty.
***
The woman's pretty eyes opened slowly adjusting to the light in the room. He was still confused and looking for Baylor until he found a small paper that read, 'Rest'.
Eleanor took her mobile phone and pressed Baylor's name in her contacts.
Tuttt....
No phone calls from Baylor. Eleanor keeps calling and it's the same all the time. He waited for Baylor to arrive while pacing around in his hotel room, like a fool who did not know what to do.
After a very long time, the door remained unwilling to open displaying someone who was waiting for her as well. He kept calling and kept going.
Finally he remembered something and hurried to prepare everything before it was too late.
***
In library....
Baylor kept looking down all the shelves of the library, even though his eyes were sore. Ringing his phone he paused so that his focus did not fade. Many times he went in and out of different libraries. Until he arrived at the library he had visited before but did not have time to explore everything clearly.
Long time to complete the search for one book because the shelf contains only fantasy books too much. After all the shelves were finished, he once again looked into the shelf rooms to make sure everything was checked. It turns out the same as dozens of other libraries, here also does not exist.
Honestly, he was desperate. It seems that his hope is very difficult to realize. With a lethargic face and a tired body he walked down and out of the gate. As he sighed and was about to descend the stairs, his eyes were unintentionally fixed on an open brown cardboard filled with many books.
"Fantasy?" he muttered when he saw the fairy cover and the title also looked fantasy. He went in and asked the receptionist.
"Sister, sorry. Is that a book outside what can I see?" he asked, pointing his hand outwards.
"Please, Mas. The book was already willing to be sold but until now there was no buyer," said the woman suddenly made him surprised and began to hope.
Baylor immediately ran out and looked for a book stacked up not so much with passion. He looked at the one-on-one title carefully even though his eyes were flushed with pain.
His eyes opened round when he saw one familiar title.
"This? Yaaa! This is!!" he immediately touched the book and stood up to jump. An unstoppable smile on his lips.
Baylor went straight in and bid the price of buying the sold book.
"Elee, finally. Wait for me there," he said.
***
"Prof, there is good news," exclaimed Sofia who immediately got out of her work chair and skipped a small sign of excitement.
"Yes? Did you find him?" catoo said no less excited.
"No, but I've got a signal from Eleanor's cell phone and I can hijack it."
"really? Where is he now?"
"Delson City."
"Alright, continue with your work. I don't want to lose that rare creature."
"Ready, Professor."
***
"Where, Baylor, anyway. It was night too. It may fail again, "Eleanor grumbled alone in her hotel room.
He constantly called and texted Baylor. He wouldn't be so worried if it was late afternoon. The reason is that the time has now shown at 9 pm and there is no news from Baylor at all.
"Come on, at least send me a message so I don't worry so much about you" said Eleanor, her smooth legs don't stop pacing, while her mind doesn't stop thinking about Baylor.
Stand off...
Eleanor who heard the twang of the voice immediately checked her phone without babibu. "Wait a minute, Ele. 5 minutes to go. I have a gift for you."
A faint smile surfaced on his face shortly after reading a short message from Baylor.
"Ah, I have to hurry or my plan will fail again" he told himself.
It wasn't until 5 minutes, someone knocked on Eleanor's bedroom door.
Htc .. tok .. tok....
"Ele?" call Baylor from the outside.
"Come in," cried Eleanor, her hand carefully holding a beautiful birthday cake.
Just as Baylor opened the door....
"SURPRISE!!!" eleanor cried out to Baylor, who was shocked half to death with a small light burning from the candle in the dark of the room.
