The Rhyme of the Depositary

THIRTY

Alice has never been this crazy about driving a car. After he heard Kendrick managed to bring Axel, his entire body function seemed to take over his consciousness. He returned home to Kendrick's mansion in a daze, driving above the normal speed limit. Fuck if it has to be ticketed.

Several times, Alice gets a warning horn from another vehicle but she doesn't. His desire to meet his son had managed to defeat all his wits.

The euphoria was too great for him to bear. His blood bubbled with anticipation. Adrenaline drives all the body's reactions.

Finally his son was able to return to his arms. Oh my God .. The reality that makes him grateful is amazing.

Alice pressed the accelerator, making her car go faster.

The Kendrick Mansion that should be able to be reached in twenty minutes, this time felt very long for Alice. It is the philosophy of a person. Time is relative. Can be elongated and shortened, depending on our individual mood.

After successfully arriving at the place he was headed, Alice got out of her car and ran hard into the mansion. The main room is empty, no sign of Kendrick. Alice shouted out to call out the name of the man and surrounded every available space.

"Keeeeeen .... "

"I'm here, Alice," Kendrick said in the upstairs guest room.

Alice stared in disbelief at the figure of the man who was now holding a one-and-a-half-year-old toddler. The woman ran up the stairs with hasty steps approaching Kendrick.

"Axhel!" Alice still can't believe her son made it here.

"Say hello to your mom, boy." Kendrick smiled as she approached Alice with her son.

The boy, looks puffed up with both adorable cheeks. His black eyes highlighted a sharp color with his dense hair that was as dark as night. Alice touched her son's cheek gently, noticing the tear marks around his face. Could it be that she just cried?

The boy looked to be snorted for a moment. He looked at Alice without blinking, then innocently extended his fat hand.

"Oh my God .. Can I carry it?"

"Of course" Kendrick handed over the child she was carrying.

Alice received with trembling hands. He laughed and cried at the same time. Several times the woman justified her carrier, seeking the most comfortable position for her son.

Alice kissed Axel's head with tears. He hugged his son very tightly, as if if a little loose Axel could go away from him again. He loved the smell of babies being inhaled from his son's body.

"Axel ... oh ... Axel," Alice fondled the boy with affection.

"It's mommy .. Did you hear? mommy .... " Alicia guides her son to get to know her.

"Mom" said the boy naively.

Alice screamed happily and deeply kissed her son's entire face. His son can call him. Oh my God .. After all this time, fate was kind enough to side with him.

Axel was a little rebellious, uncomfortable with the emotions that his birth mother had overflowing with. He moved free, deeply disturbed.

Alice did not care. She hugged her son even more tightly, making the two of them feel even more claustrophobic.

"Tulun ... tulun ..., "the child's ink pointed at the floor.

"You want to get down, baby?" Alice lowered her son slowly very carefully.

Axel was running around here and there as if interested in a foreign place. No fear in his eyes. Alice followed behind him with a crisp laugh.

"You see Ken .. he can run .. My son has run." Alice was very proud.

"It looks like your son's growth is very good, Al," said Kendrick, smiling with satisfaction. She felt proud to be able to bring the happiness that Alice dreamed of.

Alice was busy following Axel around, watching him not to take anything dangerous or through difficult terrain. Although Axel was well-balanced enough to run, but the boy was still unable to tell which place was safe, which place was dangerous. His instincts are still not strong.

It seemed, their bonds were formed naturally. Axel is quite comfortable with the presence of Alice, and Alice who is quite skilled compensates for her active actions. Two hours more they play, in a way that makes anyone touched to see it.

Alice looked like a child who found the most special treasure. He adored Axel in an extraordinary way and obeyed whatever pleased him. All the collection of games he had for Axel he put out at once. Most of the Kendrick Mansion room as if transformed into a children's playground. There is a game in every corner of the room.

Kendrick let them spend quite a long time in their first meeting. He could not bear to interrupt the happy atmosphere they had. There were actually many things he wanted to tell Alice. Maybe everything can wait.

After Axel was exhausted and managed to fall asleep in Alice's lap, Kendrick took the boy, laying him on Alice's bed.

"We need to pack as soon as possible, Alice."

Alice looked surprised at the seriousness shown by Kendrick.

"Packaged?" the repeat doesn't understand.

"It's all too easy, Alice. I can break through Anson's security without a single meaningful obstacle. I'm afraid this is all a trap. Anson could have anticipated our intentions and prepared a plan to confront us. It would be better if we leave this country soon. I've been taking care of your files. You just need to prepare some basic necessities and leave this afternoon with Axel."

"Where are we going?" alice began to get nervous.

Kendrick mentioned a building where his private plane was picking up. Alice shriveled in disbelief. Doesn't the mansion have a private hangar navigated by GPS? why bother going somewhere else just to fly?

Kendrick smiled. He said that Kendrick needed to get some of his important files at the place. In addition, he also needed to outwit Anson. If he were to fly from this place, it would be easy for Anson to detect his disappearance. He could quickly get their destination address. That's why their plane needs somewhere else to land.

"It would be better if I told you everything on the way. Can we get ready now?" kendrick said silencing all the other questions Alice had.

Alice moved quickly to pick up some basic necessities in a short time, went down to the first floor with a medium-sized suitcase in her left hand, and carried Axel through her right hand.

Kendrick seems to be ready downstairs. He immediately replaces himself holding Axel and immediately guides Alice to their car in the front yard.

They only went three, without a chauffeur. Kendrick said they needed to move quickly without having to be burdened with bringing anyone else in.

This afternoon, Kendrick's car ripped through the city streets nimbly. The man apparently had an amazing skill in driving a car. Evidently he managed to infiltrate among other vehicles that passed by.

Their journey was only halfway through when Kendrick sensed something was up. He stared closely through the rearview and swore a serapah. They've been followed.

"Is something wrong?" Alice asked miserably.

"We're followed, Alice. I'm guessing all this feels like something's wrong."

Alice looked back, looking at the many cars behind them. This road is a major road that is very heavy on traffic, how could Kendrick feel being followed? There could be several cars behind it that have the same direction.

"You sure?" Alice ascertained.

Alice immediately turned around again and found the car as described by Kendrick. They're not exactly in the back. There were a few other cars before them.

"Are those Anson's men?" Alice asked.

"Who else, Alice? He must have known from the beginning that Axel had managed to take us. I guess it's possible that he's been trapping me subtly. The real goal was to lure me closer and get rid of me."

Alice stared into the back seat, where her son was still sound asleep with a few support pillows on his side. He had just met his little angel, was fate going to take him back?

"What's your plan, Ken?" Alice was getting worried.

"We must take another, more deserted path, Al. The path we take now is too crowded so it makes it difficult for us to move fast." Kendrick tinkered with the GPS feature in his car to find an alternative road. He then smiled as if he had gotten something.

Alice nodded in displeasure. They were in the center of Manhattan, indeed what did they expect besides the crowd?

"We'll turn left after the next fork. The road there is a little quiet because the path is quite difficult."

Without waiting for Alice's approval, Kendrick took the line. He scanned back through the rearview mirror and swore more and more as the two SUVs he suspected were still following them.

"Prepare, Alice. Put on your seat belt" Kendrick asked before stepping on the gas pedal. Their car was traveling at high speed, against the wind. Alice flinched and repeatedly turned to her son, afraid that the child had fallen from the seat.

Alice had never seen a wild race or anything like that. His experience was limited to the films he watched. He did not expect the car chase situation he experienced would be this tough. Those damn movies always feature challenging excitement in every scene. In fact, what Alice felt was far from pleasure. He was scared, scared and trapped.

Kendrick does a lot of maneuvering. He tried to outwit the car behind them, but it seemed quite difficult. The guy Anson sent was too expert to keep up with Kendrick's ability.

The road they walked was getting quieter. There were only a few cars passing by. Kendrick took another path that was more difficult and not as wide as before. This road is rarely even passed by vehicles.

They passed through the street with many trees on the left and right. There were hardly any buildings that they passed. Either way this line will take them where.

Alice felt the time move for a long time. He was trapped in a static passage of time. He could not even guess whether they were still in the same city or not. Everything started to blur in his mind.

Then the car stopped suddenly. Alice gasps and realizes that one of the cars following her has stopped them. The car stopped itself in front of them, forcing Kendrick to stop as well. The other car stopped right behind them.

Alice took a worried breath. The glass of the SUV was too dark for him to observe. Alice doesn't know how many people Anson sent for them.

"Whatever happens, keep the car door locked and don't try to come out. If there is an opportunity, continue the journey to our original destination. Later you'll meet someone who will take care of all your needs." Kendrick took a 20-gun glock under the seat of his car, got out of the car alone to face them.

Alice locked the car and turned to Axel who was still asleep. It seemed that the child was not easily distracted by the circumstances surrounding him . His breathing looked regular, making his little chest descend up beautifully.

The sounds of fighting began to sound. Alice stared worriedly at Kendrick who was standing alone facing the six armed men. The people in the two cars that followed him were ready to confront Kendrick in many ways.

Alice was getting scared. His heart rate is pounding erratically. Is everything gonna be okay? Can Kendrick face those six people? The man only carried a weapon, while they pointed at him with many equally powerful weapons.

Cold sweat started to attack Alice. His fingers had turned white and were shaking violently. The first shot sounded shocking to him. Alice flinched and observed Kendrick's state. The man managed to dodge well and retaliated against their attacks. Two people fell quickly. Blood seeps in the chest.

Alice felt nauseous. He had never seen a bloody battle in person. This made his mental state chaotic. His feelings were erratically mixed. O Lord .. How can a life be of no value like that?

They fought each other very fiercely, before finally the sound of gunfire could be heard again. Although this sound is not too loud because it is silenced with a silencer, but still the sound becomes a sound that is able to shake the psychic Alice. The simple clicking sounds made his mind difficult to function normally.

There is only one other person left who still managed to defend against Kendrick. They fought each other with their bare hands and threw away all the guns they used. Could it be that their bullets had been both used up because they had used them before?

Kendrick is a very strong man. The fight with that hand he won, making his lawyers collapsed giving up. Kendrick knelt hatefully and spat at the helpless man below. He stood up again and walked with pride towards the car Alice was riding in. It was then that Alice saw Anson get off the SUV behind Kendrick, pointing at a revolver he held, aiming it right at Kendrick's head. It turned out that Anson was in the car from earlier, hiding, waiting for a good opportunity to attack.

Do you ever imagine those moments where you feel powerless over everything? You just watched the incident, not given the power to do anything you wanted?

Yep. Alice felt that way. Everything seemed to be proceeding at an extremely agonizing slow speed. This incident revolved in his brain like a movie roller that used slow motion scenes.

With the power she had, Alice shouted as loudly as possible, warning Kendrick. His little heart was a little hopeful that it was still not too late.

Vain. The revolver in Anson's hand jolted quite violently, spewing its bullets. The little metal floated quickly through Kendrick's back head. It was then that Alice saw Kendrick's smile disappear and her body slammed backwards. His eyes slowly lost the spotlight of life.

"Yahoooooooooo! "

Alice unlocks the car, running in doom on Kendrick's body which falls helplessly on the asphalt. He propped Kendrick's head up in his lap, calling him over and over again.

That breath is gone. Her usual warm eyes on Alice now no longer had any expression. Blood began to seep soaking through the cream span skirt that Alice was wearing. It formed a dark red color, as if shouting a new tragedy.

Alice still says Kendrick's name. His voice was getting weaker and changed into a roiling stuffing. He clasped tightly onto the hand that had been holding him lately, giving him strength in each of his weaknesses. Smacking the arm slowly, trembling in a desperate cry.

Alice walked through every beautiful curve of the face of the man who became her husband. The face that accompanied him, the face that comforted him. The face no longer had any reaction.

"Wake up Kendrick, wake up baby, don't you want us to be together? I'll follow wherever you take me .., "pinta Alice shrivelled, rubbing the face of the man who became her life companion.

The body was still silent, not welcoming.

"Kendrick ... look at me .. didn't you promise to be with me forever?" Alice shook the body in her arms violently.

"Say you wake up, Kendrik! Wake up! You must wake up! Don't be a coward!" Alice screamed loudly at the side of Kendrick's face that was not there. His screams were getting hysterically uncontrollable. Both of his hands hit and attacked whatever was around him.

"Darling ... wake up .. please .. I will be whatever you want .. wake up." His voice was getting weaker until it turned into a roaring cry. Alice nodded helplessly. His breathing is irregular, it starts to feel tight.

"Take. He's dead" said Anson flatly standing not far from Alice. He observed all of Alice's actions expressionlessly.

Alice looked at Anson with burning hatred and sadness. Both of his eyes narrowed, suppressing all emotions. Alice's mouth shook violently with restraint.

"You're the killer, Anson. You really are a demon. I hate you with every drop of blood I have, I will never forgive you in my entire life." Alice shouted in disbelief.

"For the first time you're right, Alice. And I don't care if you hate me, you should've stayed away from the beginning." Said Anson lightly. He walked towards the car that Alice was riding in earlier and picked up Axel who had now been crying hysterically. The man carried Axel, gently rubbed their son's head and carried him into the black SUV that Anson was driving in.

Alice screamed in panic as her son was taken away. He grew increasingly upset when the SUV left him alone with many bodies lying helpless.

Alice mutters sorry many times and leaves Kendrick's body to chase after Anson. Inwardly, Alice promised to take care of Kendrick's departure properly after this. Now the focus is on chasing after his son. Don't let the devil take her away.

Alice follows Anson's departure in Kendrick's car. With trembling hands, he tried to drive this car. All of his joints were numb. Alice had no idea how much longer she could survive in this state.

Anson's car started to look not far from him. Alice pressed the gas pedal and made the needle of the spidometer move more to the right. He must catch the car at any cost.

Alice's eyes began to blur. His body weakened rapidly due to the shock he had just experienced. His cries were getting hard for him to move. With awareness remaining, Alice felt her car move uncontrollably. The car hit a roadblock violently, dragged far away and turned several times to hit a large tree on the side of the road.

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