Babu staring at Imhotep face cause His smiling. The boy frown, scratches his back head as Imhotep still smiling. The boy breathe louder, thought Imhotep hear him but no - he doesn't.
Imhotep makes him look an weird boy in universe.
Smile and smile. Babu shrugging, he smell his own body. Especially under his armpit, he about to vomit and faint on the ground. His armpit smell like an rotten animal.
How long he been not taking his shower and clean himself?
But not for Imhotep. His body smell so good. Did Imhotep take his shower without telling him?
So unfair!
"What do you do last night?" He ask. "Why you smiling?"
Imhotep look down to him. "There a girl I love".
"You met her last night?" Imhotep blushing, nods his head. "What does she look like?"
"She perfect". said Imhotep.
"That mean she's beautiful. Can I meet her, Imhotep? Where did you know her?"
He smile again. "Long time ago. She's the pharaoh daughter". Babu look at him curious, Imhotep correct his word. "I mean. She look alike the pharaoh daughter. Yes, she beautiful".
"So, she special. Where she work?"
Imhotep shake his head. He doesn't know where Evelyn's work place. She's the pharaoh daughter, does she work?
The pharaoh daughter, wife of Ramesses II. She work? That new Nefertiri.
"I don't know but I can describe her for you. And you help me to know whom she work with".
Babu nod his head agree. Imhotep get piece of paper, and draw Evelyn's on it. Thanks for Babu, he like to write something on the paper he stole from the stationery shop and pencil.
His goals actually. He carefully watch Imhotep drawing Evelyn.
Imhotep show him his drawing about Evelyn. Babu take a look, then burst to laugh. "What so funny?" ask Imhotep to him
"You were bad on drawing something, Imhotep. How come you draw her like this?"
He show Imhotep. On that paper, Imhotep drawing Evelyn, stick girl with two bigger boobs, and curly long hair. That all Imhotep could describe Evelyn on his mind.
Yes, Imhotep bad on drawing something.
"What is this? A stick girl? What this two circle on her chest? Boobs?"
Imhotep roll his eyes. Babu nod his head. "I think I know who you describe, Imhotep".
"Do you?"
"Well, I've been stick around the city. So, I know people. There only one person who had that hair".
"Who?"
"Evelyn Carnahan".
Imhotep face light up. So, she is Evelyn Carnahan.
"Evelyn Carnahan. She the librarian. She work with Dr. Bey in museum and antiques. The only library plus museum".
"You've been there?"
Babu nod. "Kind a stuff. She know me, because she caught me sneaking around".
"That's good. Very good. Why you do that?"
Babu shrugged again. Imhotep lean his back at the broken window. His smiled wider, thinking about last night he done to her. She must be shocking this morning when she saw His marks on her skin.
Her skin taste like an apple, and he had to bite it. Now, he know her name. Evelyn. He must look for her again.
"You know what your name means is, Babu?" Imhotep ask him. The boy shrugged. "Osiris. Firstborn. The god of the afterlife, the underworld and rebirth".
"The meaning so deep. Thank you. My parent gives that name". He smile.
Imhotep nod. "Thanks to you. You give me information about her. Even I drawing her with two boobs on it. Still, you know who she is".
"She the clumsiness that for sure. So, you met her last night, that why you smiled thinking about memory you had with her".
Imhotep nods his head. Far more sweetest thing happen as he kiss her. "That mean you know where she lived?"
"Of course". said the boy.
"Last night half of city went to dark. Did you know?" The boy shake his head no. "Is okay". Imhotep smile.
He study Babu face. He feel sad because the boy like Babu should have a perfect life and family. A boy like him living like this? He deserve to have his own happiness.
What if, if Babu find out what kind of Imhotep are. A man who just awake from 3,000 years. The boy will shocked and ran from him. This boy need protection. This boy need an adult to looked after him.
How will the boy grown without adult on his side.
He deserve to be in school, study and friends. If he leave Babu like this who will protect him?
"Babu?" The boy look up at him. "What if -" He clear his throat. "I mean what if I'm not from this world?"
The boy frowning. "What do you mean, Imhotep?"
"I mean. If you found out about me, who really I'am. If I'm not a good man, will you ran from me? Will you scared of me?"
Babu chuckle. "What a silly question you ask, Imhotep. Of course not. Why would I do that? I mean what kind of bad person about you anyway".
"Anything". Silent. "Worst than a bad".
"You safe me, Imhotep. I'm safe with you. I trust you. You won't hurt me. If I found out who really you are. I will not running. You're the family I had".
The boy smile. Family? Of course. Family. He wanted to tell this boy about his life, about the pharaoh, anything. And of course about how innocent he were. His not the rapist nor the killer. The pharaoh the one who did this.
A painful punishment he served. He doesn't know where his family, where they buried them. Now -
"Of course. Can you show me where the library is".
Dr. Bey stood middle of the room. All his workers are busy as the new book, the sarcophagus dig from the Thebes, ancient things arrive at the place. Bey put his hand on hips as he watch them working.
"Careful! This is ancient. Carry on as carefully you can do". He approach toward Evelyn. "Put this book at the shelves". He point. "Read the titles before you put in the section".
Evelyn nods, put her glasses back then pushing the trolley. Heading her way towards the elevator. She arrive at second floor. She push the trolley towards the section Bey ask her to do.
There's an empty shelves, ducking, both of her knee on the floor as she take the book one by one out from the book and row in the shelves.
She smile, inhaling scent of the book. If the book is edible she would eat it right away. She loves book so much, she read one of the book tittle.
Interesting.
She read the front pages, the middle then the last. She nod herself.
"How possible Dr. Bey kept this book? About love? Does he had a heart? Does he love?" Chuckle. "This wasn't ancient, this is love".
She row back in shelves. Hurried row the book. Others need her help downstairs. She push the trolley back to the elevator but something blocking her way. She bumped into to.
Something harder than she thought. What is that?
"Excuse me? What are you doing in here?" It was the man who she bumped into to. "Can I help you something? Did Dr. Bey ask you to help me in here?"
Lots of question. The man who stood front of her, keep his lips shut. But his smile is something.
"For sake. He shouldn't do that. I know sometimes I not be carefully". She chuckle. "But I can manage by myself, so you or he don't need to worry about me".
She look up at him. "Do I know you, Sir? Your face so familiar to me I believe like we met somewhere. But where?"
She should be shocked. It was Imhotep stood front of her. Clear as crystal she saw him on view. Of course they met before just she doesn't realised it yet.
"Do I?"
Her eyes study him. Bald man. Broad shoulder. Tall. Black garment. Masculine body. Six Pack? Do these day man now know working out for fit body?
"Oh, you must be the customer. If you're not helping me in here". She blush. "I'm sorry. Thought Dr. Bey ask you to. I can help you. This must be your first time in here".
She push the trolley on her side. She smile. "I'm Evelyn Carnahan. I'm at your service. What kind of book do you like to read. Today is your lucky day. There new book arriving. I just finished rowing".
She point at the shelves she rowing the book before. "Honor to help. Just said it".
"Hello". Imhotep speak in ancient. She understand but - "You can't speak?" He said ancient again.
She blush. Rubs her chin. "I can't believe those word still in use. I can't speak fluently in ancient". She said. Imhotep nod understand.
With the tongue he had, tongue of Mr. Burns. He spoke in english. "My apologies. I didn't know that you can't understand".
"English? You speak English?" Imhotep nod and smile. "Gladly to hear. Thank you for understanding. Yes. I don't speak ancient much".
He stare her. "But what can I help for you?"
"Nothing".
The elevator door open. She run pass Imhotep. Thought Dr. Bey or someone else who need her immediately. It was Bey in view. He crossed his arm saw her running towards him.
"Well? Are you finished?"
"There a man. A customer".
"What customer?" ask Bey. Evelyn turn her back and saw no one behind her. He were right there talking to her. Now, his gone.
Where he is?
"I swear there a man I spoke too".
Bey bit his bottom lips, said. "There no customer walk in here since we start unpacking the things. Are you sure that's is a man you talk too or just your illusion and try to take a break".
"Pftt. I don't lies for that. I saw what I saw. There a man". She point where Imhotep stood. "And I didn't get his name".
Bey rolled his eyes. He walk around the room. Nothing to be sight about the man Evelyn saw earlier. He smirk.
"I think your tired, Evelyn". He look over his watch. "Almost lunch. You better go before you said the Ramesses II asking you to married him".
He push her softly. Before he forget, he take the trolley back to downstairs. He leave Evelyn speechless behind.
"Are you coming?"
"Yes". She running inside the elevator. I swear he were right there. I'm not crazy!
As they two arrived at downstairs. Evelyn grab her things out from the library. Maybe Bey were right about it, she must delusion or tired. Until she can speak with someone don't exist.
She made her way towards her friends restaurant that she know for so long. Her name is Anita Daae Darling.
Darling's is her family name by the letters before they abandoned her at the orphanage home.
She was baby back then.
Her family nowhere to be found. She was born in america. She travels to Egypt by herself since little girl.
Of course that was illegal a child travelling alone without parent in watch. She sneaking into the ship and arrive in Egypt purposely. With that she met her adoption parent.
She use her old name, not wanted to change. Her adoption parent are Egyptian. Khalid and Aya.
Khalid and Aya had one boy, two years after they adopted Anita. They name him, Hasaan.
Her Egyptian parent own the restaurant. Where Anita works now. Anita loves them very much.
Evelyn drag the chair and sit. She looked over for Anita and saw her at the cashier with smile she waving at her. Anita saw her. She brought Evelyn fresh drink.
"MasyaAllah, Evelyn". Adjusting her scarf. "I know why you here. Get busted aren't ya". She took a sit front of her. "What he do now?" She mean Dr. Bey.
Evelyn shake her head. "It was me actually. He said I'm delusion".
"What may he said that?"
"Someone with me. I spoke to him. I saw his face. Of course I ask him what he want, what can I do to help. He said 'nothing'. Then Bey in view, he suddenly gone".
Anita bit her lips. "I'm not crazy you know that".
"Of course you're not. Maybe he's hiding somewhere that -" Evelyn shake her head no. "No? Okay maybe you delusion. Are you sick or what?"
"I'm fine". She sigh. "I've missed London".
Anita lift her eyebrow. "Sudden? Well, I'm not. I'm not missing America. You know how the orphanage home treating me? Did I told you?"
Evelyn nod.
"That why I'm here. This is my home now".
"Haven't you thought look for them, Anita. You know. Your real family".
"I wish they all death. How could they left me like that! How selfish they are!"
She breathe. "No. I'm not gonna remembered them. I got little brother, Hasaan. I have parent here. Why I need them back".
"I understand that. You welcome come to London". Both women smile. "I hadn't see, Hasaan".
"Urgh, that boy. He grown up man. He know where he goes. I can't control him but, our father can. Oh, Hasaan is afraid of his father".
Evelyn chuckle.
As they talk. Anita notice a man standing behind Evelyn not far from the restaurant. He watch the back of Evelyn without blink his eyes.
Who's that man?
Anita tilted her neck. "Are you alone?"
"I'am. Why?" She look at her back. "What was you see?" Between the crowd people, nothing she notice like she do. "Who you look for, Anita?"
Evelyn turn to her. "Don't you see? He were right there!" She point. "That man. Black garment. His eyes on you. Why?"
She turn her back again. This time she saw Imhotep again. Same man she met in library until Bey appeared in view. He was gone. And now his here. Watch her.
"You know that man? It was him isn't he? It was him you talk in library".
She turn to Anita. "Yes. That's him. But you can't expecting me with him together. I told you earlier".
"Is he taken? He kind a handsome".
"You can have Him if you want which I don't know him and I don't care".
"Owh. Darling don't be such a jerk. He seems nice man. I'll take him if I want. It makes two of you. I saw Bey talk with the book, both of you are crazy. I mean who work with him are crazy".
Anita laugh. Clamped her belly. Oh, she loves the jokes. Evelyn turn her back again. Imhotep wasn't there. Maybe he's gone somewhere place.
That freak!
"I'm not. Stop laughing. I'm hungry!" She smack her.
Later night. Evelyn finish her work. Bey lock the door, then they walk to seperated ways. She walk under the dimp street light. She felt something or someone follow her behind that she worried.
Could be the kidnappers?
Her heart thumping. Beating fast. She began sweating. Hoping it was Jonathan. Because she know, he like to scare her off.
Jokes.
Or Ardeth? That man maybe. His must be asking his man watching over her. Thank God.
"Hello? Ardeth? Jonathan?"