Next day .
Dark Soul Base .
Breakfast table .
Ryan and Aaron were having breakfast with their usual bickering . Shawn joined them and took a sip of his black coffee .
" Looks like someone didn't get any sleep last night . " , Ryan's said in a teasing tone .
Shawn didn't reply to Ryan's teasing .
" Where were you last night ? " , this time Aaron asked .
" Oh come on Aaron , can't you even guess this simple thing ? " Ryan said .
Both Aaron and Shawn looked at Ryan in order to guess what the simple thing is according to Ryan .
Ryan looked at them and said with a mischievous grin , " Of course he was with his girlfriend , having fun . "
Shawn sighed as he thought to himself , ' I should've known , he would say nothing but nonsense .'
Aaron turned towards Shawn with a more questioning face . He was used to see Ryan's late night dates but he didn't expect that one day Shawn would do the same .
Shawn looked at Aaron's questioning gaze and rolled his eyes . Then he said , " Don't listen to him , he's just spouting nonsense . I got caught up with something . "
" I thought so . You are not like him . "
"Ahh , don't say that . I'm hurt . " , Ryan said , pretending to be sad .
" Oh please , don't be so dramatic . By the way , I see that you are not going out at nights in these days . Is your new girlfriend not good enough or you're changing your habits ? " Aaron said .
" Change my habits ! That's not gonna happen . It's just , she is not my type . I'd be done with her within a few days . "
" I see . Anyway , Shawn where did you go then ? Was it anything serious ? "
" Well , it is . Ryan , I found out the issue of the Daisy Hospital that you talked about ."
" Great , now we just need to take care of it . "
" So what's the plan ? " , Aaron asked .
" I think , rather than dealing with it inside the hospital we better bring it outside . "
" Leave it to me . You guys are already busy. I'll handle it . " , Aaron said .
The other two didn't object as they continued with their breakfast .
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[ " Shawn , you didn't contact me for once . We haven't met for a while . Don't you miss me ?"
" You're right , I don't . "
" Aren't you happy with this relationship ? Am I not good enough ? "
" Huh , I never wanted to be in a relationship . I agreed just because you insisted me . I hope you remember that . "
" I know I insisted you but don't you like me at all ? "
" What's there to like about you ? You are so ..... annoying ...." ]
[ You are so incompetent that you couldn't even manage a single creature . Do you even know how to use spirit powers ? That person could've died if it was a little bit late . Have you learnt anything at all ? I don't even understand why do we even need you . Useless . ]
[ " Shawn , don't do this . Don't kill him . You can't kill a innocent person like this . Please let him go ...
.....why did you kill him ? why ? "
" Look , I already told you to stay away from me . But you chose to be in a relationship with me . I told you not to interfere in my work . But you still decided to stop me from my work . I don't think , I can be myself with you ..."
" Please don't behave like this , killing innocent people is not good . It's a sin . That's why I stopped you ."
" Didn't you already know that when you chose me ? I didn't force you , you chose a sinner yourself . You know what , we were never meant to be in a relationship . Our paths had always been different that they were never fated to be crossed . "
" Why are you saying this ? Please stop ..."
" At least , I didn't hide anything about my job but what about you ?
You know what , let's end this relationship . "
" Please don't do this . I love you so much . I fell in love with you at the very first encounter when you saved me . Please don't leave me ..."
" I don't care ....get...lost.....]
[ Annoying . Useless . Incompetent . Rejected . What else ?
Failure ?
Lonely ?
Unwanted ? ]
.........
It feels so good .
After a long pause of uneasiness .
It feels so comforting .
After so much pain .
The cold touch of a soft hand , on her forehead .
So caring .
So loving .
It feels heavenly .
Enilese sighed a little , feeling the pleasure .
" Enilese , how are you feeling now ? Do you feel pain anywhere ? "
So pleasing to hear , the caring voice of Selina .
Enilese slowly opened her tired eyes but remained silent .
" You still have fever . You need to take medicine . Wait , why is there tears in your eyes ? Are you in pain ?
Are you hungry ?" , Selina asked while wiping her tears gently .
Enilese just shook her head a little .
" Then , did you have a bad dream ? "
Dream ? Was it a dream ?
Or reality ?
How much of it , was dream and how much reality ?
If not dream ... may be ..... a vision ?
Vision of future ?
Enilese didn't know . She couldn't understand . She remained silent .
" Come on , Enilese , don't be upset , it's just a fever . It'll be over in some days and you'll be healthy as always . " , Selina said while stroking her head slowly .
A few moments later , Selina said , " Enilese , let me bring your medicine . " , she was about to go when Enilese tightly grabbed her hand and placed it on her forehead again .
" Don't leave me ..... please ... don't .." , Enilese mumbled .
" I am not leaving you Enilese , the table is just a few feet away . It won't even take a minute . I'll go and bring it quickly . "
Still Enilese didn't release her hand and continued mumbling .
Selina couldn't do anything but looking at her worriedly .
Selina didn't know how long she has been standing like that , her hand , tightly grabbed by Enilese . She came to her senses by a voice .
" Her condition hasn't improved ? "
Voice of Pierce .
Selina saw him walking into the room and stopping beside the bed . The bed is like an ocean , an ocean of loneliness for Enilese . She is trying her best to hold onto her remaining few causes of happiness . She succeeded to grab one , another one is so close to her . She recognises the voice .
She opens her eyes again , spreading her other hand towards the new presence of the room or should we say in the ocean .
Her pale lips uttered something for the first time after so long . Faint urging ...." Pierce ...d.. don't ... leave ...me ... please...hold my....h..hand..."
Pierce looked at Enilese and then at Selina and asked , " Is she speaking unconsciously ? "
" I don't know . Can you bring the medicine from the table ? She isn't letting me go . "
Pierce didn't say anything but he brought medicine and water from the table and handed it to Selina .
" Pierce ....you will not leave me ... right ? Please ... don't ... leave ...me ..."
Pierce holds her extended hand and said , " I'm right here , I won't leave you . Everything will be okay ."
Selina sat next to her and said , " Here , take this medicine . " With the help of Pierce and Selina finally Enilese took the medicine .
" Please , stay with me . I have .... no one except for .... you two . "
Selina and Pierce were sitting on the both sides of Enilese . Their hands were held closely by Enilese .
" Enilese , try to sleep . You need rest . You are so weak . " , Pierce said .
" Don't worry , I'll be with you . " , Selina assured her .
" I'll not leave you either . Now sleep . But if you don't sleep , I'll leave . "
Enilese nodded and closed her eyes after making sure that she has both the supporting hands in her grasp . She mumbled , " Please , never abandon me . "
Were they any less than parents ? Any less than guardians ? The answer is not needed .
A pause .
Pierce asked the other answerable person of the room , " Why is she behaving like this ? I thought , it's just a fever but it seems like she's depressed . What happened that day ? "
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Melvine was waiting for Ryan . It was a newly added job in her daily routine . She was in deep thought . It's usual . Waiting for Ryan always makes her nervous ; that today is the day . He would definitely do the thing that he wants from the very beginning . But today ... her thoughts are different .
' I don't understand what does he want from me . From the very beginning , he has been behaving like a playboy who wants me to be his s*x partner . But whatever he says or does to me he hasn't really done anything inappropriate to me , except for forcing me to meet him everyday . Very strange . He forces me to spend my time with him but at the end of the day he just drops me to my home . Does he have some other plan ? '
Suddenly she remembered the time when she met Ryan for the very first time , ' The dark night .....his black outfit .... he was breathtakingly ethereal . I couldn't even meet my eyes with him . I really thought he was anything but human . I seriously thought , I would loose my soul if I just look into his eyes . I was so scared . '
Scared ? Of what ?
Of losing the life ?
Or ..... the self ?
' Anyway I hope , he doesn't find me good enough to be his s*x partner and eventually let me go . '
" Hello darling . "
Melvine comes out of her thoughts hearing the ever energetic voice .