Morning
Angel Base .
" Enilese , why are you up so early ? " , Selina asked Enilese who was staring out the window . Enilese turned towards Selina with a small smile .
" Nothing special . Anyway good morning . " , she said .
" Good morning ... Enilese , are you stressed about something ? It seems you are . Is it about Paul ? You can share with me if you want . "
" It's not about him . Joseph took proper action against him . I don't need to think about him anymore . "
" Then , is there something else ? "
Enilese took some time and started , " Last night I had the same nightmare that I had the previous night . Can someone have exactly same nightmare twice ?
And I don't even know if I'm going to have the same nightmare a few more times . It's very weird , as if the nightmare is going to take place in reality ....."
" Enilese , don't think too much about the nightmare . I think , you had been thinking too much about it that's why you had the same nightmare . And nightmares are just nightmares . They are not going to be true . Okay ? "
Enilese nodded .
" So , is it because of the nightmare that you can't sleep properly ? " , Selina asked .
" Umm , kind of . "
" Don't be stressed anymore okay ? "
Enilese nodded slightly . Some times later she asked , " Selina , can I ask you something ? "
" Go ahead . " , Selina who was arranging some clothes spoke up .
" You and Riley .....are you guys together ?
" Why ? " , she didn't stop what she was doing .
" He is a very quiet person , I haven't seen him interact much with others but I've noticed that he talks to you very casually . Why is that ? Of course , don't answer if you don't want to . "
" No , it's okay . It's just , we go along well with each other . And the together thing , yes we're together in a way . "
" I'm very happy for you . "
Selina just let out a small smile .
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Forest near S street .
Shawn was talking to a person .
" Is everything alright there ? " , Shawn asked .
" Yes sir . " , he answered .
" Does anyone have complaints ? "
" No sir . "
" Anyone came from the angel base ? "
" Some days ago two angels came but they didn't find anything . "
" Good for us . And what about any other person except the angels , have you seen anyone as such ? "
" It was probably three days ago , I saw someone . As much as I understood he was a vampire . He was carrying a woman's body on his back . "
" Did he go towards the colony ? "
" No sir , it seemed that he took a shortcut route through the forest . "
" So the woman ....."
" Was not of our colony . "
" Just that one day or he often takes this shortcut ? "
" I saw him just that day . "
" Okay . Well , we do have deals with the vampires , so have you ever seen him among the group we have deal with ? "
" No sir , he didn't seem to belong to such groups . He seemed to be very rich . "
" I see . " , Shawn was thinking who the supposed rich vampire could be when the creature spoke up , " Sir , you definitely know that person ..." , Shawn looked at him with a frown , that man continued , " That day , Ryan sir was here and he talked to that man too . The man didn't seem to be unknown to Ryan sir , so you must know him too . "
" Ryan talked to him ? "
" Yes , sir . "
" Didn't Ryan stop that person from taking the woman's body or something like that ? "
" At first he did but at the end , he let the man go with the woman . Didn't Ryan sir tell you about that ? "
Shawn felt it a bit weird , ' Ryan reports everything to him but why didn't he say anything about such a serious thing ? Did he forget or he didn't want to share it ? ' , he thought to himself .
" Um , could you hear anything what they talked about ? "
" No sir , I was hiding very far from them . So I couldn't hear anything . "
" Okay , I get it . Anyway , continue doing your job sincerely . You know the rest . "
" I'll sir . "
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That evening .
Daisy Hospital .
In a cabin , a woman was busy admiring her newborn baby . It was when a nurse entered the room with Ryan behind her . The woman looked up and immediately her face brightened up upon seeing Ryan .
" Ryan , I was waiting for you . " , she said .
" Sorry I'm late . " , he said as he approached her bed . " How are you doing ? "
" I'm good . "
" What about the little one ? "
" As healthy as a horse . " , she said with a smile .
" That's good to hear , anyway I'm taking you home , get changed . Okay ? " , Ryan said .
The woman nodded and asked the nurse , " Before I get discharged can I meet the doctor who did my delivery ? At least once please !? "
" Okay ma'am . I'll call the doctor . " , the nurse left .
( Pause )
" Ryan , I think , he likes you more than me ." , she said pointing at her baby who was staring intently at Ryan with his cute doe eyes .
" Oh , he really does . " , Ryan said with a smile .
" Wanna carry him ? "
" I would have but I just came from outside , my hands are really cold . May be next time . Okay , wait a little . I'll just come back after completing some paperworks . " , she nodded .
As Ryan opened the door he came across a slightly startled face very close to him . Upon a better view , he noticed that the woman in front of him was also holding the doorknob . It was clear that she was going to push the door open and at the very moment he opened the door from inside causing the woman to stumble towards him . She looked down . Ryan stepped back and moved sideways , then he said , " I'm sorry . "
" It's okay . " , she said in a low voice as she entered the room swiftly . Ryan looked at her once before leaving the room .
She said , approaching the bed , " I'm the doctor who did your delivery . I heard that you wanted to talk to me . Is anything wrong ? Are you feeling any kind of discomfort or something like that ? "
" No no doctor , it's not about that . I just wanted to thank you . Thank you so much for saving me and my child ." , she said with a smile .
" No need to thank me , it was my job . " , Melvine replied .
The woman held Melvine's hand in both of hers and said , " It's not that simple doctor . I can't express how grateful I am to you . I knew very well that my condition was very bad . I already had some complications regarding my pregnancy and then the almost accident ...I was very scared that what if something happens to my baby . When Ryan was bringing me here I was praying nonstop that my baby remains safe . Thanks to you that not only my baby is safe ... also I am alive to see my baby .....hold him in my arms ..... I could've died ....." , towards the end , her voice choked with emotions .
" It's okay , don't think about that . Both of you are fine , and only that thing matters now . Right ? " , she said gently .
The woman nodded and said again , " This baby is so precious to me . "
Melvine looked at the baby . Some moments later she said , " By the way , your baby got a very beautiful smile . "
" Yeah .... it reminds me of his father's smile ." , the woman said with a sad smile .
Melvine felt an unknown bitterness in her heart when she thought of Ryan as the baby's father .
" He is the last sign of my husband . " , the woman said after some time .
" Last sign ? " , Melvine came out of her thoughts and asked confusedly .
" Yeah , I lost my husband a few months ago . " , she replied with a sigh .
" But .... what about Ryan ? " , she asked in a puzzled voice .
" What about him ? Wait , do you know him ? " , the woman asked .
Melvine remained silent for a moment and then replied , " No . "
" Oh , the way you casually said his name , I thought that you must've known him . Anyway what were you asking about him ? "
" He said that he is the child's father . " , Melvine subconsciously muttered . But the woman heard it anyway .
" He said that ? " , she asked ,
Melvine couldn't help but nod slightly .
" But why would he tell you that ? "
" Um , may be I misunderstood something . Anyway I need to go back....." , she was going to leave when Ryan's voice cut her off .
" You didn't misunderstand anything ... Dr. Melvine . "
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Dark Soul Base
" Aaron , where is Ryan ? " , Shawn asked .
" I don't know . I haven't seen him since yesterday . "
Shawn frowned a bit , Aaron continued , " Probably he came back very late last night , I had some engagements this morning so I couldn't see him in the morning too . And by the time I came back he had already left . "
" We don't have any special plans for the time being , so what's taking this much of his time ? "
" What else , must be his dates . " , Aaron answered nonchalantly . But Shawn still remained a bit tensed about Ryan's present activities .
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Back to Daisy Hospital
Ryan walked in casually . Melvine glanced at Ryan for some seconds before looking away .
" Ryan , did you really say that ? " , the woman asked .
" I did . "
" Why ? "
" Because , it's the truth . "
" Ryan ...."
" Don't think too much , it's my responsibility . "
" Still .... "
" Come on , it's not anything complicated . "
From their conversation Melvine came to the understanding that Ryan might not be the real father of the child but he definitely was his stepfather and .... a very responsible stepfather . That understanding also couldn't discard the bitterness from her heart .
" I think , I should go . " , Melvine was feeling so uncomfortable with their conversation that she wanted to leave as soon as possible .
" By the way , Dr. Melvine , you can have a slightly better understanding of the situation if you want . " , Ryan said to her .
At the time a nurse entered and called the woman to take her for changing her clothes .The woman left with the support of the nurse .
Melvine didn't want to be alone with Ryan , for some reasons . She spoke up , " I don't need any better understanding about a patient's personal life . Don't you think so ? "
" You do need the information , at least , in order to keep your mind free from pointless distractions . "
She remained silent , Ryan knew that he was not wrong . He said again , " Okay I won't waste much of your time . I'm the child's .... godfather . That's it . Is is clear now ? "
" It is . But isn't it out of your way to share your personal informations with outsiders ? "
" It is , but a doctor's mind shouldn't be distracted with unnecessary thoughts . This much I can do . And think of it as an apologising act . "
" Apology ? For what ?? "
He continued , " Last night , when I brought her I was really frustrated about her condition .... I misbehaved with you , I shouldn't have misbehaved with the doctor who was going to treat the patient . It was not right from my part . I am really sorry for my misbehavior and thank you so much for saving her and the child . " . Though Ryan said all these in a straight voice one could feel the sincerity in his words .
Melvine smiled bitterly and said , " Just last night you were insulting me in the worst way possible and now how sincerely you are apologising ! I must say , you are very good at balancing things . "
Ryan frowned and spoke up , " Wait wait , where is the insulting issue coming from ? Are you referring to my words at the corridor . If it is , let me correct you a bit . I apologised for my misbehavior , my threats , but not for the things that I said in the corridor . Please don't mix the two scenarios . "
" Scenarios ? "
" Yeah , the two situations were different . "
After a moment of silence she said , " Okay , I'm not mixing the scenarios anymore . But do you still think , whatever you said in the corridor was justified ? They weren't insults ? "
" The insult that you're talking about , I didn't do that . I never insulted you , you yourself did . "
" I insulted myself ??? "
" You did . "
" How ? "
" Giving up the self-dignity is the worst insult one can do to themselves . "
She remained silent for a moment then said , " But don't you think one can do everything when it's the question of their lives ? Dignity comes after life . Isn't so ? "
The frown on Ryan's face grew deeper . He spoke up , " Okay .... so you're trying to say that I was a life-threatening danger to you and you had to survive from me at any cost . And the cost was your dignity . Right ? "
Melvine didn't have anything to say as she knew very well that what she said was not right in any way . She instantly regretted saying those things .
Ryan didn't give any chance to Melvine to say anything as he continued , " Well , since you remember that night's incidents , it must be very clear to you that I am indeed a danger that you should stay away from . But don't worry ; Don't worry at all .
You . Have . Survived . From . Me . So now .
Live . A . Happy . Life . "
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Dark Soul Base
Late night .
Ryan entered his room , closing the door behind him .
" You really took so long to come back ! " , Ryan was slightly startled at Shawn's voice . He turned on the lights and said , " Shawn , you are here ? "
Shawn was sitting on a chair near the desk . He said , " Yes , I was waiting for you . "
" Anything wrong ? "
" No . I just wanted to ask you a few things . Can I ? "
Ryan nodded as he sat down on his bed .
" Ryan , we don't have much plans currently so what's taking this much of your time ? "
" Some other things that I'm responsible to . Anyway what did you want to ask ? "
" I visited the colony today , I heard that you met a vampire some days ago and you even let him go with a dead body ? "
" That's right . "
" Why didn't you tell us about it ? "
" I didn't think it to be anything important that I needed to tell you about . "
" Not important ? He took a dead body . Vampires and dead bodies ...it's not a very positive combination . Whatever he is going to do with that body won't be good for anyone . "
" It won't be harmful for anyone , my guarantee . "
" Ryan how can you be so sure ?? "
" Because I know what he's up to . And his actions won't create any problem for anyone . "
" Ryan , I know , you have many acquaintances that we don't even know about . You make deals with them without telling us . We don't have any problem regarding that . But please , just don't believe anyone this easily . "
" Shawn , my deals were never unsuccessful . "
" I'm not saying that they were unsuccessful . But this time , I don't have a positive feeling about him . "
" Shawn , I'm saying again , he won't be a problem . Is that not enough for you ? "
" Ryan please don't misunderstand but I don't think you should've let him go with the body . "
" Shawn , are you... questioning my decision ?? "