Last night's pizza was a disaster!
Acker was hell-bent on knowing the step by step procedures on how the food was made.
Rosey's ears bled when he kept on emphasising on how he despised eating non meat food.
She good so worked up and stressed that she shoved a slice into his mouth, catching him off guard.
"Chew!"she said sternly, giving him a look of disdain.
Acker silently chewed, hoping that he had committed no "sin" whilst he ate such.
"The only sin here is making something so delicious...."Acker said whilst reaching for another slice.
"If food be the only delectable thing about this generation then so be it!"he said.
"Glutton"she said under her breath.
"Um...tell me more about this connection with you and my mother"Rosey said, fondling with her glass.
Acker waited a bit, then swallowed his food gently, before using a napkin to wipe his cheeks clean.
"It's not something to worry you about"he said.
"It will, just be blunt"she said.
"My blood runs through her veins..."Acker said.
"Are you saying that...my...is she a blood flower?"Rosey asked, realisation dawning on her.
"Heavens no! Where did you get that idea"he snapped at her.
"Then what?"she asked, her heartbeat uneasy.
"It's unexplainable, we have a new bond, I can sense her...I can feel when she's hurt,I can sense her worry...and she can sense me... we've bonded in a manner that no one can separate our connection, nothing... except death"he said.
The last part took Rosey by surprise.
"Are you telling me that all those people you healed, they can all sense you?"she asked.
"Yes"he said.
Rosey placed her hand on her chin, and a thought escaped her mind.
"Acker, if they can sense you, then that means that..."
"I can be found, yes am well aware"He said.
"Did you ever once think that maybe.. you're the reason the evil ones found your temple and evaded it?"she asked staring into his eyes.
He opened his mouth to respond but closed it back.
"Do you mean also that the man whom you healed can also sense you?"she asked, a knot tying in her stomach.
"Rosey, I believe that I'll put not only myself but you as well in danger"he said.
"Why?"Rosey asked.
He stood up and walked to the kitchen, he was getting used to the cold.
He splashed water repeatedly on his face, trying to focus his thoughts.
"Acker...Acker..."Rosey called from behind him, but his body was enveloped with a warm feeling coursing through his veins.
He stumbled and fell down on the floor.
"Acker!"Rosey yelled, she got on the floor and took him in her arms, gripping him tightly.
His skin turned pale, he seemed to be under a sort of attack.
"Look! Look! Don't close your eyes, look at me!"Rosey desperately said.
She tried to keep his pulse strong, but it was just too weak.
"Acker! Are you fine?"she asked.
"What do I get you?"
No reply.
He blinked multiple times, making her heart pound.
She suddenly got scared.
She gently laid him down and proceeded to get her phone.
But before she could call anyone, anxiety gripped her, making the phone fall out of her hands.
She bent down to try and pick it up, but her hands wouldn't stop vibrating.
She took steady breaths, trying to drown out the sounds of Acker's restless breathing.
Her house door bursted open!
Daniel rushed inside, accompanied by Lily and two bodyguards.
Rosey was surrounded by the guards, she tried to watch what was happening, but Lily pulled her away.
All she saw was Daniel trying to hold Acker down.
Lily led her to a room and shut the door from the inside.
"I should be down there!"Rosey protested.
Lily wasn't listening to her, or at least pretended not to listen.
"Rosey...it's too unsafe for you here, you have to move in back with all of us"Lily said.
"What? No! Why would you say that!"Rosey demanded, her hands rattling.
"Just look at yourself! You're in no condition to keep that...man"Lily said.
An ambulance siren drowned out Rosey's next response.
Rosey ran to the window, her vision glued to the ambulance, in moments, Acker was on a stretcher and placed into the ambulance.
Rosey ran her shaky fingers through her hair.
Lily closed the curtains, and took out her box.
"What are..."
Lily cut her off.
"I already called and told Mom that you would be moving back in with us, and she was okay with it.
I've told Dad the same"she said.
Rosey's countenance fell.
She fell on her bed, her heart pounding.
Lily proceeded to pack her clothes for her.
Stealing glances at her elder sister.
The box made a few clicks, snapping Rosey out of her state.
Lily was through and was adamant on her sister returning home with her.
She had even arranged everything for General fluffs.
She opened the doors and gave the box to one of the guards.
She turned her head to still see Rosey on the bed.
"Warm up the car and give us a minute"Lily said.
She sat beside Rosey, not looking at her.
"It's best, how did you think you could handle him, you're only hurting yourself"Lily said.
Rosey didn't listen.
"Kareem called, he said your team misses you, I even got a call from Tia as well"she said.
Rosey sat up, her fingers spread across her forehead.
She had gotten herself a splitting headache.
"I've already promised mother, let's just get the hell outta here already"Lily said.
Rosey looked expressionless.
Lily pulled her up, and led her downstairs, towards the exit.
Rosey kept her gaze on the leftover pizza on the table, and heard in the distance her kitchen tap left running.
She closed her eyes and tears leaked out from them.
She took steady breaths and let Lily lead her away from the house.
************
One week Later.
Someone walked past the yellow tape which surrounded Rosey's former apartment.
The person went in, room by room, searching around for something.
The person bent down and picked up something, a book, Acker's spell book, which was under the coffee table.
A slight chuckle was heard.
The person quietly left in the same manner they came in.
Gripping tightly unto the spell book.
**********
"You have a guest!"a maid said to Rosey, who had on a hoodie and sweat pants.
Rosey plugged out her ear pods, and asked the maid to repeat herself.
"Mr Kareem is outside"the maid said.
Rosey nodded, and the woman left.
Seconds later, Kareem walked in holding tulips.
"Hello stranger"she said to him.
He waltzed in and planted a kiss on her forehead.
"How are you? The doctor said to rest up, I hope you're doing that?"he asked.
Rosey took the flowers and kept them on her nightstand.
"I have been, too much Infact"she said.
"Good, cos we're going to Africa, and I know you want to come with"Kareem said.
Rosey placed her hand on her chin.
"I'll think about it"she said.
"Don't think, you'll love it, you always do, don't you think you should be doing what you love to do?"he asked not expecting an answer.
"You guys would still want me? Despite my Anxiety? It almost costed us..."
"Those are all mistakes of the past, don't bring them up. You're going to do great"he said.
"Fine then"she said.
"Good, we leave in two days"Kareem said.
Rosey nodded.
"Are you hungry?"he asked her, taking a step closer.
"No"she said.
"We could go get brunch together, if Mr President won't mind"he offered.
"You've already done enough telling me about this trip, I don't feel like going out now, I'll see you later"she said.
Kareem seemed disappointed, but regardless of that, he hugged her.
She returned the hug, and broke out of it, she saw him out.
Once he left she ran to her room and shut the door.
She laid on her bed in frustration.
"The book is missing! And it's your fault!"she thought.
She had sent people this morning to retrieve the book, but they reported back to her that they didn't find any book.
The events that followed after that night were all planned.
Acker was kept away from her, not just her but everyone else as well.
She was boarded up in her father's house, she got an earful from her doctor about her anxiety.
She was strictly to have complete bed rest.
Her mother made certain that her daughter got all the company she needed.
But Rosey could sense that her mother was being distant, too distant.
"I just have to focus on finding that book, before the wrong hands get it"she thought.
"For now, I go to Africa"she said and brought out her duffle bag.
***********
Lucy rolled around on her bed, her nurse had left to go have her dinner.
Lucy took unsteady breaths, her feet rattling, she gripped the bedsheets tightly, moaning and groaning.
She felt something, and saw some bright light.
She sprang out of bed, almost falling.
In moments her nurse ran in.
"Madam Red?!"
"Acker! Acker!"Lucy chanted.
"I can sense him and he's hurting!"
A/N: Special love to Opearl for voting
See y'all In the next chapter lovelies!!!