A black car stops in front of a minimalist house dominated by white paint. In the front yard of the house, you can see lots of flowers and fruit-bearing lemon trees. While in the car, a man and a woman were seen sitting side by side.
"Let me help you," Clyden let go of the seatbelt that Keira was using.
Keira smiled. "Thank you. Also thanks for taking me home."
Yes, Clyden drove her home. At first, she had refused but Clyden still wanted to drive her home. Since Della wasn't going to college today, she decided to accept Clyden's offer. Besides, she felt bad because previously she always refused Clyden's offer to drive her home.
Clyden smiled. "No need to say thank you. Next time, I'll be happy to drive you home," he didn't even mind if he had to take Keira home every day.
Keira chuckled. "You are very kind. Alright, then see you..."
Keira then opened the car door. However...
GRAB!
"Keira wait!" Clyden held Keira's hand.
Keira turned. She was surprised because it was Clyden who suddenly held her hand. "Yes?"
Clyden was silent for a moment but his eyes met Keira's hazel eyes. "Do you want to go with me tomorrow?" asked Clyden.
Suddenly Keira's heart skipped a beat. Did Clyden ask her to go on a date?! She never had he thought Clyden would ask her like this. She desperately wanted to accept it, but...
"I'm sorry but tomorrow I have to go somewhere with Della," said Keira feeling bad and not willing to refuse Clyden's invitation. But tomorrow she really will go with Della.
Clyden slowly smiled. "It's okay. Don't worry, maybe next time."
Keira was relieved that Clyden wasn't mad at her. Once again I'm sorry Clyden."
"No, you don't have to feel sorry. But you have to reply to my message, okay?" said Clyden who sounded like a child.
Clyden and Keira did indeed exchange cellphone numbers and even social media. That's because Clyden was the first to venture up to ask for Keira's cell phone number. It took Clyden a struggle to get close to Keira like this.
Keira chuckled and nodded. "Of course, I will reply to your message," said Keira with a smile. "See you later..."
She immediately got out of Clyden's car. She walked into her yard and took only a few steps when she heard a horn.
Titt... Titt... Titt...
She looked behind and saw Clyden roll down his car window. And smiled at her. "Goodbye my love!" shouted Clyden and then winked.
After that Clyden drove his car away from Keira's house. Leaving Kiera who was still in her yard chuckling, her cheeks flushed with embarrassment. "Geez...he will give me a heart attack."
...
CREAK
The bedroom door opened, and Keira walked into her bedroom with a glass of milk and some potato chips. She closed her bedroom door with her right foot.
She sat on the edge of the bed after placing her glass of milk on the small table beside her bed. She opened the potato chips and started eating them. Potato chips are her favorite snack. She can even eat a large pack of potato chips alone.
"Okay, now let's see..." Keira took her cell phone. She opened the internet and typed something on the search page.
'Xerxes Castle'
Yes, that's what Keira typed on the search page. She would find out any information about that old castle. It didn't take long, what she was looking for appeared on her cell phone screen. She read all the articles discussing Xerxes' castle.
"Tsk! This is exactly what Mr. Raymond said," annoyed Keira.
All she had read in the article was history about Xerxes castle which she had learned about during a visit to the castle and it was exactly as her lecturer had said when she was there.
THUD!
Keira threw herself down on her soft bed. "Shit! I can't find what I'm looking for."
She wanted to find out things she didn't know about the castle. Even more so because of what Clyden had said to her a few hours ago; who said that Xerxes castle was cursed. But she found absolutely no articles discussing Xerxes castle's curse.
She stared at the ceiling of her bedroom. Her mind drifted again remembering the incident she experienced when she went to Xerxes castle. About the paintings, the whispers, and the lake. All these things made her unable to sleep well and her mind became restless.
Because everything was too preposterous for her yet she witnessed and experienced it all.
Keira covered her face with her hands. "Dammit! This is driving me crazy," muttered Keira.
She then remembered something. She immediately took her cell phone that was beside her head. Then looked at the time on her cell phone. Suddenly she got up from his bed. "Oh gosh! I need to go now!"
Keira opened her wardrobe and quickly changed her clothes in hurry. Also, don't forget to wear her favorite black boots and immediately get out of her bedroom.
...
The sky was a bit overcast but that didn't stop a beautiful woman in a purple hoodie from walking on the sidewalk. She walked past the tall buildings that were a common sight in a big city like this.
Occasionally she looked to her right and left, and saw other pedestrians who were the same as her. Some wear office clothes but some only wear ordinary clothes.
She kept walking until she finally stopped in front of a fairly large building dominated by white paint, just like her house. On the front of the building is written...
'Rosewood Hospital'
Without waiting for a long time, she immediately walked into the hospital. There weren't too many patients in the hospital. She walked to the reception desk.
"Can I help you ma'am?" asked a nurse kindly. "Have you made an appointment before?"
"Yes, I want to meet Dr. Kenny."
"Alright, ma'am. You can meet him directly on the second floor. Dr. Kenny is waiting for you there."
"Okay, thank you very much."
She walked away from there and immediately got into the lift to the 2nd floor just like the nurse had told her. She leaned her head against the elevator wall and folded her arms across her chest.
TING!
The elevator door opened. She walked out of the elevator and looked for the room she wanted to go to. After passing through two rooms, she finally found the room she was looking for. Under the name 'Dr. Kenny' written on the door of the room.
But instead of opening the door, she was silent for a moment in front of the door. Her hand stopped as she was about to open the door. "Come on... you have to do this! Yeah, I need to do this."
She took a deep breath and then exhaled slowly. After that, she opened the door and walked inside.
CREAK...
"Ah... please come in. I've been waiting for you Mrs. Keira," said the doctor, smiling.