Later that day, Pablo walked out of the hospital where the ambulance took them too. The doctors confirmed that Iza was dead and took René in for surgery. They claim her injury is so deep that she might not be able to use her hand again.
Pablo was still shaking, he still recalled the image clearly as the biker stopped and pointed his gun at them. He remembered vividly, what the bike looked like, the gun, and even the clothes the biker had on. He was still scared that anytime he hears a bike passing by, he jolts. He never thought the eye would take things this far.
Since they made him call the cops on Eric after he shot that security guard, he thought all they do was smuggle drugs around the country, but things just took a drastic turn. There's only one more person he can talk to at the moment that might no much about the eye, Professor Kelland Cunningham.
He stopped in front of the office and gently knocked on the door. He got welcomed by a soft and gentle voice instead of the usual husky voice. "Come in"
He slowly pushed open the door to see a female in her late 20s sitting in Cunningham's chair. She smiled as he walked in.
"Hi… you must be Pablo, I've heard a lot about you. I'm May Meesing, the new professor," She said before extending her hand for a handshake.
He raised his brow and looked around the office. "I'm sorry, where is Professor Cunningham?" He asked. Has the eye already taken care of him because of what he shared with Pablo? He wondered.
She smiled before dropping her hand. "Oh him, they say he left the college… just disappeared, he's not answering his phone, he's not at home, so they got me as a replacement," she revealed still smiling creepily.
Pablo felt a shiver all over his body as she stared at him. He slowly turned away and walked out of the office. He's all on his own now. He only has himself if he wants to stop the eye. But how can he do it when he's this scared?
He decided to head back home and rest a bit before thinking about what to do next. He closed the door behind him and turned to see his best friend Alexa. She turned to him and frowned.
"Pablo?… Are you okay? What's wrong… and don't say you're okay 'cause you don't look it," she queried before tapping the spot next to her.
He sat down and let out a loud sigh.
"You look like you're going through a lot. I know we've been rather distant recently, but you can tell me," she said placing his head on her shoulder.
He went on to tell her everything that happened. From the time he was told to keep the gun with him to when he met with René in the lighthouse recently.
"Whoa, you've been through a lot. You should have told me, maybe I could have been able to help you," She stopped before speaking again. "So you meet René at the lighthouse… but why?"
He sighed. "I wanted to work together with her so we could stop the eye, but her brother ended up dead and she's in the hospital undergoing surgery," he said.
"I'm sorry Pablo… how about you leave the city for some days. Maybe go out to a beach and let out some steam?"
He nods. "I think I'll do that…"
"Should I come with you?" She asked.
He shakes his head in disapproval. "No, I'm sorry but I just want to be alone. I'm sure the eye would be after me… so I'll board a train, make it look like I am going to my dad's," he said.
"It's fine, I understand"
"You can give me a call if you need me to come over ASAP!" She hugged him before walking out of his apartment.
***
After going through with his plan, he arrived at the beach. The beach is not well known so there were not many people there. He stretched his hand as the sea breeze blew on him. Just these few moments he had was far better than the last few days.
He walked forward, dipping his leg into the water that washed up on shore. He exhaled softly as she watched the sunset. He then wondered why the eye had to kill Iza. He must have found out a lot about them that they wanted to delete him permanently. Then the image of Iza's motionless body flashed in his face again. He dug his hand into his hair and let out a muffled scream.
With everything going on, he found it so difficult to find peace of mind even though he was away from everything. He can't help but think about what will happen to the people he knows if he decides to take them head-on, his dad, Alexa, and Ibrahim.
He turned to his left to see a bike speeding towards him. His eyes widen as he remembered the alley incident. He quickly stood up and starts running. But the biker was only catching up. He turned to see the biker pulled out a gun.
"It's them… but how?"
Seeing that there was no hope, he dived into the water as the biker shoots before driving away.
End of chapter.