Chapter 17
" Yeah, I had fun with you girls. I would have felt lonely if it weren't for you thanks for your time.
Jezebel, Good luck with your date" mom said as waved at her new friends.
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Coming inside the big hall, she saw a few kids wearing exactly the same clothes Elician was wearing." Oh no" She remembers him. She went outside the hall looking for him thinking he might be playing with the other boys but when she got there, they told her they'd never seen Elician before. " Where is that boy?" She went back to the ball. She bumped into some couples dancing romantically, she instantly went through them separating them like plaster. She had scanned through every hole but didn't find him.
" Excuse me, have you seen my son? he looks just like me."
The person looked at her for a while before answering."No"
Just how many times hasn't she heard that answer. This time she wasn't ready to give up yet. Just like last time.
" What do you mean no!" She stated angrily to the person.
" What are you trying to tell me? You asked me about your son and I haven't seen him. Can you not be too clingy to your son? He is just hanging out with friends. Just relax."
How she hated those words. " hanging out "
His son is probably missing and this is what people have been telling him. " Relax," How can I relax? I need to find him"
A voice interrupted her thoughts'' Excuse me!" Turning her head she was a bit sceptical about who that voice actually belonged to." Are you looking for someone?" Her heart froze when her gaze landed on the face she dreaded. ' No way I wish this was a real human being I will be talking to.. but this is a total skunk.' She thought.
"Hello, are you looking for someone?" Her voice sounded again. Mom always didn't like how she talked. It was as if she owned the moon.
" Yes I am looking for him." She stated, she was trying so hard to not hear her ask any further questions about her life.
" Who is he? " Oh no the voice didn't stop. The voice belonged to no else other than her ... I mean Cleopatra.
Mom: my son. Elician.
"So his name is not Electric?" She asked feeling stupid.
"so you deceived me"She said, blinking in the huge black lashes of her.
Mom; um miss Cleopatra...
( It was at this moment,she knew she didn't act politely towards her earlier today.)
Cleopatra: Oh so you actually got it correctly this time around. Wow. What changed.?
She tried to use mom's sadness to her advantage.
Mom's brains acted quick. She knew if she apologised, she might tell her where Elician might be at.
" Yeah about, earlier today I am sorry for the way I acted towards you...it won't....."
Cleopatra: Yeah I don't think anything happened tonight. You didn't wrong me.
(She answered with those rude voice of her's)
Mom: Don't cut me off. I am trying to be nice here!!!. I am not even apologising anymore. I take all my words back.....
Have you seen my son?" The question came more like a command.
Cleopatra noticed that cold voice mom used to ask that question and knew Mom wasn't joking.
"I am sorry what?" She asked, sounding more irritated.
Mom: I said I am looking for Elician...please
She almost laughed at the way she said the ' please' sounded strange, like it was as if someone forced it out of her lips.
Cleopatra: Yeah, I saw him with a nice chick🫂😋. Going outside the dark garden.
Mom: You can't be serious. You are lying.
" I am not" She gave a serious face.
Mom: Elician merely knows how to talk to his peers. But talking to a girl... taking her outside!! It's not him. No!! My Elician wouldn't do that.
Cleopatra noticed the worried-looking emotions in her eyes and instantly felt satisfied.
Cleopatra: Believe it or not, I saw him with her, holding hands and moving outside the hall. They wandered around here for a while before they moved into the dark. Who knows what they might be doing alone in the dark.
Mom: Enough!!! 😡 Who exactly did he went with?
Cleopatra: I didn't see her face actually.Not like I follow your son or something.
Mom: So you didn't see her face.
Cleopatra: Did I have carrots in my mouth while talking earlier??
Mom sighs deeply." Okay thank you Cleopatra for the information..
She moves away from her then a grin appears on her face. " Wow mother's are so clingy. Hehe. I can't even imagine how she feels... She instantly trusted those words I said. Absolute foolishness"
All the things she said to mom was all a lie.She didn't see Elician. Not knowing what was actually happening with him. She had more plans to work on rather than worrying about someone.
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"Why can't I set my legs on fire?" As he was thinking about it. He saw the Chariot out of nowhere standing just in front of his very eyes.
After Elician removed the dust particles out of his eye sockets the second time.He blinked a few times then he walked a bit closer. He stretched out his hands on the wheel to touch it." What?" What is this."
Right after his fingers almost touched it, it vanished. " This an illusion?" The only thing that wasn't an illusion was the road that was resting in front of him. And his own body as well.
" Hahahah" a familiar voice sounded in the sky's above. Then it sounded again.
The laughter was no one other than the figure that appeared a while ago.
Elician: Come on... I am not in the mood for this. I can't do another battle. I have a girl to rescue ( He stared at the figure in shock) " didn't I just set you on fire?.... Let me guess that was also an illusion right... " He finally said something wise.
" Correct" It answered strangely.
Elician: What is it you want with me? Huh! tell me and let's settle this peacefully.
" Hahaha I already have what I want with you."
Elician felt confused:" what!!!, You already have what you wanted. What was it.?
Elician looked once more in the sky only to see nothing in front of his very eyes.
The demon was simply gone...