I match out of the bathroom, after several minutes of bathing, but Angel was no where to be seen. I wonder where could she possibly go? Is it to the secret room or to get the milk for us?. Ignoring my curiosity, I walk to the dressing table and pick up the dryer and start blowing my hair dry.
Suddenly the door is been push open and she walk in with a small tray and two glasses of milk in the tray. And walk to the dressing table beside me and place the tray on the table, and said; "here you go, have some milk when you're done." Then she picked up her own portion and walk to the bed and sit majestically, as she start sipping elegantly.
Then I also pick up my on glass of milk and drink more than half in a go, just then we're interrupted by a knock from the door, as the same voice as earlier, accompanied the sound of the door knocking from outside saying; "come on Angel, open the door, are you already asleep"? We both panic, and she point at the bathroom, as her milky voice sounded, yes mom come in please. Then our eyes lock together and she wink at me knowingly as we both sniff some laughs, then we get up on our feet at the same time. But she tab my arm and point at the half glass milk on the table and point to the wardrobe, I quickly pick up my remaining glass of milk and we both rush to our supposed directions respectively. And I heard the two talking and walking into the room. I'm sure Angel is sitting on the bed while her mom is sitting on the sofa, as they talked. Fearing to be discover, I dare not peep to make any sound, so I held my breath.
I listen to her mom said; "honey I'm sorry, I didn't have time to accompanied you today, and I hope that you won't blame mom right"? And Angel's sweet milky voice comforting her mom saying; "mom I understand, so don't worry I won't blame you." Come here and let mom hug you. The mom said. Then the little girl ask, are you still researching the drugs for the new strange virus? Yes honey, as she heave a heavy sigh and continue, to make the matter worse, a very important patient was brought yesterday, and I learnt that, she's the wife of a very prominent figure in the country, so I dare not slack for a moment.
Angel hume thoughtful and ask, then how far have you gone with your findings? Her mom sigh and said, well I was be able to make only the one that can manage and control the speed on the spreads of the viruses and buy time for the victims. But I'm not sure how long they can survive it. So I'm still on the research. As silent take over the whole room for some moments, before Angel's voice sound again.
But have you found out the cause, if it's natural or artificial? Not yet, her mom reply simply. I can hear Angel stammering as if trying to say something, but was saying nothing. Hmmmn, I.... Angel is there anything you want to say to mom? Come on, say it! Her said, then I heard her saying, yes mom, but I don't know it accuracy yet. I found it on the social media, that the virus was created by the Grants underworld organization.
And why will the Grants organization, be so careless to let such an important information to leak out? And which social media station is so audacious to provoke the Grants organization? Her mom express her doubt, but I haven't heard of such news anywhere. Infact, I'm also surprised that I never come across such news on the social media.
Then Angel reply; "come on mom, you're too busy and don't have time to spend on social media, that's why you haven't seen it." But don't worry too much mom, I will help you find the cure for the virus, by on Monday. I can hear her mom giggle, as if she is used in hearing things like that from Angel. And said, okay my little genius. Now go to sleep. And respond; "you too mom, need to sleep early and rest. Goodnight." Goodnight honey, as they exchange kisses, and finally I can hear the door's sound open and closed.
Then I peep and heave a sigh in relief, as I watch Angel walk to the door and lock it, then wave at me indicating that I should walk out of the wardrobe. you come out now. Then I walk out of the wardrobe and stand looking at her with many questions in my head, but didn't know which one to ask. And she also stand looking at me too, as is expecting me to as ask, as she smile and walk to the wardrobe and return with a quill in her hand and hand it to me as she point at the couch and said; "you sleep on the couch. I nod with the quill in my hands, and watch her climb her bed and sit looking at me, as I sit on the couch and look at her curiously and ask.
Is it the new virus that you are talking about? She raise her brow up and look at me as if she not going to say anything for few moments, before she slowly open her mouth and said; "yes it is." I look more curious, because I've heard about the virus, but don't know much, so I asked, how does this virus gets into someone's body? She shrug and said, it very easy, it can either be through drink or food. In fact, it can only survive in fluid.
The Grants underworld organization created the virus to threaten people in power and gets whatever they want, but the funniest thing is, they seems not to have the antidote. I look more curious and continue asking, thank goodness, she's in the mood to satisfy my curiosity. And how long can the victim live? She shrug and said less than a month, but if the victim have a very special care, may probably last for a month. And once the victim become paralyzed, he or she could not even live up to 48 hours, he or she will start hallucinating, for 24 hours, then start bleeding in every opening in the person's body, have difficult in breathing and convulsing and death.
I was shock and surprised to learnt the truth about this deadly virus that suddenly evade in the upper circle families in the country. Then, my curiosity skyrocket, and look at her and ask again. And how do you know about all these information? Because I sure know that, these information have nothing to do with the social media. Off course not! She said boldly, as she roll her eyes at me and continue talking, it was my agents.
She shrug and said; "the only way to create the antidote for this virus is to find the root cause of the virus, and that's to break into their base and steal the data. I nod, as I remember the message I stole a peep at earlier; "mission accomplished"! So I listen to her incredulously. Then she suddenly change the topic. You won't be leaving tomorrow! She let out these words in more or less an order tune.
Although I understand what she meant, but I thought of my dad, I don't know whether he survive the bullets he took for me or not, so I want to get home as soon as possible. I look at her and about to say something, but I... But she cut me boldly and said; "if you're going to leave by yourself, you won't be able to escape." I look at her anxiously and ask, so how am I going to leave and when? She answer casually and said; "leave it to me"! Go to sleep, it going to be a very long day tomorrow. And she lay down in the bed and pull up the royal-blue quill to her upper body and said; "goodnight." I nods and reply goodnight.
Then lay down on the couch and cover my whole body with the quill, then the light go off. Just then, it starts raining heavily, and to my woe, the heavy rain is been accompany by a very powerful thunder storm, and I couldn't sleep because I'm an astraphobia, since I was five years old. FLASHBACK.
Our school when on an excursion with our teachers and school nannies. Then I sighted a little bird that look like it's just started learning how to fly, and I decided to catch it for my two years old little sister, Isabella Huggins. But each time I get close to the little bird, it will fly a leap a bit far and watch me approaching it.
This process happened many times, and I only pay attention to the little bird without caring to remember the way back, until the little bird led me deep into the mountains and fly far away. Only then I realized that it was a very trickish bird, yes and I was tricked by it.
So I started walking and find my way out, but unfortunately, no matter how hard or far I walk I didn't see any sign of human except the sounds of birds chirping and animals sounds, until sunset, I didn't find my school team and no one found me, and slowly night fall and everywhere turned dark, that I couldn't see anything.
Then I remember many movies I watch, people in this predicament will be hunt and scared by the wild animals, and they will use stones to light a fire and scare the animals away. So I tried but it failed, because the stones on produces some sparks of light and disappear in a blink of an eye. So I resolved in hiding in a narrow shallow rift valley, thinking that carnivorous animals are usually huge and cannot be able to pass through the narrow rift.
So I lay quietly and dare not sleep and listened to the wild animals sounds, until I could hear a cock crow, only then I realized that I was closed to human settlement, and it should be one or two in the morning, because that was the first crow. Yes I know about cock crow, we were thought about how people in the olden days tell time.
Unfortunate to me I never heard the second cock crow, because rain suddenly started, with loud thunder rumblings and lightning flashes, soon I was soaked wet and the narrowed rift suddenly filled with rain water and start draining, as I try to grab something and stand but there was nothing to hold onto.
And I was washed away by the drainage and I struggle lifting up my head not to drink the dirt water for only God knows how long, until I was very exhausted and couldn't struggle anymore, and start loosing conscious. And when I opened my eyes, two days have gone. Only then I learnt that Mr. Jakes went out early in the morning to check casted net in river and found me fainted in the net, thankfully there was a root of a tree by the river that grabbed my backpack which was hung on my back.
Seeing that I was still alive, he took me to his house and take care of me until the fifth day, my dad and his men found me. I couldn't contact them with my phone watch because there was no network connection there. And it was for this reason, dad and mom employed Mr. Jakes as our butler and his wife my nanny in other not to owe them a favor, so the whole family move to the city, I and Drake Jakes become best of friends, while Isabella and Fedora Jakes become good friends too. FLASHBACK END
So I take heavy sigh at the thought of that dreadful day which left me with a trauma and psychological breakdown that lead to astraphobia. So couldn't stand the tension anymore and run to the bed and climbed, then I cover my whole being with the quill, hugging my knees as I keep shaking and vibrating uncontrollably.
Just then, a very warm and comforting embrace engulfed my entire body, as a very sweet and enticing scent cover my nose which I greedily wafted it and didn't wish to let go. Yes! She gathered me into her arms warmly, and I felt really warm and comfortable.