CHAPTER EIGHTY-ONEKael looked at the road ahead of him as the car moved without his control, and just when he got really close to the busy road, he turned around to look at the road behind him after looking through the rearview mirror.“Where did they go?” He asked with a whisper when he realized that the van he thought was running after him. He continued staring for a few seconds until he was certain that the van was not in sight.He sighed heavily, and then he turned around and looked at the road in front of him. A few minutes later, he got stuck in traffic, and he looked around to see the cars surrounding him.“When are we going to get home?” He said with a whisper, but he got a response from the automated head in his head. He looked around, and as soon as he saw the number on the traffic light, he gasped in shock.“What? We can’t wait for that long.” He voiced out as soon as he realized that he had to wait for over five minutes before the green light could come in.“I can’t wait

CHAPTER EIGHTY-THREEKael got out of the car as soon as he parked it in front of his block, and then he rushed into the house without checking if he could see anyone around.“Kael? You are back! Your friends are here, they said they wanted to tell you something. I didn't even realize that you had friends, how come you never mentioned it?” Mrs. Belov said to his son as soon as he saw him walking into the house.“Mum? Are you okay?” Kael said calmly to his Aunt, ignoring Elvis and Susie who were seated on a cushion by the right corner.“What’s going on, Kael? You look…weak and tense.” Mrs. Belov said to her son with a worrisome look on her face, and when she noticed that he had black stains all over his face and that his clothes were rumpled, she quickly stood up from the couch she was sitting on and walked toward him.“What happened to you? Did that girl hurt you? Why is your face looking like that? Your hair? Look at the mark on your neck, did you get into a fight?” Mrs. Belov moved

CHAPTER EIGHTY-FIVESusie and Elvis watched him as he almost went crazy while he searched for the card with both hands, with his heart throbbing frantically against his ribs.“I am sure I put it inside my pocket. I just can’t remember the exact one.” Kael said with a shaky voice, and just when he was about to give up on his chances of finding the card, he felt it deep inside the back of the pocket of his pants, and he sighed heavily, placing his right hand on his chest.“Wow. I almost thought I lost it.” Kael said as he held onto the card with both hands while his friends looked at him without saying a word.“Muah! Muah!” He kissed the card with a smile on his face, and then he carefully returned it to his pocket and patted his pants with his right hand.“Now that we are done with that, can you continue with your story? What did they want? The people you said kidnapped you, what did they want?” Susie asked with a tone laced with so much impatience and curiosity.“He is really taking a

CHAPTER EIGHTY-SEVENElvis and Susie exchanged glances at each other before they returned their gaze to Kael who had a confident smile on his face, looking at his friends who stared at him for a few seconds before they could close their mouths that were agape.“Unbelievable.” Elvis said with his eyes wide open, and then he moved closer to Kael and grabbed the bottle of water from him. He held it very close to his face and observed if it was truly real. Susie drew closer to him almost immediately and touched the bottle with both hands.“It’s really.” She gasped, and then she turned to look at Kael who nodded in affirmation.“I told you guys. You can go ahead and open it to be sure its real.” Kael said confidently, and Elvis opened the bottle of water and poured a little on the ground, causing it to splatter as he took a step backward to avoid being wet.“This is amazing,” Susie exclaimed, and then she grabbed the bottle of water from Elvis and poured a little water on her palm, maki

CHAPTER EIGHTY-NINEThe three of them departed almost immediately and went into their different blocks to prepare for the next day, still harboring thoughts of their various encounters. Susie and Elvis couldn’t stop thinking of the huge revelation Kael made to them while the latter was filled with different thoughts, especially those that had to do with his family’s welfare.He returned to his block, and by the time he went into the room where his Aunt and cousin were; he realized that they were fast asleep. He sighed heavily, and after staring at them for a few seconds, he slowly walked out of the room and shut the door behind him.The rest of the day was spent with his family, and at night, Kael prepared to leave for the cantonment. He had no clothes to put on except for the outfits he saw in the wardrobe in the room inside his block and picking up a bag he found on top of the wardrobe, he packed almost everything into the bag and kept it by a corner of the room before he went to