Blood Domination System

09. Tickle To Beyond

For a moment or two, the room was silent.

The only persistent sounds being Lekan's slow breathing and the confused panicked breaths for Blessing. It continued for s long as long as could be and if what happened had not happened, it would have been the most magical.

However, a strange occurrence had happened, none of them could therefore sense the magic in the air It was alien to them, their minds pounding with all sorts of fear and thoughts.

Lekan could just barely stabilize himself now. What he had seen, he could make no sense out of it. What was it?  It was startling or maybe it was because of the fact that he had been mourning his parents. Perhaps, that had to be it for he could not understand what that visage was.

Blessing would never slap him so then why was that? 

He did not want to think that there was really anything that was beyond the physical in the room. He did not even want to think that way because he was not sure.

But still, he could not just override the thought that he had felt the solidity of that visage. It felt so eerie and chilly. And the fear he had felt, he swallowed dryly, the memory haunting him. And to make matters worse, the ghost, it spoke to him. It freaking spoke to him.

His heart pounded continuously, hammering violently against his rib cage. His lungs exerted themselves trying to keep with his rampaging heart. Succeeding in amping his breathing quickly in passing seconds. His mouth hung open now, to keep up with the increasing demand for the oxygen by his lungs as his face began to pale up once again.

Just then, two gentle taps reached his face alongside with a gentle shake of his face. And that did it. The fear build up inside of him broke up immediately. Blessing's face was relieving. It made him forget his worries in a heart beat. 

"Stop it. You're scaring me, Lekan!" Blessing said to him.

Lekan blinked his eyes as he looked at her now. He closed his lips and then hugged her tight. As he did that, Blessing's eyes widened now. She gasped but did not attempt to pull out of the hug he held her in.

In her mind, she was ecstatic. 

Still, she could not help but wonder what was going on with Lekan.  The way he acted previously had spooked her up to the max. She could not help but feel a tinge of fear that he was losing his mind. If that happened, would that mean that she would miss her only dearest friend to the pangs of insanity?

And then again, if that did come true and after a medical examination, Lekan was then admitted to a hospital. In reality, she knew she would not have access to seeing him then. Her family were not rich, rich enough to place them on an equal footing with Lekan family and by the reason of Lekan's status quo, only the best hospital would be procured for him.

The best hospital would mean that an ordinary person like her would not have access to such a place. If she could not get to see him then, knowing how he was, then …

No, no no… She would not get to see him and this was the first time she was getting to see him. Which was even because of the fact that his boarding school had closed for the term, unlike hers.

No, she could not think like that. Why was she imagining that her Lekan was missing a nut and a bolt. Even if he was, then she should never think like that of him.

No, she chided herself mentally, she could not think that way. She had to be positive. This was her friend and even though things may have been tough for him, it did not give her the right to panic and think things like this.

Her Lekan would definitively be alright and there was no other way about it. But then, his Uncle when she saw him had told her that Lekan had been shutting himself up for a while now. that not mean that he was nearing his limits? And now, he was staring deep into space and reaching for her, while his eyes were not really there.

It was scary, she had to admit. It was all so scary and she wished she could help to make things lighter for him. Or perhaps, if she could offer to get him out of this place, maybe for a while, then things may just return to normal for Lekan.

"Please… Lekan… Be fine!" She cried now, hugging him tight even as her jaw dug into the right hand shoulder of Lekan.

"I am sorry, bles. I don't know what happened. But I think… I think I saw an image…. Something scary like…" Lekan tried to speak about what he had seen but then he could not find the words to state exactly what had happened.

"The image of your parents incident, right? I know…" Blessing said, hugging him tighter now. "I know it must be hard for you. I really do know and I am sorry you had to witness all of that." She said.

Lekan grimaced now. The bear hug that Blessing was giving him was beginning to get really uncomfortable. "Easy, princess…"

He muttered, shaking his head. Now that he tried to tell her about what had happened, she just assumed he was having flashbacks. Perhaps, it was not really up to him to do that now. Perhaps, it was just for his own sight alone and his own thoughts alone. He did not have to tell her what he had seen. If there was anything about that, he knew he had to try his best to find out what it was all about.

He did not believe in coincidences, after all.

"You know, what, slow down on the hug!" Lekan said and then began to push out against Blessing.

She did not want that however, and tried to push back against her. But just as she began to resist, Lekan began to tickle her with both hands.

She giggled and then voluntarily left him, scrambling away from his touch. He did not let her just go lie that. With a smile, he scrambled after her, crawling as he laughed.

"Hehehe… Stop, stop…" Blessing resisted, kicking him away with her legs. As she did that, the hem of her skirt began to shift upwards but it was no matter to them. The two of them were really close friends.

"What….. You think you can just come and hug me to death…" Lekan winked… "Hell, no, I will tickle you to the beyond. Muhhahahahah!"

Blessing laughed and then pushed and kicked. Lekan followed, using his hands to wedge off her legs as he tried to gain in on her. The issues of the time before totally forgotten. At least, for the now.