I Love you, Carmen

Chapter 4

"Rome is the capital of Italy and—" Player was briefing them about their next destination.

"Hold on, so you're saying Rome isn't a country?" Zack interrupted, and asked. Ivy sighed and said, "No Zack, it's the capital of Italy. Really Zack?"

"As I was saying," Player interrupted loudly, as Zack showed all signs of arguing. "Rome is located in the Lazio region of Italy, and is biggest city of Italy. It was founded in more than 2,270 years ago. ('Wow' Zack breathed softly) Rome is also the most populated city in Italy. Now, Otter Man was spotted near the Trevi fountain, and ACME has kept tabs on him, monitoring his movements. Brush up on your Italian, guys."

"So you're definitely telling me that Rome isn't its own country?" Zack asked sadly. "Hey, something like this happened with New Zealand! We weren't sure if New Zealand was Capital of Australia or its own country!" He exclaimed.

"You were, Zack," Ivy corrected him.

Australia. It reminded Carmen of a person who used to be close to her heart. Gray. Carmen turned and closed her eyes. A thousand different emotions ran through her. Guilt, despair, fondness, pain, sorrow, grief and even happiness. For someone who was alive and well. Atleast she knew he was well. Suddenly, she could feel tears rushing up to her eyes. She got up, and in one swift motion made her way into the washroom. She didn't want anyone to see her cry. Vile always taught her that tears showcase weakness. And weakness was bad. Overwhelmed with these emotions, she breathed loudly. She still remembered the nightmares she used to get for so many months. Washing her face with water, she walked out of the restroom pretending nothing happened.

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Graham Calloway sighed happily. His work was over, finally. He wondered where Carmen was at this time. Damn, he missed her. Her smile, her attitude and everything else that made Carmen, Carmen. Sometimes, he wondered if it was the right thing to do, let her go. But his mind always answered that she didn't need him complicating her life. (He didn't realize he's in love peeps, don't get your hopes up).

He kept the screwdriver beside him. He packed all his tools, and exited Teatro dell'Opera di Roma. He changed into some casual clothes, and went to the hotel they were living in.

Graham and his colleagues were on a Sydney Opera tour of Italy. They were currently inThe Opera performance was over last night, and tonight they were supposed to take a train to Milan for the next performance. He certainly was excited. He loved visiting new places. But he still had a lot of time left, so he wanted to make the best out of it and visit local famous places.

"Graham?" Someone called. "Are you coming, mate?" "Just give me a minute mate, I need to pack this,"Gray answered.

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"Player, where is he?" Carmen asked the her Comm-Link earring. "Four streets to the right, Red," Player answered.

They were chasing Otter Man; he had tried to steal a famous item from a nearby museum.

She turned her red Motorcycle towards right in the following fork, with Julia, Chase, Ivy and Zack in their cars right behind her.

She caught Otter Man a motorcycle too, most probably because his car's fuel had run out. He caught the sight of her, and gave an extra spurt of speed. Carmen growled. He was getting on her nerves.

She accelerated too, and followed him. He quickly navigated his way to Roma Termini, one of the most important Train Station in Rome.

Otter Man quickly got on the train to Milan at 11:25 P.M. Carmen was in a very bad mood. She wanted to get this over with. She had been chasing Otter man for more than two hours already. She rolled her eyes.

"Player, book this train to Milan please." She requested, looking at the screen indicating the arrival and departure of the train.

"Two steps ahead of you, Red. The ticket has been mailed to you already," Player explained. She felt a ping emitting from her phone and checked it. She had got the train ticket.

She ran quickly to the train. The others would not get here in time. "Looks like you and I are on a solo mission, Player," Carmen said. She quickly boarded the train. Otter Man must be here somewhere.

She decided to check all the compartments, unsure in which compartment Otter Man was. After checking some twenty compartments, she found him. Carmen closed the door behind her.

A few minutes later, Carmen left the unconscious Otter Man in the compartment. It gave her a strong sense of Déjà vu. She sighed miserably, and got out of the compartment, so that she could leave at the next Station. At the same time, someone else was coming down the corridor.

"C-Carmen?"

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Word Count: 870.

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I forgot to post this in the morning :P Welp, I'm excited for next chapter! To give it more of a Cliffhanger, I'll be posting it on 8th :) Yea, I know I'm evil, blame my sister 6_6 And thank you very much for 500 views! Okay, I'll leave 🚪🚶‍♀️