Afterlife Of Ember And Rhea

Chapter 66: It's Okay, I'm Fine

"If you meet her within this week, you can rest assure. It's meant to be." Ember recalled Maple's words.

"If only things were that simple. Destiny and fate are not always in our favor. They might be our enemies sometimes." He thought.

It was the 7th day in this country. Of course, the last day of the week. Ember roamed around the city helplessly, actually believing in miracles when he came across the city mall and had a look around. He followed a sign into a room with a broken door.

"This room reminds me of that abandoned school." He said to himself.

He looked around the broken benches and observed the place. The room had two windows, both were shattered with a few glass pieces here and there. Newspapers covering up less than half of the windows. He picked up the pen lying on the floor and his sight fell on one of the desks. He stood up and dusted a portion of the desk to reveal something written on it with whitener.

He's eyes were widened. It was undoubtedly his own handwriting but he couldn't remember if he had ever been here. He tore the newspapers off of one of the windows to have a clear look at it because he disbelieved his own eyes. He tore the newspapers of the other window as well.

"Kaun hain?" He heard someone from behind him and he turned around to have a look.
[Kaun hain; phonetics: "Con" as in contact; "ha" as is has]

The sunlight beamed through the window, highlighting two bright brown eyes and some brunette curls. Whereas he appeared like a silhouette to her. He's eyes were wide again and a tear escaped his eye. He removed his cap and hood along with the sunglasses.

"Ember?!"

He smiled and lost his balance. She rushed towards him to hold him but he fell down.

"Are you okay? What are you doing here??"

He sat on the floor with his back supported by one of the benches. He pulled her curls gently with his first two fingers. "I found you." He had a dazed smile on his face.

"Are you alright?!"

He smiled and closed his eyes.

*ambulance sirens*

"Where is he?" Two men appeared in overcoats and shades.

"Are you the one I spoke to on phone?" Rhea enquired, hesitatingly.

"Yes." Maple removed his hat.

"EMBER?!" Rhea was astonished and looked at the door behind her.

"No!" He shaked his hands and opened his shades. "I'm Maple." He introduced himself and soon removed Loraine's hat and shades too. He glared at him. "We are cousins."

"You are??" She was confused and surprised at the same time. "You guys are so alike...!"

"But I request you to tell me I'm the most good looking one." Maple smirked and received a punch on his abdomen.

"Miss," Loraine got down on his knees to kiss the back of her back like a gentleman. "We'd like to know how's our brother doing?"

Maple pouted.

She got startled. "First thing's first, get up, don't do that here!" She dusted herself as she got up. "The doctor hasn't responded yet. It has almost been an hour. I'm scared." She said.

"Don't be." Loraine consoled her.

"How can I not?! It's not the first time he fainted without any possible reason!"

The two brothers looked at each other.

"So I just don't want t-" She looked at her feet and Noor arrived with food.