KOOK

CHAPTER 10 (JOANNE'S POV)

PREVIOUSLY ON KOOK

'Ignorant fools. They've only made me stronger and more determined.

This is just the beginning...

'They just made my job easier.'

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Jake and Sir Mark escorted me to the garden.

Immediately I stepped outside, the sun kissed my cold skin and I strangely felt comforted.

Jake kept stealing glances at me as he walked back inside.

"Yo! People..." I call out happily with my sore throat.

The crowd began to hail me while my friends found their way towards me amongst the crowd to embrace me.

I was even more surprised to see Stella here.

I jubilate with them as I find my way back to our usual spot where I find Efe scratching her hair.

"She misses you badly," Stella spoke up.

"She barely sleeps at night..." Nelly added

"These two days must have been miserable for her too..." I mutter to myself.

"She didn't even say her mad! Madman again..." Judith added and worry filled my heart. And we walk towards Efe...

I knelt beside her holding both her hands.

"I'm sorry, I would never scare you like that again. Please forgive me, I, I was desperate..." I pleaded.

"I know. I thought they'd kill you or turn you into a psychopath like me..." Efe spoke up shocking me.

I turned around and looked at my friends too， they were all as shocked as I was...

I shockingly sat beside Efe.

"I don't remember the code number but I remembered half the sentence now but I just can't recall the last sentence.... I'm just pretending to be mad now... I'm perfectly fine..." Efe explained to us...

And I hugged her happily...

Best news ever...

"I've also regained a lot of my memories. I remember my mom, brother, and a guy... I think that same guy, but I still don't know if he's my boyfriend or my husband.

"That's a massive improvement in just two days..." Stella says as they all sit down.

"Only a madman can escape this prison..." I mutter

"Because a madman is insane..." Efe completes it.

"That's it... We just have to complete the sentence and solve it.." Efe bring out

"Only a madman can break from this prison because he is insane...Hmmmmnnn... Something is still missing." She adds and we all stare at her clueless...

"We have only this night left to figure it out. Tomorrow is the D-day..." Judith chipped in.

"Don't stress your brain Efe. The key word here is mad, man, and insane... Let's solve with that..." I say to her.

"There is one more word. It relates to madness..." Efe says.

"Crazy.?" Judith asks

"Nope." Efe answers.

"Only a madman can break from this prison because he is insane. We don't have any madmen in this prison. You weren't mad yet they made you insane. How...?" I ask