The Wizard

Chapter 6 part 2

From Igor's house to the Valley Campus it was not very close and the traffic at that time was a real chaos. To make matters worse, he was a bundle of nerves and the noise of the horns did not help much. They closed the windows and turned on the air conditioning, which eased the noise pollution and the heat, despite April being high.

"I'll try to escape to Ipiranga Avenue," said Valdo, keeping calm, "maybe it's better there."

"Ok." Igor leaned back in his seat and tried to relax, absorbing the rays of the sun that hit him head on. He was so tense that he looked like a guitar string about to burst. "As long as we get there as soon as possible, go wherever you want."

"You could use your powers to get us out of this," said Valdo.

"I could," confessed his friend, "but I'm still very weak and I don't know what awaits me there. Better not to risk it."

They had a little more luck and, after passing the PUC, the avenue was almost empty. Valdo took advantage and sped up a lot more, but stayed within the limit because there were some radars. Less than fifteen minutes later, they parked at the university. Igor used to park his car behind the building of the Physics Institute because it was easier to park, besides having a little shade from the still small trees. The ground was beaten earth, covered with small gravel, all in the color of clay.

"Don't forget to stay in control," advised Valdo, getting out of the car with his friend and looking around. "Remember that he can use your emotions against you."

As soon as he closed the door, he saw Samuel appear with a mocking air and Igor advance in his direction, furious. Valdo approached his friend quickly.

"Look at the little fagot driving her husband's car," he began, provocatively. "What will Eduarda think knowing that you slept together?"

"Where is she," asked Igor, clenching his teeth. "What did you do to my fiancee?"

Valdo saw Igor losing control and tried to poke him several times to see if he calmed down, but to no avail. He had no choice but to become a mere spectator, aware that it would end very badly.

"Ex... ex-fiancee, Igor," continued Samuel, laughing. "She's very upset with all this betrayal, my dear."

The freshman's answer was predictable, but Valdo noticed that Igor, in his anger, did not act with due coherence.

"Listen well, you scum," he said, advancing towards him, very threatening. "With or without that black monster helping you, if you don't tell me what you did to my bride, I swear I'll kill you in such a terrible agony that you'll wish you hadn't been born."

If the goal was to provoke fear in the enemy, he was not successful, because Samuel just laughed at the threat, answering:

"She doesn't want you anymore, dude," he said teasingly. "But, if you don't believe me, you'll hear it from her mouth, okay?"

Those words calmed him down a little, knowing that Eduarda was fine and nearby. Once again Valdo approached and appealed to his friend's common sense, still without result.

"As soon as she shows up, Valdinho," muttered Igor, "you take Eduarda and get away from us that I'll give him a taste of his own medicine."

Then, he raised his voice and continued:

"Where is she, Samuel," he demanded, very angry. "It's your last chance before I turn you into a carbonized fossil."

Laughing, Samuel gestured to a gap between two annexed buildings. From where the pair was, it was not possible to see anything because of the angle, but the colleague reinforced with a request: