Death Isn't The End Of Me

Chapter 3 - Help

I groaned as I felt kins shaking me, I raised my brows “It's literally 5 am” I said after making sure that I'm telling the right time “There's some noise coming from father's room.” She spoke in a secretive voice, I immediately stood up. “Don't come out” I commanded and walked towards father's room and to my suprise, she wasn't wrong. If I'm hearing the things right, it's his files. Files being shifted slowly yet steadily. I sighed and peeped through the door. . . I opened the door. “What is it?” I questioned as I sat down on the bed. The file from sia's hand almost slipped away but she caught it, She smiled nervously and I know she doesn't want to tell me yet and I can't force her, can I? “Anyways, you scared us.” I spoke and immediately stood up and entered my room. Kins who was barely scared now, looked at me, perhaps expecting an answer but I just gave her a reassuring smile and I guess that was all she needed, she smiled back and jumped in the bed and so did I. I smiled proudly as I remember the scene when I entered father's room. Sia with a file in her hands.

“File 222”

I woke up around 10 when grandmother came rushing inside our room, I gave her a weak smile and entered my bathroom to take a quick shower. I started the shower and bit my lips, thinking of what does 222 mean? That can't be the number of the cases father have went through, honestly speaking, father doesn't even had cases more than 45. I sighed and wore a white shirt and a white pajama. I walked downstairs and sat down immediately on the dining table, and do you know what's more unusual than The green basilisk lizard running on water? It's having your neighbour over for breakfast. I know he was Marlon's bestfriend but what's the point? Marlon's not here anymore. Just when I thought it couldn't get any worser, it did. Erik came over...with a girl? She can't be his girlfriend, can she? He gave me the most understating signs yesterday and now here he is. What a jerk.

“Elea and Erik. Do you remember both of them kids? They were your bestfriends” Grandma spoke delightfully. Elea. . . I smiled. It's his sister. I looked at sia who was least interested in Erik but stared at Elea unusually longer than she used to stare at Nathan, perhaps, She've met her before. I slightly shifted my gaze towards Erik and to my suprise, He was looking at me too, He smiled at him. The smile which wasn't very pleasing, to be exact, it was seducing.
I distracted myself by shoving food inside my mouth and quietly chewing it. Now that I think about it, Erik is definitely planning something, what? I don't know but I'll find it. It wasn't much after we were all done eating breakfast, I walked towards my room and closed the door, we weren't allowed to close the doors in here but I did and it felt nice. Having some time for yourself is definitely nice. I grabbed a chair and placed it in front of the table. I got my notebook and started writing the words down.

File 222 seen in sia's hand and she wasn't just taking it, she was sneaking so it's definitely something she doesn't want us to know and thus that's the only reason I'll find it. I don't want her to stay alone when she's doing such a thing.

Knock knock

Do we have to make a guess who it is? Absolutely not, we all already know who's been unnecessarily involved in my business. I opened the door and there stood. . . Erik. No suprise. I gestured him to enter and he did, he sat down on the bed, quietly examining me. Do you know why he is the first guy I kissed? Except for the fact that he was the only friend I could ask to help me in that, it was because he was like me. Quick to understand and unfortunately, sometimes even better than me. He smiled and said “I may be crossing the line here but you seem like you are working on something, do you need my help?” Do I need his help? Yes. It'll make it easier, all so much easier that I'll eventually find out what sia is looking for but I shouldn't add him in my family business. “We both know what happened the last time you gave me help. You turned gay, what could be worse?” He let out a small chuckle and nodded but his lips were about to say something else “Me and you dating. That is the worst that could happen but I'd like to see that.” I scoffed, did he just say that? He's weird, even after getting rejected he's still being a jerk. “I can't be gay, you know that. That'll be a disgrace for Anderson's” I stated and it was true, do you think I can just become gay and ruin everything that my father built? Although, the empire has fallen already. Even if I find out I'm gay, I'll never date men. I can act like a straight person, yes. He patted my arm and stood up with a grin because he knew, he knew I let a small piece of me believe that I am gay. “It's not a sin, Galen Anderson. It's not something you can control, and don't push yourself, please.” He pleaded and walked out with grace, for the very first time in life, I admired a guy except my father. It's not a sin, hah. He thought I'll buy that, it is a sin, we all know it.

And there is where he was wrong. A sin is something which keeps us away from our god.

Afternoon is not really my thing, night is. However, I went to look for Erik, I'm a dumb guy who is now going to collapse but I trust Erik, I've always did. I groaned internally and entered Erik's room, have I mentioned I never needed to ask for permission to enter Erik's room? If not, I'll do it now and yes, his parents weren't home as well so don't worry, I wasn't mistaken as a psychopath. Erik was laying down in his bed and showed me a nice smile, he knew, again. “I need your help.” I stated and sat down on a chair, he examined me for a while and said “What is it?” he quietly fixed his gesture and wore his glasses that he only wore when he was serious, his eyesight wasnt weak but he thought it made him look more mature, He thought ever since he was a child “sia tried to steal a file” His eyes that were always sparkling when he saw me turned dark. He was quite close to Marlon and I suppose Marlon gave him a hint, why? I don't know. Do I need to find out? Yes and I will. “Alright, Number?” He asked quite nervously, whatever Marlon told him, one thing is for sure, he doesn't want it to come true. “You already know it, don't you?” I said with a smile and he stared at me for quite a time before nodding. “I should recite the story, to justify myself.”

We all know your father's last case, it was quite serious, I myself don't know how serious it was but here we are. Marlon ran away on May 2nd but he came here, to us on May 6th. He told Elea some things, I don't know them but he told me something that maybe sia will come to me and ask me about some things and I'll just have to answer that. He mentioned file 222, he said if this file appears, I will have to help sia to find out it's meaning.

“He was correct, expect for the fact that it'll be Galen not sia who'll come to me.” He said and suddenly it all made sense, he wanted us to find him. Is he actually a jerk? Or is he just helping us know more about our father's death? He could've stayed here, fucking here and could've just simply told us but he didn't, he loves creating freaking useless mysteries. “I looked into its meaning and Google says 222 means A reminder to work towards your soul purpose” Erik spoke again after realising, I'm not interacting. our soul purpose? What could it be? . . .

Damn. Damn. Damn.

“Father said our soul purpose is the competition”