Second Meet

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Heka was in a bookstore. He stood in front of the door. Before he entered, he peeked out of the window and looked for Ansel.

Since Heka didn't see him, he was about to call him to say that he was beside the door. Suddenly, someone tapped him on the shoulder. Then he looked back and was surprised. He turned around and saw it was Ansel.

He felt weird. At first, he did not hear the sound of footsteps walking. It could be that Ansel was deliberately walking sneakily and silently.

Second, he didn’t hear any sound of people who opened the door. The bookstore was not equipped with an automatic door. So if someone opened it, it would be heard. But he was sure that he didn't hear any sound.

His mind was full of a lot of questions. “Is Ansel really human? Why does it seem like he's invisible and can appear anytime on a sudden ?"

Ansel greeted him with a big smile and pulled his hand. "Come in!!!"

Heka followed him without any comment. Although he was curious about the person who was he met. Ansel was totally different and striking from everyone.

He could see clearly from his eyes. So he continued to pay close attention to Ansel's eyes.

Heka remembered clearly when he first saw Ansel in the hospital. He had brown eyes. When, he was meeting at a Japanese restaurant, Ansel's eye became blue. And this time,  in the bookstore, his eyes were gray.

Therefore, he had thought that Ansel was wearing contact lens. But the assumption was completely useless, and it was obvious Ansel didn’t use contact lenses at all. Then, the color of his eyes has turned brown.

From the start, he didn't pay attention to the color of Ansel's eyes. At a glance he remembered his eyes because he had time to look into Ansel's eyes.

This time, he didn't just look into Ansel's eyes. But pay attention to it, especially to the color of his eyes.

"Am I rambling? Why does his eye color seem to change every day ? Or is something wrong with my eyes? Or is this the fact that he has eyes that can change at anytime?” 

It made him feel scared and convinced that Ansel was not just a human. He just didn’t have the right words for Ansel.

Then Ansel grabbed a book and whispered into his ear. "Heka… Since we are in a bookstore, I'll speak quietly. Do you get it?" Then, they sat on the floor and leaned against the bookshelf.

Ansel explained in long words and in more detail about what things could cure Heka at all. Heka just listened to it and focused on certain words. It was about the worst thing that would happen.

 “I told Grandpa, and he agreed to help you. He will use Soul Delivery. He said if you want Soul Delivery, it's better if you do as soon as possible, maybe next week. Have you heard of Soul Delivery before?” Ansel said to make sure that Heka didn’t know about Soul Delivery at all.

He answered firmly, "Not yet, it is first time I've heard that word."

Then Ansel continued his explanation. “Soul Delivery is the best way of healing than others. After that, you will definitely recover completely. And you will not have any trouble sleeping."

Ansel stopped for a moment and took a deep breath. It was as he was saying something, but he held it in. Then, he continued, “Soul Delivery you will receive the souls of the dead person. It is from Lexus. Lexus will bring the souls of the dead person to you.”

The word was too terrible for Heka. Did this mean he had to kill? "The soul of the dead person. Do you mean we have to kill first?"

"Of course not." said Ansel, with a little laugh. Maybe he knew that he was in the bookstore, so he couldn't possibly laugh out loud.

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