Unordinary | Perfect World

Chapter 3 - Sleep

Suddenly, Seraphina's phone rang. It was Leilah.

"Yes? I'll be right back!" Seraphina walked away to talk on the phone, leaving John alone with his thoughts.

Everything seemed like a mess and appeared irreversible. Or so John thought.

After a while, Seraphina came back from her phone conversation.

"How are they? Leilah and Doc, I mean," John asked.

"They were fine... she didn't say much," Seraphina said, disappointment evident in her voice.

"I see..." John replied in kind. Then he went to the bathroom.

While John was bathing, Remi and Isen were hiding in their safe house on another side of town. They were not alone. They were both exhausted. They hadn't slept at all since the battle at Wellston.

"How long has it been?" Remi asked, the bags under her eyes even bigger now.

"2 days..." Isen replied, his situation no different from Remi's.

"What will we do...?" Remi asked, but Isen didn't answer.

"Don't be so desperate, please! And get some sleep!" Grayson, the person who assigned them this safe house, intervened.

"How can I sleep when they're not here?" Remi snapped, and Isen didn't answer. They both knew they needed to sleep but didn't want to.

"It will be worse for you if you don't sleep!" Grayson warned.

"He is right." Kuyo intervened.

"Come on, pinky, get some sleep!" Kuyo practically begged.

But that word 'pinky' reminded Remi of Arlo.

"KUYO!" Remi jumped in anger. Isen and Grayson jumped with her in surprise.

"Are you aware of what the situation is?" Remi approached Kuyo, her voice slow and nervous.

When she got closer, Kuyo patted Remi's head and said, "Of course, I'm aware of it!"

Remi slapped Kuyo's hand away. Grayson slowly left the scene, but no one noticed.

"THEN SHUT UP AND STOP TELLING PEOPLE WHAT TO DO! I'M SURE YOU LEFT REI TO DIE LIKE THIS!" Remi shouted. This sentence shook Kuyo deeply. Kuyo opened his mouth for a moment but closed it without saying anything.

Then, realizing that he was defeated, he sat down on the adjacent sofa. Remi knew she had done wrong, but she had no intention of apologizing.

"Isen?! Can you find out where Arlo and Blyke were taken?" Remi asked, her anger palpable.

"Maybe... I don't know!" Isen replied uncertainly.

"YES, YOU KNOW AND YOU WILL FIND IT!" Remi ordered emphatically.

These attitudes were not expected from a figure of goodness like Remi. Isen saw John reflected in Remi's eyes for a split second.

"I'll try, but I can't make any promises," Isen said.

It was as if Remi's eyes were on fire; she was boiling with anger.

It was as if Remi's eyes were on fire; she was boiling with anger. But eventually, she calmed down a bit and sat down next to Isen again.

"Where did the teleporter take John?" Isen suddenly asked.

"I don't know. He usually doesn't tell the places he teleports to. It's for security reasons," Kuyo replied.

"John is injured, Seraphina's whereabouts are unknown, Blyke and Arlo have been captured, and the WHOLE COUNTRY IS LOOKING FOR US!" Isen screamed.

While the three of them were sitting in the living room, Grayson entered with two full glasses in his hand.

"I realize the seriousness of the situation. Even if you don't want to sleep, you need to drink something. Stay hydrated," Grayson said as he handed the glasses to Remi and Isen.

Although they were both uneasy at first, they took the glasses from Grayson's hand and started drinking. Grayson sat next to Kuyo while they drank. After a while, Remi and Isen suddenly fell asleep. While Kuyo was surprised, Grayson remained calm.

"What did you do?" Kuyo asked.

"They needed to sleep, so I put them to sleep," Grayson replied.

"Your name was Grayson, right? Why do you have sleeping pills in your house?" Kuyo asked. Although Grayson understood what the question meant, he had a logical answer.

"It's for my grandmother. Everyone in the family has it. My grandmother has sleeping problems. I didn't tell you before, but my family thinks I keep this place for high school. My elders may come to visit from time to time, so I keep it at home as a precaution," Grayson answered honestly.

"Besides... if I'm going to be with Remi, I want it to be because she loves me. Not through some dirty tricks like this," Grayson sighed after finishing his sentence. At that moment, he unintentionally revealed his feelings for Remi to Kuyo.

Kuyo put his hand harshly on Grayson's shoulder, or rather, he hit him on the shoulder.

"Don't cross your line :)" Kuyo said with a smile

"But really, we should do something for Blyke and Arlo. Do you know where they were taken?" Kuyo removed his hand and then asked Grayson

"Hmm... My school's queen was also captured recently. They might have been taken to the same place," Grayson replied.

"Was she strong?" Kuyo asked.

"She was the only high-tier in school history," Grayson replied.

"I see... I think I know where they were taken. Lovun prison! Some sources also refer to it as readjustment classes!" Kuyo said.

Chapter 3 End

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