Buena Mano Book 1 (Unedited/Unrevised)

I'm O-Ok... Chapter 5.5 The Tainted Flower

The visit to the police station yielded nothing but disappointment. As I slumped into my bed, I pounded my head to think of something. Anything to help me understand, what did the officer mean? Is he joking around or simply mistaken? Rachel isn't a person frivolous and clandestine. Is she?

More questions began to arise, yet the answer is still nowhere in sight. But the real question that weighed heavily on my shoulders is: "Where are you?"

I heard the door open slightly from the wind blowing. The window outside must have been open and I was too preoccupied to notice. The soft and cool breeze ran down from the door into my bed. It seemed like it was a faint whisper in my ears that I couldn't understand. I felt like someone was watching and looked around.

I looked around and... Nothing.

No one was there. But still, I feel eyes fixated upon me.

Then, my phone rang. It was the stranger. I picked it up and saw another one of his messages.

"So how were the boys in blue? Very charming lot, wouldn't you say?" he jeered.

To my dismay, I replied: "They looked like farm animals. Well, a particular farm animal. They weren't even doing their jobs! I mean, they won't even try..."

"How does it feel? Being superior to someone who is in reality your equal? Only a god can be so brutal and so devious, then again you are so dense you couldn't figure out the big picture. Tell me, do you think you are a god?"

The message stunned me. "No..."

"Then quit acting like one. Doesn't it occur to you that they have their own problems? Everyone has. Now I know why even SHE doesn't want to see you. And even if you could, the reward isn't worth the effort. You'll lose more than what you can find. Trust me."

His messages got to me. I couldn't send a reply but he kept on texting.

"You can't save them all. Even more so, if your reasons are so petty and insignificant. But who am I to judge, I'm just here to be amused..."

"Amused? What is he talking about? Am I just an object of his entertainment?" I thought to myself.

"My emotions were uncalled for... Please accept this token as my apology..."

Andas I wondered what he meant, he sent me another message. This time, he gave mean address to somewhere called TheTwilight Station.