My Scientific Love (PUBLISHED BOOK UNDER HOWLING WOLF'S)

MSL #26

Book

"No... no! You're not going there! Camael, listen to me!"

I heard Simon's shout too late. I had no time to look back. I just kept running, heading straight for the metal door. Just as I was about to enter, Simon suddenly pulled me back. He hugged me tightly, and I struggled against him.

"Camael, remember what I said? Please remember it... Don't let your emotions control you."

"S-Simon! I saw my parents inside! I saw my mom! I saw Daddy! I saw them! I saw them! I can't be wrong! Simon, they're my parents! I convinced myself they were dead! I told myself they were gone! Lola also said they were gone, but Simon, I'm sure of what I saw! It was Mom and Dad! With the robots! Please, let me save them! They're my parents, Simon! I can't just leave them like this! You understand me, right, Simon? You'll let me because I love them! They're the ones I've missed all these years, and they're alive! They're not dead, Montrearde... they're not dead..." I shouted repeatedly, looking at Simon. I knew he felt pity for me. He held me tightly, and I couldn't help but cry in his arms.

"B-Believe me, I knew what I saw! I can't be wrong! S-Simon, please let me in! Let me help my parents get out of this island, please!" He combed my hair and kissed the tip of my nose as I cried. "They're alive... they're alive, but they're in the hands of those monstrous people..."

"Calm down, love... please?" I pushed him away, my forehead furrowed. My heart raced as my fists clenched.

"How can I calm down, Simon? Tell me! My parents are in there! They toyed with us, Simon! They played with Mo, Dad, and me! They made us literal toys! Through all the pain and suffering I've endured, I never realized that the parents I kept trying to save were actually my parents, but I kept losing the chance because you always opposed me, Montrearde! I should have already been with them... protected from the hands of the evil rulers of the island if you hadn't suddenly appeared and then... then stopped me from doing what I wanted, Montrearde! You don't understand because your parents are dead, Simon! They're dead... while my parents are still alive and need my help... you wouldn't understand because you have no parents to save from danger, Simon!" I put my hand on my forehead.

"You don't understand because your parents could fend for themselves—against anyone strong or escape from the cruelest people, but... Simon! Do you think our parents are equally strong? No! If my parents were strong, they might have escaped the island a long time ago... maybe I'd still have them while I feel alone in this world... maybe I'd have someone in our big house, but no, Simon! No! Understand my reasons for facing this danger, Simon! Understand me at least a little! You're not always right! Not always!" I gasped for breath, looking at Simon who was bowing his head. I wasn't going to apologize for what I said. He needed to understand my point. He needed to let me explain my reasons.

"Put yourself in my position! Think about it—if they were your parents, wouldn't you save them too? Wouldn't you, Simon? I want to be with them so badly! When I saw them, my world almost stopped because this is the chance, Montrearde! To save them and be whole again! This is my only chance! Just one chance! I can't miss it, Simon! Let me go, Montrearde! I can handle myself! I can fight the way you can knock down anyone who tries to harm me! I can do it because I'm a woman, Simon! I'm not just a woman!"

"Let me go! I have the right to decide for myself because if I stay here waiting for your plans... for our plans, they might kill my parents... I can't bear to sleep day after day facing the truth that my parents are really gone and how foolish I am for letting them die at their hands when I could save them! I don't want to miss this chance, Simon! This is it! My parents are within reach!" I rubbed my face and tied my hair back. I was determined. I wouldn't wait for anyone's permission because it was about my parents.