Love with NO Emotion: Chapter Septentrio

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER 4

'I believed in you... Why did you leave me... You promised me, you promised me, why did you break it... Why did you break me...' with a loud gasp Isa came back in to reality. His eyes were trying to find information, but it couldn't make any connection with what he just witnessed. "34 minutes and 12 seconds." Heard Isa coming from above. "is wasted from my life." Said Arno with smirk and handed his hand out to help Isa back on his feet, but Isa rejected and keep looking at the guards that are still on the ground. "Don't worry I deactivate all the wires they had." Isa still didn't respond and kept looking dumbfounded at the guards. A frown created on Arno's face he walked to Isa and he swayed his hand in front of Isa's face, he still didn't make any reaction. He gave up and sat in front of Isa and examinate the face expression of Isa that wasn't changing for a solid minute. "I know you can hear me Isa." Said Arno with a hint of annoyingness in his tone while staring at the confused man, that is so called his new friend. "What were you mumbling before, Isa?" This sentence hit Isa wide awake and his furious eyes were immediately fixed on Arno, that started to stand up, because he knew he hit the weak part of Isa, that was concealed because of his personality. The tension was felt in the air they shared, the eye-connection they currently had wasn't possible to break, both of them were looking for any useful information that their eyes could release. "I didn't say anything," said Isa to break the unsympathetic silence. The pierced ice blue eyes of Arno could read everything, and Isa is an unsophisticated person for him. Isa's furious eyes were like and siren signal, alarming that something is up, he could see Isa is trying to show dominancy with the way he is expressing and conduct himself in front of a bullish Arno. "Isa, this is the last time I am going to ask you. What were you saying before?" the lacking of confidence was appeared in Isa's posture. "A promise."

Arno watched how fast the emotions introduced in Isa's face expression. "Okay, go on?" said Arno that became impatient. A long loud sigh echoed in the tunnel they stayed for at least an hour. "I know a place where it is safe." This sentence was roaming around in Arno's ears, he questioned himself if he heard that right. A safe place. Somewhere..." If I understand it correctly, you knew all the time that there is a 'SAFE' place on this deplored world?" Arno started to lose his mind. He lived his whole life in this propagandized city, locked, being controlled by the government and the worst of all being defeatist. It was his dream to be free and independent, enjoying the beauty of living and sadly he wanted to explore this desecrated world, having your own life in your own hands, is what he is fighting for. The idea of a safe place where he could be himself, was killing him from the inside. "... yes." Arno was rubbing his face fiercely, his anger was taking him over, the adrenaline was swimming everywhere in his veins. He walked to Isa in an intimated way, he could not control his anger anymore. He picked up Isa by his collar and stared directly in his eyes. He saw fear. But why he saw fear was another question forming in Arno's mind. "Why were you hiding this from me?" shouted Arno in Isa's face, while he was trying to look away from the insanity. "Look at me! And answer me." The fear still didn't leave Isa's side, he felt scared just by only looking in Arno's reckless eyes. "I-I wasn't sure if it was possible to reach." Stuttered Isa finally out. "Explain." Said Arno emotionless. After Arno lose his hand around Isa's collar and gave each other space to calm down, but the atmosphere still didn't change from the tension.

"The safe place is called Caelum. Do you remember the breakout when the government came with the new law and started to force people to marry bots..." Arno simply just nod at him to hint him to go on with the story. "People runaway, Arno. People weren't happy the way they lived and I heard they created a city, with many escaped people living there from different districts. It is really far away from here, it is impossible to reach it if you tell me." Explained Isa while looking at the ground and memories started to display, sadness was hugging him while he trying to keep his emotions steady. "How do you know about this? And how do you know it is impossible," asked Arno with confusion and unbiasedness in his tone. It is hard to believe and process what Arno just heard. A man he hardly knows anything about him wants him to believe what kind of craziness he just told. The world is controlled by robots and people with the power of breaking everyone dreams. His mind warned him to not believe him. "A girl, she was the girl next door... My lover." Arno's eyes soften after he heard the broken voice the man made, he saw pain in Isa's eyes. "There was group of people in our city, created project Caelum and she was one of them. It took them long enough to finally create a plan and the plan would reach the members safely, so they won't get caught." Said Isa after taking a long breathe and remembering the beautiful girl with long brown locks hanging over her back, that beautiful smile she always had on her face, and the blush that would create on her cheeks when she caught Isa staring at her beauty. Still this day Isa was curious about her voice. The only way they communicate with each other were short notes and quick glances, that weren't enough for them, but the connection kept them going. "Why didn't you go with her?" Asked Arno out of the blue and crashed the silence they shared. "I could not leave my mom alone. She did plead me to go with her, it was really hard to reject her, but I could not leave my mother with a monster." Arno was surprised about the angriness appearance in Isa's face and he noticed Isa clenching his hands in fists. "I haven't seen her for 10 years. She is gone. But I am willing to look for her." Finished Isa his story and closed his eyes for a couple of seconds. "Why did you ran away Arno?" asked Isa after drinking water and saw Arno getting up and picking his stuff up. "I have my reasons." Arno started to walk away and he heard Isa mumbling some words out loud, but it was hard to recognize the words coming out his lips. "Oh, come on Arno! I just got very emotional here and told you my pathetic life and you won't show even your side?"

A smile started to create on Arno's lips, knowing that Isa finally embraced his silly personality again, he didn't like the weakness he witnessed. "Another time, now hurry up. We have to find a better place to sleep, without getting wet of the sewer water." In a few seconds they both were walking, with nothing against each other. "You have to tell me tomorrow, where Caelum is and how the escapers got out. We need a plan, Isa." And without goodnight, there was an ultimate silence embracing them.

Arno heard mumbling and someone that was walking around him, a few minutes passed and the sounds vanished from his ears. He got up and saw Isa's place empty, no sign of him being alive. Arno started to feel panic forming in his guts, he yelled Isa's name a couple of times but he didn't get any responds. Arno saw from far two tunnels and he immediately ran there, he didn't know which one he should choose.

Left Tunnel – lighted up road 

(-> Chapter 5A)

 Right Tunnel – complete dark road

  (-> Chapter 5B)

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(A/N)

Hi everyone!

I hope you guys liked this chapter!

I wanted to make a quick message: As you can see at the end of the chapter, we ask you to make a choice. This is a rule of our book, you choose the ending of the book (there are multiple different endings). If you choose (it can be A or B), you have to go to those chapters. They will be updated the next time!

I wish you a good day and a nice reading time!

xxx M & K