Blast
The day after tomorrow, I decided to
check on Tommy and visit Olivia once again. Tommy said that he knew something
about the guy in the black coat, but I have to do something first. Celica asked me
to accompany her buying some stuff before going to the hospital. I think
visiting someone in the hospital with empty-handed is a bad idea. I went to the
nearby store with her.
“She’s going to love this, this, and
that.” Celica took every snack that attracted her.
“Hey, isn’t it too much for a sick
person?”
“It’s okay, snacks will make you
better in no time.” She smiled happily.
“How? Anyway, I’ll grab some fruit
for them.”
When I’m going to look for some
fruit there’s a little girl tripped in front of me. Celica quickly approach and
help her to stand. That was a really quick reaction. I realised that she had a
short lifespan. A cruel fate for someone really young or maybe it’s good for
her. When you died young, you don’t have to face this cruel world. I’m really
sure Celica had a different perspective though.
“What’s your name, little girl?”
Celica patted her head.
“I’m Sherry.” She smiled cheerfully.
“Hi Sherry, I’m Celica. Quick
question, what do you want to do when you grow up?”
“I want to be a doctor!”
“Eh why?”
“They’re so cool, they can save so many
people.” That little girl answered with a big smile on her face. The doctor
must be her hero.
Celica smiled at her gently and
called me to approach them. We hold her hands and do our ritual. It works
perfectly, although it didn’t expand her numbers too much. I didn’t think it’s
enough for someone to be a doctor, but we’ve done what we could. I’m start to
thinking, is this a right thing? The question from that guy in black coat
haunted me. There are two possibilities after someone got a chance to live longer.
First, they live happily and make us happy as well. Second, face a cruel
reality and it will make us feel guilty. I told Celica what I was thinking and
she responded it positively just like usual.
Celica sighed and looked at me “Is
it right eh? I do think god send us to the right person who deserves a second
chance. So, our meeting with someone like Sherry must be a fate too.” She said
it with a really gentle smile and tone. “You don’t have to listen to that guy. Let’s
do our job, no matter what happens.” She continued.
“Thanks, please push my back again
in the future.” I doubt myself too often recently. Right now, I have someone
who will push my back when I hesitate. That’s
a big relief.
After we grabbed some snacks and
fruit we left the store and going to the hospital. The hospital come back to
their normal state after the murder case. We arrived at the front of Tommy’s
and Olivia’s room. Their room are next to each other. Maybe it’s a cop’s
request, so they can keep an eye of Tommy and Olivia easily since they involved
in the same cases. I saw them together in a bench just outside of their room. Olivia
is laughing normally, maybe that’s because Tommy. He’s really good at joke. I’m
really glad they’re fine.
There’s nobody around, talking here
is fine. Tommy told us what he knew about that guy in the black coat. A normal
businessman who hasn’t married. He lived near Tommy’s house with his mother.
Tommy said that his mother was often hospitalized and never get well. So, he’s
not stealing just for himself. Come to think of it, a few days ago I saw a man
with an old woman. If memory serves right, she’s on this hospital with a guy in
the black coat. I can’t see his time, it’s not only my imagination. That must
be him.
Maybe I can find them in this
hospital. I decided to ask the hospital receptionist with Celica. After we get
the room number, we immediately go to her room. I didn’t think this guy would
stay in her room, but maybe we can ask about him to her mother. He never get
caught by the cops, perhaps the only way to stop him is talking with him first.
Adam Clinton, you have to this.
“Excuse us, Mrs. Clinton.” Celica
entered the room casually.
“Good afternoon, Mrs. Clinton. We’re
Mr. Adam’s acquaintance.” I followed Celica to her room.
“Oh, come sit here.” She kindly
offered us to sit beside her bed.
Celica do a small talk with her. It
would be awkward this time if we get to the point so suddenly. Mrs. Clinton
lifespan, only 2 days left for her. Adam Clinton keep stealing other people’s
lives for her mother. Helping your mother is a good reason for your action, but
killing innocent people isn’t a good excuse.
“Speaking of which, where’s Mr.
Adam?” Celica asked her.
“I don’t know. He didn’t come too
often, perhaps he’s busy doing something.”
“I’m sorry, I heard that you often
hospitalized. Is everything all right?” I asked her by myself.
“I have a heart disease, I feel like
dying every day because of this. I still alive to this day is because of my son.
Even though he’s not good at everything since he was a child, study, sport,
everything. He always loses at the contest he participated. Even at work, he’s
not doing better. But he always tried his best.” She smiled, a proud smile from
a mother.
“He must be happy to hear that.”
Celica said.
“I want to see him live his life,
grasping his dream, married, live a happy life. He’s focusing too much at me.”
Suddenly, my phone is ringing. My
phone shows me a private numbers. Who is this? I’m going outside to answer the
call.
“Hey Eldrick, are you ready?” I
heard a man voice.
I didn’t understand what he meant, I
respond to him “for what?”
He hung up the call. I can assume
that must be him, Adam Clinton. How did he know my numbers? What he’s going to
do this time? Ready?
BOOM!!!
An explosive sound come from the outside, I can hear it clearly. The
explosion must be close from here. I go back to the room and approach the
window. I can see a destroyed building from here. Adam, is this what you meant?
I run as fast as I can to that building with Celica. How many people did he
kill from this? How many people can survive?
We’ve arrived in the front of the
building, the building is still standing strong. The building is damaged so
badly. I hope the people are okay too. My phone is ringing once again. It must
be that guy again. What he wants to do with all of this?
“Eldrick, is it?” Celica asked me.
“Yes, it is.” I answered the call.
“What? Are you not satisfied yet, huh?” I can’t control myself from anger.
“Hahaha, don’t be like that. I’m in
the rooftop right now, let’s have some talk again. You have to hurry or the
people in this building will meet the god soon.” He hung up the call.
I don’t know what kind of nightmare
is happening inside the building right now. I don’t know what he’s going to do
next. I never thought this guy will go this far. It’s different from what he
usually does. I have to do something. I have to stop this once and for all.
To be continued...
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