DEAPECTRUMS
036. END OF EVERYTHING

Ian's words made me look at him with a cold look.

“I don't want to kiss someone who won't be with me forever. So now get out of the way!” I cried with great emphasis.

Finally Ian listened to my words and immediately stepped aside. Ian laughed afterwards by turning his face away from me.

“It's very funny,” raved Ian.

“Wash your face now,” I say.

Ian sat back to me by the side of the bed. I got up to the exit but stopped for a moment to say something to Ian.

“I'll be gone for a while and when I get back I've forgotten what happened, so act like Ian usually,”.

After saying that I walked out of the room leaving Ian alone there.

Outside the room, my esophagus felt so heated that I coughed and spat out blood.

This has happened to me a lot, and neither Ian nor Cleve knew about it because I kept it a secret from them.

“Until when will I be like this? Really disturbing,” muttered to myself while removing the bloodstains on my palm with a handkerchief.

At about six in the morning I went back to my room. When I entered Ian was sleeping in his bed. I put down a glass of warm milk that I bought from the restaurant that blends into our inn.

“You're back?” Said Ian who woke up when I put a glass of milk on the table next to his bed. “My head hurts once.” Ian held his head.

“Drink that warm milk so that the pain in your head is gone,” I said.

Ian immediately followed my words by getting up and chugging the warm milk I gave him until he was not left.

“What Cleve hasn't come back yet? In two hours we'll have to go down the treasure hole to collect things but I still want to sleep. My head feels really heavy" Ian lamented.

“Let me go to the treasure hole,” I said to the window to open the curtain so that the morning air and sunlight clean this room in his way. “You just sleep!”

“No, don't open it first!” Ian cried back to lie down and cover his head with a blanket as sunlight entered the room.

I closed the curtain back like Ian wanted.

“If Cleve comes back I will kill the boy,” Ian said.

Both of us have returned as usual and are trying to assume the incident never existed. I feel this is good because if we consider it to exist, we must be feeling awkward with each other at this time.

As I was getting ready to go to the treasure hole, suddenly the room door was knocked by someone, and I opened it. It turned out to be a worker who worked at this inn.

“A woman asked me to give this to you,” said the male worker gave me a piece of paper after it left.

I opened the paper and read the writing.

CLEVE IS ALREADY WITH US, TO THE TREASURE PIT NOW AND WE WILL TAKE YOU BACK ALIVE TO POEGRIYE ISLAND.

“What Cleve has gone home?” Ian asked who was still lying down.

Ian's voice broke my shock as he read the message given to me. I know who sent the message. Yes, of course, the ones who sent the message were the people from Gyeld Enn Chourius.

“Not yet, many people are wrong room,” replied I walked in.

I took my sword and was about to rush into the treasure pit. I had to go there because the college guys had Cleve arrested.

“What's There? Why did you bring your sword?” Ian asked looking at me. “You don't need to carry that, right?”

“A—I just want to take her. I feel safer if I bring it,” I replied trying to look ordinary.

“But if security guards see you carrying a weapon they will catch you,” Ian said with a strange look at me. “What is it?”

“It's okay I will try not to get caught," I said as I wrapped my sword in a black cloth. “Ian..” I looked at Ian who was still lying down.

“What's up?”

“You must remain hidden and try not to let anyone recognize you that you used to be a slave on Poegriye Island, do you understand?”

“I go first.” I said after that walk out the room to avoid Ian's question.

The rain started to fall as I almost reached the treasure pit. I did not think that it would rain when the sun was still bright, especially usually the treasure hole area is an area that is rarely rain. It's not like usual.

About three herds of criminals on duty in the treasure pit were already sprawled and covered in blood when I arrived.

Three women from the Gyeld Enn Chourius college with Bu Bianca were in the treasure pit with Cleve whose hands were already tied. Even Hansly was also in a treasure pit with a face drenched in blood coming out of his head.

The man still tried to stand up even though it was difficult for him. He must have defended Cleve and did not want Cleve to be taken by the college people.

I just realized that Hansly is a good man for Cleve.

Immediately I came out from behind a tree and walked towards the group that came from Poegriye Island. They looked at my presence.

My legs are really shaking because I know, this is the end of our escape, me and Cleve.

I won't be able to defeat them all so I won't try to fight back. The letter said that we would be taken alive to Poegriye Island so I should not try to fight back, because if that happened they would instantly kill us both.

“Why are you coming, Bee?” Shouted Cleve in an annoyed tone.

I did not answer Cleve and continued walking towards Bu Bianca who was looking at me. When he got in front of him, he slapped me hard with the back of his palm until blood came out of my nose and the sword I was carrying fell to the ground.

“You two are really stupid!” Bu Bianca Called.

“I beg you, don't kill him,” I said pleading for Hansly's safety, even though I knew that they would eventually kill him too. “I beg you, let him live.” I looked at Bu Bianca with tears flowing, once again she slapped me hard and this time blood came out from the side of my lips.

“Where is that slave? You guys are with him, right?” Ask Bu Bianca.

“We did not manage to find him,” I replied.

“What do you mean?” Asked Bu Bianca again with a raised tone of voice.

“Me and Cleve tried to catch the escaped slaves, so we got out of Poegriye Island. We thought we could catch him but the slave managed to escape from us,” I said by making up a story.

“Is that so?” Bu Bianca asked a woman who came from college.

I believe that the woman is a recent graduate so she is in charge of guarding the treasure hole for a month. That's why they were able to find us, because almost every day the three of us came to the treasure pit.

I completely forgot that this year's final exams are over and the new graduates will be guarding the treasure hole. How could I forget such an important thing.

“Didn't you see that slave with them?”

“To be honest I don't know what the slave looks like, but I'm sure that they are with another man,” the woman replied to Bu Bianca.

“He's not that slave. I met him and we were in a relationship too,” I said by making up stories again. “Actually we want to return to the island but we are not sure if we will still be accepted or not.”

Once again Ms. Bianca slapped me in the face until I fell. My esophagus was hot and I coughed several times to bleed.

When I tried to get up I saw Ian was behind a tree a long way away watching us.

I looked at him and tried to forbid him from appearing with my gaze. I don't want him to get caught because they will definitely kill him right away.

“That's him too and we should get back to college soon!” Bu Bianca Called. “Quick! don't waste time.”

I glanced at Ian who was hiding and looked like he wanted to shoot with the gun he was carrying. But suddenly Hansly wakes up and tries to attack Bu Bianca. But one of them shot Hansly in the head and it made Cleve scream because he saw his loved one die right in front of his eyes.

Seeing my best friend cry because of her lover's death, made me cry too. I looked up and felt the rain falling to the earth. This is the end of everything.

“Quick bring them, we should get to Poegriye Island soon.” Bu Bianca walked towards the car and got inside.

I turned to Ian who was still in hiding and tried to shake my head to forbid it. I can see that right now Ian is feeling very sad because tears are coming out of his eyes.

It may be our last meeting, but I'm happy that he didn't get caught. He could live his life well without having to be a slave again.

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