Bab 2: Chapter 2 Awakening
"Slow down, little brother, or you will fall," an anxious soft voice sounded.
A proper classical lady walked on the sidewalk hurriedly, looking at the little boy about 6 years old pulling her hand anxiously. She called again and again, letting him slow down or he may fall.
She is a beautiful female, about 24 years old, with dark black hair, big, beautiful eyes with dark irises, perky cheeks, and a slim, proportioned figure wearing a black and white office dress.
"Sister Cicely, the shop will be closed." The small kid pulling her replied more anxious than her.
"It will not close; we will buy from another supermarket if it's closed," Cicely replied helplessly. It's been almost six years since she found this little brother for herself.
Three years ago, their grandma passed away, leaving them both. Cicely then took care of her younger brother.
Today is a special day; her salary arrives in the account, and on the very first day upon returning from office, she decided to bring her little brother outside and buy him his favorite things.
Soon, they appeared beside the supermarket, looking at the open supermarket. Cicely started panting after grabbing her knees, looking at her running and cheering little brother.
'I am so exhausted before entering the supermarket.' Then, a smile appeared on her beautiful face.
"Sister, let's go!" Eero shouted, waving his hand at her.
She nodded then walked forward, toward the supermarket. Eero's little heart was filled with excitement looking at every type of product arranged inside the supermarket.
"She is out." A hooded figure standing beside the supermarket muttered, paying attention to Cicely and Eero.
"I have been following her; today is our perfect chance." Then he added again.
"Well, do it and then lay low for a while." A burly altered voice sounded from his phone, then the call was disconnected.
The dark-hooded figure gazed at the supermarket, deeply turning around and left, dialing another number.
While inside the supermarket,
"Now tell me, what do you need? Your elder sister will buy it for you," Cecily spoke, patting her chest confidently.
A few male creatures around almost stumbled after seeing her beautiful face, perfect figure, and confident gesture.
"I want a lot of chocolates, juices, candies, and chips," the boy replied thoughtfully, counting items with fingers.
"Okay, let's go toward the groceries section." Cecily nodded with a smile, grabbing Eero's hand, then walked toward the grocery area. After searching and buying everything Eero wanted, he also bought some products for daily usage.
After a while,
Eero moved a trolley of his size, almost half-filled with his items; the other half are groceries. After navigating through all sections of the supermarket and buying a few utensils, both appeared near the counter satisfied.
After paying the bill, Cicely picked up the baggage, and they walked outside the supermarket.
She sighed helplessly, feeling heavy weight in her hand's and looking at Eero, hopping around.
Eero then turned and glanced back thoughtfully, looking at Cicely walking slowly. He ran back toward her and requested, "Sister, give me one bag; I can pick it up."
"No, it's heavy; it will affect your height." Cicely resolutely declined, then walked past Eero hurriedly, lest he start insisting on picking it up.
But who would know when fate flips like a coin? While walking on the sidewalk, instantly two people emerged from an alley wearing monkey masks.
"Quickly give me everything you have." One of them raised his gun, aiming at Cicely's forehead, threatening,
"I will give you everything you want; just don't hurt us." Cicely said, hurriedly aligned in front of Eero hiding him, putting the baggage on the ground, and started searching her purse.
"Oh, bitch, go to hell; we don't have time."
Another one spoke as if annoyed by something, walked forward, and started stabbing Cecily in the stomach a few times. Grabbing her purse, she pulled it and then pushed her back.
"Huh," Cecily senselessly fell back on the ground, feeling a cool and warm sensation mixed with pain from her stomach spreading through her whole body, reaching her nervous system, paralyzing her body slowly.
She grabbed her bloody stomach, looking at both people confused. 'Why? I was going to give them everything.'
"Bastard I told you not to do anything stupid. Now hurry up, take away the necklace also," his companion beside him cursed and then urged angrily.
The stabber made a crazy face at his companion. He extended his hand, took away the gold necklace Cicely was wearing, and then pointed his finger at Eero, standing a little away from them.
"Let's go; leave the child. We got orders to kill her only," his companion spoke anxiously; he missed his word's, but he didn't care, looking at pedestrians gathering around. He grabbed the stabber hand and pulled him toward the alley. Both disappeared in the darkness.
'Who wants to kill me?' After listening to one of them, a thought flashed through Cecily's mind. Her body fell toward the ground without any strength, turning her head and looking in Eero's direction while her vision blurred slowly. She murmured, "Little bro..."
Eero was standing in a daze and senseless. His body trembled listening to Cicely murmurs, looking at his fallen sister filled in blood and the land below slowly dyed red.
"Sister!!!, What happened to you?" He muttered worriedly.
Then I ran beside her and started crying with tears. "Sister, Sister, wake up, please." Getting no response from Cicely, fear and insecurity shrouded his heart. He started pushing her hardly, looking at his both bloody hands, then started moving her again, crying louder.
"Come on, hurry up, call an ambulance."
"It was a robbery. Two people robbed this girl and ran away in the alley beside this road."
A few pedestrians gathered around; some started calling an ambulance and police; some started talking and whispering.
While Eero was constantly crying, pushing her body, "Sister, don't leave like grandma."
Instantly, an ambulance appeared and took Cecily away, along with Eero and another person who volunteered to go to the hospital along with them and the police. He was this robbery witness; he saw the whole process from the edge of the street.
Inside the city hospital, looking at the chaotic scene of pulling a stretcher and a crowd moving around, Eero was left in a mess and confusion. Looking at the chaos around anxiously and innocently, he started crying again while rubbing his eyes.
"Don't worry, your sister will be fine. Be brave," a person appeared beside Eero and spoke, passing him a juice box.
Eero glanced at his sincere smile on his face; he nodded, wiping away his tears, then after a while started crying again.
The man was helpless, patted his head, and sighed with pity in his heart. Looking at the operation theater door, 'I hope that girl is fine or it will be extremely hard for this little kid.'
Soon, a few police officers appeared beside Eero after recording witness statements, looking at little Eero; they sighed and started discussing something amongst them.
"He is the only family member of her, also available beside her." One of them said it hesitatingly.
"It's unfortunate for children to witness such an incident with their eyes." Another senior-aged police officer commented sadly.
"Well, just hope the girl is fine, or it will impact very much on this little guy's mind." Then he added, looking at motionless Eero sitting on a waiting seat far away.
A young female police officer appeared inside the hospital. Upon other officers' instructions, she walked and sat beside Eero.
"What is your name, younger brother?"
Eero was startled listening to a soft voice. Looking at the beautiful police officer, he replied while crying, "My name is Eero."
"Eero, such a nice name. Don't worry, your elder sister will be fine; I am your sister friend." She spoke after rubbing Eero's little head.
"Really, big sister, are you really my sister friend?" Eero was surprised, then asked hopefully.
The police lady nodded with a smile appearing on her face. "Yes, I am her best friend; don't worry, your sister will be fine."
Eero then nodded his relieved heart and became a little hopeful.
After a while, the operation theater room opened; a doctor appeared outside, looking at Eero sitting on a waiting chair, then glanced at the police officer and shook his head.
Everyone sighed, looking at little Eero sitting on the chair silently, waiting hopefully. "Now who will explain and speak to this little guy?" One of the officers spoke.
Everyone turned and glanced at the female officer. The female officer flinched, then nodded with red eyes, taking a deep breath, and appeared beside Eero again.
"Little brother, your elder sister is resting somewhere. Can you talk to me for a while? Also, tell me, Do you watch stars in the sky at night?" The female officer asked softly.
Eero was startled, then glanced at her, nodded, and said, "I watch Star's at night, police sister."
"Are stars pretty?" She asked again, suppressing her heartache.
"They are pretty. Big sister, can you tell me when my sister Cicely will return? We have to eat candy and chocolate cake together."
Eero replied then hurriedly asked anxiously and a little innocently.
'I can't do it; I don't have the strength to tell him the truth.' The police lady thought; her eyes turned blood red, looking at Eero with an innocent and anxious expression, looking at her hopefully.
"Mmm." Grabbing her mouth, she stood up and walked away.
Eero fell in a daze. His six-year-old brain couldn't process the meaning of the female officer's expression and actions; just a bad premonition spread through his heart. Looking at the opened door of the operation theater room, they took Cicely inside; he ran toward it after nearly missing a few grabs.
'Oops.' The police officers who wanted to prevent him missed their grab, and all of them thought, 'It's over.'
"Sister, Sister," Eero crying loudly appeared inside the theater room looking at the daze nurses, ignoring them, glanced at Cecily lying on the bed motionlessly, appeared beside her, and started crying.
Instantly his eye's widened looking at Cicely's face without breath; he somehow knew what happened to her. It's similar to what happened to his grandma when she left them. It was innate talent or something else he could recognize the state of living and dead.
"Siste..." He muttered in daze.
Instantly, his expression froze, and he collapsed on the ground beside the bed. Instantly, nurses, police officers, and doctors reached the door, shocked by Eero's collapse.
"Hurry up, put him on the operation bed; his nervous system is collapsing," the doctor ordered anxiously, looking at paralyzed Eero, his wide eye's, and irregular movements of his hands and feet.
[Age Limit Reached]
[Awakening condition met]
[Energy is insufficient]
[Awakening time extended]
[Remaining Time: 11 Years, 1 Day, 2 H, 3 M]
Time passed, 3 minutes passed, then 2 hours, a day, then a year, finally ten years also passed.
Status Power Mingguan
-- Peringkat
Power 
-- Power
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