章 24: 24. Puzzle
I am sneaking out.
I planned to sneak out smoothly from my house. It would have been better if it was the night. However, I am going but before that, I have to talk to Lady Anna to apologize to her properly once again. I knocked at the door and entered. She was sitting on the bed folding the clothes. Clearing my throat, I walked towards her.
"Why haven't you packed before?"
"You aren't ready yet?" She questioned me, ignoring mine.
I glanced at myself, I was still wearing his shirt.
"I'll get ready soon, and you? You're coming too. Right?"
"No."
"Why? Where are you going then?"
"I cannot leave my sister."
I was quiet after her reply. She's right, she cannot come with us wherever we go.
"Hmm." I nodded and was staring at my feet.
She beckoned me to sit beside her. As soon I sat I began my sorry.
"I am sorry, I shouldn't have said that."
She nodded which shows she's still hurt. I took a deep breath and tried to change the topic.
"When will you move to your sister's place?"
"Tomorrow."
Again silence formed. I am always bad at having conversations.
"Go get ready." She said and was back on arranging her clothes.
I went back to my room, changed my clothes and tiptoed to the front door.
Just go out how you normally do.
I slowly opened the door and stepped out, no one was visible around. I can find Jacob on the way. After walking some steps away from the house a hand caught my shoulder. Please, not brother's eagles.
"Where are you going?" A familiar voice spoke.
"Jacob." I turned to face him. "Come with me." And dragged him by his hand.
Not too soon we hit a man, a man no other than brother's eagle.
"Jake run!" I said and tried to run but before we could run, he caught my hand which halted me on my heels.
"Get in the house." He dragged me in.
When those men can save me from the kidnappers and from an unknown location. They can surely catch me if I try to escape again.
"Who is he? What happened to your head?" Jacob asked when we're inside the house.
I told him about the kidnapping and us leaving, he was as stunned as I was.
"Stop joking." He said in a serious tone.
"I am not joking." My voice was the same as his.
"Levy you can't leave like this." He spoke softly, taking steps closer to me.
"I know." Again tears welled up in my eyes.
"Why then?" He asked gently, placing his hands on my shoulders.
"It's not in my hands."
"When are you going?" He asked.
"Within an hour."
"When are you returning?"
"I don't know."
"Why were you sneaking out?"
This time, I didn't reply to him instantly. My mind was blank with no words to respond. I am not sure what to tell or not. He turned to leave without waiting for my answer.
"Where are you going?" I asked.
"I'll back within a while." He said while opening the door.
"Can't you stay here until I leave?" How can he leave like this?
"I will." He said and left.
Why does he leave? His action was nothing less than hurt. I again tried to escape through the window. I jumped as light as I could, not to make any sound of my weight. When I was on my feet I looked on either side as if crossing the road, to make sure the path is clear. Then I slowly headed from the garden area to the roadside. I cannot tell Jacob until I am sure about it. I will say to him after returning from my little secret mission. My mission failed when another man caught me and pulled me my wrist. I turned to face him.
"Hey! Look the other man is calling you" I tried to make up some time. He shook his head while pulling me back. "Bother ordered you to let me go." No use as I was again inside my house. There's no chance for me to escape. I went to Adam's room. He was quietly lying on the bed, staring at the ceiling. I laid beside him in the same position.
"How much time do we have?" He asked.
"Less than an hour," I replied.
I pulled him into a hug and told about the visit of Jacob.
"Where did he go?"
"I don't know."
"Will he come again?"
"He will."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, we'll say our goodbyes together."
After some time, Jacob came. Adam, Jacob and I were sitting in the leaving room on the couch.
"Where did you go? And why?" I asked.
He pulled out a long rectangle box from a cover and handed it to me. A keyboard.
"Jacob it's not needed."
"You are leaving, how can I not bring a present?"
"Your time with us is more precious than this."
"So, you're not accepting it?" He quirked his brow.
"No, I am keeping this. Thank you." I said politely.
"And for you." He said to Adam and took out a square box.
He quickly opened it. It was a model of the fastest car Bugatti Chiron. Our eyes went wide on that. We both cocked our head in his direction with a surprised face.
"How do you get it? And from where?" I asked.
" 'How' doesn't matter here." He waved the matter in the air.
"It does," I said.
"No, it doesn't." Adam hugged him with thanks.
"Car for him and keyboard for me." I pouted my face to tease him.
"Hah!" Adam faked a laugh at me "I'll pack this." And ran to his room.
Jacob pulled me towards him with his hand on the back of my head. His face was an inch away and his eyes were gazing into mine. My heart raised on his action, his fingers were lost in my hair and thumb was tracing at the side of my neck.
"Jak-."
"Shh." He hushed me and rested his forehead on mine.
His warm breath was melting me like ice cream. I wasn't able to speak or think.
"I want you to remember me whenever you play that." He whispered each word softly. His eyes never losing mine.
"I can never forg-" before I could finish my sentence he pressed his lips against mine, whilst wrapping his hand around me to pull me closer. My eyes went wide and I looked at him. His eyes were peacefully closed. His kiss was passing a weird sensation and with an instance, my hands moved on his chest to push him away. Somehow, I managed to do that and fall back on the couch. His one hand was beneath my head that caused him to mimic my movement and the other quickly moved to the side, to forefend himself from falling on me. Tugging my hair back of my ear, I averted my eyes. He flinched back, removing his hand from beneath me and ran his fingers through his hair. There was an awkward silence with the only sound of our breathing. I was lying there and he was sitting, lost in his own thoughts. Not knowing how long the silence was, I finally manage to speak.
Gulping hard before my mouth could leave a word, I cleared my throat. "Don't you love Jeal?" I shouldn't ask this, I should ask about what he did. No, I don't know what to ask or not.
"No." He replied, without meeting my eyes.
"Then? No, I mean why didn't you tell that?" I asked out of confusion.
"It's you who thinks that." Still, he wasn't facing me.
After being quiet for a while I admitted. "I love someone else."
"I know." He replied nonchalantly.
"How?"
I raised my head to face him, resting on my elbows. He outstretched his hand which I took and he pulled me into a sitting position. "Even I was not sure about it a while ago, how can you know?" And I am not even sure about 'his' feelings.
"It's obvious from your recent behavior."
Hugging my legs I rested my forehead on my knees. What was the change in my behavior? I finally thought that my puzzled feeling was fixing.
When a puzzle starts to get fix,
And every piece seems to find it's own place.
It gets shattered and pieces aimlessly fly in speed,
Which begins a new maze.
After contemplating for God knows how many minutes or seconds, I spoke again.
"What about you?"
"What? What about me?" He asked.
He's increasing the confusion here.
"I mean your feeling." I don't know how to present this.
"I don't know, but these days I've been missing your presence."
Since I started working. It has been more than a month. I had always been with him before that.
I didn't reply after that.
"Sorry." He said.
"For what?" I asked.
"For what I did." He replied.
Neither of us was facing each other, my head was bend and I don't know where he was looking. I stood up to give him some time alone. "I am going to see Adam"
When I got into his room, his clothes were all over on his bed.
"What are you doing?" I asked.
"I wanted to keep it in the middle." He held the car in front of me.
I sighed picking up the clothes from the bed and sat beside him. "I'll do it."
After packing his suitcase and my present too, we were ready to leave. Jacob came along, drive to the airport was an eerie silence. After doing all formalities, we said our farewell before heading to the flight. I hugged Lady Anna where Adam hugged Jacob. When it was my turn to say goodbye to him, I raised my head to meet his eyes. He shoved his hands in his jean pockets and shrugged his shoulders.
"Well." I began to speak. "It's our last meeting." And continued.
"Which I messed up." He ended my sentence.
"No." I paused and continued. " I don't want to lose my friend."
"Neither do I." He smiled at me, a sad smile.
I hugged him. "I am sorry, goodbye."
He wrapped his arms around me. "I am going to miss you."
We broke our hug and I smiled at him "I'll give you a call after reaching."
He nodded.
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