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บท 23: Pieces of Mystery (2)

"Okay," Selena tried to conclude after had not a good night's sleep because of the piece of CCTV footage that Hydro found yesterday.

"Sixteen years ago, my adoptive father was experimenting. Then what?"

Oxy stood leaning against the school roof guardrail, while Selena paced restlessly. Hydro also attended via video call.

"According to my guess, he was one of the scientists who made Cerebra disappear," Oxy said.

"That makes sense," said Hydro. "But why did they eliminate the city? What's the point?"

"I don't have an answer," Oxy shrugged. "Have you ever entered Cerebra?" he asked Hydro.

"What? Sorry?" Hydro asked back.

"You've never dreamed of entering Cerebra?" Maybe because Oxy and Selena often talked about Cerebra which was trapped inside a dimension, she never asked about Hydro's knowledge.

Hydro looked thoughtful. "I don't understand what you mean. I'm not sure I ever dreamed of entering that city."

"Wait, so you've never had 'that' nightmare?" Selena suddenly stopped, her eyes widening at the phone screen. Then she moved closer. "You said you were one of us right?"

"Hey, is that important?" Hydro looked clueless.

"So this is it," Oxy said to explain. "The cerebra didn't disappear. Instead, it moves inside into a dimension. I don't know how to explain it because I don't understand how it could happen. So, the gate to that dimension can be passed through dreams."

"Wow, you guys are serious?" asked Hydro with an expression of disbelief.

"Yup, of course. To me being stuck in that place is like a terrible nightmare." Selena said then groaned in horror.

"Unbelievable," Commented Hydro.

Oxy could understand that Hydro had a hard time believing their explanation as the boy had never experienced it.

"I also researched about Cerebra, but I could find very little. About this dream ... sounds crazy," said Hydro.

"That's crazy indeed! Ugh!" groaned Selena again. "You didn't know, inside that, there was a terrible monster!"

"Monsters?" repeated Hydro.

"Yes! Monsters! They walk on two legs like humans, their bodies are covered in disgusting hideous black skin! And there are many of them! They would chase you all night! If you can't wake up and get caught by those monsters inside there, they will eat your head!"

Hydro gaped at Selena's passionate explanation.

"Sounds like a horror story," commented Hydro.

"It happened, and people who didn't survive would die in the real world with rotting heads. That's what happened in this town some time ago, they call it Brain Fog." Oxy explained.

"Wow, that sounds very pretty awful." Hydro's Commented. "Okay... Regarding the footage, Mr. Dome might have tried something to tell us."

"Hey, isn't that obvious? My father confessed his crime on the tape, he was one of the scientists who caused Cerebra to disappear. The funny thing is, that city was the birthplace of the three of us. And he's also the one who's been watching over us all this time." Selena snorted. "He sounded like a psychopath. What do you think he wanted from us?"

"Surprisingly I don't feel he did wrong to us despite about he did to that city," said Hydro. "Mr. Dome helped me well during my session. I'm thankful to him instead. As for where I was born and how he watched over me, it doesn't matter."

"You're right," Oxy agreed with Hydro which made Selena frown.

"You have no idea what it's like if he is your adoptive father," Selena said.

"Don't be so spoiled," said Hydro. "We are orphans, as long as our adoptive parents are kind enough to us, that's enough."

Oxy nodded, once again Hydro was right. Selena crossed her arms, still frowning but no longer resisting. Mr. Dome may be a lousy foster father, but he's not evil even though he's the scientist who carried out the gruesome experiment.

"Mr. Dome might know where the other four kids are," Oxy said later.

"The other four kids?" repeated Hydro.

"Yes. Besides the three of us, there are four other children. Mr. Dome told me if seven babies survived from the disappearance of Cerebra," explained Oxy. "I've met one boy inside the dimension. His name is Helio. But he had disappeared along with Mr. Dome being arrested."

"Oxy is very worried about her boyfriend," said Selena.

"Hey, he's not my boyfriend!" said Oxy annoyed. "I'm just worried about him. Something bad could happen to him."

"Well, that means there are still three other kids we don't know about," said Hydro. "The clearer, why it's become more strange, huh?"

"I thought so too," Selena snorted. "It's strange. Abnormal."

"But we still have to know where we were born," Oxy argued.

"As for me, I don't care," Selena said. "I'm quite happy with my life right now."

"Well, good for you," said Hydro to Selena. "Four children besides us, do they also have strange powers like us?" he asked curiously.

"Maybe," Oxy shrugged.

"You're Miss teleportation. And you?" Hydro pointed at Oxy then at Selena.

"That's a secret," Selena smirked.

"She didn't tell me either." Oxy sighed in annoyance while glancing at Selena. "Maybe her ability is can eat anything without getting fat."

"Ugh, that sounds so cool. I ate a little bit I gained weight." Complained Hydro who was a fat boy.

"One day you'll know. After all, my power is useless. What's the point of being a freak?" Selena asked.

Oxy felt her heart twist when Selena called they were a 'weird person. She knew Selena didn't mean to make fun of any of them. Selena's just like spit out anything inside her head.

"I think it's cool even though it's weird," said Hydro.

Oxy almost expressed her gratitude to Hydro for being able to say what he was thinking, defending himself.

"I imagine our power will useful. Maybe we can be superheroes."

"That's stupid," Selena complained. "Real World doesn't need a superhero. Duh, I want to buy ice cream."

"Come on, Selen..." Oxy immediately restrained Selena. This is not the time to think about food. Soon they will also enter class.

"Before we finish, what should we do with the footage?" Asked Oxy.

"There's nothing we will do," Selena said, sounding firm.

"Why do you say that?" Oxy asked confused.

"We'd better destroy the footage. I think it can be strong evidence for the government to accuse my father. Maybe he was arrested because of his involvement as a scientist in the past."

"But why was he arrested when it's all over?" asked Hydro in surprise.

"Perhaps because the gates of the Cerebra opened suddenly, giving rise to the phenomenon of brain fog." Oxy felt everything become clear now.

It all started from the date of her birthday, the mystery of her birthplace being solved, the brain fog effect, then until the arrested of Mr. Dome. Everything was connected.

"Also the absence of Helio in the dimension," continued Oxy. "I mean, he was the gatekeeper of the dimension. He's the one who saved people who are trapped inside the dimension. He could open the gate so that people could return to the real world." She explained to Hydro.

The sound of the bell signaled the end of their meeting.

"See you later, study hard, girls." The Hydro left.

"Ugh, so we don't have time to buy ice cream," Selena still grumbled, almost whining.

--

"That's it!" Selena snatched the phone from Oxy's hand as they walked home from school.

"Hey, I'm explaining the situation to Hydro." Oxy protested. "And I just sent a strange file from your dad's flash Drive."

"Alright, let him work. Now stop talking about this nightmare!" Selena asked.

Oxy frowned. "But why?"

"We'll be busy, Oxy!" Selena exclaimed.

"Busy about what? The semester exam is still a few months away." Oxy said surprised.

"Oh dear, we have to prepare for the Star Night party!"

Oxy gaped, then slapped herself on the forehead. She had almost forgotten about that ridiculous party.

"Come on, I don't have time to think about the party," Oxy complained in annoyance.

"Hey, Owl. Be a happy girl. You have to come!" Selena demanded. "Remember? I'm helping you find Helio! With my parents' connections, I asked them to find a boy named Helio who was registered in my father's name."

"Why your father's name?" Oxy asked confused.

"Hey, just the way my dad watched over the three of us. He's got to be something to Helio too. Either way. Maybe Uncle or the doctor."

For some reason, Oxy felt that Selena's actions were a bit dangerous by using her parents' connections to find Helio's whereabouts. Even so, at least Selena had kept her promise to help.

"Let's look for a party dress!"

"I don't want to!" Oxy was rejected immediately.

"Hei... Don't be shy, I already have an idea what dress would suit you. And I'm sure there will be a boy who has a crush on you there!"

Oxy's face felt hot. It's hard to make friends, and now she must try to make a boy like her. Ridiculous.

"I don't have money to buy a dress," Oxy was still trying to find an excuse to stop Selena.

"Nonsense. I see you rarely use your pocket money, you must be saving it all."

Oxy didn't expect Selena to realize her habit. She was deliberately saving all her money. She used to have crazy plans. She raised money for her emergency fund when she ran away from home. Being an adopted child was not an easy thing, especially after dealing with Darren since childhood.

But the idea of running away from the house slowly faded since Oxy was able to overcome her problems in dealing with Darren. But he continued her habit of saving.

"I can accompany you to ask your mother for money," Selena offered herself.

"Ugh, don't worry," complained Oxy. Grace would have been surprised to find out she was going to that party in a dress. Grace had stopped forcing her to go to parties in dresses, the last time was when Oxy was in elementary school.

"Anyway, let's go shopping! Come on!" Selena cheerfully put her arm around Oxy's arm, dragging Oxy regardless of Oxy's refusal.[]


บท 24: Pieces of Mystery (3)

Oxy just got home, feeling tired after Selena brought her to some boutique to look at some dresses. Then she frowned when she found that there were many pairs of shoes on the shoe rack. There might be guests in this house. She walked until she found the messy living room.

There were lots of food wrappers on the table, on the sofa, and on the floor too. Not to mention the dirty chip crumbs everywhere. The TV was also still on even though no people were watching it here.

"Oh, shit..." Oxy hissed looking at the mess in the room. Grace would be mad to see this.

"Darren!" Called Oxy. She threw her backpack on the floor and entered the living room. "Darren! You screwed up! Your mother will be home soon, you know!"

Oxy didn't want to help Darren, but this mess would be got to her too.

"Hey, Darren!" Oxy shouted again. But all the calls were in vain, the annoying boy didn't answer at all.

Oxy with annoyance immediately turn off the tv, then she collected the food wrappers on the table.

Then she heard footsteps.

"Darren, you...!" Oxy immediately turned around. She was about to snap. But her voice was muffled when she realized that wasn't Darren.

Argen looked at her with clear blue eyes from, standing in the doorway. His blonde curly hair seemed to glow in the light.

"Oh, sorry," said Argen. "We just played here."

Oxy was at a loss for words in her throat. Was that boy Argen? Or was she just dreaming about him again?

Argen stepped forward, then joined to collect the food wrappers on the table. While Oxy was still standing half-dead confused, it was very strange to see Argen in her house. He didn't expect Darren and Argen to be that close even though they were in the same basketball club at school.

Argen suddenly took the food wrapper from Oxy's grip, maybe because Oxy was still frozen like an idiot.

"Duh, sorry..." Oxy's turned to apologize.

Argen had collected all the food wrappers into the trash box. He had also found the vacuum cleaner before Oxy even told him.

"I saw it there," Argen immediately explained without Oxy asking.

"Darren... where is he?" asked Oxy awkwardly, feeling bad about letting Argen use the vacuum cleaner to clean the carpet.

"On the way up. We put the music too loud, that's why we didn't hear you," replied Argen, shrugging his shoulders in a light motion.

Oxy wondered why Argen wanted to be called 'We', even though Darren usually played loud music for himself.

Darren's room had been fitted with silencers, but the loud music still could be heard.

Oxy didn't know what to do because, in the end, Argen cleaned the room by himself.

"S-sorry," Oxy said again. "You were a guest, but you helped me clean the room instead."

Argen just smiled. "Don't keep apologizing. Besides, the room was a mess because of us. So we have a responsibility to clean it up."

Oxy could only be amazed by Argen's kindness. This boy didn't fit in with Darren's group at all. Oxy could faintly inhale the smell of the cigarette that was often used by Darren on Argen. But Oxy hoped Argen didn't smoke.

Oxy had a perfect image of Argen. Argen was an idol and the best boy in the world. Of course, she imagined all these things only from a distance. she had a crazy crush on him.

"I just realized we never stopped by Darren's house," said Argen. "Maybe that's why I barely know you."

Oxy hoped her ears didn't turn red. She just shrugged, not knowing what to say.

"You're friends with the new kid, aren't you?" asked Argen.

Oxy blinked at Argen's new topic. "Se-Selena?"

"Yes," Argen nodded.

Oxy thought Argen was curious about Selena, just like Darren and the other boys, of course, they were curious about Selena. Selena was a very attractive girl.

Oxy waited for Argen to ask anything about Selena, but Argen just watched her silently.

"Which orphanage are you from?" Argen's question was surprising. "Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to offend you. I was just curious because I'm an adopted child too."

"O-oh yeah?" Oxy blinked, disbelieving Argen's confession.

"Yeah, so I know what it's like to be different in a foster family." Argen chuckled. "My adoptive father and mother had a son, he was younger than me. He never liked me."

It was really strange to hear the story of Argen who was an adopted child. Oxy had heard that Argen's father worked in the government. But she had never heard if Argen was an adopted child. And how could Argen's adoptive brother not like the kindness of Argen?

"I'm from the Northern Skeleta orphanage." finally Oxy answered.

Argen was silent for a moment. The expression on his face was hard to read, but he immediately smiled, making his handsome face confuse Oxys more.

"I just thought maybe we were from the same orphanage," said Argen.

Surprisingly Oxy was pleased to know they both had something in common. Adopted children do not make Argen's perfection fade in Oxy's eyes. She wondered if Argen had told this to Darren and the others.

"The room is finally clean," Oxy said awkwardly. "Thank you. Our mother doesn't like it when the house is messy. Especially when she comes home from work."

"Any mother wouldn't be happy if her house was a mess," Argen smiled again.

Oxy smiled awkwardly back, then nodded. "You can rejoin Darren and the others up there."

Oxy didn't mean to drive him away, but she was worried that she had hindered Argen. She quickly picked up the bag that was lying on the floor.

"By the way, I will also go upstairs," for some reason Oxy was embarrassed, she didn't know what else to say to not feel awkward.

Argen also followed her. The stairs were enough for the two of them to walk side by side. Oxy was getting nervous because Argen was walking next to him.

"This is my room," Oxy immediately approached the door to her room which was right in front of Darren's door.

"Oh my gosh," said Argen. "You must be feeling noisy."

"It's okay," Oxy shrugged, throwing an irritated look at Darren's door. The sound of rock music thumping faintly came from there. "They must be smoking, right?"

"Oh," Argen realized. "Yeah," for some reason Argen's face looked guilty. "Jacob's influence is too bad. I've had it too, but I quit."

"Why?" asked Oxy. For some reason, she was curious about Argen's answer.

Argen shrugged. "Not my tea, maybe."

"Grace wouldn't like it if she found out Darren smoked."

"Looks like we were in the wrong house," said Argen. "No wonder Darren didn't want us here."

"Yes, our mother was a very strict person," Oxy said.

"Sorry for being such a bad influence on your brother."

Even Oxy was flabbergasted. Why did Argen apologize to her? She just realized that Argen was a popular boy and that meant he had through many things, such as smoking and dating popular girls.

Did she think Argen was an angel or what?

Oxy just shrugged, not knowing what to say.

"You don't need to apologize. Besides, without your gang, Darren was already a mess." Oxy decided the most polite words she could give to Argen.

"Yeah, we're all screwed," said Argen, and Oxy wanted to oppose it.

You're not screwed, Argen. In my fantasy, you are the perfect boy.

Instantly Oxy felt her face heat up. She started to think silly even when she was in front of Argen.

"See you later," said Oxy, then opened her room.

"Hey," said Argen, stopping Oxy. Oxy turned back to Argen.

"Sorry, but are you busy?"

Oxy frowned.

"I was a bit dizzy. So I came out of Darren's room. I wanted to grab a drink before seeing you downstairs. So..."

Oxy was flustered when Darren suddenly held himself against the wall.

"Sorry, I'm just not feeling well."

Oxy was really stupid not to notice Argen's face.

"Come in," Oxy was forced to lead Argen into her room. This was not a good idea. But she couldn't let Argen slump down the hall. She felt awkward holding Argen's arm, bringing him to sit on the edge of the bed.

"Sorry, my room is a mess..." Oxy's face was red from embarrassment. She immediately cleaned up a bit of her messy stuff even though Grace had cleaned up the traces she had left when Selena stayed at home.

Argen just smiled weakly. His face was really pale. Oxy didn't know if she notice it earlier.

"Sit here. I'll get you a drink," Oxy immediately turned and then left the room.

Oxy rushed down the stairs. She did not expect to let Argen into her room. She wished Argen to ignore how boring and gloomy her room was. She immediately returned with a drink and medicine that she could find.

"I didn't know what medicine, so I brought you some febrifuge." Oxy handed Argen a glass and medicine.

Argen accepted it. "Oxy..." he said. "I have my own medicine in my backpack."

"Oh yeah?"

Argen smiled with his pale lips. He drank first. "Thanks," he said after.

Oxy watched Argen with a look of admiration mixed with worry. Amazed by Argen being this close to her, and worried to know Argen had a certain disease. She thought Argen was a very healthy young man because he was a basketball captain.

"Are you coming to the Star Night party?" suddenly Argen asked.

Oxy's face turned red again when she realized the lump of invitation poster that Selena had torn off was on her desk.

"It's ..."

"Good, see you there," said Argen immediately.

Oxy twirled her fingers. "I'm not sure I can come."

"Why?"

Oxy didn't know how to explain why. Isn't it obvious? She was a strange kid who would appear stupid when she was there.

"Just come, I'll be waiting for you."

Oxy widened her eyes at Argen. What did Argen just say? Waiting for her?

Oxy suddenly stood up. She wasn't used to this.

"I-I'll call Darren!" She immediately ran away from her room. Then banged on Darren's door.

Darren appeared in the doorway looking irritated and reeking of cigarette smoke. A deafening sound of music came out of his room as the door opened. Oxy also saw Eddie and two other seniors, they were all smoking.

"What the hell, stupid?" Darren asked irritated.

"Quickly take Argen home!" Oxy exclaimed, trying to keep up with the loud music.

"What is wrong with him?"

"He's sick, take him home!"

"Hey, it's okay, Oxy." Argen was suddenly standing behind Oxy, which made Oxy surprised.

"Are you sick?" Darren asked Argen.

"Yeah, looks like I have to go home," replied Argen, then went into Darren's room to get his backpack.

"Want me to drop you off, bro?" one of the seniors reprimanded Argen.

"No, I can go home alone." rejected Argen. "Well, see you later."

"Well, if you say so. Don't let us hear you pass out on the street." they all laughed including Darren.

Only Oxy pouted because it seemed like they were friends with Argen just for taking advantage of Argen's popularity.

"See you later, Oxy." Argen did not forget to say goodbye to Oxy. And his face was no longer pale. So strange.

"Well, get lost, stupid." expelled Darren who immediately slammed the door shut.[]


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