2 CHAPTER 3: LEAVING (1/2)
ONE MONTH AFTER
('He was running as fast as he can from a very dangerous creature. His two companions are not yet there to help him so he tried to hide and find a blind spot of the creature but wasn't able to find one, suddenly the creature charge on him from above. He was able to dodge it by an inch. He started to sway from fatigue and blood loss. He knows and felt that he was going to pass out but before he could close his eyes two woman interfered, one with a thin sword and the other a gun, the sword cut through the creature in one fluid motion, while, the other burned it. He was close to passing out but saw what they look like, their hair and eye colour before his eyes closed.')
Akira woke-up from its dream and found himself sweating and tired. He was trying to remember what he was dreamt but he couldn't. He then stood up and went to the window of his room and pull aside the curtains. The sun has risen and it was already in noon position. He tried not to think about it and fixed himself before breakfast and lunch. His uncle has already left and ate early while Sera left for school leaving him alone to eat. While waiting for the food to be served he called Sera.
” Kira, why did you call? you do know i'm in class if I'm caught you are going to answers for it.” Sera answered whispering.
”I just want to disturb you and remind you, you forgot to wake me up.”
”Brother, please... not now I'll put it off he's coming.” Sera answered and put it off.
Kira finished his breakfast-lunch and was starting to go back to his room but heard the doorbell rang. The Butler answered it and gave the letter to Akira. The letter contained the written affirmation of him passing together with his schedule and others. He went directly to his room and started looking for his luggage bags and listing what he need before he forget. By the afternoon Akira has already packed his gadgets, and his clothes were next, suddenly Sera charge in his room.
”Would you like me to help you pack?” Sera asked.
'Sure! Just open those drawers and bring the contents here.” Akira suggested.
”OK!” Sera replied. She started opening the drawers and throw all the contents on the bed.
”Sera, I didn't say to throw it at the bed, if you don't mind try picking what should I bring, will you.” Akira suggested. But Sera didn't hear him so she continued opening all his drawers and stuffs them on the bed, Akira gave up and let her wander. Sera continued looking what to do when she saw a box on top of the top shelf of his wardrobe. She started pulling it out and opened it and found something that interest her. She saw a camera, a ring, a Swiss knife, a diary and piles of pictures lastly a framed picture of a family.
”Akira look! What I just found. Who do you think are they?”
”Leave it on the desk for a while and help me in packing first.” Akira answered her without looking. Both continued packing and were finished an hour before dinner. All his drawers are already sorted back on their place then Sera took the box in between them, pick-up the picture frame and gave it to him.
”Here! This is what I told you to look at.” Sera suggested showing the frame. Akira took it and saw a family picture, 4 people to be exact. A man and a women with a girl holding a small infant, it was taken in the garden of his uncle's azalea flowers. He looked closely at the girl and she looks familiar to him. The same hair colour with the girl in his dream had, reddish hair and violet irises. He was surprised to found the picture but more intrigued with the image of the girl, she must be 12-13 years old. He suddenly stand-up not minding Sera looking at the other pictures and went in the window. Sera then looked up and found his brothers expression different from usual.
”Brother? you know you look like you have seen an ugly looking ghost.” Sera ask joking with him. Akira didn't move to acknowledge Sera if he heard her, so Sera approached him and said:
”Hey! say something.” Sera said while hitting him in the arm lightly. ”Is their something wrong?”
”It's nothing, and although you need to improve with your jokes.” Akira said then continued.
”I just dreamed about this girl for the past years now.”
”Really? let me look at it. Hmmm.... she looks very pretty, maybe she wants to say something or you'll meet her one day, don't you think?”
”I hope so.” Akira replied.
”Well, why don't you asked your uncle. He might know something, this is his house anyway.” Sera suggested
”I'll talk about this after dinner with him, it might be just a coincidence.”
”I don't think its a coincidence just inevitable and their's a reason behind it. Anyway that is what I believe in.”
Supper is being serve before both Akira and Sera were done packing. By the time they reached the dinning table his uncle was already there waiting for them. Sera was allowed to eat with them because she was also a scholar of the Roque company. They all ate together but Sera excused herself after an hour due to some school works.
”I've seen the letter from Audessus University and congratulations, I hope your not planning to back-out?” Mr. Roque started speaking.
”Don't worry uncle I'm not planning to too. I have already packed my things because tomorrow would be the departure day.” Akira replied.
”I see.”
”Oh, uncle! Before I forget, I saw a box on top of my cabinet and there were pictures and other stuffs in it. I was hoping to ask you about a certain picture.” Akira mentioned.
”Bring it in my study after dinner and I'll look on it.” Carl answered his nephew, thinking what kind of pictures he was talking about.
Akira left his uncle first after dinner and went to the usual area he goes to, the kitchen, the staff are still there and are used with Akira visiting them everyday. He hangout out with them to talk and help them clean up but it makes the work harder for them since they, most of the time, repeat all the things he does. After an hour with the staff he went directly to his room took the box and went directly to the study. His uncle looked at the valuables and lastly on the picture Akira wanted to ask.
”Do you still remember what your parents look like?” His uncle started.
”Not much, I don't want to remember it because it gives me headache.” He answered.
”Well then, this picture is your family picture taken here in my wife's garden. The kid here of course is you when you were 2, then your parents behind you.”
”This is what they look like. Who's the girl holding me?”
”Tha______t, would be your baby sitter when you were with us”
”What's her name?”
”Why you ask?”
”Nothing much, I just want to know everyone in the picture. Is there something wrong?”
”Dinah, but everyone calls her 'INA'.”