He stood up and started to leave.
"Hey! Please stop!" I yelled after him.
He stopped without turning to look at me.
"You dropped this." I said, giving him a certain pocket watch. It didn't look like something anyone would still be using in this era.
I stood right before him and stretched out my hand with the pocket watch towards him. He immediately collected it then walked faster away.
I watched till he was finally out of sight.
Poor guy seems to be having things hard. I turned as well and started heading back to where I had come from.
I stopped and hit myself on the forehead with my palm. Ugh! I forgot to ask for his name.
Oh well. If we are meant to see each other again then it will happen. I just have to return now.
After reaching the bar, I saw that it was already filled up. Mom was already performing and I noticed that unlike before, most people around didn't pay
"I didn't until you told me yourself." he replied."I didn't tell you." I retorted."Right. Your actions did. Haha. You sure make stupid moves when you are nervous or stressed out. You could have just disappeared from wherever you were and appeared in your room but you obviously didn't think about that did you?" My uncle said and left.That man really knows me too much.I lay back on my bed and stared at the ceiling. That's when I suddenly remembered that girl. The same girl I had met in the field. Could it be that she is the one?All those years I had searched for the girl who bonded herself to me. The girl who would have the Royal seal tattooed on her body. I just didn't know which part but today...I believe I shall go and search for her in the same place tomorrow.(MELANIE POV)"What's going on?" I asked my mom who was talking with Mr Levinson. Delanie was right beside
"What?!" I exclaimed but the cheering men sunk my voice."Shut up." Mr Levinson said to me and squeezed my wrist.Different men started to bet on me and I could do nothing but watch it happen.All of a sudden I heard Mr Levinson shout."Who did that?! Who hit me?!" he yelled. A stone rattled down the stage. Everyone looked to only one direction and saw my sister standing and with another stone in her hand.She smiled and looked back at everyone who was staring at her."Hey? You all should be happy I stopped this nonsense." Delanie said.Delanie walked passed everyone and unto the stage. She glanced at mr Levinson and then looked at the crowd present in the bar."My sister here hasn't had a bath for some days now and you all are willing to bet on a stinky lady?" Delanie questioned them all.That was kind of a big disgrace but I was glad that she was able
"Explain this!" Melanie bursts at mother.Our mother shook as a result of the sudden shout from Melanie and Melanie stood right before our mother."Tell me the truth." Melanie calmly said to mother."I... I signed you over to him." Mother stated."I don't understand. Make me understand." Melanie said."To work with Mr Levinson as a pole dancer... It's... It's like an oath. Contracts are signed with blood and..." Mother paused."And what?!" Melanie asked. I could see and feel her nervousness turning to fear and disbelief.I myself couldn't budge from the spot where I was standing."I signed you off to him and now he owns you." Mother confessed.Melanie finally lost it and started shaking mother back and forth."Why?! I thought I was your daughter! I thought you loved me!" Melanie screamed.The whole thing happened like it was rig
I placed my arm around her shoulder and made her lean on mine. I had no idea what to say to her so I just let her lean on me. I don't have any idea how it would help but I hoped that it would. Minutes later, Melanie Sat up straight and then got up on her feet. She looked at me. "I think some space will do you good." I said to her. Melanie smiled at me and I felt happy seeing her smile. I remained seated on the grass covered field while Melanie returned. Just moments later I felt a cold chill in me. To the usual cold blow of wind but something different. it was followed by a touch from behind which jolted me off my feet. "What the hell! Who are you?!" I yelled when I saw a man dressed in black and his nose and mouth hidden under a long flowing scarf. "We meet again." he said in a somewhat soft tone of voice. I stared hard and long. I was sure I had seen this m
23"Please madam. Calm down." I pleaded with the woman."Calm down? You want me to calm down? That was a gift from my mother in law's family and now it's in the hands of that filthy thief! the woman shouted." Wait madam. How are you sure she is the one who took it?" Mr Levinson questioned."That's the dumbest question I've heard so far. I saw her take it of course." the woman answered."Okay. Then prove it." Mr Levinson said."Go ahead and search the girl. I give you my permission since they are under me and this is my bar you are in." Mr Levinson added.Mr Levinson signalled for Delanie to walk forward and she did. Delanie had no choice but to allow the stranger search her as Mr Levinson said.The woman searched Delanie and found nothing at the end."What?! This is not possible" the woman exclaimed."I take it you didnt find your ring madam." Mr levinson said."It can not be possible. i clea
24After what must have taken up to a minute i finally heard a splash. i still waited a few seconds before taking some pictures first and then making a video. I felt sorry for my sister for what i was doing to her but i was sure that all would be alright.After all, there would be no need to use the video if she complies. And besides, i am only doing her a favour. Both the jobs are the same but there is a good difference. I will be paid ten percent of her earnings.Hm. I guess i'm the only one benefitting from it. Oh well, who cares anyways. Ever since the beginning she and mom treated me like i was an outsider so why should i care what happens to her right after this?I ended the video after a clear view of her face appeared in it and then i returned to the bar. Mr levinson was alreadly looking for my sister it appears and i walked up to him.Where is your sister? There are guests here who have already paid to watch her perform." he
25(MELANIE POV):The man in black pulled me out of the bar and into the streets. We were walking for some time as i silently sobbed and slowly began to accept my fate tonight. When i was finally done crying i looked up and saw that we had walked a long way."You could bet all that money on me and still not have your own car?" i asked, not exactly expecting a reply from him.He stopped walking and i recognized where we were standing. It was that same field we had met before. Great! Just great! He brought me hear to rub it in didn't he?"What are we doing here? Aren't you going to take me to your place?" I asked."If i did that then you won't be able to survive it. At least not without me." he replied.This man is really strange. He literally just spent ten thousand dollars for a night with me and instead of rushing me home here he is talking weird to me. Or does he have plans to devour me in the bushes? God no. I really hope not.
26(DENVER HALES POV):"What is the problem?" she asked me.The problem is that i can't tell you what the problem is damn it! If truly she was signed over to her boss with blood it can only mean one thing."Leave. Return to your boss." I told her."But why?" she asked me calmly.What is wrong with her? I have no time for this. I have to meet with my uncle."I will come back for you tomorrow night now leave. It's already almost morning." I tried to convince her to go."Wait. You haven't told me your na..."Before she could say anything else i ran off and once out of her sight i vanished and appeared in my mansion. My uncle was already seated in the living room."Uncle. You will not believe this." I said."Oh I do believe it. Although i never expected this from you Denver." my uncle said."What do you mean? That i would never be able to find the girl?" I questioned him."That
73"So what you are saying is that Helen used a spell to capture Kyle? It wasn't like it was bound to happen to whoever gives her the crystal ball?" I asked."Yes. So now we need to find Helen and get the crystal ball back." Denver said. "You said you weren't sure if it would work. You sound pretty sure to me." I said to Denver."I sound sure because that seems to me like the only logical way to get Kyle out. I said i'm not sure because it wasn't exactly said, the way to release him." Denver said."There's a way to get Kyle back?"We both turned to see Delanie standing not so far from us."You found a way to bring him back and you both wanted to keep it a secret from me? What did you want? For me to continue wallowing in drepression?" Delanie said to us."It's not what you think Delanie. Denver was just worried about you. He isn't sure if breaking the crystal ball is the way to get Kyle out of it." I said to Delanie."Fine." Delanie said. "But don't try to hide such information from
72"So this was one of your foolish trickery." I said to Helen, angrily."What has happened has happened. How does it matter now? It's too late to go back now." Helen said and laughed.I tightened my fist, trying to control my anger."You can't possibly go through with this. She got involved. She tricked Melanie into it so she could have her way." Kyle said to me."I know all that but my word is my word and I can't go back on it. I have to do this." I said to Kyle and picked up the crystal.Melanie held me back. No! I won't let you go! I should be the one in your place right now. This is all my fault and I should be the one in your place right now." Melanie cried as she kept her grip on me from behind.I turned and hugged her for what I knew was the last time. "I'm sorry I can't stay." I said to her then pulled away from the hug. Delanie held Melanie close to herself and I took the crystal ball towards Helen and stopped right in front of her."So tell me... What is the truth?" I asked
71"No! Delanie please donn't do that!" Melanie shouted.Delanie made a zipping sign in front of Melanie and Melanie couldn't open her mouth anymore. Of course once again Kyle was the one who did it. "Under the condition that you will not harm me." Delanie said to Kyle."Selfish." Maco said."I like it." he added. "Where is the crystal ball?" Maco asked.Delanie stretched forth her hand in front of Maco and Kyle made the crystal bad appear on her hand. This was the moment we have been waiting for.Maco checked the crystal ball and seeing it wasn't fake he put it between himself and Delanie. "Now keep your eyes on the ball. Don't get distracted." Maco said.Still invisible, I stood in front of Delanie just as we had planned. Maco's powers were transferring to me but he had no clue of it.Just when we all thought that nothing could possibly go wrong, the idiot demon I and Kyle had punched earlier ran in and happened to knock me over while I was looking into the crystal with Maco. I f
70"You said Maco was the impatient type. How come he hasn't tried anything?" I asked Kyle."I'm surprised as well. He didn't even ask for the crystal ball." Kyle said."Do you guys think he has something else other than taking your powers planned?" Melanie asked."Our situation right now is definetely pointing to that direction." Delanie said.I got up on my feet. "We can't just sit down here and wait for Maco to do what he wants. We have to at least try to escape." I said."It's impossible to escape this dungeon. I already explained it to you before." Kyle said to me."It doesn't mean we can't try." I said to Kyle.I went to the door of the dungeon, holding on to it's bars I checked to see if anyone was there. There was a single demon keeping watch and I signalled him to come over."What do you think you are doing?" Kyle came beside me and whispered."Just watch and see." I told Kyle.The demon came closer and I recodnized him to be the stupid on that Maco always hit for getting thi
69(DENVER POV):What is it that Helen meant? It could only be a life or death situation. I know that for sure. I shook back into my senses when I felt a tap on my shoulder."Relax. It's just me." Kyle said. He sat beside me on the bed. Melanie and Delanie were outside."Still thinking abut Helen's words aren't you?" Kyle asked me and I nodded."Unfortunately I still am." I said to Kyle."Well... You are not the only one." Kyle said and there was a moment of silence between us."Do you think we can actually defeat Maco on our own? I mean, just the both of us." Kyle asked me."Of course we can. I am very sure of it. We already made a plan didn't we? But..." I said and paused."Judging by what Helen said to us, I don't think the girls should be a part of that plan anymore." I added."Honestly speaking, neither do I." Kyle said."What are we going to do now?" I asked Kyle."One thing is for sure. We definitely cannot tell them that we are excluding them from the plan which they were to p
68"If truths were as sweet as lies, humans will always tell it but lies are satisfiable to those who tell it. Lies are one sided. Truths are beneficiary to both sides yet they are painful." Helen said."Is there a truth we don't know?" Delanie asked Helen."There has always been a hidden truth between you, your sister, Denver, and Kyle. A truth that will shatter you all completely." Helen answered."A truth we don't need to hear." Denver stated."What do you want from us then?" I asked, despite Denver's opposing the idea."I want Maco's head and the crystal ball." Helen said."A crystal ball, I can understand. Why do you need the head of Maco?" Kyle asked."No reason at all. I just think it will make a nice decoration for my hut, don't you?" Helen said in response to Kyle.Helen laughed again. Her laughter was so annoying that i felt so much like shoving ear plugs deep down into my ears. I haven't heard a laugh worse than that in my life."I don't think we should go through with this
67(MELANIE POV):I placed the food on the table. Today I decided I would make breakfast for everyone. We have all been through a lot and deserve a big break."Wakey wakey everyone!" I exclaimed.The two brothers got up from bed. What sort of sleep was that? It didn't even look like they were sleeping at all.I went over to Delanie and shook her . "Come on Delanie, wake up." I said."Leave me alone. I'm not done sleeping." Delanie said, covering her face with a pillow."I made pancakes." I whispered into her ear and she opened an eye to look at me."With maple syrup?" Delanie asked, curious."Just the way you like it." I answered."Then why didn't you say so?" Delanie asked and jumped off the bed.She went straight for the pancakes but I blocked her way."Uh uh uhhh." I said."Ugh! You and your dumb hygiene!" Delanie complained.I heard Kyle and Denver laughing behind me. I turned to them."That includes you two as well." I said to Denver and Kyle.They both exchanged looks with each
66(MACO POV):"Those imbeciles! Those fools! They dare to trick me?!" I shouted."You!" I said, pointing at one of the demons lined up in front of me."How did you let that happen? Was it not you who I had called to get the human out of the cage?!" I furiously asked."I... I..." the demon stammered.In anger, I flung my hand at that demon and he hit hard against the others behind him. They all fell as a result of that."Spread out and find them!" I ordered and they all scattered like hopeless puppies. I'm surrounded by idiots.I won't let Kyle and Denver win that easily. I would rather die than be defeated by weaklings. I am the most powerful of all the demons now and I will use that to my advantage.I used my strength and power to create a portal to a different world, the world of witches, and I went through it.If I can not find them on my own then I might as well find someone who can. walked through the thick bushes and tall trees till I finally came across the hut I was searchin
65...The next morning...I went to Maco with Melanie as planned."Kyle." Maco said. "What a surprise. What are you doing here?" Maco asked."I came to give you back Melanie. But of of course, in exchange for Delanie."I knew you would come around." Maco said.Maco snapped his fingers and a cage appeared with Delanie in it."Kyle? Melanie?!" Delanie exclaimed."What are you two... What the hell are you doing here and with Melanie?!" Delanie screamed."I came here to make an exchange. Denver will have to think of another way to save her that doesn't involve you or I." I said to Delanie."What do you mean?" Delanie asked."I'm leaving. I'm going away and I am taking you with me. Let the both of them handle their own problems on their own. None of this is any of my concern anymore. I may not be the one sitting on that throne next but as long as Denver won't be there either then I am fine." I said to Delanie."Enough of that! Give me the girl!" Maco said, impatiently."Yes but you have to