Chapter Seven

When he got to his first destination, it was a restaurant he took a good look inside before he went in and sat down, he opened his bag and took a peek at the name on the package with the restaurant address on it before he called one of the waitresses and asked for help in finding the owner.

“Yes what can I get you” a brunette with a charming smile approached him 

“Nothing for now sorry I’m looking for Mr Delaney, I have something for him" he replied trying not to look inside her shirt which had about two buttons open at the top ‘I guess this is how they attract customers’ he thought 

“Well, who should I tell him is looking for him” she said 

“A friend that he’s expecting” when it seemed that she was about to ask another question he added “just tell him that he’ll want to see me" 

“Ok be right back" then she walked away. He followed her footsteps while staring at her behind till she left through a door that led to the kitchen maybe, he turned around and for the first time noticed the setting of the restaurant, the people sitting and talking amongst themselves. He looked outside the window and saw someone passing by the window and the person turned slowly to look at him before walking away, he might have put it as nothing but he had a strange feeling when the man looked at him. Before he could ponder on what it meant the same waitress touched his shoulder to get his attention

“He says you should come inside the kitchen, it’s this way" she led him through the room to the kitchen and pointed at the man he was looking for, he thanked her and approached him.

“Where is it” Delaney asked him

“Here" he handed over the parcel and left immediately, he went outside and looked around trying to find the man he saw earlier through the window but he didn’t see him. Two hours later, he was done with his errands and was on his way back to meet Kim when someone grabbed him and pulled him into an alley, he turned and threw a punch but it was blocked and the attacker punched him in the stomach and kicked his legs from under him. He fell on the ground and looked up expecting to be killed only for him to see the girl that saved him the day before.

“You again, why’d you hit me?” he was still hurting as she hit him hard

“You tried to attack me didn’t you?”  she defended herself

“Well you grabbed me what was I supposed to do" he tried to get up and she moved back a little

“You watch your movements, how can you not notice you’re being tracked?”

“Tracked, what do you mean Tracked?”

“Followed that’s what I meant, someone’s been watching you ever since you met that woman at that den of iniquity ” 

“Iniquity? Oh you mean a brothel, I did see someone. Ummm a man he was passing by and he looked at me, it felt strange when he did that, who was he?” he took the time to look at her again and noticed she was wearing the same clothes he saw her wearing yesterday the only difference is she had dark shades in her hand ‘was she holding that when she beat me' he thought and placed his hand on his stomach where the pain was going away slowly 

“I’m guessing he was with the one who tried to kill you, I didn’t know another one of them was here" she said looking right at Marcel before saying “my name is Kahlan”

“strange name” he muttered not knowing if she heard him or not “mine is Marcel Jonas" He brought his hand to shake hers but she didn’t reciprocate so he brought it down and looked around awkwardly before asking her “ hey umm can you tell me what’s going on, why that man was following me because I dont think I’ve done anything to anyone that’ll make them send people to kill me" 

“Its not something you did, but the reason why they’re here happened many years ago on a different plane of existence” she looked at him seriously as if expecting him to understand what she was talking about but he was still confused 

“What do you mean by all this p-p-plane of existence what’s that about” he asked her again as this is turning out to be more confusing than his subjects at school.

“We cannot stay here, I will answer the questions  you have later to the best I can but right now we should be worried about the one who wants to kill you" she told him

“Ok what should i do” he asked dropping the questions he had for her for now to focus on his survival first 

“Do you have that blade I left in your dress yesterday?”

“No I left it at home... and I was not wearing a dress" he said looking annoyed

“Why did you leave it at home you idiot?” she scolded him

“I can’t be walking around with a knife” he shot back

“Well next time take it wherever you go because you’re going to need it to defend yourself just like you do now!” she looked ready to punch him again which he noticed so he moved back a bit raising his hands to calm her down" ok relax please dont go hitting me again, I’ll do as you say I’ll take it wherever I go ok we cool?”

“Hmm, now you have to do as I say if you want to live till the end of this day this do you understand me?” 

“yes I understand, you be the boss I’ll do whatever you tell me to do"

“Firstly you go on with what you normally do, so as you leave this place go straight to where you’re supposed to go”. 

“Got it" he nodded “anything else?”

“You dont make it seem like you know you’re being followed, just don’t go looking around too much”

“Ok" he replied 

“Then before you go home, go back to the place I helped you kill the other one yesterday, that’s where I’ll be waiting for him to attack you"

“But what if he tries to kill me before then, he might try to do-"

“ He wont, they don’t do something like that in public unless they have to now go we have lingered here far too long he will be searching for you as we speak" she pushed marcel out on the streets, he stumbled for a bit before regaining his footing and walked away with his heart beating faster than it should be. Kahlan watched him leave and waited for a few minutes before she put her sunglasses on and left the alley.