Chapter 21: Stressed Out, Part 1

Jolanta, Kwiat, Rostek and Zegar were walking to the opposite side of Millennium Avenue.

"Ok… Let's go find some place to stay." Rostek said. "I bet all of us are exhausted… Because I am exhausted too."

"Pretty much!" Kwiat said as she was slowly walking. "Tired as hell!"

"Yeah, what hotel we're gonna check into, Rostek?" Zegar asked.

"The one that's trusted the most here." Rostek replied. "Hotel Dulza."

"Dulza? That's a name I never heard of…" Jolanta said.

"Dulza was a nurse here in this country. She started the job in 1979. 22 years later, she retired to focus more on the hotel she and her family were willing to make. It's very successful after all these years…"

"Where is she now?"

"Um… Hate to break the bad news to you three, but Dulza was killed a week ago during the raids. Someone shot her in the heart. She was only 75…"

Everyone looked down in sorrow.

"Those damn raiders…" Kwiat said. "Why do they have to do that?"

"For no reason, maybe." Zegar replied. "They literally wanted to take over this country through corruption…"

"But don't worry, y'all." Rostek said. "The manager knows that we're gonna be here, so he's giving us rooms for free and gives us plenty of time to stay until The Bad Blood Organization falls."

"Nice of him." Jolanta said.

"Yeah, he is Dulza's son after all."

Jolanta was silent. Kwiat and Zegar were surprised.

"Interesting…" Jolanta said.

"Yeah… Never knew that." Zegar said as he was then silent. "Wait."

Zegar was looking around in his left.

"I couldn't swear Marcelina could be in that area…" Zegar said. "But I guess I'm wrong..."

"Marcelina is still out there, yes…" Rostek said. "But I don't know where she could be at this time… What's the time, Zegar?"

Zegar looks at his watch.

"Uhh… It's 2:03PM." Zegar said. "We still have time to get our rooms, right?"

"Yes." Rostek replied. "Yes we do, at this this."

Meanwhile, something was watching them.

"Yes… That's the girl with silver hair my User told me about from the boss… Such a girl she is with what she looks like…" A voice said. "I bet my User is jealous about her looks… Very well! Time to show them what I have in store for them! And I hope Marcelina doesn't take me down in a situation like this… Damn drań…"

Back to Jolanta and her crew, Jolanta was looking down while walking.

"Hey guys… Do you know anything about… Diana?" Jolanta asked.

"Diana? Who is that, Jolanta?" Kwiat asked.

"Wasn't she this vampire that was resurrected after someone had died?" Zegar wonders.

"Well… It's a long story, to be honest" Jolanta replied. "I'll tell you all later once we settle down at the hotel Rostek is taking us to. As long as I don't forget…"

Then, Rostek stopped walking.

"Are you ok, Rostek?" Kwiat asked.

"Wait… Feels like someone is watching us…" Rostek said.

"I felt that too…" Jolanta said. "Who's here?"

"You three check that alleyway next to us and I'll check across the street from here."

Rostek then started to walk over to an alleyway. Jolanta, Kwiat and Zegar look over to another alleyway without walking into it.

"Hello?" Rostek hollered. "Anyone he-"

"Hello?" Jolanta hollered. "Is anybody there that's stalking us? Please come out and explain why the hell would you even do such-"

Then, Rostek screamed.

"Rostek!" Jolanta shouted. "Let's check on him!

Jolanta, Kwiat and Zegar then rushed over to Rostek.

"You ok?!" Kwiat said.

Rostek then showed his face as it was hard to look at it. It was both glitching and blurry at the same time.

"Cholera jasna!" Zegar shouted. "Rostek! What happened to you man?!"

Something appeared next to Rostek. Jolanta, Kwiat and Rostek stepped back.

"That's a Stand…" Jolanta said in her head. "It did that to Rostek?"

"...Greetings…" The Stand said.

"It can talk?!" Zegar said.

"What the hell do you want from us?!" Kwiat shouted.

"My name is Blurry Face..." The Stand said, introducing itself. "...And I care what you all think and sense. You will end up like your friend right here from looking me in my one and only eye…"

TO BE CONTINUED...