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Seven Days
Chapter five: Where my heart is?
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A silvery two-door Mercedes-Benz was stopped opposite to the Windhill styled inn. Zenith stopped the engine and pulled the car-key out. He turned his head to the lady sitting on the other front seat.
"Secci, we are there!!" He gently shake the asleep butterfly.
Secci shivered. She opened her eyes. "Zenith?!"
Zenith smiled. "You fell asleep during our drive. You have a clear mind now?"
Secci rubbed her temple, "Oh, was that it? Sorry about that. Did I……amm did I say something while I was sleep?"
"Nop. Why? Is everything's fine?" Zenith concerned. "You have weird dreams again?"
Secci looked down on her knees, "No. It's just………"
Zenith was listening. He waited until she finished.
"Forget about it. I am absolutely fine now!"
"Are you sure?"
Secci nodded confidently. She quickly gave him a goodbye kiss, "Thanks for your late dinner. That was wonderful." She got off the car. Before she closed the door, Zenith leaned forward, "Hey, you want me to walk you up the stairs?"
Secci shook her head, "Nar, I am fine. Besides, it is pretty secure in the inn."
Zenith gave a nod and a sigh for closing the door. Secci therefore shut the door and crossed the road. Before she walked into the three store inn, she turned back and gave a Secci-styled bye-bye handshake to Zenith. Zenith smiled and did the same.
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Walking up the dim hallway was a bit scary to Secci. However, she did not want Marcus saw her went out with another man at night, she chose to do this by her own. "May be I should have asked him to walk with me………" Secci grabbed her handbag tightly, and looked right-and-left constantly. She had the feeling that some psycho would jump out of a sudden anytime. "No……if I asked him……I will fell guilty. I shouldn't cheat on Marcus."
She was nearly arrived her room. Then she saw a shadow on the junction, "Arrrrrrrrrr." She yelled. She scared and dropped herself on the floor. Suddenly, a slim and absolutely dark black Bombay jumped out. Secci laughed, "Thank god!!! It's a cat!"
At that time, the door next to her was opened inside. Marcus walked out, "Are you ok, lady?" He saw Secci was sitting on the floor. "What, …………what are you doing here?"
Secci looked at the half-naked Marcus and the room number on the door behind him, she asked, "Why are you in this room? Our room is that one!" She pointed to the room on their left.
Marcus with his mouth wild opened. "I……..you see, honey, I just think, may be it is better if we stayed in separate rooms."
Secci stared at Marcus with her eyes wild opened, "Why? We are engaged couples. How come we need to have separate bedrooms? I DON't understand." Secci shouted.
Marcus sighed. "I mean………..it may be better for use, cause we are on a assignment." Then there was a woman appeared behind Marcus, "What's it, honey?" As she asked, she leaned on Marcus's body. She was only covered with a silky blanket
Marcus with his mouth opened, "Oh, shit!"
Secci was shocked. She could sense a hammer was torturing her heart or brain or whatever the whole body. She could not move, she could not push out any words, she could not even give an expression. She was just totally blanked.
The seductive woman looked at Secci, she sighed, "I thought you said you are available, Marcus?" Marcus did not say anything.
Secci gave a look at the woman. She was gorgeous, even without makeup. She was mature, with a perfect body figure. Her skin was thoroughly tanned and shined even under the dim light. She had a long and straight black hair with reddish highlights. She sure was attractive. There was no blame for Marcus to fall in her. But………………..
Secci stood up. She walked to the lift.
Marcus tried to catch her arms, "Secci, listen………." Secci never gave him a chance for touching her. She knew her heart would stop beating at anytime if that happen. Her heart would either break or melt.
Secci shouted, "You cheat on me!!! How dare you!!!!" With that she quickly ran into the lift and pressed the button. Once she was alone, her tears busted out. She cried sadly, her sound was echoed in the lift.
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Room 301, Fishermen's Inn.
Marcus did not chase after Secci. He stood there with his mind totally blocked.
The woman, who was now standing next to him said, "Shouldn't you do something?" As she lighted a cigar.
Marcus shook his head slowly, "I……..can't. My heart is not bouncing at all. It is strange that I am so calm. My fiancé ran away, I should feel sad or scare, right? But I don't!! I think I had already fallen for you."
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Heavy rains were pouring down the sky. The streets were so empty at the early morning. The sun would not show up until probably another hour. It was nice quiet in this fish village. A sports car was parked in front of the Fishermen's Inn.
"God dammit, such a stupid car!!! Why should I spend a million gill on such a crap metal pieces?!!!" Frustration hit him. Zenith hit the wheel. He had already stuck there fore half an hour, the engine wasn't able to start up. He tried so many times, but he was still sitting in his car without a meter of movement. Then…………. The engine worked again, in miracle.
"Yes!!" Zenith started to change the AT mode to MT mode. He looked at the back of his car and then forward……….as he stepped the …..
"Beeeeep" Sound of a sudden brake. Zenith was nearly crashed into someone. "Oh for god's sake!!!" He peeled his head out of the window, she saw a woman was covering her faces and standing in front of his car. He could not see her in detail as the rain covered his vision.
"Hey, lady, are you blinded? You stuck in front or mine…….." He saw the woman was crying and he recognized the handbag, which she was carrying. "Secci?!"
The woman looked at him from her palms. She shook her head and ran into the tiny streets of pavements. Zenith quickly got out of the car and chased.
"Hey, wait!!!!!!"
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In the Balamb Garden, library, Christine was sorting out the information, which she obtained the day. She was sitting on a wooden table with a lot of books around her. "So, there are totally sixteen guardian force…." She was apparently reading some historic books about guardian forces.
Without any precaution, Christine did not notice there were a man approaching her. Until he hugged her from behind, she screamed. "You scared me!"
The tall blonde smiled and kissed her cheek. He showed her the bunch of lily he bought. "How's my lady?"
Christine played with the white flowers, she grinned. "That's lovely. What are you doing here at this time of the day?"
The man shrugged, "What are you doing at four o'clock in the morning in this old library?"
Christine kissed him, "I asked you first!"
The man said, "Alright, …….(he murmured between the kiss) I, of cause come to see you."
Christine laid her head on his board chest, "You know what………..I was waiting for you."
As the couple was busy on cherishing each other, none of them noticed there were a shadow in somewhere in the library. An assassinate was waiting somewhere in position with his gun aiming perfectly to the blonde man.
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In a rainy night, the hacker was running around and around in between the narrow back streets in Fishermen's Horizon. "Secci, where are you?"
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In the corner of Balamb library, the shadow man on the roof had a rapid heart bouncing. He should be calm under such situation, but his heart beat was enormal. He took a deep breath and pointed his gun to his prey. However, he could not concentrate.
There was a feminine sound in his mind constantly shouting, "Help me!"
The shadow bowed his head down and closed his eyes for a moment. He then decided to abandon his prey and his gun, he sneaked out the Garden and quickly ran to the direction of the back streets.
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In the back street, Secci was cold and wet. She felt so lonely and helpless. However, she was not alone, she was surrounded by a few muscular sailors. They were all drunk. She could smell the disgusting alcohol. She wanted to get out of there, however she doubted if she could escape. She was frightened. She wished someone would help her.
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