Chapter 4

Luka

Present

The room was quiet for a minute. I watched the boy give me a confused look.

"What part of leave do you not understand?" I asked as my eyes narrowed at him. I hovered over the picture that he had slid over to me on the table.

It knew already. This was her real family.

"I'm sorry," I said.

No. It can't be. Perhaps this boy knew all along and somehow broke my hypnotism. Was he just coming here to let me know that? No, he can't be that foolish can he?

But... No.

No

Rin... she belongs with me! It was his fault anyways. Maybe if he had stayed with her more, then I wouldn't have picked her up at the side of the road. She seemed so lonely, waiting for her brother to arrive home, allowing herself to be vulnerable. I simply picked her up before anyone else could. I did the right thing! Rin's my daughter.

"Excuse me? Miss, is there going to be some sort of problem?" he asked.

I broke free from mindless, rambling, inner thoughts and turned up to face him. I looked him directly in the eyes this time.

"No," I bit back my tongue, not saying anything further. "You just need to leave," I said, trying to grab hold of my emotions.

When I finally looked to him, I could see anger, flaring in his eyes which widened then narrowed at me. I could see his fists trembling, almost as if he was restraining himself from trying to hit me.

"Why? Why... won't you help me?" he yelled. His hands banged down on the table loudly. I stopped myself from doing anything regretful and stayed still.

I looked across the table. "How old are you?" I asked, trying to remain as calm as possible.

I could see him easing up as well.

"I'm 14," he responded.

I smiled at him. "Well, then that's why you need to leave. You're a minor, and hypnosis can leave very permanent and drastic effects on the human mind. Unless you have written and signed consent from a parent or guardian, then I'm afraid I can do nothing to help you," I responded. I noticed no change in the way that he has spoken.

"But..." he kept his defiant tone of voice.

How desperate was this kid to get me to help him? I wouldn't. Not while I lived.

"Len, you hear that?" I looked over his shoulder to see a young girl with long cyan pigtails. "We should go," she said.

I nodded and tried to keep my smile. However, the boy wouldn't budge. I took off the dark veil that I wore to conceal my face. Pushing strands of pink hair to the side my expression changed I shot him a deep glare.

"I told you to leave!" I said. I reached for the closet thing around me and threw it right past him. The boy flinched as our eyes met for a split second. On the floor near him lay a pair of scissors.

"I said LEAVE!" I shouted. I saw the boy get up. With a defiant look, he stared right into my eyes and walked out of the building. His long haired friend followed him right after.

I sighed. His persistence is impressive. But still.

Even if I wanted to help him, I wouldn't be able to. It was hard to undo what had been done. I've trying hard the past five years to undo the hypnotism I had placed on Gakupo 5 years ago. But no matter how much I tried, or what methods I used, nothing happened. I wanted him to be the only person in my life that would be real. Not like everyone else in my life that I have come across. I wanted him to be the only pure one, untouched by the darkness that hypnosis can bring.

I sighed as I stood up to pick up the pair of scissors that lay on the floor. I couldn't stand things out of place, especially in my workplace, or in my home. Hovering my head over the table, I noticed that the boy had left his picture there. Looking at the scissors in my right hand, I hold them, and in one quick slash, I slice the boy out of the picture and ripped that half to shreds. Slowly, I started laughing to myself.

"Now everything's in place," I said to myself.

It was nearing the end of the day, so as I exited, I pocketed the picture of my daughter and disposed of the shredded... other half.

As I entered the gates that led to my house, I saw my beautiful daughter climbing the trees that rested on our property. As if I had been hypnotized, I could feel my troubles go away as soon as my eyes fell on her. I smiled to myself. When I walked into the door, I was greeted by Gakupo, who pulled me into a tight embrace. I let go and rushed upstairs.

I have been studying self hypnosis and self hypnosis techniques. It was a stretch, but perhaps these feelings of stress and guilt would go away if I became hypnotized as well.

I went into a random room and locked the door. I dimmed the lights then sat down and closed my eyes. I relaxed and remained deep in thought. Slow, deep breaths... focus, relax.

Rin is my daughter, my one and only. I never hypnotized her. It's the same with Gakupo. None of us have been touched by the forces of hypnosis what-so-ever. As for that boy, I never met him. My daughter has no connection to him at all. That's the reason for my stress. So please, let it all go away.

I meditated over these statements as I started the self hypnosis.

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