Chapter 37

The door opened and Alyce entered. It was pitch black.

Where am I? What's going on?

"Alyce?"

"Who are you?"

"It's me, Allen. What's wrong, sister?"

Her eyes opened wide when light appeared and made her see things more clearly. Before her was a child who had reddish brown hair. He looked the same as Allen, it was the same face but he didn't have a deformed arm nor a cursed eye.

"You can't be Allen."

"What are you talking about? I am Allen."

"What's going on? This is just probably an illusion."

"It's not. I am Allen, your younger brother, don't you remember, Alyce? You might have forgotten after the accident. Wait here as I call for help."

What is he talking about? I didn't have an accident but my head does hurt.

"This is your doing, isn't it, Ellis? Stop it. I already remember you. And you know that that kid couldn't have been my younger brother. He's aged about fifteen years old now and has that arm. Are you just playing with me because I didn't recognize you? I do know so just stop it. It isn't funny. You probably played on me like last time and made me go after your illusion. Stop it, Ellis. This isn't funny. It isn't. He already hates me and she'll probably die. Stop it already."

Someone suddenly appeared who was a few years older than her. His arms held her in an embrace.

"Sorry about that, Alyce. I didn't mean it that way. Please forgive me. I know I shouldn't have done that."

She punched him in the face.

"Damn you, bastard Ellis! You're still a fool after all those years. If you're going to pull something, don't use it on me or I might end up killing you."

"Why didn't you tell him? The reason you left was to look for him, wasn't it? So why lie?"

"It's none of your business, Ellis."

"Really now? Why did you look for him?"

"He's my brother so I'll naturally look for him."

"Then why didn't you tell him."

"Not telling you."

"Aren't you bothered by his hand?"

"Why should I? It's part of him. What's wrong with that? If he hadn't had that I wouldn't have been able to have a clue in looking for him. I'm glad that he has that since it helped. Unlike Cordelia's case, I never saw her face or even knew how she looked like. I only saw her ghost once."

"Didn't she die when she was born?"

"It turns out she lived and grew to hate us and then died. I wish I could speak with her but she won't let me. I sound crazy, don't I?" said Alyce with a forced laugh.

"In a way, yes."

"Please forget what I said then, Ellis. Promise me that, okay? Else I'd kill you," said Alyce with a forced smile then left.

*Tyki's point of view

Life is really boring when you're stuck in a room doing nothing. I wasn't allowed to leave yet and transfer so I just walked around to exercise my muscles. When I had enough, I just sat down on the bed then someone suddenly rushed inside and closed the door shut behind her.

It was Alyce and just Alyce, not General Wynne or Lady Alsworth. She was just the Alyce I knew but a bit different.

She held onto me and silently cried. Tears streamed down her face while the look of pain showed. I didn't utter any words of comfort and just held her tighter. She wasn't really the type to listen to those types of things. She just wants company.

It was quite some time before she calmed down and then we talked.

"I'm sorry about that. I know already what you meant before. It's just that even if it might have been an act or a lie, I wouldn't mind living in the lie even for a short while. Can you grant that request for me, Tyki? Although it seems that I might have already started. I'm really messed up right now, aren't I? Sorry about that but can you be like the way when I knew you in the past, just for now. I promise that I'll try finding ways to get you your freedom back and anything you'd ask for."

"Anything?"

"Yeah, anything."

"Then can you believe me? Promise that you'll believe me?"

"Yeah, I will."

"And that you won't lie to me anymore?"

"You're the one lying."

"I'll also stop then."

"I will then."

"So if I say that the lie came out to be the truth, would you believe me?"

"Which lie?"

"For saying that I don't really want to talk about that."

"What are you talking about?"

"I'm not lying and so is that time when you went to the cell where I was in. I know you heard it and tried to think that it was a lie."

"No way! That can't be. You're lying."

"I thought you said that you'll believe me."

"That can't be. You're just playing with me."

"Will this prove it to be true then?" said I as our eyes stared unto each other's and I then let my lips touch hers.

"Eu te amo, Alyce."

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