"Trestan... He's alive!" Aquiro wiped his tears and went beside Trestan's bed.
"It's a miracle that he's still alive after that fall." The street sweeper spoke before he sipped his hot coffee.
"You're the one who helped him?" Aquiro asked.
The man just nodded and put the empty cup on the table near him.
"He needs a long rest. I should leave. Take care of him."
"May I know your name, mister?" Aquiro stopped him for a moment.
"No need." He tapped his shoulder before leaving.
"Sh*t... so it's true. He's alive. Thank goodness." Ziph sighed in relief when he saw Trestan lying on the bed unconscious.
"Damn you, cous'. You scared us. We thought..."
"Stop being a crybaby, Aquiro. Haha." Beor teased him.
"F*ck you."
They just laughed at Aquiro's hilarious face. The laughter stopped when they heard Trestan speak.
"Cally..." He mumbled.
"Hey, Trestan! Do you hear me? Trestan." Aquiro slightly shook him.
"Cally... Cally!" He suddenly woke up from that deep sleep. He groaned when he felt pain all over his body, most especially his shoulder which bled after he moved recklessly.
"Careful. You're not yet fully recovered."
"A-Aquiro..." Trestan's eyes become teary. "Cally... Where's Cally? We need to go to her."
"What? Why? I thought she's in a safe place." Aquiro was confused because of he's acting strange.
"No... She's... She's in danger. I dreamed of—"
"It was just a dream, Trestan." Aquiro carefully assisted him to lay down again but Trestan became hardheaded. "You need a rest."
"No! I need to save her. I can't just stay here." He's like a mad man who wants to escape from a cage.
"Trestan, please—Trestan!"
He looked around even though he felt dizzy.
"Where is it? Where? Where?"
"What are you looking for?" Hazen asked.
"The briefcase... where..." His knees weakened and fell on the ground.
"Trestan! Damn it. I told you to rest!"
"Please... Aquiro." Tears fell on his eyes while looking at the briefcase on Edrei's hand.
"I think he's looking for this." Edrei said.
"Y-Yes... Please... let's go to my house. Cally... She's waiting."
"He'll not stop until he gets what he wants." Aquiro surrendered, lifted Trestan, and put him in the backseat of their car.
"Are you sure it's safe there?" Evin asked.
"We don't know." Ziph looked at Trestan's pale face.
He's trying to stay awake even though he's too tired to even move an inch.
"We're here." Aquiro announced after he parked the car in front of Alfarez residence.
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"Cally! Baby? Where are you?" Zyrille entered the house using the backdoor and looked for the kids.
"Doctor!" Dylan ran unto her and hugged Zyrille. He was crying.
"Dylan... Why are you crying? Where's Cally? Hailey?"
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Hope of the Dying World
Mystery / ThrillerSenior Police Officer II Timotheus Alfarez died in an accident after he lost his beloved daughter due to pandemic crisis scattered throughout the world. He reincarnated two years back where he has a chance to change the future by investigating the d...
