Chapter 7

~1 month later~

POV Ismael:

I have been stressed for the last few weeks, mostly because of my grandmother's illness, since the last time it has only gotten worse and now she is in the hospital, in an observation room, but the problem is that she does not want to hear reason, I tell him it's because it's time for him to go back to finish his "job." She thinks that it cannot be time yet, she is waiting for Alejandro to show his powers, but he has not yet given a sign of having them...I feel like I want to cry, sometimes I wish it had been me and not Alejandro...he is a child, he does not have to carry this enormous responsibility, it would be too much for him, besides that once he shows his powers, those who are in search of the "chosen one" will also want to recruit him, and if they will arrive to achieve it this would be the end for us...how I would like to return to that time when we were an ordinary family, which had almost no problems...I was so deep in my thoughts that I did not hear my phone is vibrating

-answers the call -...Hello, Ismael speaking, what does he offer you? -the number was unknown so I had no idea who he might be talking to

-Mr. Rodríguez...you are a relative of Mr. Sánchez, we are from the hospital where she is admitted, we need you to come urgently -his voice sounded a bit nervous and I was beginning to scare, what happened? I better go to remove my doubts and worries

-Okay sir, don't worry I'll go right away -I hung up the phone and immediately went to the hospital

~At the hospital~

I hurriedly went in and looked for a nurse to ask about my grandmother, I told her the last name and she started to search her computer, she told me that the room was 420, she was on the 3rd floor and that the fastest way to get there was by the elevator, since it left me almost close, I went quickly and when I got to the room I saw that it was empty, the only one who was was a doctor with a clipboard

-It's good that Mr. Rodríguez arrived, I need to give you...bad news -I felt as if a lump was starting to form in my throat, I was asking God not to be what I thought

-...Is she....-I couldn't utter a single word, it was like running out of breath and she had a huge desire to cry

-It's not that...the problem is that her grandmother is missing...this morning the nurse in charge of her came to check her to put on the new serum and she was no longer there, alerted others doctors but it's as if it had vanished...sorry, but we have no idea where it is or who took it -he said neutrally

-.....-where could she have gone? or with whom? the only person she would go with would be...with him...but his only reason for coming to look for her would be because they really need her help...I should tell Alejandro, even if he doesn't have his powers yet, he should already begin to learn about the secrets that have been hidden from him since he was little...the moment was already approaching. I went home a little crestfallen, during the trip I walked here, I felt as if someone was following me, maybe it was just a product of worry; I went to the bathroom to try to calm down a bit with a cold shower, I looked for my phone to call Alejandro but suddenly someone knocked on the door, I went to check who it was, but when I opened the door I was surprised to see that there was no one, I assumed it had been a child making a joke, I closed the door and when I turned around I was shocked to see a silhouette that was very peculiar to me

-Haha it seems that you are still a scary child, eh Ismael? -said the man who was hiding in the shadow of a corner of the house

-And you have not learned that you should not enter other people's houses without her permission, eh Christopher -I said seriously, he was my grandmother's guardian, he had the responsibility of taking her back to the ocean when the time came

-Hehe I only do it with you because your scared child face is priceless HAHAHA -he said laughing loudly, I did not like his joke in bad taste but I needed to ask him if he had taken my grandmother, so I tried to corner him so that he did not have a chance to escape, it was very easy for me I was a bit bigger than him

-I don't have time for your jokes in bad taste, I need you to be sincere, did you convince my grandma to let her go with you? -I said a little irritated

-Hey! qu-quiet -said a little nervous -...I have nothing to do with what happened with "La Guerrera", in fact that is why I came, I was looking for you to tell you that it was time for him to return to finish his work ... did she disappear? -He said confused and a little worried, the bad thing is that if my grandmother does not return with him or is convinced by the opponents, Christopher would have to assume the punishment imposed by his leaders

-Aish, if your punishment depended on me, I assure you that you would suffer for being so distracted...however, if we do not manage to find my grandmother, we will both suffer the consequences -I said seriously

-Ahg!!! this can't be happening -he said scared- they are going to hang me or...feed me the sharks AHHH!!!!! -he yelled as he stood in a corner whimpering as if he were a child

I sighed something heavy, he has been my friend since I was little so the truth is that I am a bit sorry to see him like this, I approached him to try to comfort him

-Come on Chris, it's not that bad, it's not as if the fate of the ocean depended on you not doing something stupid....- I looked at him and saw that he was more nervous -...eh ups, hehe, sorry, you know what I'm bad at this kind of thing, but hey I think we should stop complaining and start looking for my grandma before it's too late

-O-ok, I think I know where she could be -he wipes his face a little- a while ago I met some very dangerous guys who were from the enemy side, I managed to infiltrate their group and I know where their base is, maybe they took her there if they dared to kidnap her, I'm not sure but I think it's a good place to start -he said enthusiastically while smiling, it had been so long that I did not remember what his beautiful smile looked like...and a while since I had this type of thoughts- and then, what do you think? we started looking there -he said waiting for an answer

-Ah ... y-yeah, we don't lose anything by trying -I said a little nervous

-YEEEY!!!! like in the old days, two friends facing the world, how much nostalgia, come on, let's not waste time, follow me -he said and ran very excited, I went behind him and we headed to the place where they could have them my grandmother

~Several kilometers later~

-Uff it has been a long time since I walked a marathon like that, I guess I'm not as fit as I used to be -said Chris about to faint, hahaha he's lazy, he has been since he was a child, although before he had more resistance because he was in a soccer team, now the most he plays is on his cell phone

-You need to go out more often, walking does not hurt you, besides that it is 3km, you have traveled more distances....in your games hahahahaha - I said mocking and laughing very hard

-Ah! you are very evil, you hurt me you know, you just broke my fragile little heart -he said making a doggy face while holding his chest representing his expression

-Fuck...- I whispered, is that he looked very cute with the little face he made -... W-well, then it's here -I said pointing to the building in bad condition

-Yes, here they came to kill their victims...hahahaha quiet, you would have seen your face HAHAHAHA it turned pale, there will be a day when you do not fall for my jokes -he said annoying me and making me angry a lot

-Fuck Chris this is serious, we can't take this lightly, what if they kill us? Maybe you don't have anyone to worry about but I do, who would take care of Alejandro if something happened to me huh? Don't you think about the consequences? -I said completely irritated

-Hey! Maybe I'm a little irresponsible, but that doesn't mean I'm not worried, besides, you say that I don't have anyone to take care of, who says I don't have a girlfriend, huh? Also, if you are so afraid of getting kicked that sissy butt that you have Better go to your comfortable house and let me solve my problem alone, okay? -he said and took a few breaths of air so much that she spoke, I think it happened to me a little

-I...I'm sorry, sorry but I'm very stressed in my work and this happens with my grandma...I just explode...forgive me -I said crestfallen, he is trying to do the best he can, I must understand

-...- he sighed- I think fighting is useless for now, we must work as a team if we don't want something to happen to "La Guerrera", come on let's check the place -he said more calmly

-Okey .....- I still said a little bad, I really behaved badly with him

-Come on, turtle, haha, or maybe after having walked so much, now you're the one who is tired, come we can't waste any more time -he said and grabbed my hand to pull me into the building to check if we found any sign or trace that my grandma was or would have been there. As Chris took me by the hand I could see a little smile form on his face, that made my heart beat a little hard, he really...is very cute