Chapter 37 : Roller coasters.

Lloyd smiled to himself as he watched his grandmother look around the room and tapped on a few display cases. [ And to think I almost lost her ] Maybe it was old age, but she seemed to be getting more energetic and showing more emotion than he could ever remember.

[ Shame the Ifalii family's gone now ] First it was the main family that died in an airplane crash. Grandma had been so shocked when she found out, she ended up getting hospitalized herself.

From all the reports he'd read, The first daughter was a gentle and meek soul but from the moment she got out of her hospital bed, she seemed different and she cussed a lot too.

Though she had been able to clear her name of all charges since it was proven that her uncle and his family were the cause of the crash and her possible death. That's how the rules worked in Lupart, so Kofi's actions would be taken as a sort of self defense and retaliation against acts of violence towards her and her loved ones.

He was surprised by her ruthlessness and ingenuity when dealing with them. He smiled to himself at the thought [ To use a steel chair to kill someone is new though ] Another thing was the way it seemed she'd lost her memory and she seemed to be talking to the air around her, even asking it questions.

Then she'd wandered into his grandma's hospital room. Well, she was just looking at her rather curiously. At first, he suspected she was just playing dumb but she kept saying " Old lady " and everyone knew Adele Yadi hated to be reminded of her aging [ So now she's a bold one too ]

They talked about fruit and health, like she hadn't just killed four people down the hall. She was about to leave when she gave her something wrapped in brown paper. He'd rushed over as soon as he heard it but when he didn't find the diamond brooch, it pissed him off.

They'd even tracked down the driver but the last time he saw her was when he dropped her off at the hair salon and she seemed to have vanished since then. The only clue he had left was the fact that she mentioned Greensville.

He was going to be a guest lecturer at GEMS this year anyways so he didn't mind much. Then his grandma snuck out and disappeared [ How does an old rich woman manage to escape her security detail? ]

Luckily, Mordecai had given him a call so he was able to find her easily. He sighed and suddenly got a notification on his phone and frowned. Getting up, he picked his wine long coat and looked at Adele, " Grandmother I'll be right back, please stay in the auction house ".

Adele pouted, " You're leaving me by myself? And Mordecai's gone too ". Lloyd sighed as he looked at her, " Promise me you'll stay here or else ". Adele smirked, " I'm your grandmother, what could possibly be the or else "?

Lloyd smiled innocently, " I could tell grandpa you snuck out, or that you're not resting. Maybe I'll even tell him what present you're getting him ". Adele squinted slightly, " You little brat, didn't you have something to do "?

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Kofi felt her senses being overwhelmed by the place Peach called a carnival and she laughed, " I never pictured a night market would look like this ". It was covered in tiny lights and it smelled like hot metal and sweat but in a good way.

Then she could hear screaming and shrieking, but it didn't make her feel like shivering or bitter or angry. She turned to the three with a bright smile on her face, " This place is amazing ". She heard a shutter sound and was temporarily blinded by the flash. Chase nodded satisfactory to himself, " I just got a new screensaver ".

The black dots in her eyes now gone, she pointed up at the roller coaster [ What was that? ] " Let's go on that thing ". Peach seemed a bit hesitant, " I'm not sure Fifi ". Dylan shrugged, " If you can jump out of a plane and survive, I think you'll be fine ".

Chase nodded, looking up at it [ When was the last time I went on that? ] " Sure, why not "? Kofi jumped up, " Alright. I'll pay since it was my idea ". Though Kofi had expected herself to enjoy it, she didn't.

She held on to the bar tightly and screamed [ Never again ] The others seemed to be enjoying themselves, even Peach and it confused her even more. When they got off the roller coaster, she was trembling and felt like throwing up.

Though Chase and Peach were concerned, Dylan was laughing his head off " Expert killing machine can't handle a roller coaster "? Kofi frowned as she got up, " I can, I just didn't like the feeling it gave me ". Chase gave her a bottle of water, which she took " And what was that "?

She pointed up at it, " It was like it could fall apart at any moment. That thing doesn't seem structurally sound. Why did I think that'd be fun "? She heard another shutter and Dylan smiled at his phone, " That's a keeper, I may never see you this unnerved again ".

Peach sighed as she looked around, trying to find something else for them to do and saw a booth, " Why not try to win some prizes "? Kofi looked at her, the color back on her face " I like to win ".

They walked to the booth, completely oblivious to the soldiers already raiding the night market and making their way to the carnival as they went.