Wounds that do not heal easily

I was worried to see Andrea so relapsed, she was always energetic and optimistic and when I saw her like that many doubts came to my mind, although I didn't miss that game from him, he had done it in the past with someone important to me and seeing her like that made my blood boil, I calmed myself mentally and Liliana and I watched over her, Liliana left her clean clothes and I wanted to help in the kitchen and make a nice broth to calm the 3 of us, although it was not noticeable Liliana was collapsing.

I encouraged Liliana and told her that if she was calm Andrea would be able to react, I saw her smile and nod her head, if Andrea saw Liliana sad that would be falling into an insurmountable darkness, as I saw her come and sit at the table I sensed that something was not right, I pretended not to notice anything and turned a blind eye, I noticed her eyes darker and showing a very different smile than usual.

When I saw her go to the bedroom, I copied the guys and told them to warn me in case Andrea copied them any kind of message from a normal one to a code style one, clearly they were worried and knowing for me that Andrea had fallen in the dark again was like touching an old wound, when I read the message again, I confirmed that something was not right, when I was about to leave the cell phone in the dining room a new message called my attention, it was a message without a phone number and I took it a bit uncomfortable and read it

Unknown message: very good evening Mr. Elías, I hope you had a good dinner, I had a long time without coming back to copy you...

Elias: Back to copy, is it... -keep reading-?

Unknown message: I am writing you this time to formally invite you to a great event that will take place in the "Serpent" mansion, as it has been a while since the last time you were invited I will send you again the address so that your arrival is as comfortable as possible. Previously you could bring a companion but this invitation is private and only for "high level hunters", we will be waiting for you.

After that an attached file with a virtual invitation where I had to click on accept, it was logical that who sent this message was not Esteban but one of his high-level hackers, obviously I clicked on accept and decided to dissimulate before a curious Liliana that inside me was about to come out a demon of little patience.

Liliana thanked me and apologized for causing me so much trouble and that she was going to see how Andrea was since she was worried about her, I told her that I was waiting for her and if it was not a bother to bring a book so I could distract myself for a while, Liliana's eyes shined for a while and she accepted without knowing that I was setting a trap for her.

I followed Liliana without her noticing and I heard the conversation between Andrea and Liliana, I didn't see Andrea but her voice was more determined, for a moment I thought that she had also received the same message as me, but a part of me said that it was difficult to be true, but it was very easy for me to imagine it.

I hid and saw that Andrea also followed Liliana, that confirmed my doubts, when I saw her distracted I went back to the dining room and from there I went to the living room and pretended to sleep, I didn't feel her steps but her presence very close to me, by instinct I grabbed her arm and stared at her and while I stared at her I used the footwork and made her fall on the couch, I saw her astonished and wanted to ask how it was possible, my anger won me over and I told her

Elias: Do you really think I'm such an idiot not to notice, with this you just confirmed that you got the invitation, but you're not going.

Andrea: What, of course I will go and I will bring Kindi back.

Elias: Are you capable of falling into such an obvious trap?

Andrea: Of course... it's easy for you to say it, you have never been through what I have been through, for you this is a normal depression and impulse, but what do you know about despair and believing you will lose someone again?

My desire to slap her to make her react was strong, but seeing her cry made me realize that she herself had touched a very deep wound, she just did not know that with that she had also touched my wound, losing my older brother was the biggest pain for me, I tried to calm down and calm the, I know that we both had lost important people and our pillars, although I had my parents, but they always lived working and who took care of me more was my older brother.