8

— Kirby, is Yanika coming?—I asked, arranging the plates in the morning.

— I don't know. If we have such a situation, maybe it's better not to invite anyone?—Kirby looked into the refrigerator.— Yogurt is over!—

— If you didn't eat it on such a huge scale, it would still be there. I don't eat yoghurts at all, although we buy them for several months...— I put scrambled eggs and omelet on three plates.

— I've never seen you try so hard for someone before. Omelet with mushrooms and cheese... It still needs to be able to cook...—my brother chuckled.

— Kirby...— I froze in place with a frying pan in my hands.— Did you even notice yourself that you never stopped talking? Strange...—

— And what am I... Oh, really... I'm talking!—Kirby smiled.— How strange - I say...—

I went to my room to wake up Cornelius.

When I entered the room, I involuntarily admired him.

The sun frames a flawless body, slightly tanned skin contrasts beautifully with the pink border of my blanket.

I sat down next to him, ran my hand over his cheek, touched his disheveled hair.

I succumb to the biggest temptation for me - I kiss his perfect lips.

— I'm not sleeping... I'm just too lazy to open my eyes... That attack... He took all my strength... I still feel a little bad...— my beloved whispered weakly.

— If you need anything, just tell me...—I told him.

— I just need a little rest... I can cause anyone to have a heart attack just by looking at my eyes...—Cornelius sighed.— If I was even more exhausted, my appearance would also change... Not because I'm not from this planet, but because I'm infected with an entity whose name I don't even know...—

I can hear him breathing hard.

— If it makes you feel better, change your appearance...—I said.— And open your eyes, I know it won't kill me...—

— Why are you so sure about this? I'm not sure! Why are you so sure about everything?—Cornelius chattered nervously.

— Open your eyes...—I stroked his chin.— Just open them...—

Cornelius opened his beautiful eyes.

From this sight I felt that I was speechless.

Now his iris and whites were the same color.

Cornelius looked at me with the stars of the sky of the darkest night!

I think that even the most capable poet would not be able to describe such beauty if he had more words than there are in the world.

— From such beauty, all words disappear...— I said. —Cornelius... are you going to have breakfast or do you still want to rest?—

— I wouldn't mind... Maybe you can bring me breakfast here?—

— Of course...—

With my help, Cornelius was able to sit up straight on the bed. His face was so pale and his hands were barely moving.

My heart squeezes with excitement when I look at how bad he is.

— If you want, I can stay with you. I'll have a free day anyway...—I said.

— Don't babysit me, I'm not small... I have experienced this many times and... It's like a disease. It will pass sometime...—he smiled sadly.

***

We realized that it is no longer safe here.

Closer to two o'clock in the afternoon, we noticed an observer.

He worked just like me and probably like many of us.

If I had never been involved in this, I would not have recognized the spy myself.

Cornelius was still a little pale, but now he was more viable.

— Look...— I said quietly, turning away, but my beloved immediately interrupted me:

— I see.—

I sat down next to him on the bed.

— What are we going to do?—I asked, hugging him.

— Wait. For now, we need to wait...—Cornelius sighed.— And obviously we will not wait for anything good!—

The guy who was watching us was clearly a professional. I haven't seen anyone who hides so well yet...

I hardly know anyone, but I've seen a lot of people like me from the outside. It's easy for the likes to notice the likes...

— I wonder if he's behind us? Or just follow me?—I asked, looking into the eyes of my beloved.

— For all of us. Yanika was also targeted... I saw her when I was dancing...— Cornelius smiles sadly.— I knew. They want to erase us...—

— Where will we fight back? At home? Or will we choose a place where other people won't get hurt?— I helped my beloved to get up.

— Come on, don't hold me...— Kaminsky rolled his beautiful eyes, thinking.— I have one great idea where we can give them a fight ... —

***

The car skids steeply on the road.

Even though I'm used to different ways to risk my life, none of them can compare to the moments when my younger brother is driving!

— Kirby! Kirby! The patrolman was scared of you! That's right, your father said, you are completely and completely like your mother!—I said, hitting my head on the ceiling of the car.— He was also afraid to put her behind the wheel! —

— Even I'm scared...—Cornelius said softly.—Does he know the way from you?—

— No, he found my calendar and looked up the address on the Internet... He's smart when you don't expect it from him... What a nightmare!—

On the next bump, Cornelius and I bumped foreheads.

— Now I will be afraid of auto racing!—Cornelius laughed, rubbing his forehead.

— My dear, I don't want to scare you, but my brother likes to ride a motorcycle!— I felt that the car was slowing down.— Have we really arrived? Hallelujah!—

Exactly... "Cyanide love", punched in the roof area several times and badly scorched.

— What a nightmare...—I sighed.— What a beautiful place it was... And what happened to him...—

— Yes...— Cornelius stroked the door lovingly.— I loved this place... And it is here that we will try to destroy them one by one... Except I can't dance anymore. I can't work and I don't know why...—

—I'm glad you're not going to dance. I don't want everyone to look at such a treasure...—I looked at him.— You know, it's not about your appearance at all. The way you are makes you a treasure.—

Kirby snorted and rolled his eyes at us.

It was so painful for my heart to enter there...

I remember two days after his first lesson with us, I went with a friend to a nightclub...

***

—... Adrianna, I can feel you standing outside the door right now.—Cornelius said loudly.

— I just wanted to look at you, Professor. I didn't know I'd see you here when Hannah and I came here...— I felt my face burning. It cost me a lot of effort to open the door and enter.— Professor, I can't stop thinking about you... This strange craving... Since I saw you, something has changed in me ...—

— This is an ordinary attraction...—Professor Beynar covers his perfect body with a shirt and turns to me.— Many girls experience this much earlier...—

— No. It's not an attraction, it's not an attraction at all! I know that I will never get an answer to my feelings, but I can tell you, this is not the only thing that attracted me to you. You are something that no longer exists in this world. And it will never be... The sun is hiding from your beautiful smile. It's jealous...—I stroked his cheek.— But your golden soul shines even brighter... You're like the dawn... You look like the dawn...—

***

People brought boxes of paint and equipment into the club.

— Will you restore it?—I asked.

— Of course. The best place to put Mariusz in his place! Yeees... It sounded better in my head.— Cornelius pushed me aside.— Move over, or the workers will get you dirty.—

— And how to catch them here?—Kirby asked.— How will you find them among the crowd? —

— Let's go upstairs, I'll show you...—Kaminsky waved his hand.— Come on, the second floor is the most interesting...—

We went up the stairs, from which almost all the sequins flew.

Kirby was startled when he noticed that Yanika was calling him.

— Yes, answer already.—Cornelius said, closing the office door behind us.

—Are there any other rooms here?—Kirby asked.

— Don't be afraid, speak here.—Kaminsky waved his hand.— I'm my own man.—

Kirby pressed accept call.

— Kirby!—a cry rang out, soaked through with wild terror.— Some people broke into our house, help me! —

— Pani Yanika! —Cornelius snatched the phone from Kirby.— Pani Yanika, do you have a place to hide there? And do you have a weapon?—

— No! We do not tolerate weapons! We almost don't even have knives here! Help! I locked myself in the refrigerator, but I don't know how long the door will last!—she paused. Judging by how long our wait lasted, she was looking at something.— These are soldiers in black and green uniforms resembling camouflage!—

A shot rang out in the receiver.

— I'll run out into the street and try to hide somewhere or jump on the bus!— Yanika switched to a barely audible whisper.

The connection was cut off.

—What's wrong with her?—Kirby whispered, terrified.— Nothing will happen to Yanika, right?—

— I can't promise you anything, Kirby... I can't promise anything...— Cornelius returned the mobile phone to my brother.

Kaminsky's face darkened.

— Don't say anything, you're slowing down my thoughts!— suddenly he said.

— I'm not... We didn't think to talk, my dear.I said.

Kirby was going to ask a question... Yanika mentioned the refrigerator she was hiding in...—Cornelius leaned back against the wall.— Do you know which refrigerator we are talking about?—

— Refrigerator?—Kirby thought about it.—Maybe she was in her parents' bar when they walked in? "Terrace with smoke", grill bar opposite the bookstore.—

— Oh, yes, I was there once... Let's take with us what we can hide under our clothes and go.— Cornelius took the jacket that he had hung on a chair earlier.— Kirby, you know how to shoot? —