Chapter-97 Answers

Jay-jay's POV

"Are you okay?" Ci-N asked me.

"I'm okay... That's your tenth question?" I replied to him.

"Because... You've been restless for a while now and you're always looking at the time."

It's since I received the text. I can't rest anymore and it's like something in me wants to go home. I'm also nervous and excited. I feel like time is moving too slowly.

I looked at David who was rubbing his head. He was also trying to massage his arm.

"David..." I called out to him. "...Sorry, huh? They were the ones who got you."

"It's okay... My body just hurts a little." He replied to me and smiled.

"I'll get back to you next time."

Suddenly Ci-N plopped down on my table.

"What's all this talk about? Don't Talk!" He ordered us.

I looked at him evilly. They were like slaves. When they returned to the room, they tried to push David away with a chair. This one didn't want to understand them. It's a good thing he wasn't angry with me. I was still ashamed of him.

"Jay! Come with us later." Kit told me. "..We'll eat ice cream."

Ice cream!! 😢

I want it! I really want it, because I have a more important errand to run.

"H-I can't." I answered him.

"Why? Are you going somewhere?" Ci-N asked and suddenly looked at David evilly. "...Do you have a secret errand to run?"

"No." David answered boredly.

"I have an important errand to run." I answered.

"Where? Can I come with you?" Ci asked while pouting.

I shook my head causing him to give me puppy eyes. That won't bother me right now. I'm sorry.

"No... I'll just walk by myself."

"It's not dangerous where you're going?" David asked.

"No... I'm just meeting someone I know."

He just nodded at me in acceptance of my answer. But Ci-N and Kit didn't move. I had a strong feeling that these two were thinking of something silly.

The bell rang, indicating it was time to go home. So here I am, quickly putting away my things.

"I'll be there before you! Bye!" I shouted as I walked out of the room.

I didn't hear what they said. I was just walking and running as soon as I got to the school gate. When I got there, I immediately hailed a taxi.

"To the Mall, brother." I told the driver after I got in.

I couldn't help the excitement I was feeling. But I felt like people didn't want to be with me. Because it was rush hour. There! Traffic.

Argh! What is it?!

I kept glancing at my phone. Maybe he had texted again. With every minute that passed, my heart beat faster. When I got to the Mall, I immediately ran to the fountain we were talking about. There were many people sitting around it.

I almost walked around the fountain just to look at everyone but I couldn't see him. I immediately took out my phone to text him.

This: +639*********

Message: I'm here. Where are you?

I waited for his answer. I didn't stop looking around and looking at everyone passing by. My cellphone rang so I immediately looked at it.

From: +639*********

Message: New location. Quantum Garden at the end of the mall.

I didn't waste any more time. I immediately ran there. After all, that garden was almost outside the mall. It was a bit far but I didn't care. When I got there, a close sign appeared before me.

Shit!

I tried to peek inside, maybe he was just nearby. Until my phone rang. I didn't hesitate to answer it.

"Hello?"

["Jay..."] He answered. I knew Percy was calling me.

"Where are you? I'm at the entrance of the Garden!" I almost cried when I said that. I really wanted to talk to him. I wanted to know who he was.

["I'm sorry... We can't meet anymore."]

I almost felt soft at what he said. Why now?

["...your friends followed you. It's not nice for them to see me."]

I immediately looked around. There were only a few people in this part of the Mall. I didn't see anyone from HVIS but Ci-N couldn't escape me as he was trying to hide behind a pole.

"I'll move somewhere! Where they can't follow!" I insisted.

My tears fell on their own. I really wanted to see him.

["My time is limited. But let me answer some of your questions."]

I took a deep breath. I tried to hold back my tears.

"W-who are you really?"

["I knew you'd ask that. I wanted to tell you this in person. Are you familiar with Percy, Felix's stepbrother?"]

Pvta!

"O-yes... P-but he's dead."

["He's not dead and... You're talking to him now."]

The tears I was holding back kept flowing. I couldn't believe it.

The person everyone thought was dead, here I was talking to. My questions only increased. But I wanted to make one thing clear.

"I-are you my brother?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end. I checked to see if the call had been cut off but it hadn't.

["Jay... You've been facing your brother for a long time."]

What did he mean by that? He was just messing with my mind even more.

"I-I don't understand!"

["Jay! The people around you are fooling you!"] His voice was filled with annoyance. ["...I'm not in the place to say----"]

*Toot* *Toot*

Stop it! It's really not that long! I tried to call the number again but it was already cut off. But I didn't lose hope. I knew he was just around.

He was still here!

I looked around. I was walking and running and even though I could barely see anything because of my tears, I didn't stop.

I was already being looked at by some of the people who saw me. I didn't care about them. I had to find Percy.

Until someone suddenly grabbed my arm. Keifer.

"Let me go!" I struggled.

He didn't let go and Ci-N and I came over to him.

"What happened to you? Why are you crying?" Keifer asked seriously.

My tears still kept falling. They were the reason why Percy didn't show me. Because they followed me.

"You! You! You are my problem! Why did you come here? Why did you follow me?" I asked them angrily.

"Jay.. calm down. What happened?" Yuri asked me.

I sat down on the floor on my own. I didn't want to cry in front of others but I was so annoyed that I couldn't stop myself.

"He didn't show me because you followed me!"

"Who?" Yuri asked again.

I tried to calm down but my annoyance only increased with what they were doing.

"Percy! He didn't show me because you followed me!"

They fell silent and even though they didn't say anything I knew they were wondering.

"W-who is Percy?" Felix asked.

"That... That stepbrother of yours!"

I didn't want to say it because I knew the situation would only get worse. But I was feeling really heavy.

"Jay... He's already dead----"

I cut Keifer off. "No! No! He's alive! He's the one I'm talking to! He's the one who always shows up for me! His eyes are blue!" I said one after another.

"Edrix! Rory! Ask for a copy of the Mall's CCTV footage. The rest, go around the Mall and check every Exit!" Keifer ordered.

The others immediately walked away. Felix was left beside me. So were Yuri and Keifer.

"Wait, Jay... Come with us." Yuri said and tried to help me up.

Exhausted from crying, I lost the strength to resist them any longer.

I just went with them on my own. I didn't even realize that we had reached the parking lot. They put me in Keifer's car.

I just looked out the window. I didn't know where we were going.

Until we stopped by the side of the road. The surroundings were full of trees and there was a police line.

"Down!" Keifer ordered.

I did so and looked around. We were on the highway heading towards a high place. The road was steep and looked like an accident prone area.

Keifer and Felix entered the police line and Yuri did the same.

I followed them.

The surroundings were dark because there were trees and I couldn't see any houses.

"W-what are we doing here?" I asked them.

They continued walking. The road was downhill so I moved slowly. We stopped by the cliff.

"T-here..." Felix said. "...Percy died here."

I was surprised by what he said. I looked around and how steep the cliff was. The river would fall into anyone who fell here. But the water was low so I was sure that whoever fell here would die.

"July 26... Four years ago." Yuri added. "...1 week after Aries got out of the hospital. He was out of his mind and always confused."

"...He was driving the car. It was raining and the road was slippery. Percy said several times that he would drive alone but he wouldn't agree. Until it happened." Yuri continued.

"There were two of them inside, the car was about to fall into the river. Instead of helping Percy, he got out and let the car fall." Keifer said while looking into the distance.

"His body was never found. They said that because of the strong current of the river, he might have been swept away." Felix said. "...It never crossed our minds that he was still alive."

I didn't know what to say. Percy was the one they were saying died because of Aries. But there was something I didn't understand.

"W-how did you know what happened?" I asked Yuri and Keifer.

They both looked at me in the eyes. They are serious.

"Because we were with them when it happened. We were also in the car. We were just lucky because we jumped out on our own." Yuri replied.

"That was also the day our friendship broke up." Keifer added.

Friendship?

Is he saying they used to be friends? I feel like everything is getting more confusing. My head hurts and I seem to remember something from the date they gave.

July 26? 1 week after Aries was released from the hospital? That was July 19. A few days after Aries' birthday. A few days after the incident between me and his Dad.

A few days after I discovered the strange thing happening to me.