TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE

chapter five

James felt his body heated, and suddenly he liked to see his spirit staring at his body on the floor. "Am I dead? What is happening to me?" He said

James looked at his mother's body in front of him. Tears streamed down his face as he remembered that he was now left alone in the world. Still, he needed to know who had attacked his mother and why she had to die. 

James walked out of the ward, and suddenly, he felt pulled up. He floated into the air and out of space. A ray of light flashed towards him as if it were going to blindfold him, but then he saw his father and mother in front of him as he slowly removed his hands from his eyes. 

" Dad? Mum? Is this real?" James said, slowly walking towards them. " Stay,son. You can't come any further." James's father said he was stopping him. Martha smiled, and she was at peace. "I don't understand what is going on. Why do you have to die, and why does mom have to leave?" James said it with tearful eyes. 

"I am sorry I have to leave this burden on you, son. Trust me, there is no one who. can wield this power other than you. You are meant for this. You will save many lives, and you will be worshipped as a king. But don't let all of this cloud your judgement. There will come a day when you will wish you were not chosen. The spectacles of Ozz have choked you for a reason." Jason looked at his son. 

"Do I need to know, father? You are not telling me anything." James looked at the both of them. 

"We don't have much time, son; you need to forge your own path like I have done with mine. You have it in you." Jason finally said. "Wake up! Wake up!!" James heard Rose's voice and shook. "What happened?" And why is your mother bleeding after the surgery?" Rose looked at James. 

" I...I.. James stuttered and finally broke down into tears. 

Rose was confused; one minute Martha was fine after the surgery, and the next minute she was bleeding out. Martha's corpse was packed, and she was immediately buried. 

James had the spectres hidden and didn't know what to do with them. He had it buried inside a hole he had dug. 

Days went by as James mourned the loss of his mother. School life hadn't been easy with Stiles breathing on his neck. 

He now has to do Stiles arithmetics and run errands for him. He was getting fed up, but he had no choice. 

James took on minimal work in the city. He works as a delivery boy, and he always tries to keep up with work at school. The strange man he had fought with hasn't appeared to him since the death of his mother; he believed the man was either dead or had forgotten the episode since he didn't have what he was looking for. 

James had just gone to work when his boss looked at him. "I really like you, James, but I need a boy who will be punctual. You can joggle this with your schoolwork. I might eventually have to let you go." Klaus said this from behind the desk he sat on. 

"I am sorry, Klaus. I need this job. You are the only one who trusts me enough to give me a chance. I promise I won't let you down." James was pleased as he grabbed the package from the table. 

"You are delivering this to the Titan industry. They have this order for their staff. Don't be late." Kluas looked at James. 

"Yes,sir." James shouted, running out of the chicken factory. 

He got on his scooter and raced like a mad man. He knew it was his last chance with Mr. Klaus. Most of the clients have been complaining about James lateness. 

Either the traffic was slowing him down or he had issues recognising where he was going. James had made a mistake one day by giving a client's package to another person. He would have been fired, but the client apologised on his behalf, making Klaus retain him. He knew if he messed this up, then it would be final.

As he raced towards Titan's company. James checked the box each time to know if he was on the right track. He wasn't looking up when he collided with an incoming vehicle right in front of him.

Many people yelled as James flew off his scooter and landed with such a such a loud thud that his bones broke. "Is he dead?" One of the pedestrians shouted as they tried to catch the vehicle that hit him. The people gasped in awe as James stood up, and his eyes darted around to see many faces staring at him. It almost looked like they had seen a zombie or a ghost. James looked at his watch and saw he had just thirty more minutes to meet the deadline. He jumped on his scooter and hurried off. 

A man in a black suit looked at James as he hurried off. "You could have killed him, but he refused to die. Who the hell is he?" His voice was gentle, showing interest in James. " am not sure, boss." The driver replied

"Follow him." The man said he was fastening his seat belt. 

James was followed as he drove his scooter through the alley until he reached Titan Industry. He walked in and delivered the parcel he was holding. 

The receptionist smiled and looked at him. "Thank you; are you alright?" She asked, seeing that James clothes were torn and he had some bruises on him. 

"I am fine." James smiled upon seeing that he was able to deliver the package on time. " Here." The lady said he was dropping some money on his palms. "And here is a tip for you." She added some dollar notes for him, and James bowed his head, seeing the $200 note.

He stepped on his scooter and was about to drive out of the company when a black, sleek car drove in. James looked at the driver, and he had a flashback. His eyes changed colour, and he quickly hid behind the van, his heart beating fast as beaded sweat formed on his face after hearing the strange, familiar voice.