When Nelson arrived at the HQ, he was surprised to see that the party had already begun a while ago. Half of the soldiers were already mildly drunk and were dancing in the middle of the court while the other half was standing here and there chatting happily. A large number of dishes were already empty and looking at how various snacks the other plates were containing, Nelson couldn't guess what they contained several minutes before.He turned around and ordered his men to take all the things they had brought from Finn and Brett's houses and transport them inside, "don't hesitate to ask for help if you find something too heavy, don't take any risk of hurting yourselves". He advised them.Sania detached herself from the small crowd and walked furiously toward Nelson. She walked and passed by him enough close to purposely bump his shoulder before she continued walking as if nothing happened."What's your problem?"She suddenly stopped and slowly turned around to face him, she stepped for
Nelson had checked the entire first floor without success. When he decided to go for the next level he immediately felt dumb for not having thought earlier to inspect their own room first. He quickly went up the stairs, ran through the hallway, and hastily pushed the door. Inside, the room was completely dark, which meant that she did purposely turn off all the lights while holding the sunlight from entering through the windows by pulling the curtains.He palpated the wall on his left and took a few seconds before he finally found the switch to switch on the light. As the room was now enlightened, he easily found Sania at the first glance.She was sitting on the floor on the opposite side, her back leaning on the corner while hiding her face in her arms. He approached her slowly and after firstly standing in front of her wondering if it would be appropriate for him to go further, he went to sit just beside her, close enough for their shoulders to touch. He took a look at her and as to
"Oh?" Jamal exclaimed, surprised "I didn't expect that everyone would be already up".Everyone in the room was looking at him awkwardly, maybe because he was naked, dressed with only one towel hung around his hips which was covering the lower half of his body until his knees.They have been silent for a moment now and Jamal started to feel not at ease, the more they were staring at him the more he was feeling embarrassed. Carla tried vainly to get her sight off his body, her face was all red while Nelson and Volga were staring at him with astonishment and he even sensed a bit of fear in their eyes.Jamal thought that the situation would stay like that again for some more minutes until Sania jumped out of her bed, and walked toward the locker to take two white bathrobes, she put the first one on her shoulder while throwing the second one at Jamal who quickly used it to cover himself. She then walked toward the exit and before getting out she said, "I want everyone to get out of here an
After her short nap, Volga sat up on her bed and stretched out before she walked toward the door and left her room. In the hallway of that small house, as she was heading to the kitchen, with a glimpse to her right, she noticed Jamal who was sitting on the balustrade, staring away with a sense of absence. She stopped and changed her direction."Are you alright?" she asked as she was reaching him.The man turned his head gently accompanied by a sweet smile, "it's the fifth time you've asked me this since we arrived"."That's because I feel like something is wrong with you". She went to place herself just in front of him, "something is bothering you, I know it, but after all my efforts you still don't want to share it with me, does it mean..."Jamal landed gently his hand on her shoulder to stop her before she finished, "believe me, you are the person I trust the most in this journey, so I will ask you to trust me back. I'm not lying when I'm saying that I'm totally fine".They stared a
Konny stayed silent for a few moments, pondering on what Jamal and Volga just said to her before she opened her mouth to reply while pronouncing each of her words, "if I understand clearly, you're proposing to send only one small team to deal with Phil's entire army?"She then completed it without giving anyone the time to respond, "That's completely insane"."It's not exactly what I said," Jamal shook his head and went on to correct her, "my plan is to send a team to confirm or clarify our doubts about their number, identify their location, and find out about the power of their army".She clapped her tongue in opposition, "that's almost what I have said, you're asking me to send our best warriors, alone, for some pieces of information. They would be doomed. It's as if you're telling me to sacrifice them. What kind of leader are you?"Behind him, people started to whisper their indignation at each other and the complaints were becoming louder and louder. His colleagues sitting next to
In the car, the ambiance was very awkward. Since they left the HQ, no one spoke a single word. Sania was leaning her head on the window pane of the car, looking bored. Nelson had his arms crossed on his chest, he was shaking his leg up and down impatiently while glancing at Sania from time to time while looking extremely anxious. Carla, who was sitting just between them, was feeling quite uncomfortable, she would, sometimes, stare at Jamal and Volga in front hoping that they would do something about that embarrassing situation but they did nothing.They both seemed deep in a soundless conversation as, without saying a word, they were exchanging weird eye contact and nodded discreetly to each other.Carla was not a telepath but she somehow managed to get a clue about their discussion. At her expression, she guessed that Volga was worried about something and so Jamal was trying to reassure her. Although it was not clear, Carla could understand that it was about something very important.
Lowering her sight Carla could see that she, too, was shaking, she could even feel all her hair slowly erect due to the fear and the anxiety which could unconsciously activate her power. At that moment, she knew that she had to quickly calm herself, otherwise, Volga would see that and would consequently discover her secret powers, but whenever she tried, the images of what just happened would flash in her mind, making her adrenaline rise and subsequently reactivate her powers.Soon, the fear and anxiety left the place to rage and anger. Her mentor had betrayed them. The man she trusted the most, so much that she could even sacrifice her life for him, had just stabbed the whole army in the back by killing its leader."Yes, we should hurry up and go help him," she suddenly thought and said while putting a step forward.Volga raised her arm in front of her before she could go anywhere. "You promised me that you won't panic and you will stay calm no matter what happens," she said without
Jamal turned to Pam, "I have many questions I need to ask you, so you better go first, tell me what you want to clarify".The woman thought a little bit but at the moment she was about to talk her dad took the lead, "what are you doing here? Did you come to take my head and offer it to Konny?""Dad!" Pam shouted, and at the way she glanced at Jamal, she was obviously embarrassed by such a rude reaction from her dad.When she turned while intending to apologize, Jamal raised a hand to stop, "it's alright" he said to reassure her, "I want you to trust me and I will be completely honest with you so don't hold back, feel free to ask whatever question you want". He, then, looked at Phil, "she sent us, my team and I, to investigate your precise location, that's why we came with such a small number so that you will drop your guard and subsequently reveal your position to us".Phil opened his eyes, shocked."I knew it!" Pam couldn't help but shout in the face of her father, "it was too much s