Chapter 196: Coincidence
Dad and Mom stayed at the hospital to monitor my uncle’s condition, while I went home with my butler.
After I took a quick bath and was ready to sleep when I remembered something.
The book...
I still haven’t read the book yet.
I need to read it and see why was Jessie was so obssessed with a fictional character who only exist in this book, that she went to the point that she killed her own best friend.
I looked at the book and it is still sealed, it seems like the shop that I’ve ordered this one bought this months ago and just stocked it when the issue was still hot.
I started reading the book and I don’t know how I read it when I felt my eyes heavy.
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"Aki..."
I looked at the man who was walking to my directions, but I can’t recognized his face as it was blurry.
"Who are you?"
I asked as he walked closer to me.
"You need to remember me, comeback here..."
He said as he was now in front of me and hold my face on his hand as he caress it.
I don’t know but what I hate the most is other people touching me, but why to I feel familiarity with his touch.
"Aki..."
He whispred longingly as he was lean his forehead on my and planted a kiss on it.
"I am not Aki..."
I said as I tried to free him, but he held me so tightly like he didn’t want to let go of me.
"You know it in your heart who you are..."
He said as something seems to be pulling him away from.
"W-wait..."
I said as I tried to hold his hand, but it slipped.
"Remember our memories..."
He said as he vanished through thin air.
"W-waittt!! Who are you?"
I screamed as I was trying to look for him in the dark.
"Aki..."
I looked around and saw a man, he doesn’t look old, in fact he looks like he was in his prime thirties..
"Aki... come home..."
He said which made me frowned as he was the second person who called me that and told me to come home when I didn’t even know what they were saying.
"Who are you people?"
I asked but they still didn’t answer me.
Who are they?
Why are they calling me Aki?
"My Lady..."
I looked around and saw a tiger...
But why is this white tiger with some gold can talk?
"W-what are you?"
I asked as I looked at it, there’s no still science finding that they tiger can talk...
Right...
I must be dreaming right?
There’s no way an animal can speak to me.
"My Lady..."
He called at me again, I looked at it and saw the sadness and longing on its eyes just like the other two.
"Who are you..."
I asked, but this time I won’t expect that he will answer me, after all the other two didn’t even answered me...
"I am Flamear, My lady."
He said which made me more frowned as it can also understand me, and it answered!
"Flamear?"
I asked and the tiger looked at me as it nodded its head.
"You must remember who you are before it’s too late, she’s coming..."
He said as he too was fading.
"W-waitttt! Who’s coming?"
I asked, but it was too late he also vanished in the air.
Who the hell is coming and what does it have to do with me?
Shouldn’t they at least leave a longer clue than this?
I have many appointments so who’s from them?
Is this some guessing game?
I know it was just a dream, but by that tigers eyes he looked worried about that "She"
Is she some assassin hired by those enemies that I had?
Should I tighten more my security.
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"Lucci!"
"Wake up!"
I feel someone was shaking me and calling my name and when I open my eyes I saw the worried face of my parents.
"Oh, thank goodness!"
Mom exclaimed out of relief which I didn’t what for as I was just sleeping.
"What’s going on?"
I asked as my voice still sounds hoarse as I just woken up.
"We got worried when we can’t wake you up."
"Wake me up?"
I asked confusely, didn’t I just fell asleep?
"Yes, it’s already 9AM in the morning."
9AM?
Did I slept that long?
"We were waking you up to tell that Jessi has woken up..."
Mom said as she looked at me waiting for my reactions about her sudden news.
"She woke up?"
I asked as I was still feeling a little bit sleepy.
"Yes, she woke up earlier this morning."
Dad sad as he was eyeing me too just like what mom did, he probably was looking for my reaction on hearing that Jessie who tried to killed me woke up.
"That’s good then..."
I said as I nodded at them.
Death is to lenient for her, after what she did?
She killed her best friend , She killed Mr. Juls and she tried to off me.
That’s why I am glad she was alive.
"How was her condition.."
I ask as I looked at my parents who look at me like they were surprised at my reactions.
"We still didn’t know, but we already alerted our security and the authority incase she and her biological parents tries to escape."
Dad said and I nodded at him.
"We just want to let you know, after all she cause you to loose Mr. Juls and almost cost your life."
She said as he looked at me with warm on his eyes.
"You should take a shower and join me and you dad for breakfast."
Mom said as she was caressing my hair.
I flinch a little bit as I was still not used to it from them.
I only had grandpa while I was growing up and my parents was always absent.
I saw a hint of pain and sadness in my moms eyes when she saw my reaction, but it was just for a moment as she smiled at me, but it did not reach her eyes.
"We’ll wait for you downstairs."
She said as they left the room.
I sighed.
I was never good at showing affection towards other people, except for my grandpa who raised me to be strong.
I felt bad for my mother, but there are some scars that hard can’t be healed easily.
I looked at my bed and saw the book was still there.
Who were those men?
And Flamear?
Wait--
I looked again at the book when I realized something.
I read it and saw the name Flamear, he was Acantha’s divine beast.
"Aki... Acantha...."
I scanned the booked again as I remember that the Duke of Solaris calls his daughter as Aki...
But, why are they calling me Aki?
As I was scanning the book I was brought to a page over with ---
Isn’t this me?
Why am I here?
That’s impossible...
She has pink hair and her eyes are gold.
But, I don’t have pink hair nor golden eyes.
I shook my head to shook the idea out from my mind, I still need to deal Jessie and her biological parents there’s no time for me to idle and think of something that seems to be my imagination.
But why...
Does my dream and some names of the book match?
Did I imagined the book that it gets to my head?
Oh... wait... the picture...
If I remember it back then, there was a party in our house where Jessie invited Clara back then and....
Flashbacks~~~
I was sitting in one of the chair near the pool as I was trying to take some breath, I am tired talking to those business partners that grandpa introduces at me.
"Hello, Can I sit here?"
I just looked at the girl who was same age as my cousin asked cheerly as she was pointing at the other chair.
I didn’t know what to answer as I just nodded at her.
"Are you Jessie’s cousin?"
She asked again as she was trying to break the silence between us.
I just looked at her as I only know her as Jessie’s friend, but we never introduce formally, and besides, I hate talking to strangers.
I heard her sighed as if she was sad at my reaction.
"You know, your cousin always complains about your attitude..."
She said as it was the very first time a person told me what Jessie was doing behind my back.
Everyone in the school always painted me as a stealer...
They said that I stole everything that my cousin had, and I shouldn’t have been born since my parents don’t love me.
But no one dared say anything in front of my face as they were all scared at my grandpa’s influence so. they all talked behind my back.
Jessi had always seen me as a competition, But I don’t as I don’t really care about her.
Ever since we were young she had always trying to supressed me from doing something big.
Whenever I achieved something she will throw a tantrum, and make a fuss about it.
Like she was some kid and younger than me when she’s not.
Grandpa said that she was acting like because of the enviroment where she grew up, she was already eight or 10 when she was brought to our house, but grandpa had known her when she was five as she was the daughter of Uncle’s wife with her past relationship.
"I think you’re not like what she said..."
Jessie’s friend said as she looked at me and that’s when I notice that she was making something.
I looked at her and at the same time her eyes landed on mine and she looks at where I was looking at.
"Oh, this is nothing, I just loved drawing and making stories."
She said when I didn’t even asked her.
Didn’t Jessie said her friend was timid and always quiet, why is she so talkative now?
I looked at the drawing she’s drawing and saw that it looks familiar, but a little older than me.
"That’s me..."
I said as I realized that she was drawing an older version of me, it has some pink hair and golden eyes.
"I’m sorry, It’s just I really love your features and wanted to make it as my heroine."
She said as she looked me with worry in her eyes.
"I saw your photos on Jessie’s mother’s social media, and I had an idea of making you as my heroine, but I promise you this won’t leak,"
She said as she look at me and looks scared whether I will take an action or not.
I just nodded at her as it was just nothing, beside just like what she said she won’t published it.
End of Flashbacks~~~
Why did I forget all about it?
This wasn’t a coincidence instead I was really her, but why do I dreamed the characters and they felt real?
I shook again as I stand up to take a quick shower and join my parents downstairs.