"What?" Hugo's mouth parted with what he heard. He was surprised by what he had learned. Hugo took a deep sigh. He shut his eyes tightly. He could feel his chest tightening because they didn't know why, but he felt as if there was something in his heart.
He knew of the emotion very well. It was a mixture of anger, pity, and disappointment. He felt pity for Alliyah. How could they do that to such a young kid who didn't know anything about the world?
He could remember himself… he could remember the promise that was given to him by Julius in the past. He believed him and that caused his misery.
"How are we going to say this to her?" Hugo asked with worried written in his voice. He didn't know if Alliyah could take the news with her current state. She looked so vulnerable the last time Hugo had seen her.
"We can't just hide this from her. She has the right to know what happened to her brother, especially now that she was asking us a favor," Hendrix answered.
Hugo let out a deep sigh. "So are we going to say it now, knowing that she had just finished crying?" He uttered, having doubts about what they were about to do.
"Well, this is better than keeping it from her. Who knew if she will do something stupid as she tried to save her already-dead brother? You also need to say this so that she will know that we cannot do anything already." Hendrix shrugged his shoulders.
Although it was indeed cruel, Hugo knew that Hendrix was right. It was Alliyah's right to know what happened to her brother.
"Alright. We need to wait until she is capable enough to handle her emotions. Give her a few hours first."
"I understand," Hendrix lightly smiled as he patted Hugo's back.
"I will just go outside," Hugo informed him as he stood up and left the house in a hurry, Hendrix just stayed there understanding how Hugo felt.
He, too, was angry about what happened. However, he cannot just do anything and interfere with their matters. The only person that will be able to do that was Hugo himself.
'I should probably go upstairs and give them something to drink," Hendrix uttered to himself as he looked at the refrigerator on his back. He stood up and took a carton of juice together with some glasses to take upstairs,
On the other side, Hugo went outside to clear his thoughts. There was a small space outside of the apartment. There was a small table and 2 chairs on the side.
He sat on one of the chairs and looked at the view right before his eyes. He could still see a lot of greenery in this area. It must be because the location was still being developed, the reason why it had such a low price. freewebnovel(.)com
There were multiple people passing by through their house. Some old people would wave their hands as they saw Hugo, trying to be friendly with their new neighbor.
Hugo glanced at the ring on his finger. He was able to put this on again before he arrived at their house.
'Should I take this off when I go outside?' Hugo asked himself as he looked at it.
"I should check first about what will my parents do."
Mentioning about his parents. Hugo went through his phone. In there, he saw a few missed calls from his parents.
He chuckled as he looked at them. It was already 4 30 in the afternoon. Time really does fly so fast whenever there's something going on. freewebnovel.c(o)m
He turned off his phone, not even managing to read one of his texts. He knew for sure that he will just miss them if he ever did it.
It was enough that he had said his goodbye.
Hugo was quiet the whole time he was outside. He watched as how the sky turned to orange. It was like a golden scenery in his eyes.
Closing his eyes, he could remember the memories of his previous life.
Was this the feeling that his parents have felt in that life? That was the question running through his mind the whole time.
He didn't even say goodbye to his parents that time… at least, right now, he did inform them that he will be away for a while.
'Did they get sad too when I didn't come home already?' He sadly opened his eyes as a tear fell through his eyes.
He quickly calmed himself down.
'I promise you guys… I will end this matter quickly so that we can be with each other once again," he determinedly exclaimed.
Hugo stood up. He turned his head back and went inside the house. Now, they should not waste any time.
He went upstairs, going directly to where they were. Hugo looked at all of them. Besides Hendrix, all of them were victims of Julius' wrongdoings.
'I will kill him with my own hands…' Hugo's fist clenched.
"Hendrix, can you get something for me?" The sides of his lips rose to the side.
"What is it?" Hendrix's forehead creased when he saw Hugo. There was distance in his eyes that somehow made him nervous.
"Can you get the sword that was under my bed? I forgot to take it." Hugo tilted his head to the side.
Because his moving out was just a rush decision, he forgot to take the most important thing that he will be needing in this matter.
"Alright," Hendrix nodded. "I'll get it later once they're all asleep."
"Are you okay now, Alliyah?" Hugo faced Alliyah, who was sitting in the middle.
Alliyah happily smiled. "Yes, I'm alright already." She chuckled as she went to glance over at Hendrix. "Can we plan now how are we going to save my brother?" she asked as her eyes went back to Hugo.
Hugo stared at Hendrix once again. 'You say that to her, I already did my part earlier.' He grinned as he steps back.
"I will be cooking dinner now. Goodbye guys!" He left in a hurry, putting pressure on Hendrix.
Hendrix was left speechless. He was just staring at the door the whole time.
Hugo was humming as he went downstairs. Truth to be told, he didn't want to see Alliyah crying for another time. He just felt as if his chest was hurting the whole time.
If he needs to cook in order to do it, then he will do so.
He sucks at comforting someone.
The only thing that he was good at was sucking…
Sucking the meat out of crab legs.
"Legs that are meaty are truly tasty."
Hugo started preparing all the ingredients that he will be needing. Since there were 5 of them and Hendrix eats as if he was two, then he needed to make a lot.
He made some nutritious soup and some meat dishes so that they could have their strength back right away.
When he was done, he sat in front of the dining table and communicated with Hendrix.
"What is happening there? An hour and 30 minutes had already passed." He asked as he looked at the time.
'You asshole! Why did you leave me here? I didn't know what to do! Alliyah kept on crying!' Hendrix exclaimed.
Hugo chuckled when he saw the anxiousness in Hendrix's voice. 'You all should probably leave her for a while. She needs to have her alone time so that she could think clearly,' He answered. 'I prepared a lot of food. Go down so we could eat already. If Alliyah wanted to join, then let her.'
Hendrix didn't answer Hugo, He looked at his companions and hesitantly smiled. "The food is already cooked. Do you want to be alone for a while Alliyah? Or do you want to eat with us?" he asked her carefully.
Alliyah smiled. "I want to be alone first." The sadness in her voice didn't leave their ears.
Hendrix looked at both Jimon and Natalie. "Let's go now." He stood up and opened the door.
Jimon and Natalie nodded. The three of them left Alliyah alone in the room. Alliyah let out a loud cry as the door closed. She hugged herself and cried on her knees, remembering the memories of her and her brother.
"Do you think that she will be fine?" Natalie asked worriedly as she looked back at the room.
"She needs to if she wanted to give justice to her brother," Hendrix answered as they successfully arrived at the dining hall.
"She's still upstairs?" Hugo's brows rose up as he saw that only the three of them went down.
"Yeah." Jimon answered.
"Alright. Let's just save food for her. We need to eat now. I'm sure you haven't had a decent meal in a while now." Hugo smiled as he placed the pitcher of cold water in the middle.
The four of them sat on their respective chairs and started eating.
It was a very long day for all of them.
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