Chapter 101

**Tzalmon Point of View**

With speed of light, I ran to my car, got in it and drove behind the car she got in. Even though I was rather fast in chasing after her, she was still considerably far by the time I was back on the road.

With a speed that would get me to her and still will not get me in prison, I followed the silver color car. We crossed several shopping malls and continued to drive swiftly towards the highway when I lost her.

I had my eyes on her car, I was surely following her but when I got on the highway among several cars and a good number of cars of same model and color as same as hers, I lost sight of her.

I drove past all the silver cars on my way and looked in to see if I could find her but by the way the highway ended, my chase too ended swiftly.

The strong presence I felt until two minutes ago was not there anymore. It was as if she disappeared in thin air. However, given the transportation of this world and how many path the highway opened up, it was no wonder she disappeared so soon.

But I still felt positive. I saw her face, I confirmed her presence in the city, I was positive of our reunion. Time and again, destiny is leading me step by step towards her so I'm certain we shall come face to face soon.

When? I'm not certain of; but we will, soon!

Remembering the place I saw her earlier, I called the captain and informed him of the news and he kindly agreed to look into it.

Although feeling positive, I was also anxious as well. Thinking back to what Eelk has said the other day, I might've not admitted orally but I knew it in my heart that what he said was true.

Eblilis would never want to see me again, much less come back with me back to the kingdom. But a spark of hope raised in my heart when I saw her with my own eyes earlier.

The way how she was very casually smiling and driving around in the city, it can be said that she might not know my arrival and existence here. If she knew, she would rather go away from this city and not walk around so casually.

If my theory is indeed right, then it would be easy to find her first before she finds me.

Sighing a little, I only now realized that one of the roads down the highway leads to the street where Darwin kindergarten is situated. So without further thoughts, I drove to the school and looking at the time, it was now the for the school to let the kids go home.

I parked my car in the back road and walked to the school because at this time of the day, vehicles are not allowed to roam freely in this road as it is time for the children to get off from the school.

Choosing a small store which is right opposite to the school gate, I chose a window side table and sat there keeping my eyes on the students that started to come out of the school slowly now.

Teachers got the students to stand in lines and only when the respective parent or guardian came to pick them up, they let them go.

I was watching the surroundings carefully when a waiter came to take the order. This particular store sells drinks and dishes made of corn only. So I ordered some corn steak and sweet corn coffee before getting back to what I was doing.

"You look - beautiful baby." I heard a slightly familiar voice speak very hesitantly.

I slightly turned my head and in came the pair of same mother and daughter that I met in art gallery. Behind them, surprisingly was yet another familiar face holding the hand of a four year old boy.

What was different was both the kids have some kind of totem faces painted on their faces. If it wasn't for me remembering the face of mother, I wouldn't have guessed that the little girl was same human from the art gallery.

Are schools encouraging some kind of cult activities these days?

What's with the face painting?

"Mamma, this is umbassing."

"Embarrassing. Ah, you don't look that bad, dear. Doesn't she, Ms. Fortune." The mother from the art gallery commented, clearly holding herself back from laughing.

"Truly gorgeous." Aviva fortune nodded with a grin.

"That's because she looks better like this than with clear skin." The little boy who was silent until now gave a passing comment and sounded so casual as if what he said was a universal fact.

The four sat on the table beside mine, which is the only empty one and opened the menu card as they asked the kids first what they wanted to eat.

"Sweet Bean!" Aviva Fortune narrowed her eyes towards the little boy but still with a smile.

"Come on, Aunt Viva, she is a walking art now. Isn't it great?" The little boy exclaimed to express his point.

"I will get my evhenge." The little girl pointed her small finger at the little boy and huffed angrily.

"Eighty two. This is the eighty two time you said you would get your revenge for something and yet I have the upper-hand every time. Forget it. I will go easy on you next time." The boy waved his hand with a shrug as if he has graced the little girl with something precious.

"Alright both of you. Stop fighting. You have been friends from the time you were born, how come you both know nothing but fight with each other all the time?" The little girl's mother pacified the kids and ordered food and drinks for them.

"So why are you faces like this?" Aviva Fortune asked, quite interested in the story.

"Auntie Fortune, today Miss Lula said we should all become friends and should not leave anyone out. So she - she - what was that, devil?" She scratched her head and looked at the little boy for help.

"I told you not to call me devil." The boy frowned, still helped her in explaining. "Teacher wanted the whole class to make friends with each other. So she made us pick chits containing animal names and two who got same animal shall form and team and do each other's make up. It was supposed to be a fun activity to make us get close to each other." The boy was only four but he was able to speak so much without stuttering.

"And you both picked the same animal, yes?" Aviva Fortune chuckled as she looked at their faces again and went into full blown laughter.

"That doesn't look like makeup, Sweet bean. What exactly did you draw on Noemi's face?"

That's right. I think some familiar looking was painted on the little girl's face but I cannot get what it si.

"That's a lizard."

"What?" Aviva and the little girl shouted but the girl was horrified and in anger. "Why, that was the animal we picked. I thought to honor it since we picked it up." The little shrug make the baby girl red in anger.

Even with such a painting on her face, the red was blaring obvious. She was extremely furious.

"Then Noemi drew -"

"Never mind, I know she must have just tried to apply makeup, just in an ugly manner. Noemi Ora Reyes can be many things but she is not creative."

"You are a devil that Miss Lula spoke of when she said we will be taken away by devil if we don't eat veggies. Where are your horns?"

"You seem to find me very capable, I see. You think I'm that powerful? Thanks for the compliment though. Your belief in me makes me tear up."

"That is not a compement."

"I know, it is actually a compliment."

"That was what I mean."

"Then thanks for the compliment."

"You are a devil."

"And you are a boring Noemi Ora Reyes."

"That's enough both of you. Food is here. Eat it up quickly." Noemi's mother pacified the bickering kids and filled their plates with food.

The little boy was smart for his age and looking at both the kids, they seems to be fighting the whole time but one can tell how close they are.

Looking at the little boy from quite some time, I somehow, feel strange.

I don't why the kid give me a strange, a good strange feeling but he feels intimate for some reason.

I wasn't able to tell the boy's features at all given how his face painted in such a way but this feeling of closeness appalled me. Just when the waiter brought my food and drink along with theirs, Aviva Fortune saw me and stood up with a polite smile and came to my table.

"Mr. Ebernus, it is nice to meet you again." She smiled politely and offered her hand for a shake.

"It's good to see you again as well, Ms. Fortune." I shook her hand and nodded courteously.

"I was planning to come by in few days myself. It's regarding enrolling my nephew to learn martial arts at Thunders." I looked at the little boy and nodded my head when he did not express any refusal.

"The classes starts in two days."

"Yes, however, he will only be able to start attending from third week of next month, sir. Before that it will be difficult. Can he squeeze in a month late?" I nodded my head and said it will not be a problem.

"I want to go too." Noemi squealed as she showed her fist to the seriously eating little boy. The boy looked at her and scoffed before going back to continue eating.

"I will inform Eelk about it. When you come by, ask for Eelk and he will have the papers ready for you." With that said, we went back to our tables and continued to do our own tasks.

I sighed thinking; today too, Eblilis was not here.

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Hello Sweeties,

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