Chapter 2 - Ineffable

Third person's POV

Sweven couldn't see the sunset from outside but he could see it's fading light reflecting through the window. Sweven once hate sunset but as he grew he realized that he is all along fascinated and captivated of it's undying beauty. "Ineffable indeed" Sweven muttered while staring on the light until it faded away. The girl was busy peeking whether the men in suit followed them and clearly they are now inside the greenhouse too, seeking for her.

"Tall guy their here. What are we going to do now?" The girl whispered which made Sweven back to his sense causing him, to gaze at one man who was about to go into their direction. He then pulled the girl's arm again to hide in another place which is behind the fruits.

"I think the Miss is not here. We should look outside now before the boss find out" One of the men said and so on everybody agreed then left the greenhouse after that Sweven and the girl stand up and looked at each other.

Sweven felt comfort when the girl with long blonde curly hair, fair skin, incardine lips and electric blue eyes with black tint on the outline smiled. She seems familiar he had in mind but when did I see her, is this kid perhaps a close friend of one of my sister, he had in mind.

The girl wanted to talked more to the man infront of her then Sweven unexpectedly looked at her so she smiled happily but in seconds Sweven then just stepped away from her but luckily she immediately caught Sweven's hand. Then tried to pull him on her direction but she just couldn't do it because of Sweven strength that's why Sweven still remained on the same spot his standing on."Wait! are seriously leaving me behind here?!" The girl confronted him. "You don't need me anymore" Sweven answered while he removed the girls hand into his hand.

"I thought you're actually mute because you won't say a word earlier but I'm here to tell you that....you! Have to take responsibility of me" She confidenty said.

"Why would I? You're a stranger" He replied. "What's your name?" She asked in advanced."Sweven" He simply answered.

"Sweven I'm Sealzicrane nice to meet you! But you can call me Linsey" She then quickly grabbed Sweven's hand and they had a handshake."How old are you?" He then let go of her hand.

"Sixteen that's why you have to stay with me until I wanted to go home" She blurted out. "You're a run away?" I thought the men whose following her are loan sharks but I guess I was too old fashion for thinking that way, I don't even know if loan sharks still exist in 2022, Sweven hand in mind.

"A big NO for you. I just wanted to have walked outside at night" She honestly said.

"You're probably one of the rich families so it must be dangerous for me not you","Just for tonight can you be with me?" She pleaded instantly that's why Sweven made up his mind and agreed because of pity. "Then let's go back to the bridge" She said and pulled Sweven's hand tightly so he just go along with her but a thinking crossed into his if Linsey is mocking him right now because earlier he kept pulling her arms without saying a word and now she's the one doing it. She's pretty clingy for a teenager too.

While they're getting closer to the brigde from walked they went to run so that they can quickly go their. Felting the cold wind all over their body and the warmness of ther hand colliding and the feeling of freedom and joy uniting. It was

such a happy scene for Linsey who haven't experience this kind of thing. They end up getting tired after that."My bike" Sweven muttered he couldn't believed he forgot it as for Linsey she's still breathing in exhaustion. They then let go of each other's hand and leaned on the side of the bridge. "Can you know talk?" Linsey asked.

"How long are we gonna be here?" Sweven asked back because his dying to go back at the greenhouse to get his precious bike back.

"It depends on me. Don't worry you're bike won't get stolen" Linsey said then looked at Sweven."You knew I left my bike?" He frowned. "I just realized it now but don't let it bother you...just enjoy the sky tonight, like what you did earlier looking at the sunset" She then stared at the moon and stars as well as Sweven who agreed."How tall are you?" She asked out of nowhere."I guess 189 centimeter" Sweven replied while in his mind thinking when will this girl shut her mouth.

"You're really tall. By the way you wouldn't asked so I'm gonna tell you I'm 162 centimeter but it feels like I can touch the sky anytime when I looked at it" She raised her hand to kind of interpreted what she meant. "I guess I can touch the sky more than you" Sweven teases."Huh? What's up with that?! Are you teasing me about my height?!" She uttered with a big smile on her face."I bend forward a bit when I talked infront of you" Sweven looked at her. "Hahaha that's so funny!!! You're such a joker!" Suddenly Linsey hit Sweven's shoulder and Sweven was startled because of it.

"You're beyond crazy" Sweven said when she was laughing without a funny reason. "I was just joking it's quite irritating you know...when people mocked you because of you're height but not only height now days people mocked everything" Linsey honestly share his thought to a guy he just met and of course that is Sweven. "Then did I irritated you?" Sweven kindly asked which made him feel sorry for Linsey because she's not jist talking about height. "It's not irritating to looked up like this in the sky and....so to you too" She uttered while they stared at the stars again.

The bridge rock over the pond with full of hyacinths and lilies and the surroundings with lots of plants and trees are truly captivating that can calm their souls. Sweven somehow felt like an old man who found tranquillity at once or maybe just for now while Linsey somehow felt like her old self, the tiny little princess on top of the castle with her dear mother and father looking at the stars with no worries.

"Did you find the libra?" Linsey asked. "The zodiac sign?" Sweven assured. "I meant the constellation" Linsey replied.

"No, can you point it?" He uttered as he looked at Linsey.

Linsey respond by pointing her index finger up into the sky and uttered "Libra is latin for weighing scale which why that constellation is named after that and also in greek mythology, Libra is the scaled held by Astraea that represents justice."

"You forgot to mention that it's the only constellation of the ZODIAC representing an inanimate object" Sweven added as Linsey put down her hands right into her waist and face him.

"So why do I need to point my fingers just for a tall guy like you? You knew where the constellation is but you didn't even tell me" She whimpered like a boss."You're definitely a rich childish kid" Sweven muttered. "I can still here you tall guy with a gloomy face and thug or gangster aura. I'm not a kid either!"

"What's with the sudden change of mood?" Sweven asked.

"GIRLS are like this so you won't understand" Linsey proudly said.I totally understand I been living with girls since birth, Sweven had in mind and suddenly change the topic "You better go home aren't you sleepy?".

"I can't sleep"

"But still you have to go home now" Sweven stand-up straightly from leaning then bend forward to looked at Linsey.

"I'am a good mannered teenager so I'll listen to you but I'll asked something first before I go" She agreed while Sweven

"To me what is it?". "Why did you take this path than go to the road?"She asked with expectation. "This a short cut on my way home" Sweven answered simply. "Okay if you say so. You may know go" She then stepped away from Sweven."How about you?" Sweven's concerned to Linsey because she's too young to be alone at night.

"You're going to the right I'm going to the left because I'm going home so don't worry, I can take care of myself alone" Linsey then walked away from Sweven countingher stepped up to seven as she reaches the number---she stopped from walking--- And turned infront to wave at Sweven. After seconds of waving at each other, they turned back at each other then left the bridge peacefully. Before going home Sweven went to the greenhouse first to get his bike then go to his house after that she saw his mother still working on her laptop.

He then came closer, held her hand, bow towards her and gently pressed his forehead on the his mother's hand by giving respect or greeting. That's how you do a "Mano" it's a honoring gesture used in Filipino culture performed as one of the sign of respect or greeting for a elder person. Sweven's mother who is Sabrina is a filipino immigrant in U.S.A, she grow up on this country but still remained Filipino by doing their traditions and having importance in their own culture.

"What happened?" She asked her everyday question to Sweven when he got home. "The usual, I work overtime in the weekends right" He replied while he looked at his mother who's still typing. "But you're SOME hours late" She said.

"I bumped to a girl and just help her find her way home" Sweven uttered. "If you say so" His mother replied as Sweven went away and stepped on the stair. "You forgot to removed your shoes once again young man" She suddenly warned. "Oh! Sorry Mom" Sweven apologized then removed his shoes, put it into the cabinet and quickly gone up stairs.

Sweven's mother would always worry for him but she knew that her son will kept his promised and never do things like again. Just like the old days she remember the one of the past that she will never forgot it was when she agreed to a child's decision. It was exactly one year after the death of Sweven Sucré Debussy's Father.

The young Sweven walked home with bruises and scars all over his body and a note at the back of his bag stating that he is crazy. He slightly opened the door so that no one will noticed him going upstairs but as soon as he moved his feet, his oldest sister Claire Luna saw him.

"Whacha doin?" Claire Asked.

"Nothing" Sweven answered.

Claire looked at him from head to toe and ordered him"Go to the kitchen, Mom's in there." Sweven nodded then went to the kitchen and saw his mother feeding their youngest sister Belle ame while his older sister Reverie eating apples.

"Wht happened? Did your classmates do that?" His mother asked.

"Half, it was by me and them" Sweven sat down beside her sister Reverie who was pretty boyish."You should've punched them" Reverie said."You once told me that so I end up getting on the principals office" Sweven replied before he bite the apple he was holding."It was your fault for believing me" Reverie insisted. "Okay stop it, Reverie can you get the first aid kit upstairs and Sweven can we talked" Their mother ordered.

"Yeah" They both agreed then Reverie left to get the first aid.

"Did you save someone again?" His mother asked him as she carry her little daughter.

"I don't save Mom....I just---just help them" Sweven uttered.

"You don't have to do that whether is out of empathy or sympathy. My child you have to cherish your life too" His mother stayed calm despite the bursting feelings in her heart.

"Mom you don't know the feeling when I saw those visions in my dream and what's worser is that I can only help those who have chances to live. When the candle is still lighting, I still can prolong their life but if it's fading I cannot change or do anything" Sweven seriously said.

His mother was shocked due to her son, she couldn't believed what he is saying. For a eleven years old child like him speaking about life and death it was unreasonable to reply back them she had in mind and continue to do so as years past by, she stayed quiet and observed at the same time but somehow it didn't work out, It was all her fault she thought at that time.

Sweven changed his clothe to pajamas then leaned down on the bed thinking only about one thing. It was about a lady who he cannot see her face, for the past few days sometimes he dreamed of her and it was mysterious for Sweven because he only now dreamed of visions of death since his 10th birthday, before that he actually dreamed just like a normal person. He then eventually fall into sleep after thinking for minutes.

Once again Sweven had a vision and a glimpse of this is shown to him. It was oblivion in the dark at first sight then it became ---darkness--- a scenery just like in a big movie screen infront of his eyes. He saw Jackson with a girl on the side of the road near the cafe at Rodeo drive then a man came and talked with Jackson but based on their faces, they are mad. Suddenly without hesitating the man pulled a knife and stabbed Jacksom three times on the broad daylight. After that a candle appear and it's still lighting.

While Sweven dreaming of a vision, Linsey didn't want to go to bed when everything is prepared by her butler so that she can go to bed. "The mechanical ventilator is prepared. Miss shouldn't you now sleep" The butler suggested as Linsey sat down on the coach and ate some cookies. He waited for his Master reply until she finished eating and drinking the milk.

"I told you that I don't like cookies and milk anymore" Linsey said. "Then how come you ate it?" He intended to asked.

"Seriously? Butler Ben how come you talk like that? A obedient but ungrateful jerk you are!" Linsey frowned."It's been years Miss serving you is a pleasure" The butler replied. "But whatever you knew Butler Ben, I meant a guy whose much handsome than my father or any model in this world" Linsey sniggered. "A guy?" He reassured. "He has much more sleeping problems than me based on his gloominess. He talk with THAT face like a real thug" Linsey describing something which the butler cannot understand neither the mood Linsey is having.

"But I guess we're different I mean I don't sleep like a normal person...No-----that's wrong What I meant is.... I don't sleep, I can't sleep, I just rest with the machine so that I won't die slowly and I'm stuck with that machine forever...I can't even dream" Linsey mumbled out of nowhere with a confused mind. "I hoped you never see that guy again he reminded you, your difficulties" The butler said.

"No, will see each other again you see I'm at peace when I'm with him" Linsey stand up and went to to bed as the butler put everything she needed then a few minutes later she slowly closes her eyes and never think of tomorrow.

To be continued.

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