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35 The Inference
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The Search for Freedom 36 The Questions
Alicia suddenly showed up by my side and said, "I know you're now thinking again about the guard you killed, but don't worry too much because I can help you forget him."I faced her and asked, "How can you help me?""That's so easy, Kaila. You only need to make yourself busy.""But how can I make myself busy?" I queriedI sensed that there was something she wanted me to do. As might be expected, she would only use me for her own benefit. But I wasn't sure yet."Do you remember what I mentioned about something you can do to break the curse?" She sat down on the concrete-hard chair at my right side.Her words sounded interesting, especially since my sole aspiration was to get rid of the curse, which also came from her. I experienced a dilemma. She probably would not tell me anything without expecting an exchange, or she could also benefit from what she wanted me to do. But as long as I could do it, I would never waste an opportunity to find out what I needed to do in order to break the
The Search for Freedom 37 The Lascivious Couple
LilMy hand knocked on the door several times, but there was nobody there to open it. until it realized the door was not closed. My hand slowly thrusted it, which made a sharp-crying sound. I entered the house and slowly shut the door. As I turned, I noticed it was so spacious there. The living room had three couches and a glass-topped wide table with four wooden vanished chairs around it. There were many paintings hanging on the walls, and a tile-made staircase wounding to the second floor.It was a huge house, and there might have been a lot of people living there. My body started searching around the house. There was nobody there, but the curse would not stop searching for something it could not find. We climbed the stairs and I was surprised by what I saw.The room was covered with hanging black curtains that reached the floor and danced as the wind blew, and there was something happening just then, but the body of mine would not give them privacy.Behind the curtains, there were
The Search for Freedom 38 The Dispute I Started
I was lucky that my parents didn't see me going towards the bathroom, or else they would surely have scolded me and asked a lot of questions. Perhaps time didn't move when I left home, and perhaps time in the place where I was moving didn't move though I was no longer there. I didn't care about that anymore. If time wouldn't move, then it favored me, and if time would fly, it favored me too. Time was time, spending itself on everyone. It couldn't be seen or touched. It would only pass by and would never come back again.The only thing I didn't want to happen was when the curse would consume much of my time because it could affect my whole life, my schooling, and the dreams I wanted to achieve.After I took a bath, I dried myself with a towel, then wore my blue underwear, plain shirt, and black pants. I hung the towel back on the clothesline and got out of the bathroom. When I was walking to the kitchen, I saw my mother brushing her long, curly hair. It seemed like she was talking alon
The Search for Freedom 39 The Rigid Constable
KailaAlicia looked at me and replied, "Yeah, of course!""Then tell me who they are." I repeated."I'm going to tell you about it, but it's not yet the right time. You need to be strong and brave first, because you don't totally know them and what they can do," Alicia explained.What could they do? Were they that difficult to catch? Maybe they were also spirits like Alicia, so the police officers could not catch them. It had been months, but they still had not told me anything about those murderers. I wondered if that would be the right time.Speaking of the police, there was a carriage which had stopped at the front of the mansion, and a policeman stepped out. He walked towards the gate and pressed the button there to make the doorbell ring. As usual, everyone was busy and there was nobody who opened the gate, so I stood up, walked towards him, and let the constable enter.He was wearing a denim shirt, thick black trousers, and boots with yellow soles. He appeared to be very serious
The Search for Freedom 40 The Way to Freedom
Her words sounded interesting. It wasn't totally boring being with a powerful friend like Alicia, although there was something messing up my mind. It was the reason that I didn't know why she told me to kill the constable, though we both knew there were other ways to solve the problem. Especially since she was powerful and killing someone was an immoral way to fasten someone's lips. Maybe there was a heavy reason why Alicia told me to do that, so I didn't waste an opportunity to ask."Well, I know you're merciful, and that's your weakness, so we need to remove that from you. If you're asking the reason, it's a part of how you can get rid of the curse." Alicia tried to explain it, though it was incomprehensible and made me slowly scratch my head."Still, I don't understand the way to be free. I have been asking you about it many times, but you're just making me wonder," I complained."Oh, sorry, I had forgotten to tell you about it," Alicia replied. "But are you sure you're willing to
The Search for Freedom 41 The Forgiveness
LilI tried to calm myself. Though I really wanted to punch that man, I realized he was powerful, for he could not be touched, and he seemed to be floating in air. Perhaps it was also because he was an air that he lacked feelings and a brain. He asked me to conspire with him or trust him without saying any reason. I had a hunch that he only wanted to be close to me so that he could use me more for his own purposes. However, it also came to my mind that nothing would be lost if we became friends. If I collaborate with him, he might also remove the curse from me. But I wasn't that foolish anymore. If he really wanted to help me, why would he not remove the curse before that? He was definitely selfish."You put a curse on me and then you're asking me now to trust you. Do you really think you're trustworthy? Why won't you take the curse from me so that we can be friends and we won't need to fight anymore?""If I can only bring back the time, I already did it, so I won't give you that curs
The Search for Freedom 42 The Heavy Burden
The first person I saw when I woke up was Cain. Maybe he didn't leave last night. Everything was normal and it meant that he didn't cause any problems, like a curse, which was difficult to solve. He was lying there on the rough floor like a beggar with closed eyes, and seemed to be in a deep slumber. It never entered my mind that he could also feel tired, for he was already a spirit.I sprang from my bed and barefoot walked towards the door. I knew, even though there were many things I needed to deal with, I also needed to go to school. Though there were too many questions in my mind, I didn't want to lose my future because of them. I knew my parents would be mad if I did not continue my studies without giving them a valid reason. I believed that finishing school was the only thing that I could do to exchange my parents' hard work and perspiration.The door was crying when I opened it. Cain was being aroused from a deep slumber. He stood up without saying a word and got out of my bedr
The Search for Freedom 43 The Long List
KailaKilling a hundred people wasn't just a game. Lives couldn't be bought because everyone had a responsibility to take care of each other's lives. What I could do was hope, hoping that the people I could kill would forgive me, even though I knew it was hopeless because murder was both a mortal and forgivable sin."Kaila, I know you have a special ability like seeing things, such as people from far away places. You may use that to know who you want to kill," Alicia advised."So, do you mean that it wasn't from you?" I asked."Yeah, it did not come from me, but from, maybe from the curse.""Okay, but I don't know how to use this power, because sometimes I cannot control it. Can you help me with that?""That's so easy to control. You only need to focus if you want to see something. You need to focus when using your eyes to see someone or something. I knew you could control that soon."Alicia was right because it would show me the things I really wanted to see, and if I didn't want to
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