The path along the way was like a snowfield where the temperature seems to fall below zero degrees Celsius. It was awfully cold.
The winds get stronger and stronger each time. My legs which weren’t covered was freezing, making a hard time for me to walk. My head was getting heavier and heavier each step I walked, I was panting hard.
The journey seems like walking across the freezing Himalayas
Finally I reached my destination where Darwin was down there waiting for me. His presence purged all my lethargies away.
I couldn’t tell how happy I was especially since he waited for me all along. To add on, he even praised that my dress looked really good on me. I was ecstatic
Holding on Darwin’s hand, we headed down to the town. Along the way, we didn’t speak much except that I was all along holding onto his warm broad hand which seems like a pair of warm woolen glove for my hand.
However, the sky was grey and I couldn’t see well as my mind wasn’t really clear. The heat got into my head every step I made, making me dizzy. I couldn’t see where we are heading.
Suddenly I tripped onto a crack in between the red ceramic tiles. Just when I was about to fall, a hand pull me back in time.
“Are you okay?” Darwin asked in concern
I merely nodded my head while trying to keep myself up. But I know what my body couldn’t last as much as I wanted.
“Come on… Don’t collapse now…” I said to my inner self, hoping that I will be able to last for the whole day.
I couldn’t tell how far we walked. The lively surrounding had changed into a dark cement backyard which seems like a back alley.
“We have reached” Darwin said and I looked up.
The shop was badly decorated with strange English names and the decoration made it look like a pub.
The reception desk was a menu filled with all sort of names in different language. They are the names of the wines and liquor.
Darwin showed me the way into it familiarly as though he worked here. The red hard leather look expensive but it was dirty as it was not properly cleaned.
I was reluctant to sit down as I was afraid that it might stain my precious white dress. Eventually I got myself seated since I do not wish to disappoint Darwin.
With his fluent hand sign, the waiter came and he takes our order.
“As usual, Give me, two Special S” Darwin ordered it fluently as if he was a frequent customer here.
The next moment, he arrived with 2 glasses of gleaming golden liquid which seems like beer.
“I couldn’t take alcohol yet…” I told Darwin as I was trying to enquiry that this is non alcoholic.
“It’s okay… It’s just some fruit juice cocktail” Darwin assured me.
With the assurance Darwin gave, I drank a little from the glass. It really did taste so funny and I could feel that my throat was burning a little. But I couldn’t know what that is.
“Next one coming up, finished it…” Darwin continued
I couldn’t tell what I am drinking but all I know is that I finished it as requested by him. It tasted funny, having a sight sweet yet bitter taste and yet leaving a cooling sensation on your throat as if you had eaten “Mentos” earlier.
However my head was getting heavier and heavier. The burning sensation I felt on my head got even stronger after drinking that.
Right in front of me was the waiter taking the second order and placing it in front of me. With my dizziness, I couldn’t hear what he said but he was talking and laughing together with Darwin.
My eyes kept shutting and opening. My body was weak. I shouldn’t have come in the first place if I brought trouble for Darwin.
I couldn’t feel anything.
The next moment, I knocked onto the drinks placed in front of me, staining my dress and the waiter was caught surprised.
I wished I could get myself away from the spillage but I couldn’t. My body is too weak to move and my head is splitting.
“Kobe, the rest is up to you…”
This was the last thing I heard from Darwin talking to the waiter.
With that I collapsed.
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