“How is it?”
“It taste… fine”
Eating the meal, the two again fall silent. As if they run out of topics for them to speak. Lea did not say any words as she enjoys the food. She also does not wish to disturb Aiden as she feels like something is going on in his head.
'It is so amazing, I heard of this food somewhere before. Is it on the computer in the library? But eating a lot of frozen foods is not good for the body. Nutrients die if they are frozen and heated. Hmm, but this taste good. May not be as good as the food in Aiden’s mansion but it is decent enough to be called food’
Munching, she heard Aiden speaks.
“This is… curry?”
He asked which Lea nodded in response.
“My mother used to cook food like this when we are in my grandmother’s place…”
He suddenly mumbled. Shaking his head with a small smile on his lips, Aiden silently finishes his meal.
“I will just check if there’s a comfort room in here”
Lea then excuse herself and so Aide pick up his phone from his pocket. Taking a photo of the table with those foods and sending it to Elton.
[Guess what? You wouldn’t believe but I ate a frozen food]
He texted with a small smile on his face. But it soon disappeared as he remember those guys that chased them.
[And I also want you to find information about these people]
Checking his phone, the car collects footage of the surrounding. It surely gathers enough footage of what happened when those people attack him.
[I want you to know who they are and file them charges]
Closing his phone he stands up and saw Lea.
“Are you done?”
Nodding here head she smiles.
“Wait for me here”
He mumbled and head where Lea came from. As soon as he got back to where she is, the table is clean like the moment they first sat on it.
‘It can self clean too?’
But the moment he saw Lea wiping her hand with wipes, he asked.
“You clean that?”
Looking at him as if he asked something so obvious, she nod her head.
“Ah, I bough wipes in there… if it is alright for you”
“Yeah its fine. But you don’t need to clean it by yourself”
“If I don’t do it, then who would? You don’t expect this place to clean on their own do you?”
‘They don’t clean by their self?’
“Fine, let’s go”
And as they head outside, the door closed and locked again.
“I’ll put it in the passenger seat”
Clicking something on his hand, the door opens by itself and so Leah put the groceries they bought.
“Is it still far?”
“Well, let’s see”
Looking at the navigation as soon as they get inside he smiled.
“Not so far if you would hold tight”
“Hey… please… not again…”
He just smiled and started the engine.
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Arriving at the very place, Aiden look at Lea, sleeping soundly. He laughs remembering her shouts as he fasten the pace of the car. But in the end, they just went in a normal pace, enough to not make her be sick.
“Lea, we are here”
He tried waking her up but she was soundly sleeping.
A notification was then heard, it was from Elton.
[Where are you? Wait, you really did? It’s unbelievable… of all people?]
Aiden can’t help but chuckle a little.
[And about the video you send, my agents are doing their best. I’ll let you know if they find out anything soon]
Closing his phone, the battery is not that high. Thirty two percent, that is the battery percentage of his phone.
‘I need to charge this’
He thought to himself and started looking for the charger. Opening the places where it might be, he failed to find any.
‘Shit… I don’t have any?’
“Aiden?”
Lea woke up, fixing her somewhat ruined hair she look at the surrounding. To her surprise, the sight was so familiar.
“Wow… we are here already?”
Opening the door, Aiden did not stop her as she head outside the moment she got the flowers on the passenger seat.
Can’t help but curve a sad smile, she close her eyes and feel the air.
“This… it is so much calming”
All she can remember was the memories of her and her grandparents. Reminiscing about the past, she didn’t notice that Aiden was already behind her.
“So this is your home?”
“Yes, my grand parents land… it is not that small but not that big either. That fence covering the house, the inside of it was theirs”
Walking inside, there is no much people to be seen as it seems like a secluded place. Crops are all over the place. The wind was cold and it did not make her shiver at all. She is used in this weather. After all, this is where she grew up.
“Shall we head inside?”
Opening the door, it was locked. But even so, in just a few tricks from Lea, the door let them in.
Aiden admit to himself that it was surprising at some point.
Heading inside, Lea went directly on the backyard.
‘I am happy that at the very least, Aunt Estrella didn’t take any move on this land…’
And as Aiden was distracted by the image of the house that was way different than his own, he saw Lea kneeling in front of the tree with two stones placed in there.
‘What is she doing?’
“Granma… granpa…. I am home…”
Smiling so gently she put the flower she brought.
“Sorry… I did not have the chance to visit you every day. Many things happened… and Aunt Estrella… she sold me…”
Gently removing the grown grass on the stone with names carved on it, she continued talking to her grandparents as if they are really there listening to her.
“But I am doing fine… it was hard but I am lucky to still be alive. They didn’t cut my head off as you can see”
Giggling she whispered those words but she didn’t know that Aiden was close enough for him to hear it.
“Ah, right… I forgot to bring a candle… forgive me. Wait here and I will get some”
Standing up she taps her knees to remove any dirt that might be in there. She rushes inside the house not even minding Aiden that was standing not far from where she is. Smiling, even though her lips curve like that, Aiden can see with both of his eyes how tears are continuously falling from her eyes.