9 A Key?

He kept staring at the statue when he saw a shiny reflection. He squinted his eyes. He focuses them on the reflecting object.

He moved his legs closer to the fountain.

He used his hands to take out whatever was shining under the pure water coming out of the fountain.

Taking it out of the water, "A glass key?"

It was a tiny key. The key wasn't made of metals like the others. It seemed to be carved beautifully from a big glass slab/piece.

He began to turn it around, "What's this glass key doing here, in the fountain?"

He thought, 'It is tiny yet heavy.'

He twirled it to check if he could get any clue related to the reason why it was there in the first place.

While he was busy analysing the key, he felt his phone vibrations, so he accepted the call through the smart wrist watch.

"Hey, where are you, Rev?"

He heard his friends asking about his whereabouts. He had his ear pieces connected to the call so he didn't have to hold his phone in hands.

He replied, "I'll be coming back in 15 mins." He hung up the call and put the key in his pant's left side jean pocket.

He glanced one more time at the fountain with his sharp eyes. It was close to impossible to know what's going inside his head and his eyes didn't show anything except empty gazes. Though if looked closer, they could see a small flicker when he gazed at the lying portrait of the girl.

Then he turned his legs towards the opposite direction of Aza. He exited the park from the South exit zone while Aza did from the North.

"I should start walking faster or else I won't get time to do everything before they wake up." Aza, who already was walking with quick strides, changed her pace to more nimble steps.

Side stepping and passing by other New Yorkers, she reached her penthouse in less than 15 mins. She covered the distance of 7 kilometres.

"A very good morning, Ms.Aza."

The young receptionist happily greeted Aza.

She nodded at his greeting before she entered the elevator. She pushed on the 'Penthouse' button in the keypad of the elevator.

The elevator began to move up, it arrived at the top most floor, the one reserved for only Penthouses in 2 mins.

She exited out of the elevator. She used her handprint to open up the door and enter inside her penthouse.

Just at the same time in the other condominium building which stood only 5 steps away from, 'Sky High Peaks', Aza's penthouse building.

A guy in full black look entered the special private elevator. It led directly to the upper floor that only the owner of this lavish condominium, 'HighCrest', had access to the floor.

He positioned his hand on the scanner, the door unlocked. He saw his two friends lazing around the living hall. Whereas the other two were missing.

The door got closed on its own.

He changed his shoes to home slippers and walked to the kitchen to grab a bottle of water to quench his thirst.

There he saw his friend, Caleb making an egg omelette.

"Good Morning." He greeted Caleb.

Caleb hummed in response, "Xavier, call Zeki down now, the breakfast is ready."

Then a warning,"I am coming, don't start eating without me!!!" Came in the form of their friend, Zeki. He had his bed hair on, it added a mischievous and sexy vibes to his already handsome face.

However, "Zeki, you again drooled on your pillow."

Xavier casually reminded him back.

Zeki smiled sweetly at him,"Xavi, my dear friend, what should I do if I see hot and delectable beauties in my dreams? All accommodating per my demands."

Xavier ignored his friend.

"Yet, none can be compared to my dream girl. The only girl I ever liked." Zeki said.

Caleb bonked his head, "Are you real? You never saw her face, only her back!!"

Rubbing his head Zeki pointed out at Caleb,"So what? She got everything in her that I always wanted in my girl. And you stop bonking my head!!"

"Help me Rev?" Zeki asked his friend Rev for his help to avoid the upcoming bonks by Caleb.

He knew that Rev could stop Caleb.

He hid behind Rev and held his forearms in a tight snake-like grip. Although if it was some other, they would have flinched back in pain but Rev stood proudly and silently.

He took off Zeki's muscular hands from his forearms.