chapter 4

"ca...lus" 

"c...elus" 

"caelus!" 

"huh?" 

"Are you all right?" asked Seven March with a worried look on her face. 

"What are you talking about? I feel fine. Why do you ask?" asked caelus with doubts. Strangled by his sudden question. 

"Are you sure? A little while ago you had the face of a zombie questioning his life decisions. Really, you just stared into the void all of a sudden" said March seven, not convinced with the answer. 

Putting her gray hairs on her hips and frowning she said. 

"when we get to the main command area you should go get a medical checkup. Your case seems more serious than stele's." 

Really? Come to think of it, I was thinking about something... What was it? 

Well... I guess if I don't remember it, it's because... [none of that matters]. 

"Okay, I'll do that." 

"I'll see that you do" said stele nodding seriously. 

I looked at stele and saw the seriousness on her face and wondered if she was the oldest? 

No no no. 

Shaking my head quickly I shook those thoughts away. 

I must not be fooled. 

Perhaps her performance is a ploy to trick me. 

To take the reins of the situation. highlighting her presence, making her more obvious as a high-profile figure, to gradually lead and take her position as big brother. 

Or maybe I'm thinking too much. 

Looking at stele, I come to see concern in her expression. 

Yes. Maybe I'm thinking too much. 

For one thing, why do I care so much about being the eldest? 

[None of that matters] 

"Then let's move on," said March seven, snapping me out of my thoughts. 

Resuming their way through the station they soon saw the elevator. 

In a circular open space with several platforms on the walls and many more at different heights marking each floor. 

In the center of the huge structure was the elevator, surrounded by a circular platform. 

Separated by a free fall and without a handrail to stop you in case you slipped. 

Who was the moron who designed this? 

Don't they realize that someone could fall in here? 

This space station does not meet minimum safety standards. 

No wonder it is currently under attack. 

"We'll take the elevator in the center down to the main command area. Do you know how to get there?" 

"uh...I just noticed you're not wearing your space station uniform. Are you sure you work here?" said seven March looking at us doubtfully. 

I don't remember ever telling her that I worked here. 

I looked at Stele and she looked back at me. In this exchange of glances I could detect subtle intentions in her eyes. 

Maybe she is trying to tell me something. Although I have no idea what she is trying to tell me. 

I just give her a meaningful look in response and let her interpret what she wants. 

Does she really think she can speak through her eyes? 

Shrugging his shoulder caelus looked to march for an answer, but stele was the first to speak. 

"yes," said stele, lying through her teeth. 

"Really? I think you're cheating on me..." said march looking at stele doubtfully. 

"it doesn't matter. If you don't want to talk about it I won't ask you anymore" said march shaking his head. 

"come on, I'll take you to the safe zone." 

"Maybe we're stowaways" said caelus in a low whisper that no one heard. 

Reaching the elevator, March seven operated the control unit, his nimble fingers gliding swiftly over the virtual keyboard with the precision and dexterity of a virtuoso pianist. 

The keys as they were pressed produced rhythmic sounds creating a strange symphony operated with grace and efficiency. 

At first glance, his experience and maturity were evident in his movements. 

Caelus looked at March, his posture impeccable and erect, as if he were holding the weight of the world on his shoulders, his delicate face with a serious frown. 

Looking at her he couldn't help but have good feelings for March, she is quite a beautiful, mature and reliable girl. 

Definitely girlfriend material. 

"ah, I knew it" said march seven. 

"did it work?" asked stele. 

Turning to look at stele she replied dejectedly. 

"no, I think it's damaged. I pushed all the buttons and nothing happened" she said shaking her head in disappointment. 

! SENSERIOUS?! THAT'S WHAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING ALL THIS TIME?! 

Forget about mature and dependable. 

Just give me back my good feelings. 

"if dan heng were here... he knows a lot about some complicated issues, maybe even about elevator repair..." said march seven... 

"i don't know anything about that" said a male voice. 

Everyone turned their heads towards the voice, to see dan heng approaching step by step. 

"Hey, what are you doing here? How did you get here before us?" shouted March, surprised by Dan Heng's arrival. 

"i took another way and went to the top floor and saw them from up there" replied dan heng calmly. 

"arlan is in the guard room. He is injured, but he will survive" continued dan heng. 

"Did you find him? does he know how to repair this elevator?" asked march. 

"i guess so, since he is the head of the security department" replied dang heng holding a hand to his chin, thinking. 

"Well, let's go find him!" March encouraged energetically. 

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in the end I changed perspective without realizing it, and made a weird mix of perspectives.

by the way can someone help me with the names of the chapters.

I have no idea what to name them.

if someone has an idea, let me know....