CHAPTER 32: Her Day

"When a friend of Abigail and John Adams was killed at Bunker Hill, Abigail's

response was to write a letter to her husband and include these words, 'My bursting

heart must find vent at my pen.'"

– David McCullough

"Where are you going Rin?" Asked by a familiar baritone voice whom I missed so much.

My heart starts beating like a drum inside my chest, as the world starts to move in slow motion. I turn around with teary eyes, before looking at the man wearing a cute made apron while holding a tray of cookies in his hands.

"Sean..." I utter in a very low voice, almost whispering.

He looks at me, with a sweet smile plastered on his pretty face, before putting the tray above the mini table and start facing me while spreading both of his hands, gesturing me to give him a big hug.

A tear fells from the side of my eyes, as I run towards his place throwing myself to reach him and give him a tight hug.

I don't know what's with me, but I suddenly had the urge to tell him how sucks my life was while inside the training camp...

This is not me...

Being emotional all of a sudden is so not me...

Is it even possible, that I am having Ayesha's feelings while I am the one controlling her body?

The killing has been my forte, since the time I was born inside Ayesha's head.

I was not scared nor feeling bad about killing, but why now? What happened to me now? Why do I feel terrible as the flashback of what happened awhile ago, and what happened to the guy, who was being tortured the first day I got myself inside this Inferno flashing back inside my head?

Why do I feel like melting now that Ayesha's angel shows up all of a sudden?

I was hugging Sean tightly when I heard another familiar guffy voice took my attention.

"Rinleigh!" Kurt calls out my name, which made me feel excited to see them again, after a long eternity.

I immediately break my hug to Sean and start looking for the direction of the voice, only to see Kurt and Josh holding another set of trays with different delicacies.

The sweet smell of the hot sponge cake and salad filled my nose. It has been so long since the time I tasted those foods. I suddenly felt really hungry just by the smell of the food.

"KURT! JOSH!" I exclaimed as soon as I saw the two of them.

I immediately run towards their direction and give them both a tight hug.

I miss the three of them so damn much.

"Hey! How are you here? You don't look good to me. What happened?" Kurt asked me while wrinkling his forehead.

He even made me turn around to check out, while his forehead wrinkles.

"You're looking thinner than the last time I ever saw you before? What happened?"

"I...uhh..." I was about to answer him when warm and lovely arms started to envelop my body, into a tight hug.

"I miss you." He whispered, with full of fondness...

I tried to hug him back, as tight as how he was hugging me. Making him feel that I do feel the same way as him.

"I've missed you too Josh," I whispered back.

"Awww...

What a cute reunion you got there sweeties." Ms. Kazumi interrupted while having both hands claps together, on the side of her face while watching the four of us, on our emotional reunion.

I want to claw her face in annoyance for some reason. The heat started to form on my cheeks, as I feel awkward knowing that we are being watched by her. I am so ashamed I just wanted to hide my face somewhere she couldn't see.

I immediately break my hug with Josh and started to face Ms. Kazumi.

"What are they doing here? You know it's very dangerous to have slaves like them inside this training camp. They might be pulled for exam torture!" I asked her, feeling grateful but still scared at the same time.

"There are two reasons. One, Ms. Kazumi pulled some strings to have them as your Christmas gifts. We all knew you miss these three so bad. We heard you while you're talking to the mother bunny yesterday." Iris answered smiling kindly at me, while comfortably sitting on the sofa.

"Second reason is that we are planning to join the Dark Claws Assassins too." Josh continued.

"WHAT?" I asked them with wide eyes.

The word shocked is visible now on my face. I couldn't believe what I just heard. Is it true? What the freaking hell is wrong with them?

"Were planning to join you in being an assassin too, Rin. I know it wouldn't be easy, but we'll try our very best to cope up with you." Sean explained.

But him explaining things to me, doesn't make me feel better. I am really against the idea of them joining the army of the demons. What if they get in danger? What if the demons tried to bully them too, just like what happened to Ayesha while being inside this inferno's training camp? How about the torture? Can they kill innocent people?

Could they handle everything?

I feel so bothered having them experience this training camp too. But I am also afraid that if they stayed as a slave inside this hell, they might need to experience getting fuck up by Low Ranks for the rest of their lives.

"Come on Rin! Have trust in us. We can handle all of this too. Just like how you were able to get through all this. Believe me. We can manage." Kurt reassure me while smiling. He then patted my head, as he ruffles my head like his usual gestures.

"Anyway, why don't you guys have a sit here now, and join us. Let's eat now since I am already starving." Ms. Kazumi interrupted again, making us sit on the sofa.

"Are you sure we can eat all of this now? Aren't, we going to wait for Christmas?" I asked while wrinkling my forehead.

"Oh? We can always eat them later when Christmas came. We can eat all of this food which was placed on this table. There are still lots of foods inside. It wouldn't hurt to eat some right?" Iris answered.

I didn't ask anymore and start sitting on the sofa in between Kurt and Josh.

We all ate in silence. I look at the three idiots who were eating fast. They seem to enjoy the foods, Ms. Kazumi and Iris have for them.

This made me smile while watching them. I eat the food with satisfaction, I think this is my first time eating a feast like these inside this hell. And I am thankful to have this chance to spend it with the people dear to me.

"Come to think of it, I have yet to know when is your birthday?" Ms. Kazumi asked while sucking a piece of chicken legs bone on her hand.

"I was born September 7." Answered Josh, while still busy eating his spaghetti.

"Mine is October 10" answered Kurt, who is busy eating lumpia, and his share of spaghetti pasta too.

"December 10." Said Sean, while smiling from ear to ear.

When it's my turn to tell them my birthday, I decided to get a piece of fried chicken and bite on it.

God! This is heaven! I missed eating this so damn much!

"Today," I answered while my mouth is still full of foods.

"WHAT? TODAY? AND YOU DIDN'T TELL US?" They all said in chorus while looking at me with wide eyes, looking at me so shocked.

"What? You guys never asked." I rebate.

I sip on my orange juice, while still eating, not minding their reactions.

You guys can look, as long as I have food with me, I no longer care about what you guys think.

"If only you told us, then maybe we can have something to give you as a present!" Ms. Kazumi said in dismay.

"What? You already gave me my present and that's enough. Anyway who cooked this spaghetti? It's so good!" I praise them, while still eating my share of foods.

"Iris cooked everything. Isn't she a good cook?" Ms. Kazumi asked while smirking.

I nod as an answer.

"I couldn't agree more! You can pass being a housewife now Iris!" I praise her, showing her two thumbs up.

Iris, on the other hand, looks elsewhere before smiling shyly saying a 'thanks' in a very low voice. Typical Iris, she's still the shy type even until now.

When we finished eating, I was asked by Sean to see him, outside at the back of the office. I immediately agreed, since he told me, he has something to tell me personally.

When I got myself to the meeting place, I already saw Sean sitting below a huge tree. He smiled at me, as soon as he saw me walking towards him.

"Hey!" I said, taking his attention before sitting beside him...

"Hi." He answered smiling.

"So what are you going to tell me?" I started.

"Nothing much. Just wanted to spend the night with you." He smiled, as he looked at me with so much fondness in his eyes.

The light of the moon is the only source of light we have now. And it's already enough on showing his glowing smiles, plastered in his pretty face.

My heart started to pound inside my chest, too loud I am afraid he might hear it. My cheeks are burning, as he looks at me as if I am the most beautiful girl in his eyes, and I am not comfortable with him at all.

"I never thought today was your birthday. But at least, I can have this as a birthday present." He said before taking my hand and putting a lovely woven bamboo bracelet with little diamonds as its sequence.

The bracelet glows, as the light of the moon reflects on them. They all shine like that of a star.

"I know it doesn't look that good, since I am the one who made it. But I still hope you like it." He added shyly looking elsewhere while scratching the back of his head.

Is he even serious? This bracelet is a lot better than those commercial accessories you can buy from the market. And to think that he even put real diamonds on it as a sequence, is already something else.

"Are you kidding me?" I asked in disbelief.

"D-don't you like it? I-is it ugly? I knew it. I suck at doing this kind of stuff I'm sorry." He sounds really sad while looking at his feet.

"You're right. I don't like it, Sean. I love it. Thank you so much! This is the best gift I ever had my entire life. Thank you." I told him emotionally, before hugging him tightly.

He then answered my hug, as he circled his arms around my waist, giving out the same intensity as I am giving him.

"You are always welcome Rin. Always." He whispered in my ear while hugging me tightly.

Rin...

I hope someday, he can call me Ayesha the next time he will utter my name...

I don't know what happened, but Rinleigh suddenly disappeared, while she was the one handling my body...

I closed my eyes and focus on the beating...

It's too loud, I have no idea whose heartbeats I am hearing now. If it's mine...

Or his...