The unfamiliar surrounding greeted Rin when she opened her eyes. She felt a sense of panic for a second before she realized that she had lost her consciousness back in the glass room.
The slight movements on the bed attracted Asher's attention.
He saw that Rin had finally woken up.He saw her looking around inspecting her surroundings with a curious gaze.
"You are in the sick Bay right now." Asher's voice entered her ears.
It attracted Tristan, Aimen, and Rehan's attention towards Rin.
" Oh, Sleeping Beauty is finally awake. I thought you were waiting for the kiss from Prince Charming to wake you up. It's a shame that you are awake." Tristan teased her.
His remark completely eased the previous silent atmosphere.
Rin's shoulder relaxed while a smile took over her face." I would rather prefer Hershey's kisses over Prince charming's kisses" joked back Rin while she slowly tried to get up from her previous lying position.
"How do you feel, right now ?? " Asher enquired while helping her get up from the bed.
She sat up with his help and then pushed back her hair from her face.
"What ... exactly happened back there? " Rin asked cautiously.
" Rin, you technically fainted, then regained your consciousness, threw of all snakes and insects in one shot. Then you stood there like some damn powerful person excluding a deadly aura with a blank gaze. You didn't see how cool you were, all the snakes and insects were running away from you like you were some hunter." gushed Aimen while Tristan nodded agreeing at his every word like they were her superfans.
Rin did not share the same feeling. All she felt was a fearful feeling.
On the verge of losing her consciousness, an unfamiliar memory had entered her mind. She remembered clearly feeling all the emotions in the memory vividly. She felt all the turbulent feelings of chaos the war had caused leading her to suspect whether it was memory or Reality.
She also remembered how someone was desperately begging her to wake up and not close her eyes. It was that man's tragic call that awoke her.
But what happened following it was unbelievable, she felt a surge of something warm and powerful flow through her before it took control over her body.
She also remembered watching how her body's force threw off the slimy pests away while she watched it as a spectator. She thought that she had been hallucinating due to her fear.
But, clearly, she was wrong.
"My phone" she stated with a grim look.
Asher handed over her cellphone which Ryan had passed over him while reminding that as soon as she woke up she had to call Mia.
"Ryan asked you to call a Mia. He said it was an emergency." Asher informed her before leaving with the guys to give her some space.
Rin's back stiffened from anxiety and she wished she could cry to the heavens--Exaggeration much? Mia, her best friend was scarier than demons and devils when got mad.
She thought that her family and friends were not informed about this situation as incidents like this were common in the Hades Camp.
Previously, she thought she just had to call her parents to get some answers to her questions. But, now she also had an evil Demoness to placate.
She decided she would face things that came at her one by one.
She took a deep breath and then pressed on her Mom's contact. She could hear the familiar tune play.
" Hello, Darling. How are you?? " her mom's angelic voice entered her ears.
She could feel a rush of emotions flood through her body. All the frustrations, pain, stress, confusion, Anxiety, Fear, and tension she faced for the past few days broke down. Like a flooding dam, it broke through her body.
"Mom... hiccup... hiccup Mom I missed you so much !!! "bawled Rin like a baby.
The woman on the other side froze in shock.
Hazel Deniz knew that her daughter was no crybaby, she had previously even doubted whether her daughter had some disorder or something as she rarely cried.
But hearing her precious baby sobbing so miserably broke her heart.
The shift of her mood from excited to somber attracted her Husband and son's attention. Pausing the game they were watching, they approached the woman who was standing in the middle of the hall clutching her phone tightly.
Hearing Rin's sobs immediately Alarmed both the father& son pair.
"Damn !! Tell me who the hell had the courage to make my daughter cry ?? Which brat did that?! I want a confession, NOW!!" Raven Ferit roared in the phone. While the son started brandishing his fists to fight off everyone who made his sister cry.
"Dad, is that you?" Rin asked carefully.
She realized how anxious her parents must have felt when their daughter far away from home cry abruptly when calling home after a long time.
"Dad, Mom don't worry!! I am fine!! I just felt a little bit homesick when I heard your voice. I am fine. Don't worry!! " she assured her parents.
Her parents relaxed," Good, don't worry it will pass with time."
" Hm."
"How are you? Are you eating your food on time? You are getting enough sleep! Right?
There was a slight warmth in her eyes as she listened to the familiar nagging," I am fine; I am eating food on time and yes, I get enough sleep."
"I knew it, she was just trying to get your attention !! Even, Itachi's death in Naruto didn't make you cry !! As if a Hades camp can make you Cry !!" Ren, her little brother declared seriously easing everyone's mood.
"Hi, Brother!! I missed you too." Rin replied sarcastically hearing her brother's accusation.
After chatting to them about her daily life and details of the camp. She moved on to serious details.
"Mom, Dad today something happened to me. It was similar to the incident that happened 5 years ago," she informed her parents.
Her parents paused for a moment, she could hear brother gasp "Nothing serious happened. Right?" her mother asked softly.
"Nothing much! I just fainted." she hid the rest not wanting to worry them.
"Don't waste your time thinking about useless things. You are Fine now. !! That's all that matters." Her parents advised her successfully diverting her attention from this topic.
After chatting for some more time. She bid her goodbyes and hanged up the phone.
The night was chilly, the sky overhead was filled with stars. Rin watched silently through the windows as the previous uneasiness she felt vanished.
Rin relaxed before pressing her finger on Mia's contact.
The call went through directly as if the receiver was waiting for the call.
"Rin freaking Ferit, Who the hell do you think you are?!, Do you think you are some superwoman??"
"What gave you the courage to participate in such a dangerous thing when you were suffering from such a terrible pain??!!!"
" Now, That you have been in the Hades camp you sure have got some guts!! Do you want me to come there and smack some sense your damn head??!!"
Mia roared through the phone firing one question after another leaving no space for her to speak.
Rin felt that her eardrums were damaged by Mia's loud shrills.
She put the phone away from her ears for the sake of protecting her Auditory senses.
When she realized that Mia's voice had stopped. She put the phone back to her ears and Apologized.
"I am sorry. I didn't mean to take it too far. You know right ?? How I always feel empty, No matter what I do? My instincts told me this was it !!"
"And did you find your answers??"
"Not exactly!! But I fainted."
"Very Funny!! "scorned Mia.
"Er... " Rin paused before continuing "Remember... the Blackout Incident I had 5 years back ?? That happened again today!!"
Rin could hear Mia's breath faltering.
The incident 5 years back was a Taboo that could not be mentioned Before Mia.
"But, this time before passing out I had an unfamiliar memory play through my mind."
Rin then went on narrating the whole incident to Mia without leaving a single word.
Mia listened in shock as Rin recount the whole thing. She understood that whatever happened was not something normal. She also strictly advised her to keep whatever happened a secret until they find some answers.
Both Mia and Rin could feel that Rin's parents knew much more than they let on. They both talked for a while.
After reminding her to be careful and warning her not to attempt any more stupid actions, Mia hung up the call.
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Ferit Residence, Longs Island
A well-matched beautiful couple sat across the Couch looking disturbed. Even though they were in their early 40's they still looked like a young couple in the '20s.
"Do you think it's time to tell her the truth?"
"Let's tell her the truth the next time we see her ."
The beautiful couple was none other than Raven Ferit and Hazel Deniz-Rin's parents.