“Sorry, Janelt, we will have to pack up soon,” said Galen.
“Ahh, I want to stay here for a bit longer,” Ken thought, feeling skeptical.
“Ok, we will leave, but we will be back again sometime,” Ken waved towards Eira and Janelt.
Everyone waved their bye towards them. Both Janelt and Eira felt emotional after a long time seeing Ken and his friends.
“Come again, sometime, I still have a belief that Hendrick would return,” said Janelt.
“I hope, bye,” said Andrew.
All 8 of them started walking towards the car.
“So, what’s good in that place?” asked Harkey.
“You will see once you get there,” said Galen while stepping into the car.
“Follow me,” he said to Andrew.
Then they started their journey towards the place below the mountains.
“How are they living here alone? It must be really tough,” said Haili.
“They would be fine, looking at the way they speak. I am more curious about Hendrick’s situation,” replied Andrew.
“I think he is alive, they why didn’t he return?” Andrew added while driving.
“Why did he leave first? They must have felt so bad when he went missing,” said Lucera.
“Will he return? They still seemed so hopeful of that day,” she added.
“He will, I think,” said Ken, who seemed so confident.
“How are you so confident?” asked Haili.
“When you have so much faith in something or someone, miracles would make that happen,” he replied.
“I hope so,” said Andrew with a smile.
Meanwhile, in the other car,
“This is crazy, so there really are powers,” Harkey thought.
“Wait, if we are going towards the mountains, then there might be leopards up there,” said Yucio.
“What will happen if we see them now?” she asked with fear in her eyes.
“We will see when it happens,” said Harkey.
“No, I am leaving, just leave me in their house, pick me up when you return,” said Violet.
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“I can’t risk going there, I can’t risk my life for some good place,” she added.
“I will accompany you,” said Yucio.
“Why are you guys afraid of something that we have yet to see?” asked Harkey.
“We will leave them, I don’t need anyone who doesn’t have an interest,” said Galen.
“No, Galen, they would come, right?” Harkey tried to convince.
“If that’s the case, we will not come,” said Violet.
Galen stopped the car. He was frustrated by their words, but didn’t let his anger take over.
Andrew also stopped seeing Galen outside.
“What happened?” asked Andrew.
Ken and the three in their car were confused by what they saw there.
“They don’t have the interest to come, they are willing to wait for us in Janelt’s house,” said Galen.
“Not like that, they are afraid of leopards that might interfere,” said Harkey.
“Leopards? Oh, there are leopards out there, right?” Haili thought as she remembered the words of Janelt.
“Should I continue or be with them?” She couldn’t decide.
“I don’t mind it,” said Lucera.
“After all, I was in these kinds of situations a lot recently, and more importantly, I am with Ken,” she thought.
“Why shouldn’t I try new things?” she was thrilled.
Ken was shocked by Lucera's boldness.
“Will you come with us?” Andrew turned back and asked, looking at Haili.
“He is asking me, I can’t deny this, right?” She was in deep thought.
After a few seconds, “I am coming with you, I am excited to see that place,” replied Haili.
“I must protect her, I will!” Andrew said in his mind.
Everyone who was in Galen’s car was shocked by the decisions made by Lucera and Haili.
“I didn’t think you were like this,” Lucera said, looking at Yucio and Violet.
“Look, Yucio and Violet, we are all here to protect you,” said Ken.
“Some minutes of fear or lifelong regret? You choose by yourself,” he added.
This question by Ken shocked both Yucio and Violet.
They stood still, looking at the ground for a few seconds.
“I would rather have fear than regret,” said Violet.
“I too,” Yucio replied.
“We don’t force anyone, but that place would be worth it,” said Galen.
“Why not continue? Get in the car,” said Andrew to everyone.
All 8 stepped into the car as they continued their journey.
“That’s a deep question, Ken,” said Andrew while driving.
“Which?” asked Ken.
“Fear or regret?” replied Andrew.
“We are controlled by fear most of the time; it really is an illusion, but we are still pulled towards it, knowing,” said Ken.
“This is why I like you, Ken, you really are so thoughtful,” Lucera thought.
Andrew and Haili smiled at Ken’s words.
“Are you afraid of anything, Ken?” asked Haili.
“Not one, but many,” Ken replied.
“I am even afraid of losing you, Lucera,” he thought.
“I am afraid of my powers, I am scared of many things, but I believe in myself, you, and Andrew.” he was in deep thinking mode.
“Tell me, what scares you?” asked Haili with excitement.
“Say, Ken,” Lucera was excited as well.
“Not now, but you will find out by yourself if you spend time with me,” he said.
“Why, Ken? Tell us at least one,” Haili wanted to know.
Andrew is also looking at Ken as he waits for his reply.
“October,” he replied.
“October?” Everyone was shocked by his reply.
“Every year, something worse occurs in October. I wish I could delete this month from the calendar,” he revealed.
Everyone laughed when they heard. They couldn’t control their laughter for some time.
“Seriously,” Lucera was the one who laughed hard.
“He always finds some way to make me laugh,” she thought while laughing.
After 3 minutes, they finally stopped laughing.
“Wait, this is October, right?” asked Andrew.
“Yes, what happened this month?” Haili was curious.
“Not much, but it is not over yet,” replied Ken.
“I hope this day doesn’t turn bad,” he thought.
“I hope this day never ends. This is so much fun, I am glad that I came here,” Haili thought.
10 minutes passed, and finally, Galen stopped his car as they reached their destination.
“What is this?” Ken said, seeing the place.
“Is this the place?” Andrew asked Galen.
“Yes, but we need to go there,” Galen replied as he pointed at something.
“How did we get there?” asked Harkey.
“Are you kidding?” Ken didn’t expect.
“I didn’t expect this,” Lucera was astonished by the place.