THE X-FAMILY : EPISODE 21 – 40
Episode 36
By Faith Lucky
Octavia’s eyes dimmed the moment he called her name. Oh, goodness! She can do this. Of course, she can.
His forehead was looking all sweaty already, his eyes opening and getting closed again. Even a blind man could tell how restless he felt, the pains he was going through.
“Octavia…” He called again.
“What’re you doing here?”
His voice sounded like that of a person who was being hypnotized.
Well, of course, that was how the antidote worked.
It possible he might not even recall this incidence as soon as he’s awake.
Nervous Octavia kept the bottle on the floor and fisted her hands in front of herself. Goodness! She was too nervous.
“M… Master” she called dazily.
The clock was ticking. And she was running out of time. Oh! She needed to act really fast.
“What happened to me…” He groaned and turned his head uncomfortably.
“Who attacked me?”
Octavia swallowed the heavy lump in her throat.
“We…We don’t know yet, Master” she answered.
He gronaed again and turned his head sideways. He was looking so tired and his eyes…they were looking heavy.
“Why am I awake?” He asked weakly.
“I need some rest”.
His eyes were trying to drift back to sleep.
Whaaaat????
“Master.!” She called in fear and touched his arm.
“C…Can you hear me? Please…open your eyes”.
Khalid’s temperature increased as more sweats formed up on his face.
“What is it, Octavia? Why are you disturbing me?” He asked huskily, his face expressing all the discomfort he felt.
“I’m… trying to help you, Master. Please…you must stay awake” she answered with a shaky tone.
Khalid was silent for a few seconds, his head turning uncomfortably on the bed.
“What’re you doing to me?” He finally asked gruffly.
“I shouldn’t be feeling this way”.
Octavia gulped nervously again and touched his hand.
Oh! She couldn’t stop being nervous.
“I gave you an antiode, Master” she said.
“An antiode that can heal you. But if you go back to sleep, it won’t work. And that’s the reason I need you to stay awake…. please. I…I went through a lot trying to get this antidote. Don’t let my efforts be in vain”.
Khalid forced his drooping eyes to look at her. He couldn’t see clearly, but he was sure of the pathetic look on her face.
“Get away from me” he groaned and turned his head again.
“I don’t want you here. I want to be alone”.
“Please…” She whimpered.
“I promise to leave as soon as you make it work”.
“I’ll punish you for this, Octavia” he mumbled.
The effect of the antidote was being excess on him. He could hardly take it.
His lids were too heavy to stay open and helplessly, they tried going close.
“No!” Octavia gasped and jerked his arm and the lids went open again – but barely.
“I need this antiode to work, please…Help me” she whimpered.
Khalid turned uncomfortable again and slowly, the lids started going close.
He just couldn’t help it.
“Master…” Her voice shook, her eyes glistened with tears.
“Please…don’t do this”.
Khalid couldn’t stop his eyes from going close. And in his weak state, his breathless voice, he asked:
“Why is it so important to you?”
Tears spilled from Octavia’s eyes as she stared at him and in a cracked tone, she answered:
“Because it killed my mother”.
Khalid’s hands fisted.
“I tried helping her, but she ended up dead. Please…I won’t be able to forgive myself if I ki.ll someone else with it”.
She wept profusely.
Khalid could hear everything, but couldn’t react again as the overwhelming sleep took over him.
His eyes went shut.
THE X-FAMILY : EPISODE 21 – 40
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“What is it, Mica? Spill it out” Becca said as soon as she was standing alone with Mica.
She couldn’t hide her curiousity any longer.
Mica looked around, trying to stall.
“Mica…”
“I don’t know if it’d work out but…I just wanted to give it a try” Mica began.
“Why don’t we…ask each clan Master for help? Maybe… they could find someone who knows a cure”.
Becca blinked rapidly.
“Seriously?” She scoffed.
“Is this really the reason you called me here?”
Mica tried to act surprised.
“Do you really think I haven’t thought of that, Mica?” She asked, angrily and disappointedly.
“The X-family is more like a competition,Mica. And none of the clan Masters would agree to help. Even Zack has been going around, looking for a cure. But they don’t seem to be any at all. Nothing can be done”.
She paused and brushed her fingers into her, in frustration.
“I don’t know what to do, Mica. And you actually got my hopes high when you told me you had a solution. You gave me false hope!”
“Oh..” she mumbled
“I’m sorry, Becca. I just thought I could be of help”.
“Gosh!” Becca shook her head and turned around, leaving angrily.
THE X-FAMILY : EPISODE 21 – 40
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