一So you have to go now?
一Hmm. Louis looks around一 You haven’t come home yet.
I smile and we start walking, this is the first time I can see his beautiful smile.
He dropped me off at my apartment door.
一Now you’re here…
一Thank you Louis…
一See you around.
He disappears in a cloud of smoke, I open the door and enter, Sandra hadn’t arrived yet, I decided to order a pizza.
Time later someone knocks on the door as soon as I open it I see the delivery man, and I remember the first day I arrived and a pizza delivery man knocked on my door, he delivers me and leaves, I remember the delivery man from before and right away Gabriel comes to my mind, my mouth drops open….
一Is Gabriel the one sent to destroy the book? It can’t be as I was so innocent, every time something happened the next day he was not present in class….
I put the pizza on the table and sit on the couch….
一It can’t be, I have to draw my own conclusions.
I grab my cell phone and call Gabriel.
As soon as Gabriel arrived at his house he sees the phone ringing when he picks it up he realizes it was Ana, he answers and speaks:
一Why are you calling me at this hour?
Good, I just wanted to know how your father is.
He’s doing much better, thanks for caring…
一Want to go out with me?
一As soon as that? What happened?
That day you asked me out, and I was too tired, so today I’m in the mood…
一 Alright, let’s go out then.
I found out who you are.
I set up a time and place with him, then after I turn off my cell phone, I see I’ve set up a date with him.
一If he really is the one sent to destroy the book, then I’m heading towards death? Now I can’t un-schedule, but only then will I know if it’s really him.
I put on a sweatshirt and comb my hair into a bun, looking at the book.
How am I supposed to take the book without him knowing?
I put it under my sweatshirt and leave in a hurry, I arrive at the place and see him looking at his cell phone, I go to him.
一How long have you been here?
No, I’ve just arrived, I tried to call you, but you didn’t answer. Gabriel puts his cell phone in his pocket.
My phone stayed at home.
Why did you call me here?
Well, I wanted to pay you back for that day you asked me out.
I can’t stay long, I have to do…
一You’re busy? Then we can go out another day, bye.
I leave walking without him being able to finish speaking, when I turn the corner I start running to the apartment.
I close the door, I’m panting….
一Did he suspect me ?
The door opens and I fall backwards.
What are you doing? You look like you’ve escaped from a monster.
I think I found the person sent to kill me.
Who would that be?
Gabriel, the one who studies with us.
Why do you think that?
Remember the first day we got here, a delivery man gave me a pizza saying it was a gift, but no, that’s not normal.
Just because of a pizza ?
Sandra goes to her room and I keep thinking, am I going crazy?
I think all this has gone to my head and I can’t think straight, should I apologize to him?
Why am I like this?
I close the door and open the pizza box and start to eat.
***
一What are you thinking?
一I’m just finding it strange…
What could it be?
He’s not doing anything, seems like he’s just watching or waiting to do something.
Could it be?
I’m not sure, but I feel like something’s not normal.
You were there with her weren’t you?
It’s my job, haven’t you forgotten?
You showed up without her calling you, you’re breaking the rules…
She was going to die… could you forget the rules for a few seconds? It was based on the rules that I lost a very important person, so I don’t want to fail again because of that.
I get up from the couch and head toward the stairs.
一If I have to break the rules so that she can stay alive until the end, if I lose someone else I will never forgive myself.
一You will suffer for it….
一I don’t care, I will suffer even more if something happens to her, and I think you forgot a part of the contract.
He turns to me.
一After the person becomes the contractor we should protect him at all costs, you should do the same.
Louis goes up the stairs and goes to his room, Zyan starts to walk around, I think about what he had told me.
一I feel that something very bad is going to happen, and I am not strong enough to protect both of you.
Louis’ past 1
A long time before…
一Mom can I take this book?
This book is too old my dear, how about we take another one.
一I want this one…
一All right, let’s take it…
We went to the cashier and handed the books to a Sir, he passes the book one by one when he comes across the last one, his eyes go wide.
一Who would this one be for?
一Me. said the girl.
一Well, in any case take care of the book as if it were your life.
He hands the book to his mother and they leave the bookstore.
一 A new owner…
***
When we get home the girl runs to her room and throws herself on her bed, she runs her fingers through the book and opens it, at first she notices that it has some blank pages, the girl skips some pages and sees some different scriptures.
She hears her mother calling her, she leaves the book open on her bed and goes downstairs to meet her.
Later she returned to her room and put the book away.
一Good night my dear, see you tomorrow.
The mother kisses her goodnight and the little girl falls asleep, hours later she feels a flash and opens her eyes….
She sees a man in her room along with a small kitten, they both stared at her.
一You are not Santa Claus.
一I’m not…
Are you my guardian angel?
Neither am I.
Are you going to hurt me?
No.
Who are you?