CHAPTER 13
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He arrived in front of a small hut and heard a cry from inside.
The voice was of a male, Andrew did not know whether he should go in or not.
He finally went in and opened the door linked to where the crying male sound was heard and he saw a young boy of his age crying profusely.
He looked up at Andrew and wiped his tears fumingly.
"get out" he barked with his loud voice.
"sorry" Andrew said as he hurried out of the boy place.
He got out and heard the boy still crying and he felt a strong pity for him and compared his situation as his own about how his brothers do threaten him.
He thought of a way to cheer up a friend and sat down on a bench at the entrance, the bench rolled him down as he got seated.
The boy who was inside ran out to him and saw him groaning in pain.
"are you okay?" the boy asked him. He looked up at him and help himself off the ground, he smiled at him.
"yes, i am. my name is Andrew" he introduced himself.
"i did not ask for your name" the boy said and moved back into the house.
Andrew got a little confidence in him and moved in with him.
"I’m friendly" he said to him as he sat down on the floor with him.
"who cares? well, I’m Asher Simmons" he said.
"Simmons again?" Andrew said surprisingly.
"do you know laug Simmons and kennedy Simmons?" he asked.
Asher Simmons ignored him and focus his stares on the wall in front of him.
"i like to be alone" asher said coldly.
"why? what reason?" Andrew asked.
"just my personality" asher shouted angrily and was breathing heavily as he speaked.
"i get angry easily because i hate everyone" he yelled.
Andrew watched him with a smile and had a quick look around the room for a seconds.
"you live here alone?" he asked him.
"do not ask him. i won't talk to you anymore so kindly get out" asher said.
Andrew stand up gently and took a glance at the door then at asher, he did not want to leave him in such a sad situation.
He did not know why he just like him as a friend since they met not long ago.
He pretend to hit his leg on the wall but asher seem not to care so he thought of mocking ideas.
"asher, what name is that?" he said and laughed.
"asher? or ashes? or matcher?" he said laughing very hard.
He stopped when he saw that it was not working on the sad boy so he walked out silently and stand outside watching sky.
"do i have a star?" he said and his thought drifted to his mom.
He remember when he was 7years old, his favorite view was the sky and he remember asking his mom if he has a star.
"everyone has a star, made a star and has to become a star" that was his mom reply that day and he could not forget that because he hold it importantly like a gold that need to be kept well.
He has never toyed with learning important words since he was very young up till date and he believe hunting new words can make him become a lecturer one day.
"mom" he said as he miss his mom while watching at the sky.
"you have no mom?" he heard someone voice behind him and saw asher approaching.
He did not utter a word to him, he focus his stare on the sky more seriously.
"what is your name?" he heard asher but pretended as if he did not.
He want to annoy him and gain friendship that way.
"never mind. i know i should not waste my time" asher said and Andrew found his word incomplete.
"why? you have no mom" Andrew asked him.
"i have a mom but she care about other children of hers so i killed her and the others today and ran here to hid" asher said and Andrew look at him with great surprise.
"how do you kill them? and why?" he asked asher.
"i slayed them with mom training cutlass. my mom was a weapon dancer. i hate noises but they cannot do without that and i could not bear that with them, i did that for peace" asher stopped speaking and he has got Andrew speechless.
"that is crazy" Andrew finally said after one minutes of imagining asher's words.
"yes, i know I’m crazy" asher said smilingly.The sound of policemen siren wailing was heard at the nearby street.
Andrew now believed in asher's words that he is a criminal.
"you are going to be jailed at such a young age?" Andrew said to asher with pity.
Asher who had been determined to be a prisoner waited patiently for the policemen to arrive, he know he will be left alone in the prison than meddling with humans.
The policemen arrived too soon and they found asher and Andrew.
"who is asher Simmons?" a policeman asked the two boy.
"i am asher Simmons, the criminal" asher replied.
Andrew watched how confidential he was about addressing himself as a criminal.
Asher was taken into the policemen car and he glanced at Andrew who had been staring at him.
"my friend was with me too" asher said pointing at Andrew.
Andrew who had just recalled asher word when he saw the policemen walking up to him gave a frown look to asher.
"me?" he shouted.
"i wasn't" he added as the policemen moved him into their car.
The policemen did not allow any discussion as they drive off.
They arrived at the police station and the two boys was escorted to a cell room.
It was a room with a dim light from the sun, the policemen knew kids are scared of the dark so they found the dark place as the first t*****e for under age criminals.
Andrew was reminded of himself being locked in the cell room after he accidentally killed Denise.
He busted into tears as he reminded the incident and burried his face into his palm.
Asher noticed him crying and moved to him.
"wow, you are scared of the dark?" asher asked.
"that is not the situation" Andrew said without lifting his face up.
"so, what else?" asher speaked in his ears.
Andrew moved away from him and wiped off his tears, he did not want to share his sadness with asher.
"why did you allow the policemen to arrest me when i am not part of your crime" Andrew shouted at asher.
"its better you speak silently here, i've read lot of books about being a prisoner and i learned that you must not make noises in the cell room unless you will be torturedmore" asher said with a short laugh.
"do you like to be a prisoner that much?" Andrew said angrily.
"you have no dream about being someone great?" Andrew asked.
Asher gave him no reply and moved to the bed placed at a corner of the cell room.
"wow, so soft" he said as he laid onto the bed.
"remember bugs" Andrew said referring to the bed asher slept on.
"no, the policemen does not give beds with bugs to children. do you know how special they are going to threat out in this cell room?" asher said to Andrew.
"i regret knowing you, you are the worst kid i have ever met" Andrew blurted out and asher laughed.
"that is why i make the policemen take you with me, i know its gonna be little fun with you around" asher said and became silent.
Andrew moved around the cell room and got tired after few minutes of moving around.
He moved to the little space on the bed beside asher and layed on it, he watched asher who has been deeply asleep.
He closed his eyes trying to enjoy his sleep too and all he heard was a loud sound of engines approaching.
He opened his eyes quickly and saw himself somewhere else.
"where am i again?" he stand up hurriedly as he saw himself in a civilized building.
It looks like a company where machines are build, he gave a look around.
He wonder how he got there and remember asher needs him, he thought of finding a way back to asher.
He moved into the lift in front of him and press a botton of his choice, the lift door got opened after few seconds and he moved out seeing himself in a large office with no one around.
"Kennedy Simmons" he read out the name on the office desk.
"ken office? kennedy Simmons? asher Simmons? are they related?" he questioned himself and sat on a chair.
He wants to find out about asher from kennedy Simmons, he heard some voices like people discussing from a door behind him and stand up.
He moved to the door and pressed his ear onto the door to listen.
"i cannot engage into this dirty works anymore, my father made the splash machine to save lives not to endanger lives""so, you really want to stop working for us?"
"yes, that's it. i need to find my son and be a better father, i heard he has been in jail since 5years ago. i must become a better father now"
Andrew heard the discussions and he could understand the relationship between ken and asher now but he was confused when ken talked about his son being jailed for five years already when it was only few minutes ago.
He heard footsteps leaving to few and later voices speaking.
"let's find his son before him and make that boy the next splash man who will carry out my evil deeds"
Andrew gasped as he heard that, and the door got opened suddenly.
He closed his eyes fearfully as he saw Mr Lyons.
He opened his eyes seeing himself in a very small and bright room with no one.
"Cell room number 220" was written on the room wall.
"back in the cell room?" he said shockingly.
"...Mysteries..." a voice uttered!
- Writer
