The man who walks against science.
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"Mister Rade!" stood up Allison in respect greeting, "Good morning, sir. Glad to meet you."
"Ahem..." rubbering his brow, "you`re getting the wrong idea, Allison. It`s a flip situation of greeting."
"Huh...what do you mean?' asked the boy.
In truth, Rade explained to him that it was he who was supposed to greet him first not you cause his status was lower than Allison`s.
"For real? Sorry for the misunderstanding" he bowed in apologizes.
"NO.....NO it's fine. Besides we have got a lot to talk about. I came here to pick you up. Unfortunately, I got a job to take a look at. So how about this that we meet up on the next street to the left?" suggested the newcomer Rade, "I still got some business to take care and you have got your plate to take care of."
"OH! right" remained Allison looking down at his food. Though these words seem weird cause it`s a person he just met and he started taking out the suggestion with permission of quick leave but, he had to agree to him, "well... then I `ll catch up with ya."
The man name Rade nodded and left the place with a weave. This brought Allison in confusion. Taking his seat, he said inwards as he continued his meal, "That man was an employer from the Lazard who came looking for me. Strange... Why would anyone look for someone useless like me? And the good thing is he cared about the food getting a complete end...Well, that wasn`t expected from them." Eating up the last piece, he said inwards, "So. I guess that place isn`t bad after all."
One who cares about food, how different can that be?
As he finished his tea, the waitress arrived asking his opinion about the food, "So, how was it, sir? Did you enjoy it?"
"Yes, it was great, thank you. I need to leave now. Oh! I remember what`s the bill?"
"No, there are no charges.." she replied disagreeing with the payment, conversing that it was free of charges cause it was still new in the restaurant, first and freshly baked. "It was a delicious sample to start for a new breakfast. Keep it up it was great. People will surely like it. Again thanks a lot." giving his opinion Allison picked up his stuff and left out f the restaurant.
Getting on his motorcycle, he kept the invitation card back in the envelope and placed it inside his bag. Pushing it off its stand, he took hold of the handles and began walking to the left side, empty street. Just as he crossed two shops, entering the shaded alley suddenly, from the side a man appeared out of the narrow passage and stunned the boy,
"AH! sorry sir" pressing the breaks, he stopped. Upon his sudden appearance, Allison got worried if he was hit on his leg or shoes by any chance from his bike cause he stood too close to the vehicle however, this man was kind of odd type.
With his top hat, covering his eyes, his brown hairs flew with the wind, he was staring at a piece of paper in his hand. Wearing an indigo color complete set of a suit with a cloak hanging on his shoulders, from the looks of his appearances he seems a model of the gentle type.
"Excuse me, sir" called Allison out of anxiety.
"!" surprised the man looking down at him with his faded blue eye lined around with a red circle around his iris. "Is something wrong?" he asked.
"I was about to hit you with my bike. I am sorry. Are you alright?" repeated Allison his question. This man was puzzled. He looked down near his shoes than at the wheels of the bike and answered smiling,
"It`s fine. Nothing happened boy"
"Sorry, sir. you appeared all of a sudden in front and look frustrated. Is everything alright?"
"Yes, thanks for asking" replied the man, "but, I was kind of lame by looking at my visiting date" he sighed making his hat fit on his head, "it`s almost finished and I have to leave soon."
To come to think of it, this man was a pure stranger to Allison who appeared out of nowhere however, due to his frank speaking and friendly behavior anyone would get interested to talk to him, and this what happened. "I have to cross this street to reach home" spoke the man folding his paper and kept it back in his pocket when Allison said directly after him,
"Well, I have to go the same way."
"What a coincidence!" surprised the man, "how about we head there together. After all, we shall spit apart our way, don`t you think?" Allison nodded agreeing.
Both head-on, there was something that caught the boy`s attention from side passing where this man appeared which made him shock out of his skin but, he changed the topic not to panic his fellow. Both the new man and Allison continued front in a straight empty street. Starting a chat, Allison asked, "Are you a visitor here?"
"Yeah.." replied the man, "I came here to visit this place as it`s the only city known to ever exist in this world."
"What do you think of it?" he asked.
"Good, not bad. You must be a visitor too, right? Your questions seem that way."
"Yes, I am" answered Allison with a smile.
"To be honest on you boy" spoke up the man "I encounter many civilians bad, good, worse whatever but, I`m looking whether that threat still exists or no. I have to make sure of it."
"A threat?" questioned the boy feeling uneasy in his words.
"Yes, spoke up the man in a confident and sharp voice, " there's a man that only he is a threat to me and my movements. I have to make sure whether hers still alive or perhaps, dead to clear my moves around. So, my last search was in this city least I could get a glimpse of him however, no one has heard or saw that creature." His words seem not well.
"Who are you?" he asked out of cautions.
"Have you ever heard of the saying science is a basic of mankind or Technologies has made the life path easier? It was a very common role in the past, right?" The boy listened cautiously. This man raised his hat and introduced himself, "I am a man who walks against science and my name is Zecxal."
This made the boy silent due to his speech and he shut his lips, walking ahead. A palm rested upon his head. He looked up at him who smiled saying, "Don`t worry. It`s fine. There is nothing to feel tense. I guess..." The boy nodded upon returning his smile.
Pacing far few more minutes as Allison kept talking and the man with all ears on him listened till they reached the end of the street into an open main street where the crowd was gathered. "WOAH!" shocked the boy looking at the huge people.
'"So, here we are....where we divide," said Zecxal presenting his hand, "This city is big and is getting huge, stay on your track and don`t get lost."
"I won`t. Thanks for the advice." he shook hands with him and the man left away weaving, vanishing inside the crowds. Allison stared at him from behind, turning straight he began to think about the way Zecxal appeared in front.
Back there when they began their walk, heading together into the other street, the thing that made him puzzle was the passage from where he appeared, It was soo slim just the size for a cat to pass in or out, "Then how in the world did he come out?" asked the youth himself "He mention something like a man who walks against science but, what he might have done doesn`t explain of a much.."
The boy was lost in his thoughts when a call interrupted, "YO! KID!" he looked at his left and exclaimed in excitement,
"RADE! you are here!"
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