The Daemon’s Eyes
CHAPTER 36

His smile drops a bit. "What?..."

Sabrina looked around the wide room. "Was it a dream...?", She mumbled to herself.

Richard approached her calmly. The doctor had said something about a chance of her loosing her memories... But it wasn't likely...

She jerked away a bit. "Where's Logan?!... Father?", She tried to jump off the bed but he stops her by the arm.

"Calm down Sabrina. You got hit on the head pretty bad, you probably lost a bit of your memory..."

She calms down a bit placing a hand on her bandaged head, her arms were also bandaged. She smiles lightly. "Believe it or not, I woke up in a coffin just yesterday.... Now I can't remember how I got here..." His eyes widen. "What year is it?"

"Huh..?"

"I mean... What year are we in now?"

"Uhhm...", She cups her chin. "That'll be twenty nineteen" (2019)

He cups his chin, loosening his grip. "How old are you...?"

"What!?... It's rude to ask a lady her age!", She folds her arms before noticing the worried look on his face.

"Uhhm... I guess I'm seventeen..."

He gets up slowly. "Come with me..."

"Hmm..", she looks to him. "Why?... Where am I?"

"Durindo...".

"What?!!..", she jumps out the bed following slowly behind him with many questions up her mind. "How did I get here?!... My father will be worried!"

"Look", he gestures towards the mirror beside him.

She moves to stand in front of it as her eyes widen. "Woah!... Why do I look so...uhhm... Mature...", She bows her head in embarrassment realizing she'd been wearing such a revealing night gown in front of a complete stranger. Noticing he was watching her from the mirror, she quickly uses her hands to cover her chest as her cheeks flush up. "Why am I wearing something so...."

"It was part of your clothing", he shrugs.

She swiftly turns to face him. "You...you....went... through my clothes!!?"

"Hmmph...", His eyes narrow. "Hannah did all that. But you were typically naked when I brought you in...."

She tries to punch him, but he stops her hand with his palm. "We're you always this easy to read?". He drops her hand before turning to leave. "I'll answer all your questions during lunch..."

"I'm not hungry!", Her stomach growls at those words and her cheeks flush up in embarrassed again. "Uhhm..."

But he leaves without saying another word. He'd already thought up a perfect story to tell her. A wide grin forms at his lips as he shuts the door behind him.

Was the universe giving him a go-ahead by making her lose her memories?

BY LUNCH TIME...

Sabrina drops her fork after hearing Richard's hour long story.... She'd somehow managed to believe everything.

"So... Let me get this straight", she uses a napkin to wipe her lips. "This is twenty-twenty-seven (2027). I'm twenty-five... We discovered my father was killed by this Donatelli Franchester after investigation.....", She manages to choke back some tears. "Why?... Why did he have to be killed!?". She tries to get up.

Richard swiftly rushes to her side. It was obvious she was about to collapse....

He managed to catch her by the waist. "But... Why..?!", She met his eyes. "I've hated my father for as long as I could remember.... And just the day after we made up... Just the day after I promised mum I'll make him happy...". She bursts out in tears, her fists slamming against his chest.

"I'm sorry...", He hugs her tightly. It didn't really bother him that she was gonna get his clothe soaked, but he felt a little bad for her having to go through the trauma from her father's death again...

She was crying straight for some minutes before she'd finally managed to calm down a bit. "You need to get some rest... Should I take you back to your room?" She nods slowly.

He holds her arm and shows her up the stairs to her room. He also waited for her to lie down before he turned to leave.

"Mr?", She calls out. "What should I call you?".

She was just like a kid again...

"Uhhm... It's Richard"

"Could you please... Stay for a bit", she uttered looking the other way.

Obliging to her request, he returned to the seat beside her bed.

"Did you... Uhhm... Have feelings for the future me before I lost my memories..", she smiled awkwardly.

The question was a strange one he wasn't really sure what to say. But, saying 'no' would bring up questions like... 'then why did you agree to help me'

He smiles lightly. "Well... I can't really answer that. You're just a kid"

She giggles. "That's not fair!.... Well, my body is twenty-five!". She narrows her eyes.

"Woah!", He waves a hand in the air. "Don't say it that way...."

Sitting up with a light smile. "You remind me of Logan.."

"Hmmph.... The last time you said I reminded you of one Jasper...."

"What!?", Her eyes widen. "And why did I say that?"

"Uhhm... It was after I said something about your eyes..."

"Beautiful eyes?", She gasps then lowers her head in embarrassment. "I hope I didn't do anything stupid..."

He laughs. "Well.... You ran away..."

She slaps her forehead. "Ughh!!.. that again?!"

He smiles.

Surprisingly, he was enjoying the conversation. "I thought you said you didn't like that dress.." he points at the night gown she'd complained of being too revealing. Quickly pulling up the sheets to her breast. "Uhhm.... You probably liked it, so I decided to keep it on"

He cocks a brow. She was really different when she was younger....

"Ohh... really?"

"Ahh!... I guess that was a stupid thing to say!... You hesitated, that means I'm a bit different from how I normally act!"

She was surprisingly good at reading situations.

"Well... I didn't say I don't like it"

She lays back down. "How long have I been here?", She stretches her right arm up towards the ceiling.

"A bit above two weeks.."

She drops her hand without saying a word. "I want to sleep a bit, my head hurts..."

He gets up from his seat to leave, but she stops him by his wrist. "Thanks... for saving me..."

He nods once before taking his leave.

Outside the door, he sighs once before heading to his own room.

'She's a handful now...', he hears the voice he always hears in a whisper.

"It doesn't matter. As long as she's still useful...", He stops in front of his door. "I just have to make sure she she stays alive..."