Chapter 4

Mrs. Nadine POV (Cruz’s mum)

“My Son!! Where are you?” I asked referring to no one else.

Tears dripped down my eyes as we keep searching for the both of them.

I just can’t believe my son is lost.

This is really heartbroken.

Suddenly, I saw a status walking towards us and I stopped.

Cruz dad stared at me wondering why I stopped.

“What’s wrong?” He asked with a frown.

“Look at that direction; I can see a status from afar,” I whispered to him.

He moved his gaze towards the direction.

The person moved closer and it became clearer.

“Mrs. Lustra?” I said exclaiming when I saw the lady.

“Mrs. Nadine, what are you doing here?” She asked.

“In search of my son and Ashley,” I said in a cool voice.

“It’s the both of you voices we were hearing,” I heard a familiar voice and stared up.

It’s Ashley’s dad, he is just coming towards us.

“Oh, how are you doing sir?” I asked

“Not fine at all, we all need to look for our children,” He said touching his forehead.

“Yeah, that’s true, let’s search for them together, it will make the searching effective,” My husband said and we all nodded in agreement.

“You know what, let’s do it like this, I and my wife will go to this direction and you and your wife will also pass that direction,” My husband suggested.

“That would be better,” Ashley mum said nodding.

“Okay, let’s start searching,” I said and everyone nodded.

We turned to our different directions and started searching

Cruz’s POV

I slightly opened my eyes as I felt Ashley placing her head on my shoulder.

I moved my gaze towards her and she was fast asleep.

I heaved a deep sigh as I stared up.

I can see the dark blue sky and stars around.

Suddenly, I remembered my mum and dad, I really missed them.

I’m sure they will be looking for us by now.

I’m sick and tired of this place already.

Not long after, I felt dizzy.

I then placed my head on the brick opposite my head and closed my eyes.

I managed to sleep again.

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The next morning

I slightly opened my eyes as the rays of sun shines into my eyes.

“Gosh!” I murmured as I used my hand to cover my face.

Suddenly, Ashley shifted her head and it almost hit the bricks.

I exclaimed as I quickly held her head and placed it on my shoulder.

I shifted a little and went into a deep sleep again.

“Gosh! She loves sleeping too much,” I murmured as I heaved a deep sigh.

I stared up as I kept thinking about my family members.

They must really be worried about our whereabouts.

How I wish I had not listened to Ashley when she said we should come and view some beautiful things in the garden.

All these won’t have happened at all.

Well, we were both at fault.

If I had strongly gone against it, we won’t go into the garden since I know she can’t go alone.

Suddenly, the worms in my stomach began to make some strange sounds.

“Gosh! I’m hungry,” I murmured as I held my stomach tight.

I stared up but I couldn’t see things clearly.

My sight was blurring.

Suddenly, I heard some footsteps.

It’s like some set of people are running after each other.

The sounds of their footsteps are so loud that I had to close my ears.

Suddenly, I saw a hand throwing down some apple towards us.

The apple fell on my legs and I groaned in pain.

Why did this person, threw this apple down for us??

Does he know we are very hungry right now?

But I don’t even know where the apple came from and why the man threw it towards us.

I stared at the apple and heaved a sigh

“But I can still hear the sounds of their footsteps clearly or is another set of people chasing after each other again??” I thought and then saw a status running across us again.

“Who are those people??”

“And why are they after each other??” I thought again

“Well, that’s none of my business,” I murmured as I picked up the apple.

By then, Ashley has opened her eyes.

She removed her head from my shoulder as she moved her gaze towards me and later to the apple in my hand.

“Where did you see this?” She asked pointing at the apple in my hand.

“Someone threw it from above,” I said pointing towards the sky.

“From above??” She asked with a frown on her face.

I smiled.

“It’s a God sent apple, let’s chew it,” I said to her with a smile.

She cuffed and stared at me suspiciously.

“Gosh! if you aren’t eating, tell me so I will know how to manage it for myself,” I said to her and she rolled her eyes at me.

“Why won’t i?? I’m damn so hungry,” She uttered as she grabbed the apple from my hand.

She hungrily bites from it as she started chewing it.

I collected it from her then bite some too and we both chewed it happily.

“It’s extremely sweet,” She murmured as she continued chewing.

She ate it like it is gonna be her last food on earth.

I chewed it happily.

“It really sweet and different from the other apple I have eaten,” I said when we both chewed it finish.

“Yeah, that’s right, it’s strange,” She said.

“Strange?” I questioned

“Yes, where did you say it came from?” She asked again

I stared at her and heaved a deep sigh.

Should I tell her or not?

Me self, I don’t understand.

Who are the people running after each other and why did the man threw the apple toward us??

I’m so confused.

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T.B.C

What is the secret behind the apple??