Chapter 26 - Like A Slime

"Let go, I haven't finished eating!"

Then Adam grabbed my other hand and said,

"We will take some pastries with us for you to eat."

One on the left, and one on the right, with both hands being held, no matter how I struggle, I can't get away from these two.

It's not me being dramatic or anything. Right now, my interoception sense has been heightened to an abnormal degree.

You ask what is an interoception? Interoception is the perception of sensations from inside the body, basically being aware of what is going on in your body.

At this moment, my heightened introspection is giving me a feeling similar to the inner vision you see in martial arts and cultivation novels.

I can 'see' that my digestive system is working freakishly. The food is being digested so fast it's scary, and the digestive organs are squirming around like a slime, not the cute one, the one that can melt even steel.

Most of the nutrients going to the blood are being absorbed in the area somewhere between the eyebrows on the frontal part of the skull, while a tiny bit is going to the rest of my body.

Even with all of the food I ate, the body cells are still demanding more, and hunger hasn't disappeared, only reduced to an acceptable level, like fasting for 16 hours, then eating a child portion worth of food. No satisfaction, but enough to keep you going.

"Lift him up from your side, and let's take him to the car.", Walid told Adam after seeing that I wasn't gonna budge.

With a nod, Adam counted.

"1"

"2"

"3"

Then he and Walid lifted me off the ground at the same time.

"F*ck ***! Let go!"

"Boss! Call the police! I'm being kidnaped!"

I started kicking the two with my feet while shouting toward the boss.

"Young man, it's still not too late for you to lose weight, Don't be like me."

The bakery boss looked at me being dragged, then advised with emotion while rubbing his belly to emphasize.

"What The F*ck!"

"I told you they are kidnapping me!"

Shaking his head again, the boss then remembered.

"Hey! You haven't paid yet!"

Shouted the boss while going from behind the counter, ready to run after us.

"Salem, You settle the bill."

Adam told Salem to settle the bill because he was the only one with his hands free at the moment. However, there was no response from Salem.

Turning his head back confusingly, Adam looked at Salem, only to find him looking blankly at the place they were in just a moment ago.

"Salem!"

This time Adam yelled with a loud voice, causing Salem to be startled awake from his blank state.

"Ah.. what?"

Salem asked confusedly.

"Why are you spacing out now? Pay the bill and let's go!"

Adam repeated again.

"Oh Okay!"

Salem nodded his head, then took some cash from his wallet and waved it to the running boss, causing him to stop in his tracks.

"Boss, here take the money."

Saying that Salem put the money in the boss's hand with a smile, then turned around ready to follow us to the car.

The boss looked at the cash in surprise, looking at the gangster-like Adam, he thought they weren't going to pay.

Counting the cash, he discovered it was enough to pay three times more for what I ate, so he hurriedly took a pre-packaged bag of pastries and ran after us.

"Wait! Take this bag with you!"

He came to the scene just in time to see me being stuffed into the car causing him to pause.

My three friends looked at him questioningly, and I took the chance to successfully rustle away from their grasp.

"Thank you boss!"

I ran and took the bag from the boss, tore it open, and started eating ravenously. The boss stepped back in surprise, then advised again,

"Young man, you're gonna end up in the hospital at this rate."

"Don't worry, like you said, *munch* I'm still young and *hup* can burn *hum* these easily!"

I replied while dodging Adam and Walid's pursuit, trying to catch me again. No way! Once bitten, twice shy.

"Just let him eat, don't take the food from him."

Salem yelled from beside the car, causing Adam and Walid to stop and look at him puzzlingly.

Seeing their look he just said,

"Get in the car first, we can talk on the go."

Hearing that the food won't be taken from me, I go back to the car.

"When did you take the car keys? Give it to me!"

Asked Adam as he sat in the driver seat, ready to drive but didn't find the keys.

Yes, I took the key with me even when I was about to die from hunger. Do you think I would leave my baby vulnerable to thieving hands?

"Get off! I won't let you drive my car!" *munch*

I denied him while munching on another piece.

"You F***r! Do you think we will let you drive anymore?"

Adam Widened his eyes and asked cursingly.

Well… it seems he got a point. However, I still won't let him drive my car. Hesitating for a moment, then looking at my two other friends, I finally decided.

"Let Walid drive, I don't trust you two to drive my precious."

I say and throw the keys to Walid.

"What do you mean!"

"Do you think We can't drive!"

Adam and Salem protested angrily, Causing me to look at them with disdain.

"Who do you think were the two to scrap their first car?"

*silence* *silence*

The two just shut up, not daring to raise a second objection.

I sat in the passenger seat at the front while Walid took the driver seat with a smug look directed at the other two sitting in the back.

Looking at Walid Smugness, Adam wanted to quarrel with him but was interrupted by Salem's next words.

"We Can't take Laith to the hospital."

We all looked at him with surprised expressions. What is this? Why don't you follow the friendship script? Shouldn't you try convincing me to get my health checked?

He shrugged his shoulders helplessly.

"Laith situation might not be a singular case."

" *munch* What do you mean?"

I asked him with a confused expression, my other two friends having the same expression.

Salem told us about the previous conversation with his father, surprising all of us.

"What the frick! Is it another virus or something?"

Walid asked with worry. The COVI-19 virus had left its shadow on our generation, so his first thought was of a new pandemic.

"I don't think so, my father told me not to worry if that happens to any of us. He just said to make sure not to tell any outsider."

Although Salem was not sure what was the cause, he didn't think his father would hide the news of a new pandemic from his family.

"So, what do you think is going on?"

It was Adam's turn to ask this time.

"Like I would know! I told you what Father told me and that's it."

Salem just shrugged, he only so little.

I had my doubts about the situation. However, now is really not the time.

"Walid, *munch* Drive to that pharmacy over there."