50. The Nightmare

                                    

                                          
Chapter 46
The Nightmare 






Outside the Guesthouse ( Jiangtou )






Zhan was sitting all alone at the wooden bench , locking and unlocking his fingers in tension. Yibo had gone off to hunt for Zu  before she creates any odd trouble for herself by coming in Sam's way during his forced transformation as he was tied to the full moon and this definite 2am hour. Ji Li and He Peng had suddenly gone missing and the guesthouse owner , tired of getting the youngsters under rule, had gone off to sleep with a hell lot of grumbles. Jia was dozing off on the mattress near the bonfire - cuddled up in a blanket. Zhan was worried and he just could not sit still.

Zhan (worriedly) - What do I do now. Just sit around and wait? I have no idea which part of the woods are Yibo, Zu and Sam at this time! ....I hope Yibo finds Zu and gets her back before she witnesses something that she shouldn't! Yibo is not picking his phone and here I am...UGHS!

As Zhan is sitting and fidgeting with himself, he feels a brush of wind against his skin from behind. It has a cold affect on him and he slowly turns his head to see what it is. He just sees a sleeping Jia and the guesthouse with its lamps lit. Zhan shakes his head and turns back to the woods. Just then, he hears a sensuous deep male baritone cut through the wind and reach his ears , making the hair at the back of his neck stand.

Voice: Zhan......



Zhan is stunned to hear the voice and immediately turns around, his eyes darting all over the place.

Zhan (alarmed) - Yibo? Yibo , is that you?

Voice ( getting intense )- Zhan, can you hear me?

Zhan runs towards the sound and behind the guesthouse , he sees a towering and classic image of Yibo standing at the back gate. He is looking at him with his hands in the pockets of his jacket - his handsome face illuminated in the moonlight.

Zhan ( taken aback)- Yibo! What are you doing there? Did you find Zu? And Sam? What happened ? SAY SOMETHING!

Yibo ( with an intense expression)- Why are you standing so far from me, Zhan? Come here.....( puts his hand forward in Zhan's direction).... Come to me.

Zhan feels drawn to Yibo's voice and his persona. He finds himself walking towards Yibo like a hypnotised doll. Yobo is smiling at him and Zhan can feel a force in his eyes that he has never seen before. Zhan walks up to him and strangely , Yibo doesn't touch him. He starts backing away , deeper into the woods. Zhan is walking towards him like a firefly - looking into his eyes and totally lost.

Yibo - You love me , Zhan. Right?

Zhan - Yes.
Yibo - You trust me. You can do anything to be with me.

Zhan - Yes.

Yibo ( turning towards a pathway )- Come away with me , then. To the end of the world.

As Yibo grins evilly to himself, Zhan walks behind him - lovelorn, trapped and totally out of his senses.


 
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In the woods.




With the full moon bathing the dark jungle in a play of the white and black, Zu looked like this delicate nymph who had gotten lost in the woods. Her porcelain skin actually made her look like this beautiful ghost woman who was haunting the jungle.