"Where are we?"
"An underground room. My dad cos here from ti to ti for so of his special research.
It's foolproof against the Earth's breath, which is quite ironic since it's underground."
With Echo, I had already gotten a full picture of the room, knowing that it was partitioned into three sections separated by thick glasses hidden by the darkness around us.
Currently, we were in the middle section, and I inspected the other two sections, looking for anything of interest but finding none.
There were just machines and computers in the other rooms, and most of them were covered with thick cloth.
"Do you want to remain here or will you stop being a scaredy-cat?"
At Sade's comnt, I observed her and pushed off the bed.
From her tight expression, it was clear I had really upset her by my decision not to trust her back in the driveway.
"How long have I been out?"
"Not long, just about 30 minutes. I don't know why, but you got so kind of backlash. My dad said it's nothing serious though," Sade grumbled, and it was funny to see her being so petty.
Nodding, I headed for the door at the end, hearing her footsteps as she followed behind.
"You said I should trust you, right?" I turned to Sade when I reached the door, extending my hand to her.
"Yeah," Sade petulantly nodded, taking my hand.
"Then I trust you."
Getting a small smile to break out on Sade's lips, I turned the knob with my other hand and, through it, led us into what was a glass corridor.
"One of the essences of this place is the plants my father has planted both below and above the surface.
He says the greenery is one of the things that makes this place give off the breath of the Earth," Sade said, closing the door behind her.
As we entered the corridor, other than the tall green plants I noticed behind the glass walls, another thing I noticed was the presence of foreign energy in the air, the one Sade's father called Earth's breath.
"I would like to see this man."
Compared to that of the compound, the energy in here was in smaller quantity, and bringing to a stop by my arm, she looked up at while entwining her fingers.
"It will be stronger out there. Get a good feel for it in here."
Much softer than normal, it seed Sade naturally let off a lot of her guard when she was back at ho or maybe it was because she had seen pass out and felt guilty.
"Take deep breaths and sink into the sweet feeling. It might feel too good to be true, but trust , it's genuine and honest. Close your eyes so you can better feel it."
I wasn't sure about the honesty part, but the system said this place was safe, so I listened to Sade.
"How did you get down here?"
"The maids."
"You an it was a bunch of won that carried ?"
"Yeah. Do you feel violated?"
"I'm a man. Being carried by a woman doesn't leave the best of tastes."
"Hmm, but you're okay with carrying other won."
"I take no joy in carrying won. I find pleasure in carrying won special to ."
When I finished speaking, I opened my eyes and was pleasantly surprised to see a red blush climb onto Sade's cheeks.
"The last ti you blushed this sweetly was back on our date. I quite enjoyed it."
My words had Sade look down and, to my surprise, she took a step closer to .
"I never said this, but so did I."
Standing on her toes, she gave a peck and, turning around, imdiately pulled forward.
"You did well here. Let's go climb back up."
Indeed, I had ward up to the foreign energy, and just like Sade said, I let it flow into .
I had been vigilant against being mind-controlled during the process, yet now I was gradually becoming saturated with a sense of peace.
Every step I took saw my shoulders relax, the tension in them disappearing, and when we went through another door and began climbing up a series of stairs, I questioned Sade.
"From what I've seen, it seems your family is not an ordinary one."
"No, we aren't."
"Anything I should know about your father before I go up there?"
"Well, he's really chill, so just be yourself."
"What of your mom?"
"Complint her head tie, and you'll be good."
"What's a head tie?" my face scrunched.
"You'll see."
It took us but a few minutes to arrive at another door, and going through it, I had to wonder if I was in a palace.
"How can the ceiling be so high? It doesn't look this big from outside."
"Oh, rather than being built up, the house is built down—a single-story building down."
The idea was weird, but I kept silent and let Sade lead forward, keeping an eye on both where we were going and the energy rushing into my head and body.
Every pore of my skin was being invaded, and by the ti Sade and I walked before a silver double door, I felt as light as a feather.
"Guess what's behind here," she said, turning to .
"The library."
Sade's excited smile stayed on her face for so seconds, and then slowly it broke away and turned into a pout.
"How did you know?"
For this, I did not use Echo. I had already learned my lesson.
"You love to read, and from what I've seen, your father is an academic, a scientist, possibly.
It's only right that you're excited to take to the place you most love in this building.
Am I right or wrong?" I said, moving forward and putting my arm around Sade's waist.
I pulled Sade close to , and her face reddened at our proximity.
"I said you shouldn't touch ."
"Would you prefer I start ripping you now?"
"....."
To my surprise, Sade went silent, her eyes going shut, and feeling the anticipation in her bones, I leaned forward and pecked her forehead.
"Who would have thought you are a naughty girl that likes to be groped."
"I'm not."
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