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48 . ANXIETIES

Oscar fell silent. One of his hands was holding his chin from a moment ago. His brain was in a frenzy, thinking

something that suddenly unravels its focus and purpose. It also appeared from his chest that was up and down, sighing many times even though he was actually caught off guard by this kind of situation.

A young man seemed to enter the room and immediately frowned looking at him. Not usually the brother put on a look like that. The young man walked up to the man.

“What's up?” tanyakanya.

The blue-eyed man looked over. “Ah, no,” said. “Nothing.”

The frown on Adnan's forehead grew sharper, making his eyebrows almost fused together. “I can read the lies of others just from the look in his eyes,” he said. “What are you hiding from me this second?”

Breath free to the air. Oscar clucked softly, annoyed that his sister was smarter than him. He stared straight at Adnan for a moment.

“Your friend,” answered. “Something happened to him. My men just reported it.”

Adnan immediately gasped. He squeezed the shoulder of the older brother who was still sitting on the chair. “What's up?” tannya

patronising. “What's with Erick?”

“You calm down first,” said Oscar.

“How can I calm down, Oscar? He's my best friend!”

“Iya, I know, Adnan.”

Oscar rose from his position and looked back at the screen in front. “Something's not right at base,”

he said, then turned to the sister who was still staring at him with question marks and high concern. “If we do not make a backup plan, then the arrival of Anthony will be the next piece for Hubert to launch his ambition.”

Saliva Adnan is perfectly gulped. “What ... what do you mean ...” His brain thought quickly, embracing the actual situation he himself had to be forced to interfere in it. “Do-not ...”

Adnan's two blue eyes fiddle when he finds a highlight of seriousness in the brother's netra. Oscar nodded slowly. Adnan choked, almost shut his mouth. He hasn't even told Erick this, but ….

“Then, what should we do?” tanyanya.

Oscar scratched his chin for a moment while observing a screen showing various elements in the form of numbers and letters that are interrelated to form a virtual jarring—what does it mean, only he knows. He was silent for quite a while until it left Adnan almost frustrated.

“Oscar!”

The man looked. Really, this is completely out of the estimation. He knew that there were many traitors around him

which makes Hubert can know the plan of Anthony's visit tomorrow. Also, Erick's whereabouts may be a threat to his own father given that the young man is not good at lying. These are all interrelated and Oscar can't go wrong.

A little misses, then the events of five years ago will be repeated.

“Oscar, i ..” Adnan hung up his words. He hesitated a little, even with his own mindset. “What

it will be related to the eastern alliance?” tanyanya.

Oscar did not nod. He actually returned to thinking, seen from the look of his eyes that look there and there as if looking for answers and solutions to all these chaotic problems.

“Oscar, how if—”

“Everything must be related, Adnan,” by the black-haired man.

Adnan jerks. His hands almost clenched.

“You know about what happened five years ago? Even before that?” Oscar leaned his butt on the edge of the table, folded his hands in front of his chest, and looked at the younger brother who was standing around him. However, the look in his eyes turned soft a few seconds later. “Genesis that took the life of our father,”. “It was also already planned by the father of your colleague.”

The blue-faced young man was surprised instead of playing. Jaw tightens. His muscles began to puff up with

“We cannot catch him because of the lack of evidence and the departure of Hubert,” said

Oscars. “And also, there are many defectors around us. In fact, even the closest person to us can be a mouse that is consumed by the sedition of the snake.”

Oscar's blue eyes are glittering. The recess of the room was suddenly silent, ruling the atmosphere of the room

it froze because of the air conditioning. The man let out a long sigh and slightly bit his lower lip. He looked back at the screen, pressed a button on the keyboard to show something there.

“EWF?” adnan Gumam.

Oscar chimed. “Hubert knows about this,” he said. “And he used the opportunity of military operation 5

last year to use this system, obliterate the other key, and take over the world order .. ah, no, rather, Hubert wants to master world leadership.”

Adnan gulped, soaking his dry throat for a moment. “So, who killed Adara's father was also him, ‘kan?” tanyanya who was smeared again by her brother.

“But, he's pretty stupid.” Oscar looked at Adnan who was looking straight at him. A grin formed in one corner

the man's lips. “He doesn't know if I'm here,” he continued.

Adnan remained silent. He understood why Oscar Harvey had been hidden by many people, including his own parents. His talent was seen early on and he is predicted to be the savior of the world in the future. As of now, Oscar seems to have a lot to contribute. Especially since he returned to Cosmo with a new identity that not even many people know that he is the first son of Professor Reynald Harris. Only Morgan and Anthony knew, the rest of the people at Cosmo were just lackeys from Hubert and mass traitors from the eastern alliance. They don't know Oscar's real identity.

It was a good fortune for Adnan to meet him here. That's exactly what the guy said, Hubert

probably didn't know that Oscar was in Cosmo. And another possibility is that the commander of the western alliance on earth is in confusion right now and is beginning to realize that there are defectors who are trying to threaten his position.

Only, Adnan thought of something. Is Adara free from traitors while in the eastern alliance?

Does the girl know the harsh reality of her father's death?

***

Thinking of several things at once made Adnan unable to sleep. The brain is full. The clock on earth is already

showed at eleven o'clock in the night and his eyes were still bright.

He sat down after failing to force both of his blue diamonds to close perfectly. The white blanket that enveloped his body was scattered, revealing his bare upper body. The cold temperature is getting spoiled even though Adnan has set the room heater.

The young man got up from the bed and walked towards the glass window on the right side of the bed. He stared out at the glass that instantly revealed a void space out there. The rocks floated freely, a little chaotic as there was space junk around them. The blue planet's shadow looks so exotic. I don't know for how long

again that beautiful color will be nurtured there.

Adnan sat in the window cabinet. One leg was raised up until his hand could hang spoiled at the top of his bent knee. Her blue net that looked outside revealed a clear view. A little empty, because the memory of his past is back.

Adara's last smile for her before she leaves for Cosmo, turns into a miserable look

the girl was at their first meeting yesterday after all this time. Adnan was stunned, imagining how much suffering the girl had gone through until her innocent face turned resolute and filled with anger.

“You okay?”

“Ya. I'll pick you up after school.”

“Tomorrow? It only takes two to three hours of train travel there, ‘kan?”

“Tak what. I said I wanted to pick you up, not meet you.”

“Wait for me, yes!”

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