SOS
Chapter 4's
The 909 apartment looked very quiet, even though there was someone inside, but the room was like a ghost. Alyx sat by the window, hugging his knees. He hasn't left his place since last night. There was no light in that room. He did not blame the lights or open the windows to let the light in.
“Michi..” occasionally he mentions the name of his beloved cat. She had been with him long before he was in this apartment. Michi is his best friend. And now he has lost Michi.
Alyx's smart phone rang, he raised his head. Light from the smartphone, making it squint. He tried to grab it with his feet.
Alyx looked over for a moment, looking at the name that appeared on the screen. “Nick...” He decided to receive a call from Nick, it has been since yesterday Nick tried to contact him. “What's up?”
“Where are you? You're making me worry. There's something I have to tell you. It's important.”
Don't know Nick, Alyx's heart is completely broken. Alyx placed the phone beside him. Let Nick blabber across there. Not long after, the call was interrupted. Nick may be tired of talking to himself. Alyx hugged his knees.
*
Two days later, Alyx looked better. He opened the window, tidied up his room, and made breakfast. Alyx ate his breakfast in silence. After eating, he turned on the TV, watching the news that was getting creepy. When he got bored with the spectacle, he picked up his phone. And call Nick immediately.
From that day on, Nick no longer contacted him. So, it's better if Alyx calls him first. A few times connected, but no one answered his call. And during the last experiment, someone received Alyx's call.
“Bos,” Katie's voice sounded.
“Katie, why are you..”.
“I heard this sound and immediately picked it up. But the boss, the director is not here, only his phone is in the office.”
“Where is he?”
“Yesterday he is not here, but somehow this HP is here.”
“Really? All right, I'll go over there and take that.”
*
Alyx is already at Nick's family mansion. The tall fences were towering, some guards made one unable to enter easily into without a clear description.
“What Nick inside?”
“You are who and there is need for what?” ask one of them.
“I'm a debt collector. I want him to repay the loan,” Alyx said with a serious face.
“What?”
“Iya. Two pounds.”
“Two pounds?”
“Why? Do you want to pay for it?”
“Let me pay for it then, that's a little bit,” the guard muttered. “Just two pounds, you came to this place.”
“Alyx..”.
Alyx turns around and finds Charlie one of the butlers who knows him.
The guard who had just reached into his pocket was confused.
“Why don't you open the door for him?” ask Charlie.
“Ah? All right,” the guard and open the gate immediately.
Charlie and Alyx come in.
“But it doesn't matter if I come in, Charlie? Looks like the guard is getting tighter here. Is there a problem?”
Charlie smiled and turned to tell the guard. “Can you contact the Master tell him that..” has not finished his sentence, the guard has already entered his guard room.
“Master, there is someone looking for you, he wants to collect a debt, two pounds,” he said plainly to Nick.
Nick immediately laughed. He knew it was his best friend. “Let him in.”
The gatekeeper's head gawked at the window. “Ah, OK.”
“Ayo.” Charlie took Alyx for a walk. Passing through such a large page. “He does not want to receive guests, he said, but it seems he can not refuse your arrival.”
Alyx smile. “Then what happened?”
“I think he'll tell you everything. Alright please login.” Charlie opens the door for Nick's residence.
“Thank you, Charlie.” Before entering, Alyx turned to look at the main residence where Nick's parents lived. He's been here a few times, always when Nick had to be arrested by his parents.
“Do I really have debt?” this sentence greeted Alyx as he entered.
“Sure, you always ask me to pay for a sandwich for you. Then, what happened?” ask Alyx directly.
“I almost kidnapped.”
“What? Your folks?”
“Not. A group of fully clothed people blocked my path. Fortunately the mother's mane soon came.”
“Who are they? Do you think he really wants to kidnap you? You certain? I mean, what good are you?”
Nick sneered. “What do you mean? I heard it was all because of Dad. I don't know what mom means either. But.. I don't know.”
“What's gone? You confuse me, you tell me when you understand this. Looks like you're okay. I'll be home now.”
Nick nodded small. “I'll call you as soon as I understand. But, Alyx, you don't need to see someone named Benjamin.”
“Benjamin? Oh, yeah, looks like Katie did mention that guy by name. Why indeed?”
“He will never stop when get what he wants.”
“Indeed what does he want?”
“Entah.”
“Why do you always say I don't know? What are you talking about?”
“He told me to find out something. Told me to talk about this. He always says about SOS.”
Alyx listened attentively. “SOS?”
“Then what?”
“Maybe like an organization. I don't know, obviously you don't need to see him.”
“If he doesn't contact AM magazine anymore, then I certainly won't see him, but if he calls me directly, I'll go.”
“As of you. I've already banned you.”
*
Alyx is now in a fancy restaurant, he came after making an appointment with a client or whatever the term to refer to a person who seems different from the previous director.
“Who? Benjamin?” ask Alyx who just arrived at the studio this morning. When the phone rings, there's no Katie, so
he answered. “Unfortunately the director is not here.”
“Surely someone replaced it. Then who's... I mean,” he's wheezing occasionally, “replace..”.
“I. You want to meet?” alyx said without further ado.
“Iya.”
“Good. When and where?”
So here he is. Waiting for someone she has never met. A long time later, it seemed like the person who was waiting for had already arrived. He knew that as a middle-aged lung man, with a bushy beard walked over to his desk. Alyx stood up and introduced himself, “Alexandra.”
“Benjamin.”
They shook hands and Alyx invited him to sit down.
“So Alyx, have you heard from Nick?”
“Unclear. So I wish I could hear it directly from you. And after hearing that, we still have to
consider whether to raise about the thing you want.”
“Sure. Of course I know that. But you won't regret doing this.”
“Then what is it?”
“SOS. This is an organization. SOS was already a common secret,” Benjamin's sentence was cut into pieces, like a disciple who was memorizing the formula in front of his teacher.
“I haven't even heard of this.”
“Really? Indeed this is only known to most of the upper class, but what Nick did not say this
at you? Or you've never heard of anyone else, you're a photographer at the top, you have a great connection, so there's no way you've never heard of them.”
“Unfortunately never.”
“A little weird to hear you don't know. So, I thought if you wanted to find out about this, you'd have to find out for yourself.”
“What is this at risk? Nick didn't even get it on the internet. So I thought something bad would happen if we..”.
“You think too far,” Benjamin interrupts. “You know it's an open secret. So they never
I want to publish it to the wider world. Only those who need it will find out.”
“So you need SOS?”
“No-no. I want you to help people find it easier.”
“This sounds a little strange.” Alyx was silent for a moment. “But, what do you mean by Nick not telling me?”
“Isn't he one of the products of SOS?”
*
“Nick, are you home?” alyx asked slightly stammered. “You know about SOS?”
“It looks like someone just met the freak,” Nick said flatly.
“Iya, I know, I'm sorry. But, Nick, you know he said something weird.”
“Don't I tell you before. You better not obey what he says.”
“Nick, why don't you tell me what you know?”
“What do I know? I don't know anything.”
“Then why did he say you were an SOS product. What does it mean?”
“What?” Nick half yelled. “I close first.”
No more noise from across the phone. Alyx looked at his smart phone. He shouldn't have told Nick. But, it seems like Nick is keeping something from him.
Alyx leaned back and closed his eyes. Think some jokes. And opened my eyes when someone knocked on Nick's office door.
“Katie what's wrong?”
“Someone brought this.” Katie lifted a box.
“Put it down, I'll take it to Nick, later.”
“This is for you.”
“Really?” Alyx grabbed the box and immediately opened it. “What is this? Who took him?” ask her before Katie gets out.
“So someone,” Katie pointed at the door.
Alyx came out first. Runs. Unfortunately, I didn't find anyone out there.
“He went straight home after dropping this off. He was wearing a suit,” Katie continued when asked about who delivered it.
Alyx let out a long breath and entered. Look at the box and approach it. He took the contents and
threw it. A white stuffed cat with blood splattered on the side of the chair.
*