Chapter 3 The Rich

Chapter 3

Louis Hermosa's POV

"Oh son, you're back home wait, why are you so pale?" Mommy asked immediately when I entered the house, she touched my forehead and that's when she realized I had a fever.

"Jusko Luois, your fever is very high" He made me sit on the sofa so I immediately leaned back, somehow I felt better when I entered it.

We are rich but not that rich, our house is quite big and my parents and siblings both have jobs.

Why am I working? I'm their youngest, I just don't want to depend on them for the things I want. I want to buy a lot and I can't ask them.

I was in my 2nd year of college when I quit and I thought about working first to save my tuition fee, or maybe I won't finish college and just look for a good job. But for now, I will train my body to work first, so I work as a housekeeper.

But in hindsight, I entered the wrong house. It was wrong that I entered that house.

"Louis oh, it's good that your sister is cooking pork stew, take a sip of it" He said placing the cup on the small table, his sister came out of the kitchen and came to him.

"You can take a bath first Louis so you can take care of yourself, you're fine and you're also very lethargic, mommy will just bring you food and medicine.. go ahead" My sister said making me sneer but she just ruffled my hair and smiled, she still treats me like a baby.

"Okay" I said with a smile and stood up feeling dizzy but I didn't show it and just walked towards my room.

When I got inside, I immediately went to the bathroom and undressed, I turned on the shower and suddenly my back hurt for an unknown reason that made me fall asleep.

I just finished the shower quickly and put on shorts before going out and looking for clothes in the cabinet so I turned my back to the door, I heard it open because it made a creak sound so it must have been mommy.

"Jusko!!!! Louis what is that?!" I almost jumped in shock when mommy screamed so loud that my sister heard it and ran towards my room.

I looked at them with just my head and I was even more surprised because my sister's eyes widened as she stared at my back, "What kind of reactions are those?" When I asked, my sister looked at me worriedly and came closer.

"Louis, are you a cult?" My sister asked, my eyes widened and she faced him, "No, no! I don't really believe that" My defense is because it really isn't.

"What's behind you?" Mommy asked that I was scared, my sister gestured me to the mirror and she made me turn away from there so I turned my head.

Suddenly, my whole being was filled with fear and my heart was beating so hard because of what I was fighting. The symbol that I saw on the wall, in the guard's book and on Riana's neck is the same as the symbol behind me.

"Louis! Are you all right? Joana, get some water, hurry up" Mom said in a panic when my breathing suddenly became heavy, I was terrified because of what was happening.

How did I get this? He doesn't look like a tattoo, like he's been curved with a sharp object because the skin is still bloody and the carving is still fresh. I seem to be getting weaker and too many questions are entering my brain.

That's why my back hurts so much and maybe that's why I'm running a fever, I miss things too much.

"Tomorrow we will go to Mang Tomas, he knows a lot about this symbol and what I do know is that I saw a symbol like this in a book, I will try to find it for now, take some rest" my sister said worriedly but seriously to which I nodded, she gave me Mom gave me a dress and I put it on before going to bed.

"Don't think too much about anything Louis, we'll take care of it tomorrow, rest first" Sister said, I didn't answer and just rested even though I was thinking too much. But there is only one question that I want a proper answer to.

What is there in that house?

"What do you need?" My hair has been rising in this place for a while now, because I was taken to what looks like an albulario but my sister said that he is not an albulario.

"Ah, good afternoon, we would like to ask you something about this" My sister turned me away and immediately lifted my clothes but I wondered why they inhaled.

"W-why did it disappear?" I was also surprised by what he said so I immediately felt my back, it should hurt when I touch it but I didn't feel anything.

"There it is! The upside-down triangle with an eye in the middle, why did Louis disappear?!" My sister asked in shock, shrugging my shoulders, "I don't know, sister" I answered.

"I can feel it, come sit here" I sat in the chair he pointed to and he took something I don't know what it was, but he gave me something to drink and waited a few seconds before they lifted my clothes up again .

"Is that magic? It's great" I heard my sister whisper next to me, "I can't feel anything, aren't you just believing it?" The man asked and I immediately shook my head.

"I'm not crazy enough to injure my back with such symbols" I answered.

"You're too calm, I doubt what you're saying" I was silent for a moment, "Pray every night and drink this, I really don't feel anything else about this symbol" He said seriously so I stood up and took what he told me to drink.

"You wear this as a necklace, don't take it off especially at night" He reminded me that I nodded, the necklace was like a bottle with only flowers and water inside.

"Can I just ask what symbol is that?" My sister asked, "The symbol of the devil, I forgot what that symbol really is and what it's called, but I'll look it up in the book and I'll let you know what it is and what it means" The man replied to which my sister nodded and smiled. .

"Thank you very much" My sister gave me something that I don't know what it was but after that we left, while walking I looked again at what I was holding that I was going to drink. It had no taste when he gave it to me earlier.

"Louis where do you work?" My sister asked while we were walking, "Sa San Vicente Fernandez Village" I answered as she frowned.

"Wait, don't tell the mansion that's working?!" He asked in surprise, I slightly tilted my head, "Yes sister, right there" I said as his eyes widened.

"Louis, that house has been dead for a long time, huh? There's no one living there anymore" he said in shock, which made me wonder, how come there aren't many of us there.

"You believe what they say, I have friends here and there are a lot of us" I replied which calmed him down a bit, they have a lot of news in that house so it becomes mysterious.

"Do you have someone close to you?" He asked and I nodded.

"Yes sister, Riana is the only one talking to me there.. the people in that house are really weird-" I cut myself off when I saw her pale face, "Sister, what's the matter?" I asked softly.

"Louis that-"

"LOUIS!!!" We both looked in the direction of Khalix who was running towards us and when he got close he immediately hugged me, he really missed me.

"Why didn't you say you came home?! It's so sultry!" He sulked that made me giggle.

"Stop sulking Khalix, you're not a kid so you're not cute" I said laughing as he raised his eyebrows so I shook my head and looked in another direction, but my eyes widened because I saw someone wearing a black hoodie and up to his knees.

I couldn't see his face because it was covered by the hoodie but I could feel his eyes staring at me, he looked up slightly so I saw his red and curved lips smirking at me that raised my hair and made me nervous.

His sinister smile and the way he stares at me even though I couldn't see it, is making me feel nervous and scared.

So horrible.

"Louis, you should eat! This oh" Khalix handed me some fruit so I thanked him and took it before eating it.

The three of us just got home and Khalix just finished eating because mommy cooked, now Khalix is ​​feeding me fruit.

"By the way, aunt mentioned to me that you have a high fever- that's odd you never had a high fever before" He said while chewing.

I still can't get the black one out of my mind, the only thing suspicious is that he's still going along with what's happening now, my head hurts just thinking about it even though I don't want to think about it.

"Louis oh, how deeply you think" I immediately smiled at Khalix and ate the fruit he gave me again.

I don't feel bad at all, I think he felt relieved because maybe with the drink I had from the albularyo, I wore the necklace he gave me.

"By the way Louis, do you remember the handsome criminal we saw on TV before? The one with the same tattoo as you" I swallowed what he said.

"Why? What's up?" I asked with a mixture of nervousness, when the conversation is really about him I get nervous.

"He is said to be free, he was paid 2 million, I saw on the news the other day, it was said that he will be sent to a mental facility and he will be under observation for 1 week and he will receive a treatment too" He spoke for a long time so I just listened while chewing slowly.

Now that he mentioned that, I suddenly thought.. what if it was him? I'm just thinking about it, even though I'm not sure yet, I'm terrified.

"It looks like he has changed, because that man is quiet, unlike before when they said he kills even inside the prison, now he just talks a lot" He said, you must be wondering why did he know all that, and where did he gets all that information.

It's simple, because Khalix's mother works in the media while his father is an investigator.

Khalix and I became friends because my sister and his father work together, my sister is a police officer so she knows a lot of cases.

My sister introduced me to Khalix and since then we always hang out because sometimes his parents leave him here whenever they know they can leave Khalix alone in their house.

So we ended up hanging out every time he's here, sometimes he sleeps in my room, there's nothing wrong with that.

"I wonder where he lives?" I winced at what he said, did he intend to see a killer?

"Don't even try.." I mumbled while peeling the orange.

"Hmm? Are you saying something?" He asked and I shook my head and smiled, we looked at each other when suddenly a cellphone rang.

"Is that your phone?" He asked, frowning at me, "That's not my ringtone" I answered.

"Me too, look who it's for" He said in wonder so I looked for my cellphone and found it under the blanket and I was surprised because it was my cellphone ringing.

"Oh that's yours! Maybe you changed your ringtone and then you just don't remember, you really forget" He said making my forehead furrow, that's impossible because I haven't touched my cellphone since earlier.. did my sister change it?

I open it and look who's the caller and my eyes widen because the caller name is 'Riana' but I don't remember that I gave her my phone number and she didn't give her phone number either.. I didn't he was seen holding a cellphone.

Where did she get my number?

To be continued....