trapped in the state of unconsciousness resulting from the makeshift collector.
“I know it’s here somewhere,” Cleophas said to himself as he tossed aside clothes that littered the floor. His room was a train wreck. In his search for a solution to help Dante, he had overturned every inch of his home looking for notes, clues, and objects that he was then unable to find. There was one item in particular that he was looking for, but it was nowhere to be found. He’d known where it was mere moments earlier, but he was unable to grasp the memory that was now fading.
Cleophas had notified Owen and the other members of the Echo Club that they would resume their meetings shortly after the university was back in session, but Dante’s recovery and the need to find the missing clue had convinced him to delay the meeting a while longer. He went to his computer and sent out the delay notifications to the members of the club, then sat there for a moment hoping his subconscious might find the solution while he was doing other things.
Cleophas needed to find what he was looking for, and soon, but it had been a crazy day, and his body was spent. Whatever it was he was looking for would have to wait a while longer.
Chapter 15:
The Next Day
Anika and Owen stood by the steps of the dorm and watched as Dante’s Uncle Jack pulled into the driveway. The instant they saw Dante in the back seat, they rushed towards the car.
“I’m so happy, Owen. I just can’t believe it. Dante’s back, and more important than that, he’s safe. I was so worried there for a while that he was never gonna to come out of it.”
“I know, and I think we’re a little bit lucky. Just think of all those people that had the same thing happen to their friends and family who are just now getting them back after a couple of decades. Not to mention the fact that Cleophas and Zee will never get that chance.”
“You’re absolutely right, Owen, and you know what else? We need to throw a party to celebrate Dante’s return from the hospital.”
“A party? What kind of party are we talking about here, and don’t you think that might be a little bit insensitive so soon after Professor Samil’s funeral?”
“I’m sorry, Owen, but Dante’s been a friend for how long? I know it sucks what happened to Zee’s dad and all, but Dante’s back, and he deserves a big celebration. It might make Zee a little uncomfortable, but if he’s a true friend he’ll understand.”
“Yeah, I guess you’re right. I’m just a little concerned about Zee’s state of mind right now, especially after what he said he saw about his father in Everville. I just don’t want to push him over the edge.”
Jack opened the car door for Dante and helped him carry a couple of small bags.
“Dante, glad to see you’re finally out of that hospital. Let me help you with that,” Owen said as he took a small bag that Dante had been carrying.
“You know the worst thing about hospitals?” Dante asked.
“You mean besides the food?” Anika replied.
“No. That’s it. The food absolutely sucks, at least the food they were feeding me. That meatloaf last night was absolutely terrible. I can still taste the aftertaste in my mouth, and I don’t think meatloaf’s supposed to have an aftertaste.”
“That sounds pretty gross, but at least you’re out of that place now, and you can eat whatever you want,” Owen said.
I know, right? I could go for a good burger right about now.”
“A burger sounds great,” Anika agreed.
“I’m a little hungry, too. Come on. Let’s get your bags to your room, then we can walk to that burger place on campus. You know, the one where you can make your own burger from scratch,” Owen said.
Anika and Owen carried Dante’s bags to his room and dropped it off on his bed.
“Oh, Hi. I’m Tesla,” said a short and skinny boy with dark brown hair and green eyes, looking up from the bed on his side of the room. He wasn’t handsome in the
“I know it’s here somewhere,” Cleophas said to himself as he tossed aside clothes that littered the floor. His room was a train wreck. In his search for a solution to help Dante, he had overturned every inch of his home looking for notes, clues, and objects that he was then unable to find. There was one item in particular that he was looking for, but it was nowhere to be found. He’d known where it was mere moments earlier, but he was unable to grasp the memory that was now fading.
Cleophas had notified Owen and the other members of the Echo Club that they would resume their meetings shortly after the university was back in session, but Dante’s recovery and the need to find the missing clue had convinced him to delay the meeting a while longer. He went to his computer and sent out the delay notifications to the members of the club, then sat there for a moment hoping his subconscious might find the solution while he was doing other things.
Cleophas needed to find what he was looking for, and soon, but it had been a crazy day, and his body was spent. Whatever it was he was looking for would have to wait a while longer.
Chapter 15:
The Next Day
Anika and Owen stood by the steps of the dorm and watched as Dante’s Uncle Jack pulled into the driveway. The instant they saw Dante in the back seat, they rushed towards the car.
“I’m so happy, Owen. I just can’t believe it. Dante’s back, and more important than that, he’s safe. I was so worried there for a while that he was never gonna to come out of it.”
“I know, and I think we’re a little bit lucky. Just think of all those people that had the same thing happen to their friends and family who are just now getting them back after a couple of decades. Not to mention the fact that Cleophas and Zee will never get that chance.”
“You’re absolutely right, Owen, and you know what else? We need to throw a party to celebrate Dante’s return from the hospital.”
“A party? What kind of party are we talking about here, and don’t you think that might be a little bit insensitive so soon after Professor Samil’s funeral?”
“I’m sorry, Owen, but Dante’s been a friend for how long? I know it sucks what happened to Zee’s dad and all, but Dante’s back, and he deserves a big celebration. It might make Zee a little uncomfortable, but if he’s a true friend he’ll understand.”
“Yeah, I guess you’re right. I’m just a little concerned about Zee’s state of mind right now, especially after what he said he saw about his father in Everville. I just don’t want to push him over the edge.”
Jack opened the car door for Dante and helped him carry a couple of small bags.
“Dante, glad to see you’re finally out of that hospital. Let me help you with that,” Owen said as he took a small bag that Dante had been carrying.
“You know the worst thing about hospitals?” Dante asked.
“You mean besides the food?” Anika replied.
“No. That’s it. The food absolutely sucks, at least the food they were feeding me. That meatloaf last night was absolutely terrible. I can still taste the aftertaste in my mouth, and I don’t think meatloaf’s supposed to have an aftertaste.”
“That sounds pretty gross, but at least you’re out of that place now, and you can eat whatever you want,” Owen said.
I know, right? I could go for a good burger right about now.”
“A burger sounds great,” Anika agreed.
“I’m a little hungry, too. Come on. Let’s get your bags to your room, then we can walk to that burger place on campus. You know, the one where you can make your own burger from scratch,” Owen said.
Anika and Owen carried Dante’s bags to his room and dropped it off on his bed.
“Oh, Hi. I’m Tesla,” said a short and skinny boy with dark brown hair and green eyes, looking up from the bed on his side of the room. He wasn’t handsome in the
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