Ryu Rising by Peter Rodriguez

Author:Peter Rodriguez [Rodriguez, Peter]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-11-28T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 19

Ryu knew that a guard—or worse, an officer—could come down the hallway at any moment, so he braved his reluctance and put his knuckles to Angela’s door, loud enough for her to hear it but hopefully not so loud it would alarm anyone else on the same floor. Knock, knock.

“AN-GE-LA,” he whispered with his head against the door. “It’s me, Ryu, open the door.”

Ryu waited for a few seconds, but no one answered. The other side of the door was quiet. Starting to grow anxious, he knocked again, this time slightly louder.

“ANGELA, please wake up and open the door…”

He’d barely finished speaking before the door sprung open. Ryu was blinded by a blur of a person lunging at him, and hugging him so forcefully he stumbled backward a step. Angela wrapped herself around Ryu’s waist and held on tightly as if she would never let go. Ryu caught off-guard, held his arms in the air, not knowing what to do next. But the familiar scent of her warmed his heart and put him at ease.

“RYU, YOU’RE ALIVE!” shouted Angela as she hugged him.

Her head leaned into Ryu’s chest, and she clutched him like she’d been terrified she was never going to see him again. Ryu was still well aware they were standing in the middle of a hallway, and that they were running out of time, but he paused at the emotion in her voice, understanding how important this moment was for Angela. If their roles had been reversed, and he’d thought she might die, he would surely have responded in a similar manner.

“It’s really you, right? You’re really here?” Angela asked. “I was about to lie down and fall asleep, but then I heard a knock and a voice… And it sounded like you, but I thought it was just me hearing things. But then you knocked again, and your voice got louder, so I pulled myself up, and prayed to God that it was true…”

“It’s true, I’m here, it’s really me, Angela,” said Ryu, laughing a little. He was moved emotionally, and he felt his body tingling inside waiting for him to respond. He bent himself slightly in order to wrap his arms around Angela as she continued holding him. “Don’t worry, I’m ok, but… we don’t have much time. Angela, you have to come with me.”

Angela released a bit of her grip and pulled away slightly from Ryu’s waist, enough to look up at his face. As she looked, she seemed to notice he was wearing a guard’s uniform for the first time and blinked in confusion. “What’s with the clothes?”

Ryu held Angela with his left hand and moved his right hand to scratch the back of his head as he squinted his eyes slightly in a guilty manner. “Umm, I’ll explain later. Let’s just say I needed a disguise to make escaping this place easier.”

Now she looked even more confused. “What…what are you talking about?”

“Look, I know I keep asking you to trust in me and listen to me, and I know you have no obligation to do either, but I need you to.

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