After a week Lou was finally able to leave the hospital with his father’s butler once the doctor gave him the all clear. During that time he had been kept informed on his parents’ conditions and how they were getting better knowing that he was being taken cared of. Taking a slow pace, they made their way to the car which was located at the front of the hospital. Allowing his father’s butler to open the front passenger’s door, Lou hopped in.
“Your parents can’t wait to see you now that you are all better!” he said cheerfully. “I am as well glad that you have recovered!”
“Thank you for taking great care of them!”
“Young master it is my great duty to care for my master, your father and their family which includes you!”
Leaning against the car’s window Lou closed his eyes and enjoyed the motion of the car moving. It wasn’t the most comfortable but better than being stuck in bed and not being allowed to move around much. Feeling the car stop Lou looked over to his father’s butler rambling through the backseat. In the end he pulled out a pillow and gave it to Lou. Taking the pillow Lou rested against it before the car started, falling asleep quickly. He suspected that the trip was going to take a long time and was glad that he could just sleep through it. Coming to, he was being carried by his father’s butler into the house and into the living room. Being paced gently onto the couch, Lou sat up to see that his parents were making their way towards him. Hugging them both tightly Lou repeatedly told them that he was ok now and to not worry. Sitting back Lou wipe the tears from his mother’s eyes.
“Son, we have decided that you will return to school in a week to reduce the stress and suspicious that something happened to you!” his father stated calmly. “Don’t worry about your friend, he had been delt with and understands that he should leave you alone!”
“Thank you, father, I feel much better now!”
“Maybe it best that you rest in your bedroom until school starts again!”
“I understand, father!” Lou replied before hugging his parents again before following his father’s butler to his room. Saying goodbye Lou closed the door before making his way to the study room. Going through the book options Lou reconsidered his though on doing any studying, he went back into his bedroom and sat on his bed. Skimming through the manual Lou saw that there was a page about a bookcase which contained different novels, comics, manga, and the likes. Getting back up, Lou headed to a wall which held a giant frame that contains a fantasy castle with a dragon flying over it. Scanning the image Lou tried to find anything that would look out of place in the picture, but he couldn’t see anything. His attention was drawn to the door when there was a knock and his father’s butler entered the room with a cart.
“You doing well young master? I brought you some tea and a light snack!”
“Thank you, sir!” Lou replied. “Can you assist me in finding the button that meant to access the books?”
“Understood, young master!” his father’s butler said before coming over and lifting the frame. Pointing at the heart-shaped button, he pressed it before taking a step back.
Following his lead Lou stepped back and watched as the wall spined around to display a wall length bookcase, there was so many choices.
“If you need help with anything else, please call!”
“I don’t have access to my phone?”
“I see!” his father’s butler said before taking the manual and flipping through the pages. Following him, they went to the side table. Paying attention Lou counted three times as his father’s butler pressed the ladybug, out of the table came a telephone.
“Here young master, now you will be able to call me when needed!”
“Thank you, sir!” Lou replied before following his father’s butler to the table. Sitting down, he allowed the food to be served to him. For a light snack he was having a jug of cool water and some biscuit with cheese.
“I’ll come back later when you are done, young master!” his father’s butler stated before leaving the room.
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Pouring himself a cup of water, Lou drank some before eating some of the biscuit with cheese. Once done Lou got up and headed to the bookcase where he begun to look for something to read. Seeing a book that stood out, Lou took a closer look at it. The book was large in size and was made out of what appeared to be leather. The side text of the book was written in a language that Lou didn’t understand and was embossed in gold. Deciding to take a closer look Lou tried to pull it out, only for it to get stuck. Letting go of the book Lou heard a click somewhere before a section of the bookcase went down with a bit of dust. Just before Lou could walk inside the room, the phone begun to ring.
Making his way to the telephone, Lou picked it up.
“Hello young master I have found your phone and will bring it to you later!”
“Thank you, sir!” Lou replied before hanging up.
‘Maybe I should find a torch encase it gets dark inside?’ Lou thought before picking up the manual. Finding the page Lou followed the instructions before looking for a book like the one he had just pulled. Finally finding it to the side, Lou pushed it inwards and watched as a large torch took it place. Picking up the torch Lou begun making his way inside, taking the manual just in case. The room was somewhat dimly lit from the outside, so Lou turned on the light. Closing his eyes for a moment Lou was surprised by how bright the torch was, it appeared that the room was something like a hideout. There was a large chalkboard to one side, a computer sitting on a desk in a corner with a strange device that pointed out into the empty space. Beside the other wall there was a strange looking statue, it appeared to be a golden statue of a man sitting and weeping into his hands. The man only worn a loincloth, but the strange thing was that his fingers were bent in the wrong direction. Seeing that the fingers could be moved, Lou placed them all into the right position. When nothing happened Lou turned his attention to the computer and begun studying it. Seeing that there was no way to turn the computer on Lou left the room and placed the torch back into its position so that the book went back into place and did similar with the other book. Returning back to the table Lou finished off the rest of the biscuits with cheese before the door opened and his mother came inside. Quickly getting up Lou made his way to her.
“Are you ok, mother?” Lou asked concerned.
“Yes honey, I just wanted to see you again. I’m glad that you are doing well, honey!”
“I’m glad that you and father are also doing well!” Lou replied as he gave her a hug.
Going to the door Lou watched as his mother carefully made her way down the hallway before closing the door. Hopping back into his bed Lou turned the television on before picking a new movie to watch. The movie appeared to be one about dinosaurs. As the movie played Lou begun to go over the details of his room more before seeing at the back there was actually a 6th room, an arcade. Feeling excited Lou hopped off his bed before making his way to a specific spot on the floor. Tapping the spot with his foot twice he felt the floor begun to move. Stepping back, the floor slowly turned into steps with lights turning on the deeper the floor went. Carefully making his way down, Lou slid his hand against the cold stone wall for the extra balance. Despite knowing he should have been resting Lou couldn’t help but feel excited to see what the room would look like, maybe to show people if he had any friends. The deeper Lou went, the hum of music begun to grow. Taking the final step to the solid floor, Lou was amazed by what he saw. The room was dimly lit by the lights which hid how large the room was. There were many different types of arcade machines including pinball, racing games and a whole row of claw machines. Running around the room to look at the many options before sitting down on a chair, feeling breathless and his chest starting to hurt. Doing his best to catch his breath, the pain just continued to grow. Feeling the tears begin flowing, Lou forced himself onto his feet and used the machines to try and reach the entrance so he could get some help. Closer and closer Lou got, his legs begun to tremble, and view became darker, he collapsed to the ground passing out, scared. Waking up groggily Lou struggled to sit up as he felt extremely weak.
Leaning against an arcade machine Lou tried his best to focus. ‘How long have I been out’ Lou though, his head still cloudy. Looking at the desk Lou felt disheartened.
“There is no way I’m going to get up those stairs for a while. Maybe sir would realise that I’m not in my room and look for me?” Lou muttered weakly to himself as he tried to get comfortable since it would most likely be a long wait.
‘I should avoid falling asleep since I had been warned that I might not be able to wake up’ Lou though with a shudder.
“This is nothing new, just calm down Lou everything will be fine!” Lou repeatedly told himself until he was able to calm down. Knowing that he shouldn’t panic since it would increase his blood pressure and become a danger to his heart.
“Young master, young master, are you down there?” his father’s butler spoken in concern.
Wanting to yell that he was there, Lou could only gasp before ending up in a coughing fit. As his eyes became cloudy with tears Lou could barely see his father’s butler run towards him. Weakly reaching out his trembling arms Lou was quickly picked up before being rushed back to his bedroom. Being gently placed beneath his blankets, his father’s butler raced out of the room and returned with a medical beg. Watching his father’s butler pull out a needle and filled it with an unknown liquid that Lou only saw once years ago when he was in the same condition before everything went dark. Coming to, it was dark in the room beside a lamp dimly lighting the room. Beside the bed was his father’s butler sitting on a chair. In the silence Lou could make out his breathing deeply, he was asleep. ‘Strange how some people can sleep on chairs, don’t they get sore afterwards?’ Lou wondered before closing his eyes and drifting off back to sleep, feeling safer.