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Chapter 6 - A Bond In The Making

After some time Zain woke up, feeling better than ever. it was midnight so no light was shining through the window. he sits up to go grab a cup of water. to his surprise there was a cup at the counter beside him with a water bottle. "wow they really give you everything in this hospital." While pouring the water Zain See's something that resembles a shooting star flying by the black sky.

"Wow they're beautiful. it's been so long since I saw shooting stars." Zain finishes the water and lays his head on the pillow. "(being alone is actually starting to feel nice. no little brother screaming at you. no school and no big brother that keeps angering you. this place showed me that loneliness sometimes might be better for the soul. either that or I'm just a big introvert)"

"(but I'm sure that this world has its problems. some crazy things happened, and I couldn't do anything. maybe I should just stay at this hospital. I don't need to find my family. heck I don't even know if there here with me in this world right now.....) he he." Zain giggled "Nour, my big brother. you really were telling the truth. everytime we would get into a fight. even if I was right—" Zain goes back with his memories... "hey sorry for earlier. if you're sad I'm sorry i didn't mean it." Nour looked at him and shouted. "STOP BEING LIKE THIS!!!" Zain was confused. "why everytime we fight, you would be an insult machine, and when the fight is over you would come back to me and apologizing. please stop being a GEMINI MAN."

Zain looks at the window with a smile on his face and tries to remember the days that he fought with his brother. "well you were right my brother. I am a Gemini man. a second ago I didn't want to see you. but now I want to be with all of you again. my personality is conflicting. one second I'm the happiest man alive and the other I'm the devil's incarcerate." Zain decides to sleep untill the morning comes. before he sleeps he told himself. "You guys know me. when I set a goal I focus my mind and soul to achieve that goal... My goal in this world Is to find you. even if you guys aren't here with me, I'll wait. because that is what family is for. helping each other in the time of need and reaching the top together..... damn that sounded cringy. ha ha!" Zain laughs before going to sleep.

*4 hours later*

Zain opens his eyes to the nurse waking him up. he sits up and the nurse tells him to go to the cafeteria. he ask her where it was. "when you get out of the room go left and at the end of the corridor turn right and you will be at the cafeteria." he thanks her and asks her where's the bathroom. she told him the direction to the bathroom and left. Zain got out of the bed and went outside the room he looked to his right and saw the nurse leaving the hospital. "(ok she told me the bathroom was on the right.)" he sees the bathroom and goes in. washing his face and brushing his teeth. he got out in 10 minutes. "wow they had tooth pastes and a tooth brushes wrapped like it's a spoon and a fork from a restaurant. that's kind of a royalty thing. at least compared to where I lived which is the lowest of the low.... she said that I need to go to the cafeteria... so. it's this way."

while Zain was walking he saw his room number, it was 420. Zain chuckled "NICE" the memes can't let me go even in another world. he said to himself. "Worlds are temporary. but memes are eternal."

while Zain was walking down the corridor he saw an automatic glass door. looking outside he saw a man in the middle of the park holding a green ball of light. Zain stopped and watched the man. there was a target infront of him. he leaned back his arm and threw the green ball at the target. he hit the center and the target exploded. rice came out and was everywhere, it was a mess. but Zain thought the man would be happy because he hit a bull's-eye. it was the opposite. the man sighed. lifting up his finger making every single rice and the target turn green. the rice was formed into a small ball inside the fixed target. the man formed another ball of light and was throwing it. repeating the same thing.

"(I don't know what this man is doing but I really want to help him. too bad i don't know how to form a ball of energy like that)" Zain resumes his walk to the cafeteria and reaches the end of the corridor and turned right. he saw the entrance to the cafeteria and started jogging. finally reaching the cafeteria he looks around and sees the doctor sitting down at a table beside the food counter. the doctor noticed Zain and started waving at him. "hey Zain over here. come and eat with me."

sitting next to him on a blue chair with a 3 meter table full of food right infront of him. Zain asks if there was a special occasion. "no there's not. this food is all yours EAT UP." Zain was overwhelmed by the amount of food infront of him. Chicken, Burgers, Steaks, Pizza, Yellow rice and much more. Zain turns to the doctor. "I don't think all of this goes well together." the doctor smiled "it doesn't go well in our world. but in this one everything goes." Zain's stomach for the first time in this world grumbled. "sorry for what you heard. I'm so sorry." the doctor laughed and pated Zain on the back. "Don't worry about it. I'm just surprised it wasn't louder." Zain smiled and looked at the food and wondered what to eat first. "IM SORRY!!!!!" Zain freaked out. "what was that for?"....."I didn't mean to underestimate your stomach like that. you have a strong stomach. I bet your stomach digestive system is the best between both of us. please just don't hate me!!! I didn't mean it!"

Zain was at a lost for words. he took a hamburger and offered it to the doctor. "the food will taste better if i eat it with a friend." the doctor was quiet. "so you don't hate me for underestimating your stomach." Zain laughed. "no way. why would I care if someone underestimates my stomach, and no I don't hate you I was just trying to figure out what I should eat first." the doctor calmed down "so want to eat with me? I would appreciate it doc" the doctor smirked "you can drop the doc, and call me Ahmed." they both started eating together.

"oh yeah Zain I wanted to ask you. when did you come here?" Zain while he was eating the chicken. "2 or 3 days ago. I think." Ahmed put down his burger. "but Helal told me you fell down from the sky a month ago." Zain wasn't buying it. "no I wasn't I was asleep for 2 to 3 days I don't think that's right."..."no, he is right. do you remember that time when you hit the chicken coop.... FUN Fact the chicken you're eating right now is one of the chickens who was living in that coop. crazy right?" Zain looked at Ahmed in a disgusted look. "I didn't need to know that." Ahmed chuckled " yeah your right, back to the point. that day where you hit the chicken coop that was over a month ago. you can tell by looking at Helal white hair, it got longer."

"if that's true than that explains why he insisted that I eat food because I didn't eat in a month." Ahmed scratched his head. "yeah well he also planned and payed this feast for you so that you can eat and regain some strength. he might seem cold to you, but he really cares about new players like yourself." Zain wasn't surprised because he knew that. "but I want to tell you something. Something that he didn't want me to tell you." Zain turned the chair towards Ahmed and payed attention. "when you were captured Helal ran back to his place to think things through, and come up with a strategy to free you. but to his surprise he encountered Lisa while he was saving you. he fought Lisa while you were sleeping. but he lost miserably and barley got out of her grasps. when he got to the nearest hospital. blood dripping down from his face, arms and legs. he collapsed at the entrance. I did my best to heal him. durring the treatment to his wounds he'd always clench his fist and say the same words "I will get back at her. for everything she did to me and to them" he was always frustrated and after a few days he was fully recovered. he asked me if he could train here to get stronger, and I agreed. he was all day and night at the back park training. trying to improve his swordsmanship. one night I heard him in his sleep while I was changing the water bottles. he was saying your name and Lisa's, he was trying to get stronger to save someone else and prove a point. from that day I started to chat with him on my free time. I asked him, what was his motivation. he surprised me, he said "I want to become strong so that I could find him. she took him from me. It was partially my fault that I lost him. he was the first that actually called me by my real name. everyone before him was treating me like my rank in society is below even the trash. so I will find him and save him, and when I do, we will become stronger together and one day maybe climb the ranks and reach the 3rd floor and become the best of the best" he was really aiming for that goal of becoming the best with his friend. a goal of which I saw was practically impossible. do you know who he wants to be his best friend" Zain was silent to process what Ahmed told him. "from what you told me.. it's me right?" Ahmed nodded. Zain smiled "so his goal is to become the greatest with a friend of his. my goal is to find my family and I can't do that without becoming stronger in this world. so our goals are intertwined." Ahmed stands up "so what are you gonna do?" Zain stood up "I'm gonna learn the basics and become stronger. this world isn't too different than ours. if I want to succeed I have to work my butt off and reach the top." Ahmed smiled. "couldn't have said it better myself. BUT you can't start without finishing the feast." Zain sat down. "care to join me?" Ahmed also sat down. "with pleasure."

*after finishing the food*

both of them "I'm stuffed. if I eat any more I'm gonna explode." both of them hear someone shouting. "Doctor!!" Zain sees the man that was using magic earlier running towards them. "hey your that guy that was practicing with that green ball magic at the back park" the man's face turned red. "ooohh you saw me training? now that's embarrassing." with his final breath the doctor said. "Ray get the fu—"....."I think the doctor is dead!" the man sighed. "yeah that's my brother. he passes out if he eats to much." Zain was surprised "your his brother!!" the man laughed while picking up Ahmed "yeah I'm his little brother. my name is Ray. what's yours?" Zain's belly hit the table while standing up. "I'm z—oooww that hurt. hi I'm Zain nice to meet you!" Ray laughed. "you should go back to you room. I will take Ahmed to his office to rest." Zain gave him a thumbs up. Ray walks off and Zain stands up.

"(wow there isn't anyone in this hospital right now. I guess I should go back.)" Zain starts to walk back. eventually he reaches his room. "(still have 1 or 2 days in this hospital. better make the most of it.)" he lays on his bed and looks at the ceiling. he hears someone opening his door. it was Ray he was pushing a tv. "sorry if I'm bothering you but I thought you'd be lonely so I brought you a tv." Zain thanked him. "ahhh don't mention it. your a patient at my brother's hospital I have to do this." he plugs in the power cable into the wall and the tv turns on. "we don't know how but TV's here in this world have the same channels in our world. just wanted to let you know. because your new to this place. alright see ya. don't push yourself." Ray closes the door behind him. Zain stood up and grabed the remote from beside the tv. he sits back down and changes the channel. "for now untill Ahmed becomes better I will just entertain myself." he lays his head on his pillow and watches the TV.

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