Is this destiny?

In the kitchen…

The staff was in the kitchen and Ade and Hande requested chocolate cake.

They sat at the kitchen island, with a slice of chocolate heaven each and Ade put the piece of cake in his mouth before he opened the yellow envelope.

He offered Hande to look at the clue first, but she rejected it. "You take it out."

Ade saw that even with the cake in front of her, she is not happy. Her cake slice is untouched and she didn't take the fork in her hand.

Ade kept the envelope on the side.

"Are you worried about what happened there?", Ade guessed.

Hande confirmed. "I hope that Sarah and Aiden will not get into trouble because of me."

"Because of US.", Ade corrected her. "And don't worry, the two of them will not be bullied."

Hande didn't know from where is his confidence coming. "How can you be so sure?"

Ade tilted his head and saw that Hande is really troubled. Sheesh, that is why she gets so easily depressed; she is worrying about everyone and everything. And why does she see herself as a burden? Ade didn't get it.

How Ade sees it, Hande is a nine years old, very smart girl, and she needs just a dash of confidence (or teasing) for her perky personality to come out.

Ade realized that this is his chance to cheer her up. But what can he do?

Ade got an idea. "Do you want to see how Sarah and Aiden will handle those people?"

"We should focus on the scavenger hunt.", Hande reminded him.

Ade was not convinced. "The game does not have a time limit. And I'm quite confident that we are only one or two steps away from finishing it. In the worst case, we will finish after lunch. Aren't you curious about what the two of them will do?"

Hande shook her head. "I don't think it's a good idea to sneak around and peek."

"What if you can see without sneaking or peeking?"

Hande's expression told him that she is interested.

Ade hopped off the barstool, stuffed the yellow envelope in the backpack, and took Hande's hand in his. "Let's go."

Hande's eyes opened wide. They are holding hands again! Ah, her heart can't take this!

She was not sure if he is doing this on purpose, or he really does not know how his proximity is affecting her! How can he be so casual about this?

"Wh-what?", she stuttered.

Ade was oblivious to Hande's emotional turmoil. Sure, her face is red again, and he noticed that it happens often. By now, Ade assumed that Hande has a health condition. He read about it a while ago, it's called rosacea and the symptoms are redness in the face area, and many things can trigger a flare-up. Ade does not want to talk about it because it might make Hande uncomfortable; after all, Hande is a girl, and girls care about their appearance.

He tugged her hand and got her off the barstool. "This is your chance to see how the professionals do it. Come on…"

Hande didn't get a chance to ask where they are going. Ade was running down the hallway while holding onto her hand, and she had to focus in order to keep the pace.

…

In Ade's room…

Hande stood stiffly in the middle of the room, unsure if she can touch anything. She wondered, how can she be so bold to come to the boy's room? Ah, if Merve sees her now, she will scold her or tease her; one of those two.

Ade got out of the closet with two small boxes in his hands. "Sit…", he gestured toward the chair.

Hande watched him open the box, and then another one was inside with two lenses, resting in some liquid. She didn't get it, wasn't he supposed to show her Aiden and Sarah in the living room, without sneaking and peeking? How are these contact lenses supposed to make that happen?

Ade saw the confusion in Hande's expression. "This is something awesome. I will show you, if you promise not to tell anyone."

As much as Hande was skeptical about this, she was curious as well. "OK."

"Promise…", he said while offering her his pinky finger to seal the promise.

She hooked her pinky onto his and nodded in agreement. "I promise…"

Ade was satisfied with this. He swiftly put the right lens in his eye, and then told Hande to tilt her head up. "Try not to blink…"

Hande stared up at Ade's face, as he came closer to put the lens in her left eye.

She is sitting and he is standing between her legs and he is close. Too close. Oh, gosh! She can feel his breath on her face! Hande held her breath while silently praying not to faint.

"How does that feel?", his question pulled her out of her daze.

She didn't realize when he stepped away.

Hande blinked a few times and grimaced. Her left eye is tearing up and it feels that she has something in it! Well, there is a lens and it's NOT comfortable.

Ade chuckled. "It's OK. You will get used to it in a bit."

He saw that her face is red again, and he assumed that it's a reaction to the lens. Ah, anything can trigger rosacea to flare-up.

Ade opened the second box and got an ear stud out of it.

"Your ears are pierced, that makes it easier…"

Hande was blinking her tears away when she felt that he is holding onto her ear. Is he putting an earring in? Ah, he is close again!

When he finished, Hande touched her ear.

"What is this?", Hande asked. She has difficulty believing that Ade would give her an earring without a reason.

"This is something cool that all kids who pass as bodyguards get.", Ade said the half-truth.

He can't talk about the Army of Chaos, but he can say this much. Ade (like all other generals) normally wears the Eve-lens and ear studs, but because of the games, they had to remove them. It would give them an unfair advantage.

Ade knows that he should not share his equipment, but lenses are in a special cleansing liquid, and this is just temporary, and Hande is part of the family now. With her personality, Ade is confident that Hande will become a general in no time.

Hande understood that if it's something cool for bodyguards, it must be something special. "What does it do?"

Ade grinned as he moved his hand in the air, selecting options on Eve-lens to show the video feed from the living room to their lens. At the same time, the ear stud will transfer the sound.

Hande's mouth was half-open.

"Cool, right?", Ade asked with glee.

Hande nodded absentmindedly. She is stunned that she can see with her left eye the living room like she is standing at the door, or to be more precise, above the door. And the sound that is coming to her ear is so sharp that it feels as she is really there.

 "Do all of you have these?", Hande asked when she found her voice.

Ade lifted his chin proudly. "Other than training regularly in hand-to-hand combat and weapon of your choice, your grades in academic studies need to be good in order to qualify, and even with that, only the best ones get these. Work hard, and you will earn your own."

Ade observed Hande's expression and he was satisfied. She is not sad anymore, which means that he managed to cheer her up. Mission accomplished!

He noticed that she is holding onto the table.

"Come here. It can be disorienting with the split vision for the first time. Don't think bad of yourself, some people take time to get used to seeing two different images.", he said while tugging her hand and telling her to come to the bed.

They sat on the bed side-by-side with their backs against the wall and observed the situation in the living room.

Hande was not sure what is more amazing, the fact that she can see inside the living room, or the fact that she is sitting on Ade's bed... with him next to her, only a few inches away. Oh, gosh!

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