A Simple Decision, Kimon Michalo [interesting books to read in english TXT] 📗

It was a peaceful day like any other.Simon woke up and sleepily headed to the bathroom.After washing himself, he put on his clothes, grabbed his school bag and went downstairs.Ignoring the breakfast his mother left on the kitchen table, hoping that he would eat it, he drank a glass of juice and left.His dad would be waking up any minute then and he didn't want him to start nagging him about giving him a lift with the car.He prefered walking, so he always left a tad earlier.

Following the road down town, where his school was, he was looking around, trying to find something interesting to focus on.Unfortunately, his desire for something out of the ordinary wasn't fulfilled.Not even the leaves on the occasional trees were moving.The heat of the summer was still lingering , although it was already mid-September.The atmosphere was carrying that usual, boring feeling, one that signified that the day would be uneventful and 'normal'.Truthful to that feeling,the street hosted no weird, strange, or at least curious elements.Unable to spot anything amusing or stimulating, he started humming a song he'd heard the previous night.At that moment, he didn't expect that his wish for a break in the routine of daily life would come in such a day, much less in the form it did...

"RUN!!!" he suddenly heard, right after the sound of legs stomping on the ground.He was at the end of the block, where the roads and pavements crossed so only now could he see and hear what exactly was happening across the next horizontal pavement.A girl was running full speed towards him and two men in black where following her.The men were the kind that even when peaceful they would cause suspicion to others, so in that situation it was obvious that they were up to no good.The one who had shouted was the girl.She had shouted right after she saw him, meaning she was refering to him and wanted him to get away.The first dillema.The thought, What should I do?

, flashed through his mind, along with many speculations on how things could turn out if he got involved.In seconds, he had decided.Instead of moving away, he let her pass in front of him and then stood in the way of the two men.Realising what he did, the girl stopped, her chest going up and down from her violent breaths.The two men changed their running into a slow walk and ended up a meter away from him.

"Dont.Get.Involved." Man A said, in the most threatening voice he could make, which was quite threatening indeed.The other one didn't say anything, but he clenched his fists and all of the muscles on his arms tightened.The sight would normally be enough to make anyone mind their own business, but Simon was a little different.This was his one in a million chance to live some real action, and he wouldn't let it slip by.

"Two gorillas in suits chasing a helpless girl.I don't think I can walk away from this." he said as he removed his school bag from his back and held it in his hand."Will you leave so you won't cause a scene?" he said, not wanting to provoke them.Action and all was good but confrontations can turn ugly.

"She's not what you think, we're not what you think.Go and forget all of this while you still can." Man A said, still trying to threaten him but being a little ticked off about him calling them 'gorillas'.

"More than this scene, I'm surprised on how a gorilla was able to say such a complicated sentence." he answered.These guys were serious and he wouldn't be able to avert them from their goal, so he chose to make them mad and have them abandon reasoning.That way they wouldn't think of drawing any possible weapons, they would just attack him with their fists.At least he hoped that this plan would work, or he was screwed.

"Bastard!" Man A said and took a step, while raising his arm to punch him.Much to his surprise, he received a sound kick to the face before he could extend his arm.While he fell back, his subordinate stepped around him, trying to reach Simon.But when he left the back of Man A, his eyes didn't see Simon and the girl standing on the street.All he saw was a zip pocket as Simon's bag landed on his head, with the weight of various text books and note books behind it.Dazed by the impact, he then took a kick between his legs and fell on the ground.Man A was recovering and tried to take a step but he too was kicked between the legs and collapsed.

"Let's go, quickly!" Simon said to the girl, grabbing her wrist and dragging her away.After a while of running, they stopped in a park behind his house.Now both of them were short of breath and they needed some time to regain their composure.Now that he wasn't in immediate threat, he wondered about what the heck was going on and...about the lack of reaction from the girl when he defended her.

"Who are you?" Simon asked after a little time passed, since the girl didn't show any signs of trying to communicate.She didn't answer, she only did a negative motion.He sighed.
"Ok, let's start with the basics.What's your name?"
".....I'm Sarah.Sarah Elsword.

"O-ok, that's a start.I'm Simon." he said and extended his arm in a handshake.She hesitantly took it.Hmmm, what now?

he thought, examining the girl from head to toe, the same way she examined him.Both of them looked like any normal teenager, nothing on them stood out, but...Oh my god, she's beautiful!

He thought upon closer examination.Long, silky, dark hair, elegant face, fit body, nice clothes, she could easily suit the description of the most popular girl in class.

In a while, an awkwardness settled on the silent atmosphere, none of them knew what to say.Thinking back, the only thing they knew about each other were their names and the weird circumstances under which they met.In the end, he reluctantly took the first step.

"Could you explain to me what happened back there?Why were those two chasing you?" he asked, trying to not sound too demanding.He didn't want to cause her to clam up, or he wouldn't get any information on what was going on.

After a small pause, she decided to talk."I guess that after beating up two Diablos you are too involved to just forget everything and leave me alone..." she said, half talking to him, half talking to herself.

"Two what?I lost you there.Take it from the start please." Now he was confused.Diablos?Doesn't Diablo mean devil?But it's probably the name of an organisation...

Sarah sighed and took a deep breath."In a synopsis, two organisations called Diablo and Angelo, named after the underworld names of their heads, have been fighting it out for the last ten years.Their goal is to find the few people in the world that have acquired ESP.The various psychic powers are usually unique per person, considering the few amount of people having them."

She was so direct, he was startled by how easily she blurted out all that.And even more surprised he was about what she actually said.Ok, the thing about the organisations he could believe, he knew that there are underworld syndicates everywhere in the world for a long time.But ESPers with unique powers that were the trophies of the war between the organisations?Not so easy to believe.

"Before I tell you the details, could we go somewhere else?I don't like being in public view while discussing these things." she added, looking around to spot any people passing by.Relieved, she saw noone.

"Uh, yeah sure.There's a cafeteria some blocks away, where students go when they skip class.I don't do that frequently, but they know me around there and they won't ask any unwanted questions." he replied, deciding to to clear things up when they get there.

"Good, let's go." she simply said."Lead the way."

While this scene was occuring, Simon's dad had gotten in the car and was about to leave.Then, he looked to the side, in between his house and the next, and saw that his son hadn't gone to school and was instead in the park with a girl.As he saw them leave, a smile crept up his face and he decided to ask him later about what he did that day.He wanted to see his reaction.

The two were walking in a fast-pace, eager to reach the cafeteria, each for their own reasons.In some minutes they arrived, they found themselves standing in front of a cafeteria with many windows that was almost empty.The thought that she would be seen through one of the many windows obviously crossed her mind, but she didn't say anything and followed him inside when he entered.In turn, he chose a table that had vision from the least number of windows, since the thought had gone through his mind as well.

They sat and a silent pause followed.The only other person was a waitress reading a newspaper on the far end of the lounge.When she noticed them she opened the TV like she always did when the first customers arrived.She then approached them and asked what they would like to drink.They both gave her their orders and waited untill she got away.

"So...let me hear your story again." he said confidently.He was going to get to the bottom of this, no matter what.Not to mention the sheer awesomness of what she had told him, at least the one that had taken form in his mind.He always wanted something supernatural like that to be real.

"First, let me warn you.Even though I said that you've been already involved, you can still turn back now.You may experience difficulty but it's possible to sepparate yourself with these events.If you don't, you'll be under grave danger." she said with an emotionless tone.One couldn't understand if she wanted him to take part and help her or not.

"I'm ready for it.As you said, it won't be easy to cut ties, considering what happened, so instead I want to learn as much as I can." he replied.Even if he wanted it, he wouldn't be able to escape the attention of both organisations, at least that's what he believed at the moment.

"Well then, since you seem to have decided, I'm going to tell you everything.I'll start from the very begining, the two heads, Diablo and Angelo.In the past, more than ten years back, they were a pair of hitmen.Angelo carried out quick and painless assassinations while Diablo did interogations, torture and the like, hence their nicknames.Having gained a lot of fame and money, the started up the D&A syndicate, one that included many prestigious hitmen and bosses of the underworld.It's purpose was to uphold the law of the underworld and to boost the