“Heracles – Heracles – wake up.” voice of Amelinda. “You are still sleeping. It’s evening now.” she groaned.
Heracles opened his eyes blinking he was still sleepy. Looking at Amelinda who was standing by his bed’s head, he said by sleepy voice. “Oh Amelinda,” he said. “Why are you here?”
“Why? I have to be the person who asks you why.” Amelinda squealed, “Don’t you know what time it is?”
“What time is it?” Heracles asked
“It's almost time for dinner - Heracles.” she yelled.
“What?” cried Heracles, sat up at one, “You said that it’s time for diner? How can it be? I just slept a little.”
“No, it’s not a little. It’s very long sleep.” said Amelinda, her voice is still very high.
“Indeed, I don’t feel the time.” thoughtfully he said.
“Anyway, you should go out from you bed. The dinner is about to start. I and the other will wait for you in our kitchen” said Amelinda. She made her way walking out Heracles the room. Heracles kept sitting on the bed looking on her back waiting for her to cross the door, turned her way to their kitchen. Then he moved to the bed’s edge, wore on his sandal then found the way to bathroom. He stayed at there a little washing his face then hurriedly made his way to kitchen. Heracles rushed into the staircases after he left the bathroom. Leapt down he passed it and got on the ground floor. Made his way pass the living room he walked in the kitchen. All people had been there when he came in.
“Hurry up master Heracles! We were waiting for you.” said July. She had come back after the lunch but Heracles was sleeping in the time.
“When did you come back aunt July?” asked Heracles, pulled out the empty chair beside his mother then sat on it.
“After lunch master Heracles.” said July.
“Have you solved your problem yet?” asked Heracles again. He grabbed on his knife and fork, started to help him to have some food.
“Yes, I did finish them. Thank you.” said July smiling. “But,” she added, “Where did you go master? I have not seen you since I came home.”
“I – slep--” said Heracles, chewing.
“Sleep - It must be a long sleep. What’s wrong with you?” asked July graciously.
“He kept sleeping from morning to now. I even had to go to wake him up.” squealed Amelinda.
“Are you okay? You are not sick, are you?” asked Lena anxiously, looking at him. Other also stopped eating, turning to him.
“Of course, I’m fine, very fine.” said Heracles quickly, “I just lost the sense of time.”
“You’re sure that you’re still fine?” said his mother gently, kept looking on him.
“Yes, I’m fine mom.” said Heracles, turned to his mother. “Don’t worry.” He added, calming her.
“Yeah – I will.” said his mother gently.
“Master,” spoke July, “I heard that you got a present at morning, right?”
“A present – what’s this?” squealed Lena at one, interrupting July.
“Yes, I got a present this morning. But – it also vanished right after that.” said Heracles, still paid attention on his place, cutting his juicy mutton in piece.
“Vanished – Why did it vanish? Wait a moment. What is the present?” Lena squealed, “Who can tell me something?” She turned to July and then Heracles. She turned much excited that time.
“It’s a suit called Nemea suit.” said Amelinda quickly, “Morning a stranger appeared and sent it to Heracles. It was put on a wooden box with a letter.”
“So what happened after that?” said Lena quickly staring at Amelinda. Her voice got higher because of excitement.
“We decided to read the letter first before Heracles try on the suit. But – can you believe it?” said Amelinda, “the name of the presenter disappeared right before I and he could get it. I can ensure that both I and Heracles did see the name but we, both of us can not read. It’s so weird, right?” she stopped, turned around, “But – it’s not all.” she added, “You must she the Nemea suit. It’s magical suit. You must see it reweave on his body, very very flashy. But - it also disappeared.” Her voice got a little disappointment, “The flashy suit just kept on his body few seconds, turned blurry after that then vanished.”
“Vanished, again?” said Lena, still in the excited voice.
“Yes,” said Amelinda shortly.
“So what happened after that?” asked Lena.
“We spent much time there, used all the ways we could – I mean all the way,” Amelinda stressed, “trying to search for the Nemea suit, the name of the presenter. But, we could not. At last, we decided to go, meet Queen Alcmene to ask her whether she know the person or not. But,” her voice turned deeply, “mistress also didn’t have any clue to know who the presenter was.”
“Then you both gave up.” said Lena suspiciously.
“Almost,” said Amelinda.
“Honestly, I’m waiting for something more interesting.” said Lena, “Is it a joke?”
“No - I don’t think so. No one spent much time and effort to do a joke on Heracles.” said Amelinda.
“You’re right. I didn’t think about it.” said Lena.
Their conversation continued to revolve around the Nemea suit and the presenter till they finished their dinner, left the kitchen and then walked in living room. They sat there drinking and conversing for a while before they separated, turning back their own rooms. Heracles hurriedly got onto his bed after he got in his room. He spent time thinking a little and fell in sleep after that.
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