The Terminus-Under the sea

Good Bye

 Olivia woke up to the sound of someone knocking on the door. She jumped off the bed in a hurry and ran to the door wearing a house coat. 'Am I late?' A voice rang inside her head. As soon as she opened the door she saw a familiar face.

"Carl come in idiot!" She said smiling letting him in.

"You are late! We have an expedition, remember?" Carl teased sitting on her bed. Olivia went to the bathroom saying "Give me a minute". After a moment, Olivia came back dressed in black denim jeans and a blue t-shirt. Her blonde hair was hanging freely. Carl looked at her with an impressive gaze in his eyes.

"You look beautiful," he said as he came closer to her. Then, he took a necklace out of his pocket and put it around her neck.

"What do you think?" he asked, standing behind her and watching her reflection in the mirror.

"I love it," Olivia whispered softly, looking at the heart-shaped golden locket.

"It's your birthday gift. I didn't get a chance to get you alone yesterday. Sorry for the late." He whispered to her ear in a soft low voice.

"Don't mind. I love it" Olivia whispered, already giving him the chance to kiss her neck.

"Where is my birthday kiss?" She asked chuckling running her hand through his hair, looking at them in the mirror.

"You want it? Okay?" Carl whispered mischievously taking her into his embrace and kissing her red lips softly.

"It's getting late," Olivia murmured staring into his eyes.

"OK. Let's go" He whispered grabbing her hand.

"Good morning by the way" He said smiling walking out of the room with her.

"Off cause it's a good morning" Olivia teased smiling, turning around to see his brown eyes after locking the door.

The time was around 6.00 a.m. All the members of the expedition team and the other volunteers were standing in the harbour of the Octagon Veranda. All the chancellors appeared there with their private guards. They looked at the expedition team with a satisfying look. Chancellor Bell Bostic stepped forward to give the last speech.

"Listen up, everyone! This is the most important mission of Octagon Veranda, and the future of our organization depends entirely on your success. You are all experts in your respective fields, but let me be clear - we have no idea what you will face. That's why we chose you to work together. The future of humankind is on the line, which is more important than any individual life. But don't be reckless - every life is valuable. Now, go out there and crush this mission!" Everyone clapped. Then they shook hands with the octagon council. Before entering the ship, they had a few minutes to say goodbye to their relatives and close friends. Olivia rushed to board the ship, hoping to avoid encountering Elsa. Carl followed her as they both didn't have many friends. They loved holding up to each other. Marcus didn't have anyone to say goodbye. Tara hugged Madam Elsa goodbye, then joined Marcus, boarding the ship. Almost every member of the team didn't have many people to say goodbye except Melvin and Kalvin. They had the longest goodbye to be honest. Melvin first hugged Chancellor Johnson goodbye, then went to Chancellor Bostic.

"Take care of your brother little genius, be safe!" Bell whispered after hugging her warmly. Melvin looked at him with an emotional look.

"I'll make you proud. You sacrificed so much for me and my stupid brother!" She whispered making Bell smile.

"Your stupid brother! I agree" He whispered smiling like a proud father as she walked to Daniel, one of Kalvin's close friends.

"Goodbye! Be careful!" He whispered looking at her. She looked at his green eyes full of sorrow.