All Chapters of The Trial of Eden: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

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Trial 11: An Unforeseen Rendezvous

The driver of the vehicle I almost collided with was Thomas. And on the seat beside the driver's seat was Dr. Al. I opened my car window to ask if they're okay. They said they were. Dr. Al must have noticed my bleeding, so he offered me to come with them so he can treat my wounds. I thought of rejecting his offer because I didn't want to drag them into the mess I was in, but he blurted out, "Come on, you're all wounded. Even if you go at full speed, there's no guarantee that you will make it out alive. Besides, there's no time left; you must decide now. We're being chased by bad people and with that appearance of yours, I bet you're on the same page, so, hop on." I said 'okay' and alighted my car. Dr. Al helped me to get into their vehicle. Before we resumed our drive at full speed, I thought of an idea that would make my pursuer think I'm dead even if it meant hiding from the public; more importantly, from you and your papa Loic. I shot my car enough to cause its explosion. Then, M

Last Updated : 2020-10-25

Trial 12: Questions

What Mr. Thomas said about my mama, being the only one who had an idea of this hideout caused me to ask her, "Mama, how come you know of this place?" Mama answers, "If you remember what I said about us going to the office of an attorney that was referred by Bob, that's the reason. Your uncle Bob instructed his lawyer to hand over an enclosed envelope to me. Inside that envelope were the address and the key to this hideout. I was instructed to not tell anyone about this, not even to your papa. This hideout is located underneath an abandoned amusement park which is why no one has found us yet. Bob must have foreseen that this time will come." All I could say is "I see." "Aunt Mari, she doesn't seem to have any more questions, so I guess we're done here," commented Dashiell. I refute his comment, "Not yet. I still have a lot to ask. First, how is framing Dr. Al and Mr. Thomas connected to Dr. Foley's sc

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Trial 13: Final Question

Dashiell begins, "What's your final question then?" "What made Dr. Foley into what he is? I mean, do you know anything about his past? Have you found out where he's hiding? What's our plan now? How do we beat that sordid bastard?" "Jiminy! I thought you said 'one final' question?" came a reaction from Dashiell which I ignored. Mama was the first to answer, "I don't have any other idea about Dr. Foley's aside from the one I told you earlier." Mr. Thomas follows up, "Neither do we..." Dr. Al cuts in, "There's no need to know about his past, is there? Or are you perhaps thinking that he must have had a tragic past that pushed him to how he is now? Listen, young lady, commitment to distasteful pursuits, hurting others, and trampling on other people's dreams, more importantly, taking away lives just because of having a tragic past is never justifiable. Using a tragic past as an excuse

Last Updated : 2020-10-25

Trial 14: Not Waking Up Soon

I don't know if I'm hearing things or there's really the sound of knocking. Is that Dashiell's voice I'm hearing? No, there's no way. But it really sounds like him. But well, I can't think of any reason for him to call my name like that. Ah, I know; I must be dreaming. Ouch, the voice's getting louder! "Hey! How long are you going to sleep? It's almost lunch? Whatever, I'm coming in," says the voice. Before I knew it, my shoulders are being shaken. "Hey! Wake up. Don't make this harder for me," says the voice. 'Give me five more minutes' is what my mind says I heard the voice again, saying, "Okay, don't blame me for this." What happens next is... Tap, tap, tap... Wait, my face is being tapped. Ouch! I broke away from my sleep and screamed, "What are you doing?" "Waking you up," came Dashiell's reply."You didn't have to do it like

Last Updated : 2020-11-02

Trial 15: The How's of my Training

As I finished swallowing the last bite of my food, I thanked everyone, then told them I'm ready for the discussion.Mama started, "As we had discussed, you'll undergo training with Dashiell to make you strong enough so you can defend yourself. In that regard, we're here to talk about how it's going to be," explained mama."Okay. I'm ready to hear about it so you can start now," said I.This time, Dashiell steps in to do the explaining, "We'll start with building your power, stamina, agility, flexibility, and resistance combined with mental conditioning. That being said, expect a lot of different exercises. After that, you'll learn the necessary moves and techniques. Unless you clear those steps, I won't allow you to engage in a real fight simulation." "Real fight simulation? Who will I be fighting?""Me," said Dashiell."What? Are you kidding me? I'm almost half your size and you want me to have a real fight simul

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Trial 16: Around My New World

Mama snapped me out of my thoughts of Dashiell when she said that she, along with Dr. Al and Mr. Thomas will tour me around the places in the hideout that I haven't explored yet.We began with Mr. Thomas explaining how the ingress and the exit of the hideout works. I learned that there are 3 ways to enter and exit this hideout. The one that's usually used is located inside a disguised staff room, on the ground floor of an apartelle which is run by an old acquaintance of uncle Bob. The other one is in the basement of a convenience store which is run by another old acquaintance of uncle Bob. Lastly, the one that's referred to as the emergency entry/exit which is located at the abandoned amusement park which has not yet been used according to Dr. Al because it's the one closest to where we are and the easiest one to get spotted by the enemies. Moving on, the bedroom of mama is on the first door of the left corner before reaching the living room. As for the bedrooms

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Trial 17: Training Commences

I woke up to gear up and have breakfast before going to training. I tried doing them as fast as I could. When I finished, I ran to the training room. When I arrived at the training room, Dashiell is already there. He is standing by the wall with his arms crossed."You're late. How late did you wake up?""I woke up at 5:30.""Can't you make it earlier than that?""I'm not that late. It's just a minute.""That's not the point here; what I mean is, you, rushing everything to get here on time means you already spent energy without getting started with training. I wonder if you'll last long.""Hmmph... You'll see, I can do just fine.""Heh, is that a challenge?" smirks Dashiell."You bet! I may not look it, but I can assure you that I am fit!""We'll see about that."Training starts with us doing the 7/11 breathing. Stretching follows. "These are so easy, I can definitely make it thro

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Trial 18: Progress Report

My training carried on. Each day, Dashiell modifies a bit of the routine in my training; sometimes adding a new type of exercise and removing one particular exercise. Regardless, every day was a tough battle for me. Me, suddenly falling asleep a few minutes after dinner is the evidence. It sucks that I have no idea whether I'm able to brush my teeth before I fall asleep or not. It's a good thing, I manage to drink water before I do though, plus I also brush my teeth during my afternoon break so I guess I'm still safe from oral health issues. I said still, meaning, it's only for this moment so I'm unsure if I won't encounter any in the future. Oh and by the way, Dashiell would tell me every day about me falling asleep before we start training, and I memorized each word he says. "You fell asleep again last night. Can't you at least wait until you get back to your bedroom?" is what he tells me. I understand his point, but I really couldn't help it. I mean, if there's anything I could d

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Trial 19: Stiff Fingers are Bad

Dashiell came into my bedroom, looking worried.Currently, I'm on the verge of crying.Dashiell looks even more worried so he asks again, "What's wrong? Why do you look like you're about to cry? Did you slip and injure yourself?"I shook my head."Then what? Geez, just tell me already! I'm not a psychic so I won't know until you tell me. And if I don't know, then I won't know how I can help you with it.""My hands, they... They got stiff... They have calluses. And my limbs... No, basically, my whole body got stiff; I gained muscles and I think I got heavier," came my reply.Dashiell seemingly didn't understand my point as he didn't say anything back.And that's it, I break down in tears.Dashiell frantically tries to calm me down, saying, "Hey! What's gotten into you? Why'd you cried over gaining some muscles? That's actually a sign of good progress. There's nothing to be..."Dashiell stopped mid-sentence as if realizing

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Trial 20: Misapprehension

I stood up and hurried my steps to the door. I opened my bedroom door, revealing Dashiell. I ushered him into my room and offered him a seat on the edge of my bed. There, I asked what brought him into my room. Instead of giving me an answer, he asked me to stretch out my hands to him. I do as he said. He picked something from his pocket which looks like massage oil. He starts massaging my hands and fingers gently which shocks me, "Wait, Dashiell! Why are you doing this?""You were crying like a kitten who lost its mother cat last night. I learned that massaging hands like this is good for a pianist.""But Dashiell, you don't have to do this.""Hmm... I know, but you might be cursing me secretly because of the training that I put you into. I thought you'd stop doing so if I do this for you, haha."What he said sort of ticked me off so I forcefully pull my hands away from him."Hey! I was just kidding. Don't take it too seriously. Come on, give me yo

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