"He has been in there for hours today... he didn't come down for breakfast or lunch. I'm worried about him... what if he doesn't come out for days like he always does... would you please speak to him for me... I'm worried about him..." Felicity said to the man in front of her who had the same worried expression as she did... they both turned to look at the stairs that lead to the upstairs hallway, the worried expression on their face deepening as they sighed deeply in unison... It was a thing they couldn't seem to get used to even though they had witnessed it a lot of times.
"I will try to talk to him, but you know how stubborn he could get... Start with dinner... if he doesn't come down then I will take it up to him..." The man instructed, and Felicity nodded... she smiled warmly at him before leaving to do as she was told...
He sighed deeply once again and closed his eyes for a second... when he opened them again, his eyes were filled with determination before he started to climb up the stairs... Maxwell had a stern look on his face as he headed to the upstairs hallway... a routine he seemed to carry out every day, but this time with a mission in mind...
When he was finally in the hallway, he took a deep breath before he continued on his journey... he had to get him to come outside.... he could already imagine how the room must look in his head... the thick dark curtains would be down blocking the sunlight from entering the room.... the sun was going down already and now it was the moonlight turn... A little moonlight wouldn't do any harm he thought... when he finally got to his destination, he stopped in his tracks as he stared at the door in front of him... Maxwell lifted his hand to knock on the door and when he did knocking, he waited for a few seconds for a response but got none... he wasn't shocked by that because he knew to expect that... "dinner is almost ready sir...." he said in a raised voice so whoever was inside the room could hear him.... he waited for a few seconds and still didn't get the response he wanted... this time he was expecting it too...
He sighed deeply as his hand travelled down to the door knob. He turned the doorknob of the door and pushed it open. There was a short pause for him as he stood at the entrance of the room staring into the completely dark room, but from where he stood he could see a bit of an outline of someone sitting in the room due to the little light that got into the room from the hallway... maxwell fisted his hand as he walked into the room... Felicity had asked him to talk and that was what he was going to do...
"Good evening sir..." he said as he walked inside... He left the room door slightly open so a little light from the hallway could be his guide so he wouldn't trip and fall... his greeting got no response and it wasn't like he was expecting a response... getting one would have surprised him...
As he walked further into the room and towards the chair that was facing the window, which was covered with thick dark curtains, Maxwell could tell that he was there... the atmosphere in the room felt heavy and gloomy... the darkness didn't make it any better...
He stopped walking when he stood behind the chair and sighed deeply... "You didn't come down for lunch or breakfast... Felicity said you have been here all day..." He continued talking, but still, he got no response.
The room became completely silent for a few seconds as Maxwell thought about what to say to him to get him to talk... this was the struggle every now and then... even though he asked him to leave, he would be grateful if he just said something... maxwell walked over from behind the chair and walked towards the curtain... he could see that someone was sitting on the chair but he couldn't see his face...
"You should open the curtains sometimes... it's dark in here..." Maxwell continued talking even though it felt like he was speaking to himself... he sighed deeply and walked to the curtain, but just as he was about to push the curtain open he heard a deep voice hoarse voice say "Don't..." he immediately turned to look at him and sighed deeply once again...
"You can't keep staying here... who knows how long it might be this time... please..." Maxwell pleaded, but didn't get to hear his voice again... He felt a little mad now and frustrated by everything... someone had to bring him out of this state, and he didn't know what to do anymore... speaking to him didn't seem to work because he ignored it... If Felicity spoke to him, the same thing happened, but at least sometimes he came outside, but rarely, and it wasn't enough... Maxwell couldn't stand the rumours that were swirling around about him...
"Do you know the rumour that is going around about you!" Maxwell spat out and turned to look at who he was speaking to, but he had his eyes closed and looked completely uninterested in what he was saying to him... his action made Maxwell scoff and shake his head...
"People are saying you are dead.. everyone thinks you died somewhere... of course, they think like that... you barely leave the house... you need sunlight... how long are you going to keep staying like this?" Maxwell voiced out his thoughts, but he didn't say a word and still kept his eyes closed...
"Calhoun!" Maxwell spat out... he took a step closer to Calhoun, who still had his eyes closed... "It's been so long already... I think it's time you move on... I know it's hard, but.." Maxwell trailed off when Calhoun's eyes fluttered open and met with his...
He simply stared at the butler in silence and said nothing and from the look alone Maxwell could tell that he didn't want to talk anymore... he sighed deeply and turned back to the original reason he had come into the room... to get light into the dim room and lighten up the atmosphere a bit even though it wouldn't change the real reason why the room was so dim...but he couldn't complete what he had came into the room to do...
Maxwell froze to the spot when he felt a strong gush of wind in the room... he remained frozen for a few seconds before turning to look at who he was speaking to... but he was gone and the door to the room was wide open...
He immediately rushed to the open door and out of the room, but the hallway was empty... he was long gone... he sighed deeply as he quickly rushed downstairs... Felicity had the same look of shock on her face when he arrived downstairs... she was standing by the front door of the house which was open widely like the room door... Maxwell could tell that he had gone through it...
"What happened! What is going on?" Felicity asked, still in shock because of how fast he had left the house... "I have no idea... I had my back turned to him one second and the next he was gone" Maxwell said in a low voice.. every day they walked out of the house and stood out outMaxwelltaring at the vast forest... the moon was, almost out already and they h, ad with an idea where he was o,r what he was doing...
"I worry about him every day..." Felicity said in a worried tone that made Maxwell sigh deeply... they knew not what to expect, and with each day that passed, their worry only increased... all they could hope for was that one day, he would finally be okay and back to the Calhoun they remembered...