"What did you just say?"Ayisha turned to Evelyn who was trying so hard to avoid the searching eyes of the former. "Don't give me that look away thingy."Ayisha snapped and Evelyn had no choice but to look at the determined Ayisha. "I know it sounds really brainless..."Eveltn tried to defend herself. That was the only technique she could think of at that moment. Ayisha shook her head slowly. It was quite hard to tell what was going through her mind. They were in an elevator, descending.Evelyn's face which was pure and mild suddenly stiffened up and her eyebrows cocked. Ayisha was intrigued by the sudden change. "That was why I never wanted to talk about it. I didn't want to talk about to any of you, because of something like this. I knew I could never avoid it."She took a pause, not for a moment easing the heat sizzling her face. "But I thought you were different. I thought you were more mature than the rest, that was why I decided to take you with me. But then it seemed as th
"Is that right?"The white haired of the board members asked, more elatedly. The man who had just finished talking nodded his head. "Mr Marcot was as right as ever. He said the lad would come around and he actually did?"The white haired had a great amount of glee spread across his face. "For a moment, I was worried that he would send the cops to come lock us away. I had no idea that he would be coming himself. We are really lucky and forever grateful to have you, Mr Marcot amongst us. It's a great privilege."Another of the men said with much enthusiasm and sense of patriotism. He was excited and happy. "It was the science of life. It was something that was bound to be. But do not get your hopes too high, we have no idea why he is joining us again. For a fact, we have no idea why he is visiting until he spell his intentions out with his own mouth."Mr Marcot took his turn. He neither looked pleased, impressed nor displeased and indifferent. He wore a filtered gaze. His facial expr
"Do you think that is the right thing to do?"Matthew finally let the word out. Damien who was seated at the backseat of the batmoblie, scrolling through his phone looked up at him. He had been expecting Matthew to say a thing since they left the detention room. He'd thought that Matthew would speak as soon as he caught up with him in the hallway, but there had been silence until they settled down in the car. Matthew was in the driver's seat about to ignite the motion. It took a hesitation from him to bring himself to asking the question. "I mean... sorry, I don't mean to rude but..."Matthew turned in the driver's seat to look Damien in the eyes. Earlier, he'd been looking at Damien through the rear view mirror, but now he had a rethink. The manner at which he gazed upon Damien too, it was obvious that he wasn't scared of anything. The curiosity and taste for information, gobbled up the iota of fear which used to lurk somewhere deep in his mind. "Why did you have to settle with
"Please manager, forgive my Cousin. He didn't know what he was saying. He wasn't in his right mind. Please forgive him, ignore what he said. I'll take responsibility for everything. You can take the damages he has done out of salary or something. But please don't send him to the prison. He is the only family that I have. Please manager..."The girl was on her knees, her palms clasped together as she rubbed both in plea. Her eyes were heavy, a hint that a flood was about to birthed by her eyes. People were already gathered around them and the manager was already present too. Everyone was waiting for what the manager would say. Damien was more interested in the girl. She was getting him mad by the way she was throwing herself at the manager in plea. She was always like that. Trying to take the blame for everything. That was why she ended up being a waitress at such a place instead of being one of the top pilots across the world. And he had come to surprise her. But now she's trying
"Come back here you fool."Damien reached out his hand quickly and pulled Matthew back. He didn't have to turn. Since the system was fully updated, he had regained all his powers. He could do things much more easily now.For example, traveling with the zoom speed should had taken him the usual time. But this time around, he got to the hotel faster. And he didn't really need to navigate. All he did was think of the location and there was he was.What was more interesting was the fact that he had intended to go to Boldyville hotel, but he had been redirected by the system to this place.He didn't know what the reason was until Matthew had handed in his resignation later. He couldn't wait to flip the window system out and see the update which had been done. He didn't need to be told that a new update which comes with new special abilities would also attract some ruthless foes. Though he didn't know what exactly to expect.Matthew was standing before him now."You can't stop me. Get your
"Hey, how did it go? Any complications? Should I come there to break some jaws?"There was a light laugh that came over the speaker. "What will I do with you, Damien?"Came the playful voice. Damien's face was peaceful at the voice. It was as though it was a voice he had been wanting to hear. "You didn't answer my question yet."Damien went straight to the point again. "I don't think it's something we should talk about over the phone. I mean, where did you go in the blink of an eye? A moment you were standing beside me, another moment, you were gone. How did you do it?"YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW. And that was the truth. She was fragile. She had a pure heart. Though she was strong and hardworking, yet he knew too well that she wouldn't be able to handle something like that. "I guess you were engrossed in the moment so you weren't looking. You know when someone are in shock, we miss out on some details. That must have been what happened. It's nothing out of the ordinary."Even Damien
"She wouldn't even let me eat."Damien groaned when the knock on the door came. "Shield the food from preying eyes."He instructed. [Ping! Request admitted. System shielding...]He pushed the notification."Open the door."As soon as the door opened, he heard a gasp. He didn't have to turn to be able to tell what the problem was. She must have been shocked to see the door open itself."If you would come in. I don't have much time to spare."He called and then came the movement. When the lady walked in, she looked very cautious and somewhat scared. "Come have a seat."He offered and she did. She settled at his front, in a single couch which was opposite his. "Hi. Sorry for randomly bringing this up. Hope you are not mad at me? I just had to talk about somethings."She started. Damien felt like he had an idea of what she was about to say. But what was the point of getting ahead of himself when she could just pave her lips and have the words pouring?"What would you like? Drink? Food
"Do you mean it?""What would I gain making a joke out of that? Does that even make any sense."There was a weird silence which traversed the nook and crannies of the sitting room where all the girls were gathered. The nine girls. They all wore long faces. It was obvious that there was something going on. And not one of them was willing to speak. Not yet. Funny enough, they weren't even looking one another in the eyes. It was as though each of them was invested in his own thoughts and wouldn't be denied of the flow.The only sound heard was the whirring of a bot which purified the air. The scent was beautiful and heart-winning. "I can't just wrap my head around it. No matter how hard I try to think of it, it doesn't add up."Tendzel was the first to bring up the mood. "Tell me about it. Damien dating the manager of the hotel? Nah, it's a lie. It can never be possible. It doesn't even make any sense. I mean is that how classless she is?""No, that isn't even the main deal here. The