Entering the eatery, ex-Ranger Jackson observed that the interior boasted lavish decor, with intricately designed chandeliers casting a warm glow over the marble floors below. Plush velvet curtains adorned the windows, framing views of the bustling city outside. Similarly, mahogany tables were meticulously set with fine china and sparkling silverware, while elegant artwork adorned the walls. He noticed the waitstaff moving gracefully between tables, clad in crisp uniforms.At the far end of the interior, ex-Ranger Jackson spotted Mark seated with Jessica, along with Emily, Alexander, and Olivia. Mark sat in the middle of Emily and Jessica, with Olivia and Alexander on the other side of Emily. Jessica held hands with Mark, and they smiled buoyantly, as did Olivia and Alexander, leaving only Emily to place both of her hands on the table.“Nice arrangement,” ex-Ranger Jackson muttered to himself as he walked to the far end of the interior, distancing himself from Mark and the others.Aft
Even though she asked the same question for the third time, Mark did not answer directly. The only thing he was bold enough to do was look down at his feet and shake his head negatively.However, it didn't matter if he lost his voice due to his cowardice to admit he did or if he was bold enough to tell Jessica to her face. Ex-Ranger Jessica saw how she rose up in anger, her eyes still watery.She looked at Mark at that moment and said, “I hate you. I hate all of you!” she yelled, then walked away from the table and out of the eatery in wild anger, like a kid who grudgingly walked into her room since she was grounded. Her plate of food remained untouched.“What?” Emily shouted, like a bully who would not admit her mistake.“Did I say anything wrong? I only spoke the truth!”“Mark, I only have one question to ask you,” Olivia said, ignoring Emily's nonchalant behavior. Alexander only sunk his fork into his piece of steak and cut a small piece of meat into his mouth, followed by a glass
Following him outside of the eatery and at the front of the establishment, right before the greeter, Emily was able to catch up with Mark by pulling his coat.Immediately as Mark turned to her, “Mark, please. What happened in there was just...“Are you happy now?” Mark suddenly interrupted.At this moment, Ex-Ranger Jackson gently turned the direction of the phone to film the front of the eatery. The entrance door was a glass door, which made it possible for him to film the events happening outside. He also adjusted the position of the pen voice enhancer to point in the direction leading outside of the eatery. Then he relaxed more in his chair and continued to sip his juice slowly.“I don’t understand,” Emily said, looking confused by what Mark just said.“What don’t you f**king understand, Emily, huh?” Mark's voice rose in frustration.“Didn’t you want me to break up with Jessica because of your own selfish reasons?” he yelled.“Selfish? Did you just say selfish?” Emily sounded incre
"The last time we were here, we interviewed one of the students of Augustine University, and according to him, one particular student who used to be poor is now very rich, and he mentioned his name to be one Mr. Julius Sabbath. According to the source, this particular Julius Sabbath was either involved in cybercrime or drug dealing.""So, we took measures to investigate this matter, even as the police were on to it from their end. We went to Augustine University and confirmed what our source told us, and some of the students we asked either categorically stated they didn't know if he was involved in cybercrime or drug dealing, or they were just supporting the notion because it was fun. Others told us they did not want to be part of it if it involved legal matters.""We didn't get discouraged from there. We met with some more students, some of whom said it was true that Julius Sabbath was involved in cybercrime, while others said it was mere banter and shouldn't be taken seriously.""H
As the news ended, and while the people were cheering the name of Julius, ex-ranger Jackson kept his eyes fixed on Emily like a hawk stalking its prey. This way, he was able to quickly tell when she said nothing further to Olivia and angrily walked outside of the eatery like a storm was brewing on the horizon.When she walked out of the eatery, he quickly rose to his feet, having left a few dollar notes on the table. He walked out of the eatery evenly.On the footpath by the side of the road, he stood and watched how Emily, at the rip of the road, furiously raised her hand in the air, waving it like trembling leaves, until a taxi parked before her. Immediately as the taxi parked right in front of her, she leaned her head into the taxi window like a hooker at the roadside, negotiating a fair price with a client who was in his car.About a second later, as she leaned into the taxi window, she pulled out her neck again and took just one step while closing it with the other step. She slid
Just as she fixed her eyes directly on her phone, she went on Twitter and launched her Space again. With this, she could see people trooping in as they always did. In less than a minute, over two thousand people had already joined the space. Nevertheless, if her space were the only one being live at the moment, it was a lie.Similarly, as he fixed her eyes on her phone, ex-ranger Jackson already guessed what she was up to. Then he smirked again and swiped his finger on his phone screen, launching his Twitter app.He launched the app, and just as he saw each Twitter feed on the screen, he noticed at the top of the screen the ongoing space titled "The Punk Poorest Guy on Campus." However, he also observed that this was not the only thing happening at the moment."The Punk Bitter Girl on Campus," he read to himself, and as such, he was curious about what the Space was all about.Instantly, he gently fixed his earpiece in the phone's right hole at the bottom, then connected the earpiece t
Hearing what Emily said, ex-ranger Jackson swiftly switched to Jessica’s space like a hawk diving for its prey. And as he entered Jessica's space, he glanced at the number of participants she had managed to gather at this moment. “Fifty-two participants?” He smirked. However, if that was all he saw, it would be a lie. “Jess, Emily is really angry at you. Why would you do something like that to her? Why call her names just because Mark left you?” Ex-ranger Jackson saw comments flying on his screen instantly. “Jess, you are a bad friend. I hope my friends are not like you.” “How can you be so bitter just because Mark left you?” “Is Mark the only person you have dated in your life? When you left your ex did his friends treated him the same way?” “Life is not all about you, Jess. You should learn how to move on.” However, no matter how much the comments were daggers flying at Jessica, all she kept saying was, “Remember, there are always three sides to a story: Emily’s side, my si
“I kept my cool; I still maintained my focus on Mark. I demanded a reason why he wouldn’t have a plan for his girlfriend. I mean, can’t he hear Olivia just told us Alexander was taking her on a trip to Paris?”“Then he began to mumble words out of his mouth like he did not want to explain the situation to me, just forcing words out so that it wouldn’t seem like he didn't say anything.”“Right in that moment, suddenly, even when I least expected it, Emily’s voice broke out behind me again. Her voice sounded colder, like daggers of ice that split my heart into pieces. ‘Mark doesn’t want you anymore, Jess. He has wanted to tell you this forever, and you just won’t listen.’”“How can she even say that to me? What’s her own if Mark had wanted to say that forever and he couldn’t muster the courage to tell me? I just focused my eyes on Mark, and rightly as she said, Mark looked at me with eyes lurking with reluctance. ‘I’m sorry, Jess, but this thing happening between us is no longer working