Chapter 2: Turning Eighteen

"Are you ready for this, Syl?" Freya Brooks, Sylvia's friend, asked.

"What?" "When has Slyvia Campbell ever rethought a choice she made?" Slyvia expressed it while exuding confidence.

"Just that I hope everything works out for us. As first-year students, this is the biggest opportunity we could have "Freya spoke as she stared at the hotel tower in front of her.

Sylvia took a glance at the tower in front of her; it was a gigantic 75-story tower, and not everyone could enter and exit on their own. There were rumors that a strong personality had just seized control of the tower and was holding a press conference there.

"I do not care about the size of the building or how lavish it is!” Sylvia took a deep breath and continued, “All I want is the payment that I'm going to have after the hard work."

"Hm, me too!" Freya snaked her hand around Sylvia’s neck and said, "By midnight you would turn 18, so are you going to hook up with someone rich here?"

When Sylvia heard this, she glared at her in anger and said, "Shut up, Reya! You know, I hate men the most in my life, and you are suggesting I hook up with them and all that?"

Freya knew her best friend very well. They had been together for as long as she could remember. She did not know what beef her best friend had with guys to hate them this much. But anyway, it was not like she could do anything to change her perspective toward men.

“Ok, my bad”. Freya apologised and lifted her hand away from her neck.

“Better be,” Sylvia said and walked away from there. 

Sylvia was an orphan; she did not know who she was or where she had come from. All she knew about her was that she had lived in the orphanage since she was a year old. Freya was the only person she warmed up to during her stay there. And six months ago, she had also moved from the orphanage, which left Sylvia all alone in that place.

Even she had to move out when she turned 18, and that day was tomorrow. She knew she had to find a place to live, but thankfully, Freya was there. She had offered to let her live in her apartment on the condition that she share the rent.

It might feel odd to hear your best friend ask for the rent, but Freya herself was not that strong to support herself and had to face many ups and downs, so Sylvia found this condition reasonable.

They entered the building and showed the text they had received from the HR department about them getting hired.

"This way," The coworker said with a smile, "My name is Jenna; nice to meet you." Her smile did not fade all the time, which made Sylvia and Freya look at each other. They could not help but find it creepy.

Jenna took them into the changing room, handed them a pair of keys, and said, "Here, you can use the respective lockers based on the number on the key, also... Get ready, the party is about to begin," Jenna said, still smiling creepily as she walked away after she finished all the instructions.

They both simply nodded and got ready in an instant.

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The party had begun, and the press conference would be held in a while.

Everyone was excited and ready to see what more announcements were left, and most importantly, not many people knew who had taken over the "Moon-Sky Tower." They wanted to see that person, and some had heard the person’s name but had not yet seen him.

“Boss, I am telling you, you should leave,” Josh said as he opened the car door for his boss.

“Why do you love to irritate me so much?” Travis glared at him as he looked at Josh and set his foot out of the car.

Josh said nothing. He had reminded him again and again, but he was not ready to hear his words. He only wanted to say that it was a full moon night and that staying with humans would be risky. Tarvis might not have long for women during that time, but he would become bloodthirsty, and that was dangerous, especially when all the print media and reporters were present there.

After entering the building, they proceeded to the elevator, where Sylvia was working. She was instructed to transport a box to the floor where the party was being hosted from the ground floor.

Her eyes fell on Travis, whose face was covered in a black mask and had goggles on. He was dressed entirely in black, including black gloves on his hands. Her body shivered at his appearance. She could not tell if he was a good or bad person.

After all, who would wear goggles in the middle of the night? Moreover, she could not understand the meaning of holding a press conference almost in the middle of the night.

 "Hello, hello… where are you now?" Her eyes were still fixated on the man beside her, who was waiting for the elevator with her when she heard a loud voice in her ear. It was Freya, who wanted to know how her work was going.

“Does it even matter where I am, Reya?” Sylvia said, as tried her best to carry the heavy box in her hand.

“What are you doing? Why do I feel that you are up to something?” Freya said in a naughty voice.

"Damn you, Reya! Do you want me to kill you? Just shut the hell up and keep up with your work; stop disturbing me," she said, and pushed the button on her AirPods that were given to her by the hotel authorities.

The elevator arrived soon, she was about to enter the elevator when Josh stopped her and said, "Take the next one or stairs."

"What?" She could not even express her displeasure when the door of the elevator closed.

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