Rain hardly poured down in the sky. Trees swayed with the harsh wind breeze. The darkness of the sky brightened due to the thunder disrupting the peace of the surrounding. The loud lightning echoed in every corner of the city.
Inside Dr. Lee’s house, in his bedroom, Everly lay asleep. Beside her is Hans, whose arms were wrapped around her body as she lay on his chest comfortably.
As the lightning resounded inside the room, Everly sweated profusely. Her breathing hardened and she moved restlessly in the bed. Her heart pounding so hard, as loud and hard as the lightning outside.
Another loud rumble from the sky caused Everly to woke up abruptly, rattled and terrified. Hans noticed her movements which woke him up. There he saw Everly sitting on the bed, shaking in fear while her head lowered down.
He immediately sat up and hugged her, calming her. “Wha
On the other side of the city, inside Director Jackson’s office, Manager Kim and he were sitting opposite to each other. Working for the whole night. Ever since they arrived in the city, after sending Everly to Dr. Lee’s house, she hurriedly went to the office.There are a lot of documents and work she needed to do. Fortunately, Director Jackson is there to help her. “You seem much busier than usual Manager Kim? Where’s Manager Song by the way?”“I don’t know. She said there was an emergency on her end so she left all these works to me. There are even problems she created because of her negligence that’s why, I’m here, working overtime to solve them.”“What did you mean?”“There are schedules that were changed abruptly that sometimes cause Everly to be late or will overlap with her ot
Earlier the next day, Tyron asked around to find the apartment complex owned by Principal Voltaire. After a few turns, he finally saw a 3rd-floor building. The building itself showed how old it is. From its style and also the paintings that came from the walls.However, no matter how unfurnished the building is, a lot of people are still choosing to stay in this building. According to the locals, it’s the most comfortable apartment to live in compared to the rest of the apartments in the village.It has a soft mattress, is fully air-conditioned, and has a fast internet connection. The building also had its own electric generator, so it’s very rare for a building to lose electricity.Principal Voltaire is an old woman who lives on the topmost floor of the building. She didn’t have any family members and remained unmarried until her old age. She is also one of the people who has lived the longest in the village.As Tyron entered the buildi
“Here, these are the pictures we took during those events. It’s pretty hard to capture a photo with Iris. She never liked taking a photo, no matter how we convince her, she wouldn’t do it.” Principal Voltaire said while showing Tyron the pictures she had been keeping for a long time.All those photos are all stolen shots of Iris. There’s a photo of her playing an instrument on stage, there’s also her playing with the children, and there’s another where she was reading a book.All those were stolen and were too very far. There are no close-up shots at all. Tyron focused his eyes on the woman in the photo. Although it’s not taken up close, he can still see her face visibly.She had the same face as Everly Park. Regardless of the view, and the angle, they are so much the same. Even the way she smiled, it’s how Everly smiled as well.“How old was she when she arrived here?” Tyron asked after he
“Mary, how’s your brother? Did he already finish his enrollment?” Everly asked.It had been weeks since Mary went back to work. She had also introduced her mother and younger brother to them. Everly felt warm and comfortable instantly with Mary’s family. Her mother is very caring, while her younger brother, Maverick, is a sweet and mature young boy.Mary also mentioned that Maverick was planning to enter medical school. Everly proposed to pay for his tuition fees and other school fees since she knows that medical school is quite expensive to pursue.She wanted to do it because she could see how smart and hard-working that boy was. He was always at their apartment door and at times when she visited them, she would always see him reading some books or studying. But the boy declined, saying that he could find a scholarship that could help him so she didn’t have to worry about him.Even when the examination was done, he was still studying. She once asked him why he was still studying. He
Mary went home directly after wrapping up. As she entered the door, she saw her mother preparing some food in the kitchen while her brother was locked in his room. Probably studying again.Her mother, Janet, noticed her presence. She smiled while her hands held a ladle, “I’m almost done cooking. Clean yourself your room and rest. I’ll call you once it’s done.”Mary shook her head and replied, “I’m good, mom. I ate before going home. I’ll take some rest for the night”. She kissed her forehead, “Goodnight mom. Say my goodnight to Mavy as well.”Janet saw the tiredness on her daughter’s face so she nodded. “Okay, go rest. But I’ll leave some food for you. If you ever feel hungry, you can just heat it by then.”Mary nodded before heading to her room. She lied. She didn’t eat any dinner at all, it’s just that she didn’t have any appetite. She also didn&r
Hans received a phone call from his hacker friend, David. He finally got a lead to the person who hacked Everly’s phone. He immediately fetched Everly to her apartment. He had already called her earlier about the news he got.Everly was already waiting in the lobby. As soon as she saw his car parked at the entrance, she lowered the cap she wore and rushed towards the car.“Did David tell you who was the person behind it?” Everly immediately asked as soon as she put her seat belt on.Hans expertly maneuvered the car and pressed the gas. “No, he didn’t mention any details on the phone. He said that it’s best to let us know about it in person, also to avoid being spied on.”Everly nodded and focused her gaze on the road. Hans stepped on the accelerator and the car drove faster on the road. The road is quite free since it’s still 2 in the afternoon. Most of the people were still at work so they managed to escape from traffic.A few moments later, they finally arrived at David’s room. Noth
Hans and David decided to meet at the restaurant near the hospital. It is the usual place where Everly and he used to dine whenever she visits him.Hans arrived earlier than David at the restaurant. He already made a reservation already so he was guided to the private room. After 10 minutes of waiting, David arrived.“So, why do you want us to meet? It’s unusual for you to initiate a meet-up.” Hans said with a chuckle. He can only count on one hand the times David invited him to hang out. Usually, it’s him who would ask him to come out. On top of that, it would take him a long time to drag David out of his room.“It’s about what I discovered yesterday.”Hans raised his eyebrows, exceptionally confused. “If it’s about yesterday, then Everly should be here as well to hear it. She has to know about it.”However, David shook his head. “No, the reason I wanted to meet with you alone is because of your girlfriend, Everly Park. I discovered something that I think you should know.”“Wait… Wai
Another day had started. Everly’s schedule had been back to normal. It wasn’t the same as before when she didn’t have even a small time for resting because of how packed her schedule was.She didn’t know what’s gotten into her new manager, Manager Song, and why’s there a sudden change. She looked more approachable and she didn’t deliberately mess up her work unlike before.All in all, everything went smoothly and she worked peacefully these past few days.“Everly, I will be having a meeting with the director later for your next concert. So, I will be leaving you here to finish the photo shoot. You can handle it, right?” Louisse asked while they were in the dressing room.Everly looked at her through the mirror and nodded. “Of course, Manager Song. You can leave in peace. We’ll handle it from here.”Louisse smiled approvingly and left after saying her goodbye. Manager Kim immediately approached Everly and can’t help but voiced her doubts. “What’s gotten into her? She’s acting weird lat