LOGINIt’s been a week. We’re staying in Arzhel’s house. And Jarred was nowhere to be found. After he was seen in the hospital, no one knew his whereabouts. We couldn’t track him anymore. We didn’t even know if he was still in Los Angeles, but we didn’t want to get too comfortable. We still assumed he w
“What happened?” Arzhel asked the moment I entered the room and leaned on the wall to breathe. I gulped and blinked. I smiled. “I need to use the bathroom,” I reasoned. Arzhel chuckled. “Don’t they have a bathroom there?” he joked. I already started walking to the bathroom. “I was already in
“I will visit him later after I feed you and give you your meds,” I said. He smiled. “Thank you,” he said and gave me his sweetest smile. “But what am I? A kid?” he joked. I pouted. “No, but you're injured,” I said. He laughed. I saw Veronica roll her eyes. “Anyway, what happened to the perso
I accompanied Stephanie to the door. Then I locked it to make sure no one could enter easily in case they wanted to harm us. I went back to Arzhel. I saw him smiling. I was wondering what he was smiling about. “Why did you lock it?” he asked, his voice was soft, but there was a hint of teasing in
I opened the door. The doctor and nurse were still beside Arzhel. I heard the doctor asking questions to Arzhel, then the doctor faced the nurse beside him and said some medical terms I didn’t understand. I looked at the woman beside me, she still looked worried. She looked only a little bit scare
“I just found out that he did this to Arzhel!” Veronica said. “B-but how?” I asked, confused. I checked my phone that was in my pocket. “I didn’t receive any calls from the police about him,” I said. But as soon as I said that, my phone rang. It was the New York police. Veronica and I looked
I couldn’t move at first, my chest still heavy, and my hands were trembling. The people around me gave him space. He took a careful step closer. His face was calm, but his eyes were full of concern. Without saying anything, he hugged me tight, and my walls broke down. For a second, I swallowed h
The call came at 11:17 pm, but it was already 2:17 am in New York. Was this a wrong number? Or was someone pranking me? But my heart said otherwise. It was beating so fast. I stared at the screen for too long that when I was about to finally answer it, the call ended. But then my phone rang again
Day passed. After my interaction with Stephanie, I busied myself with the preparation for my incoming fashion show, and I didn’t hear anything from her, which was good. She was crazy. Did fame eat her? Or was she just after Arzhel? Speaking of Arzhel, I didn’t hear from him after we came back. We
When I arrived, she was already there, sitting and sipping her tea. She flashed her signature fake sweet smile. I couldn’t believe I once believed that those smiles were genuine. I just rolled my eyes and sat down. I put my phone on the table, facing backward. “What do you want, and why do y







