Chapter 3 The voice inside (Bonds)

"Shanny, my girl, taste my adobo. It's delicious," she sighed when she heard what Zeinn said she expects it, anyway. She continued what she was doing and let the two talk.

"It tastes fined," she laughed at what Shanny said, which made Zeinn frown.

"You don't care about me, Shan," Zeinn said dramatically and wiped her cheek even though there were no tears.

"You have no tears, fool," she commented Zeinn just roll her eyes, she just shook her head before sitting down at the dining table, Shanny followed her.

Zeinn is the only one who's standing because she's mixing the adobo.

"It's okay, I'm still beautiful," Zeinn joked to them and they both laughed.

They waited a few more minutes before the adobo and rice was cook. After that, they concurrently ate. She offered to wash the dishes, so she was the only one left in the kitchen because the two girls had already entered their room, after washing, she quickly entered her room and sat on the wooden studying table before opening the window in front of it.

From her window, she sees the lights of every house, including the twinkling stars and the brightness of the moon, which gave light to the dark surroundings.

Azure was just silent, looking out the window and looking at the bright moon. She raised her right hand as if the moon was within her reach.

"It's so nice and relaxing to watch," Azure sighed before lowering her hand and looking at the moon again.

"I hope I'm just a moon. So that I can give light to the quiet environment, and the people will enlighten when they feel they're alone," Azure added to herself before smiling bitterly.

It did not surprise me when I heard the knock. I just told them to come in because I didn't lock the door.

"Aerhine," Zeinn softly said to me by my second name, but I still couldn't take my eyes off the moon.

"You okay?" Shanny's concern told to me so I secretly smiled they worried too much, they shouldn't worry about me, I'm okay outside-but inside I don't know but I was extremely anxious this day, I wanted to tell them but I said something else.

"Of course, I am." I didn't take my eyes off the moon so they wouldn't notice.

"You love the moon that much?" she turned her gaze to Shanny, who was now sitting on her bed.

"Yeah, everything about the moon. Every time I look at the moon, I found peace," I smiled.

"We sleep here," Zeinn told her directly, as if she didn't need her permission to agree.

"W-wait what? Did I hear it wrong?" she asked.

"We sleep here," Shanny simply said, and roam around.

"Why? I am totally fine," she replied to them.

"We know that you're fine, we want to sleep here, that's all," Shanny said before lying down on her bed.

Zeinn quickly complied before lying down on her bed like Shanny. She shook her head; she had no choice anyway. If she doesn't agree with them, her best friends try to annoy her for sure until she agrees. It's okay with her because sometimes it's the habit of the two to sleep in her room.

She closed the window before walking to lock the door. She also came back immediately and also lie down. The two both looking at the ceiling so she imitated.

"Girls, I just think," Shanny breaks the silence.

"Hmm?" Zeinn's weak response and closes her eyes while listening to Shanny.

"Continue," I take part, so Shanny laughed for a while but she kept saying what she was saying.

"Winning a battle that starts within ourselves is the hardest," Shanny calmly said, but it looks like she's talking to herself, not to us. It stunned me for a moment before I spoke.

"That's right. But we should conquer first. The negativity in yourself to win," I replied to her.

"Yeah, so let's sleep? We need to wake up early tomorrow," Zeinn suggest and they both agree. The two hugged her.

"Good night," she mumbled to her best friends before closing her eyes. She even heard the answer before she fell asleep.

The next day, Azure woke up early because they were going to prepare for what to do later. The three of them eating together before taking a bath and getting ready to go out. When the door was locked, they both walked towards the restaurant. They weren't surprised when some of their co-workers were already there, so they just greeted them and helped them to prepare. The restaurant was rented so they don't have any customers now, manager Cha informs them so she didn't think twice and agreed immediately same with the others, it's okay with them as long as they have a salary.

"Get ready, the visitor is coming," one of their co-workers shouted.

They moved quickly and arranged the things that needed to be fixed, then they went together to the entrance of the restaurant to welcome the guests. They just waited a few minutes before the luxury car finally arrived not far from them, they're both stunned. They shouldn't surprised about the car she was sure it was worth a million.

They were stunned when a man came down, he had a smooth and handsome face, he was wearing a tuxedo, maybe it was manager Cha's cousin, her suspicion confirmed when manager Cha waved at him, a small smile appears on the man's lips reason to shriek the others. She looks again when two more men's got out of the car, like Manager Cha's cousin, both of them were also handsome in their tuxedos, Azure's forehead frowned as another one got out of the car. She couldn't see the face because it was covered by two men's, for some unknown reason Azure suddenly felt a strange nervousness, she held her chest when she can't breathe properly she sighed and ignore what she sentient.

Azure carefully watched the men's approaching them, Azure just shook her head as she rolled her eyes around, the other girl that passed by simply took pictures of the men's and no one seemed to know because they're too focused. The men's just walking complacently and not minding their surrounding. She turned her gaze to her colleagues who were both look idiots, but she focused more on her best friend's reactions.

"Hey! Don't be too obvious, it's an embarrassing girl," she commented to Zeinn who look stupid by the men's coming towards them.

"Shut up! I was just surprised," Zeinn tried to convince her but she just laughed at her excuse.

Next, she looked at Shanny, she was relieved when Shanny was bored looking at the men's finally she was not alone, she wants to end this as soon as possible.

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I was stunned for a moment when I realize that they were close to us. I gradually raised my head and looked at the men in front of us, I'm grateful that I'm in the rear part of my co-workers, my presence is Inconspicuous.

My eyes accidentally landed behind them. My head suddenly aches, when the man with blue eyes showed up, his lifeless eyes were looking at me intently with a blank expression, it was familiar to me, I was slowly backing away as my chest tightness, my hand was shaking for no apparent reason, why? W-why do I feel this? I suddenly cough because of shortness of breath. I closed my eyes to calm myself my heart was beating fast and I felt a strange fear. I finally backed away and went to the side that I'm sure they won't notice I just want to leave. I kept running until I reached out home I was forced to open the door but it was locked. I ran to the back of our house where no one could see me.

I just sat down and hugged both hands in my knees, I cried, until now my head still hurts. what's wrong with that man? What happened to me? For some unknown reason, I became angry when I saw him, who is he?

"Shall we kill her boss?"

"No, she belongs to someone else,"

"Son, Kill her! Don't forget you promised to your mom not to disobey me!"

"W-where do those voices come from? Who spoke?" I was confused with an image entering my mind and I could hear faint voices that seemed to be whispering to me.

"Omyghad my baby, don't involve my daughter in this situation please she doesn't deserve this," the voice said again.

"HAHAHAHA, Emily do you think I'll believe you? No! I want you to Suffer, you'll be the first to be killed and then your daughter!"

"That's enough please, stop!" I covered my ears with trembling hands so that I could no longer hear the voices that kept echoing in my ears.

"That's enough! Stop please-Aahhhh!" I couldn't help but shout and continued crying.