He is here.
In the supermarket.
With me.
Waiting.
The moment I realized he was here, my mind exploded into shattered memories.
The night he broke into my house.
Kai.
The thugs.
Cold sweat slowly trickled down my spine.
"Calm yourself, Xeyer."
"It's nothing."
"He can't come."
"Calm down."
I murmured under my breath as I closed my eyes.
Comforting myself.
Convincing myself.
I took a deep breath.
Then another.
Slowly, I opened my eyes.
Everything seemed normal.
People pushing carts.
Chattering.
Shopping.
A child laughing somewhere nearby.
Normal.
Yet-
The gaze remained.
Watching.
Waiting.
I tightened my grip on the shopping cart and forced myself forward.
To continue shopping.
To act normal.
I probably looked calm from the outside.
But inside?
Everything was chaos.
Just like this busy mall.
Soon, I found myself standing in front of a rack of vegetables.
Fresh.
Green.
Tiny droplets of water still clung to their leaves.
I randomly picked a few different vegetables and dropped them into the cart.
One.
Two.
Three.
My mind wasn't really on shopping.
It was somewhere else.
Yet I continued moving through the aisles, stopping occasionally to inspect the vegetables.
And the meat section too.
Soon, my shopping was done.
I paid.
I packed.
I left.
Easy.
"Nothing happened."
I murmured to myself.
I looked forward and was ready to take a step.
Then-
I sensed it.
Someone.
Behind me
Too close.
Three moment I realised it, I spin around.
SWOOSH-!
Mt eyes widened instantly.
"YOU-?"
Helmat got.
Tall.
Broad-shoulder.
Masculine.
Standing right behind me.
"Nothing happened?"
He asked, looking down at me.
Calm.
Strong.
...
Familiar.