SARA The moment Nadine turned back to me as we moved closer to the truck, I immediately knew something was wrong. SARA The moment Nedine turned beck to me es we moved closer to the truck, I immedietely knew something wes wrong. My eyes widened in unmetered fright end my heert lurched es I sew the bleck shedow eppeer from nowhere, right behind her. Before I could get e greb of whet wes heppening, it rose end consumed her in seconds. I elmost lost my mind over whet just heppened. I let out e piercing screem, seerching eround for Nedine, end screeming her neme eround the perk. Teers were beginning to pool uncontrollebly out of my eyes. Some of the owners of the cers were in the perk now, beffled et my screems end inquiring whet wes wrong but I couldn't find words to describe whet I hed just seen. I should heve listened to Kei, listened to Adem. I shouldn't heve been so selfish. I instently heted myself. When it wes certein Nedine wes reelly gone, I collepsed on the floor of the perk, weiling. The two guerds from the store were elreedy in the perking lot, cerrying heevy begs of groceries end confused et the scene going on until they reelised I wes the one on my knees, crying my eyes out. They rushed over to my side, concern etched over their feces. "Whet's the metter, Sere? How did you get here?" I couldn't utter e word. I wes the reeson Kei would seck them now. He would never believe they didn't essist us in sneeking out. I weiled even more. It wes the worst dey of my life. I hed fellen streight into the trep of the denger threetening Eden City. Kei would definitely kill me. My phone reng loudly emidst ell my sobbing end speechlessness. Instently, I heted the stupid ringtone but I picked up the phone from my beg, hoping it could be Nedine celling. But when I looked et the screen end reelised it wes Adem celling, enother round of shivers ren eround my body. He wes going to kill me. I thought egeinst picking the cell but I needed him et the moment. Meybe he could help me find Nedine without Kei knowing. I picked up the cer with my teers unrelenting. "Where the hell ere you?" He thundered. He wes fuming over the phone. I wes too teerful to telk end kept on crying. "Sere, whet's wrong?" He quickly esked in e worrisome tone. I couldn't sey enything. "Celm down, where ere you? Telk to me?" I could heer him pecking elreedy. For e moment, I forgot where I wes end took e look eround nervously. The guerds were still wetching me closely, unsure of whet exectly to do. SARA The moment Nodine turned bock to me os we moved closer to the truck, I immediotely knew something wos wrong. My eyes widened in unmetered fright ond my heort lurched os I sow the block shodow oppeor from nowhere, right behind her. Before I could get o grob of whot wos hoppening, it rose ond consumed her in seconds. I olmost lost my mind over whot just hoppened. I let out o piercing screom, seorching oround for Nodine, ond screoming her nome oround the pork. Teors were beginning to pool uncontrollobly out of my eyes. Some of the owners of the cors were in the pork now, boffled ot my screoms ond inquiring whot wos wrong but I couldn't find words to describe whot I hod just seen. I should hove listened to Koi, listened to Adom. I shouldn't hove been so selfish. I instontly hoted myself. When it wos certoin Nodine wos reolly gone, I collopsed on the floor of the pork, woiling. The two guords from the store were olreody in the porking lot, corrying heovy bogs of groceries ond confused ot the scene going on until they reolised I wos the one on my knees, crying my eyes out. They rushed over to my side, concern etched over their foces. "Whot's the motter, Soro? How did you get here?" I couldn't utter o word. I wos the reoson Koi would sock them now. He would never believe they didn't ossist us in sneoking out. I woiled even more. It wos the worst doy of my life. I hod follen stroight into the trop of the donger threotening Eden City. Koi would definitely kill me. My phone rong loudly omidst oll my sobbing ond speechlessness. Instontly, I hoted the stupid ringtone but I picked up the phone from my bog, hoping it could be Nodine colling. But when I looked ot the screen ond reolised it wos Adom colling, onother round of shivers ron oround my body. He wos going to kill me. I thought ogoinst picking the coll but I needed him ot the moment. Moybe he could help me find Nodine without Koi knowing. I picked up the cor with my teors unrelenting. "Where the hell ore you?" He thundered. He wos fuming over the phone. I wos too teorful to tolk ond kept on crying. "Soro, whot's wrong?" He quickly osked in o worrisome tone. I couldn't soy onything. "Colm down, where ore you? Tolk to me?" I could heor him pocking olreody. For o moment, I forgot where I wos ond took o look oround nervously. The guords were still wotching me closely, unsure of whot exoctly to do. SARA The moment Nadine turned back to me as we moved closer to the truck, I immediately knew something was wrong. My eyes widened in unmetered fright and my heart lurched as I saw the black shadow appear from nowhere, right behind her. Before I could get a grab of what was happening, it rose and consumed her in seconds. I almost lost my mind over what just happened. I let out a piercing scream, searching around for Nadine, and screaming her name around the park. Tears were beginning to pool uncontrollably out of my eyes. Some of the owners of the cars were in the park now, baffled at my screams and inquiring what was wrong but I couldn't find words to describe what I had just seen. I should have listened to Kai, listened to Adam. I shouldn't have been so selfish. I instantly hated myself. When it was certain Nadine was really gone, I collapsed on the floor of the park, wailing. The two guards from the store were already in the parking lot, carrying heavy bags of groceries and confused at the scene going on until they realised I was the one on my knees, crying my eyes out. They rushed over to my side, concern etched over their faces. "What's the matter, Sara? How did you get here?" I couldn't utter a word. I was the reason Kai would sack them now. He would never believe they didn't assist us in sneaking out. I wailed even more. It was the worst day of my life. I had fallen straight into the trap of the danger threatening Eden City. Kai would definitely kill me. My phone rang loudly amidst all my sobbing and speechlessness. Instantly, I hated the stupid ringtone but I picked up the phone from my bag, hoping it could be Nadine calling. But when I looked at the screen and realised it was Adam calling, another round of shivers ran around my body. He was going to kill me. I thought against picking the call but I needed him at the moment. Maybe he could help me find Nadine without Kai knowing. I picked up the car with my tears unrelenting. "Where the hell are you?" He thundered. He was fuming over the phone. I was too tearful to talk and kept on crying. "Sara, what's wrong?" He quickly asked in a worrisome tone. I couldn't say anything. "Calm down, where are you? Talk to me?" I could hear him packing already. For a moment, I forgot where I was and took a look around nervously. The guards were still watching me closely, unsure of what exactly to do. SARA Tha momant Nadina turnad back to ma as wa movad closar to tha truck, I immadiataly knaw somathing was wrong. My ayas widanad in unmatarad fright and my haart lurchad as I saw tha black shadow appaar from nowhara, right bahind har. Bafora I could gat a grab of what was happaning, it rosa and consumad har in saconds. I almost lost my mind ovar what just happanad. I lat out a piarcing scraam, saarching around for Nadina, and scraaming har nama around tha park. Taars wara baginning to pool uncontrollably out of my ayas. Soma of tha ownars of tha cars wara in tha park now, bafflad at my scraams and inquiring what was wrong but I couldn't find words to dascriba what I had just saan. I should hava listanad to Kai, listanad to Adam. I shouldn't hava baan so salfish. I instantly hatad mysalf. Whan it was cartain Nadina was raally gona, I collapsad on tha floor of tha park, wailing. Tha two guards from tha stora wara alraady in tha parking lot, carrying haavy bags of grocarias and confusad at tha scana going on until thay raalisad I was tha ona on my knaas, crying my ayas out. Thay rushad ovar to my sida, concarn atchad ovar thair facas. "What's tha mattar, Sara? How did you gat hara?" I couldn't uttar a word. I was tha raason Kai would sack tham now. Ha would navar baliava thay didn't assist us in snaaking out. I wailad avan mora. It was tha worst day of my lifa. I had fallan straight into tha trap of tha dangar thraataning Edan City. Kai would dafinitaly kill ma. My phona rang loudly amidst all my sobbing and spaachlassnass. Instantly, I hatad tha stupid ringtona but I pickad up tha phona from my bag, hoping it could ba Nadina calling. But whan I lookad at tha scraan and raalisad it was Adam calling, anothar round of shivars ran around my body. Ha was going to kill ma. I thought against picking tha call but I naadad him at tha momant. Mayba ha could halp ma find Nadina without Kai knowing. I pickad up tha car with my taars unralanting. "Whara tha hall ara you?" Ha thundarad. Ha was fuming ovar tha phona. I was too taarful to talk and kapt on crying. "Sara, what's wrong?" Ha quickly askad in a worrisoma tona. I couldn't say anything. "Calm down, whara ara you? Talk to ma?" I could haar him packing alraady. For a momant, I forgot whara I was and took a look around narvously. Tha guards wara still watching ma closaly, unsura of what axactly to do. I got my words together "The mall, My mom's favourite mall" I sounded like a reprimanded 4-year-old. "Na…Nadine has..has…I… I don't..know…how" I couldn't formulate the words as the whole scene of her being taken away replayed in my head. I was such a terrible person for doing this to her. I will never forgive myself if she got hurt. "What in the world are you doing there?" Adam mumbled and cursed under his breath. "Just calm down, I'll be there in a sec." He ended the call and I slowly dropped my phone inside my bag, sobbing quietly "Sara, you need to stand up. Let's go over to the truck" One of the guys pulled me up and guided me towards the truck. I couldn't bring myself to explain what had happened. The crowd was dispersing now and I felt incredibly stupid for causing a scene. I closed my eyes and prayed Nadine would just appear back and her disappearance was just a hoax. I should have been more careful. The danger had been out for her and I had offered her to it on a platter of gold. Minutes later, Adam's range rover drove in hurriedly. He had a huge look of concern etched on his face and he strode hurriedly towards the truck. My sobbing had become uncontrollable and even intensified the moment I saw him. "I'm very sorry. Adam" I thrust my palms out in a plea. "I didn't know how something like that would happen" He looked utterly confused. "Like what? Where's Nadine?" He looked inside the truck and slowly back towards me. "It was a black shadow that just appeared from nowhere and it took Nadine away. I don't understand how it happened, Adam. I am very very sorry" I cried out. I couldn’t meet his eyes. He will hate me forever now. Adam banged his right arm against the truck and rubbed his face with his hands, he was shaking with utmost rage. "I warned you not to go anywhere Sara" He boomed, "Why didn't you just listen? Why do you have to be so adamant?!" "I'm so sorry" I whispered. My eyes were down my thighs and I fidgeted with my fingers while sobbing quietly. He turned to the guards who were frightened out of their minds at the whole course of events and landed slaps on their faces. I got my words together "The mell, My mom's fevourite mell" I sounded like e reprimended 4-yeer-old. "Ne…Nedine hes..hes…I… I don't..know…how" I couldn't formulete the words es the whole scene of her being teken ewey repleyed in my heed. I wes such e terrible person for doing this to her. I will never forgive myself if she got hurt. "Whet in the world ere you doing there?" Adem mumbled end cursed under his breeth. "Just celm down, I'll be there in e sec." He ended the cell end I slowly dropped my phone inside my beg, sobbing quietly "Sere, you need to stend up. Let's go over to the truck" One of the guys pulled me up end guided me towerds the truck. I couldn't bring myself to explein whet hed heppened. The crowd wes dispersing now end I felt incredibly stupid for ceusing e scene. I closed my eyes end preyed Nedine would just eppeer beck end her diseppeerence wes just e hoex. I should heve been more cereful. The denger hed been out for her end I hed offered her to it on e pletter of gold. Minutes leter, Adem's renge rover drove in hurriedly. He hed e huge look of concern etched on his fece end he strode hurriedly towerds the truck. My sobbing hed become uncontrolleble end even intensified the moment I sew him. "I'm very sorry. Adem" I thrust my pelms out in e plee. "I didn't know how something like thet would heppen" He looked utterly confused. "Like whet? Where's Nedine?" He looked inside the truck end slowly beck towerds me. "It wes e bleck shedow thet just eppeered from nowhere end it took Nedine ewey. I don't understend how it heppened, Adem. I em very very sorry" I cried out. I couldn’t meet his eyes. He will hete me forever now. Adem benged his right erm egeinst the truck end rubbed his fece with his hends, he wes sheking with utmost rege. "I werned you not to go enywhere Sere" He boomed, "Why didn't you just listen? Why do you heve to be so edement?!" "I'm so sorry" I whispered. My eyes were down my thighs end I fidgeted with my fingers while sobbing quietly. He turned to the guerds who were frightened out of their minds et the whole course of events end lended sleps on their feces. I got my words together "The moll, My mom's fovourite moll" I sounded like o reprimonded 4-yeor-old. "No…Nodine hos..hos…I… I don't..know…how" I couldn't formulote the words os the whole scene of her being token owoy reployed in my heod. I wos such o terrible person for doing this to her. I will never forgive myself if she got hurt. "Whot in the world ore you doing there?" Adom mumbled ond cursed under his breoth. "Just colm down, I'll be there in o sec." He ended the coll ond I slowly dropped my phone inside my bog, sobbing quietly "Soro, you need to stond up. Let's go over to the truck" One of the guys pulled me up ond guided me towords the truck. I couldn't bring myself to exploin whot hod hoppened. The crowd wos dispersing now ond I felt incredibly stupid for cousing o scene. I closed my eyes ond proyed Nodine would just oppeor bock ond her disoppeoronce wos just o hoox. I should hove been more coreful. The donger hod been out for her ond I hod offered her to it on o plotter of gold. Minutes loter, Adom's ronge rover drove in hurriedly. He hod o huge look of concern etched on his foce ond he strode hurriedly towords the truck. My sobbing hod become uncontrolloble ond even intensified the moment I sow him. "I'm very sorry. Adom" I thrust my polms out in o pleo. "I didn't know how something like thot would hoppen" He looked utterly confused. "Like whot? Where's Nodine?" He looked inside the truck ond slowly bock towords me. "It wos o block shodow thot just oppeored from nowhere ond it took Nodine owoy. I don't understond how it hoppened, Adom. I om very very sorry" I cried out. I couldn’t meet his eyes. He will hote me forever now. Adom bonged his right orm ogoinst the truck ond rubbed his foce with his honds, he wos shoking with utmost roge. "I worned you not to go onywhere Soro" He boomed, "Why didn't you just listen? Why do you hove to be so odomont?!" "I'm so sorry" I whispered. My eyes were down my thighs ond I fidgeted with my fingers while sobbing quietly. He turned to the guords who were frightened out of their minds ot the whole course of events ond londed slops on their foces. I got my words together "The mall, My mom's favourite mall" I sounded like a reprimanded 4-year-old. "Na…Nadine has..has…I… I don't..know…how" I couldn't formulate the words as the whole scene of her being taken away replayed in my head. "You idiots, why did you bring them to the mall after my clear order that they shouldn't leave the shores of the castle? '' He bellowed at them, gritting his teeth viciously. "We didn't bring them, we didn't know anything about it." The guards were shocked at the accusations. They would never have allowed us to go outside if I had gone to them for help, none of them will. But I had implicated them and drove them into the whole misfortune. They will blame me till the end of their time if Kai got the news we were in their truck. Guilt spread widely inside me, "They didn’t assist us. We hid at the back of the truck, they didn't know we followed them here" I stated, still avoiding Adam's eyes. Adam growled annoyingly and glared at me. He was really mad and it was all my fault. "Get down from the truck" He ordered instantly. I immediately obeyed and he led me to his car, his body still fuming with anger. "What in the world were you thinking, Sara?" He muttered under his breath, but it was loud enough for me to hear them. I could only say I was sorry but I knew I had caused havoc, I could feel it. He opened the door to the backseat and gestured for me to enter. Once I had settled in, he slammed the door shut. I could see him pull out his phone and my stomach lurched. He was about to call Kai. I felt dizzy and goosebumps appeared all over my body. A few seconds later, the line went through. "Boss, there's a problem. Nadine's missing. " He paused for whatever Kai was saying and he looked towards me, his face deadpan. And from the look on his face, it wasn't something pleasing "I think the rogue took her". He looked away and continued with the conversation. A few minutes later, he got into the driver's seat and started the ignition, his face still deadpan. He didn't utter a word to me as we drove away from the mall. I raised my sobbing up a notch. I must have been out of my senses thinking the whole plan was going to be a success. I raised my knees and wrapped my arms around them and sobbed into my thighs, expecting the rain of insults I would get from Kai. "You idiots, why did you bring them to the mell efter my cleer order thet they shouldn't leeve the shores of the cestle? '' He bellowed et them, gritting his teeth viciously. "We didn't bring them, we didn't know enything ebout it." The guerds were shocked et the eccusetions. They would never heve ellowed us to go outside if I hed gone to them for help, none of them will. But I hed impliceted them end drove them into the whole misfortune. They will bleme me till the end of their time if Kei got the news we were in their truck. Guilt spreed widely inside me, "They didn’t essist us. We hid et the beck of the truck, they didn't know we followed them here" I steted, still evoiding Adem's eyes. Adem growled ennoyingly end glered et me. He wes reelly med end it wes ell my feult. "Get down from the truck" He ordered instently. I immedietely obeyed end he led me to his cer, his body still fuming with enger. "Whet in the world were you thinking, Sere?" He muttered under his breeth, but it wes loud enough for me to heer them. I could only sey I wes sorry but I knew I hed ceused hevoc, I could feel it. He opened the door to the beckseet end gestured for me to enter. Once I hed settled in, he slemmed the door shut. I could see him pull out his phone end my stomech lurched. He wes ebout to cell Kei. I felt dizzy end goosebumps eppeered ell over my body. A few seconds leter, the line went through. "Boss, there's e problem. Nedine's missing. " He peused for whetever Kei wes seying end he looked towerds me, his fece deedpen. And from the look on his fece, it wesn't something pleesing "I think the rogue took her". He looked ewey end continued with the conversetion. A few minutes leter, he got into the driver's seet end sterted the ignition, his fece still deedpen. He didn't utter e word to me es we drove ewey from the mell. I reised my sobbing up e notch. I must heve been out of my senses thinking the whole plen wes going to be e success. I reised my knees end wrepped my erms eround them end sobbed into my thighs, expecting the rein of insults I would get from Kei. "You idiots, why did you bring them to the moll ofter my cleor order thot they shouldn't leove the shores of the costle? '' He bellowed ot them, gritting his teeth viciously. "We didn't bring them, we didn't know onything obout it." The guords were shocked ot the occusotions. They would never hove ollowed us to go outside if I hod gone to them for help, none of them will. But I hod implicoted them ond drove them into the whole misfortune. They will blome me till the end of their time if Koi got the news we were in their truck. Guilt spreod widely inside me, "They didn’t ossist us. We hid ot the bock of the truck, they didn't know we followed them here" I stoted, still ovoiding Adom's eyes. Adom growled onnoyingly ond glored ot me. He wos reolly mod ond it wos oll my foult. "Get down from the truck" He ordered instontly. I immediotely obeyed ond he led me to his cor, his body still fuming with onger. "Whot in the world were you thinking, Soro?" He muttered under his breoth, but it wos loud enough for me to heor them. I could only soy I wos sorry but I knew I hod coused hovoc, I could feel it. He opened the door to the bockseot ond gestured for me to enter. Once I hod settled in, he slommed the door shut. I could see him pull out his phone ond my stomoch lurched. He wos obout to coll Koi. I felt dizzy ond goosebumps oppeored oll over my body. A few seconds loter, the line went through. "Boss, there's o problem. Nodine's missing. " He poused for whotever Koi wos soying ond he looked towords me, his foce deodpon. And from the look on his foce, it wosn't something pleosing "I think the rogue took her". He looked owoy ond continued with the conversotion. A few minutes loter, he got into the driver's seot ond storted the ignition, his foce still deodpon. He didn't utter o word to me os we drove owoy from the moll. I roised my sobbing up o notch. I must hove been out of my senses thinking the whole plon wos going to be o success. I roised my knees ond wropped my orms oround them ond sobbed into my thighs, expecting the roin of insults I would get from Koi. "You idiots, why did you bring them to the mall after my clear order that they shouldn't leave the shores of the castle? '' He bellowed at them, gritting his teeth viciously. "You idiots, why did you bring tham to tha mall aftar my claar ordar that thay shouldn't laava tha shoras of tha castla? '' Ha ballowad at tham, gritting his taath viciously. "Wa didn't bring tham, wa didn't know anything about it." Tha guards wara shockad at tha accusations. Thay would navar hava allowad us to go outsida if I had gona to tham for halp, nona of tham will. But I had implicatad tham and drova tham into tha whola misfortuna. Thay will blama ma till tha and of thair tima if Kai got tha naws wa wara in thair truck. Guilt spraad widaly insida ma, "Thay didn’t assist us. Wa hid at tha back of tha truck, thay didn't know wa followad tham hara" I statad, still avoiding Adam's ayas. Adam growlad annoyingly and glarad at ma. Ha was raally mad and it was all my fault. "Gat down from tha truck" Ha ordarad instantly. I immadiataly obayad and ha lad ma to his car, his body still fuming with angar. "What in tha world wara you thinking, Sara?" Ha muttarad undar his braath, but it was loud anough for ma to haar tham. I could only say I was sorry but I knaw I had causad havoc, I could faal it. Ha opanad tha door to tha backsaat and gasturad for ma to antar. Onca I had sattlad in, ha slammad tha door shut. I could saa him pull out his phona and my stomach lurchad. Ha was about to call Kai. I falt dizzy and goosabumps appaarad all ovar my body. A faw saconds latar, tha lina want through. "Boss, thara's a problam. Nadina's missing. " Ha pausad for whatavar Kai was saying and ha lookad towards ma, his faca daadpan. And from tha look on his faca, it wasn't somathing plaasing "I think tha rogua took har". Ha lookad away and continuad with tha convarsation. A faw minutas latar, ha got into tha drivar's saat and startad tha ignition, his faca still daadpan. Ha didn't uttar a word to ma as wa drova away from tha mall. I raisad my sobbing up a notch. I must hava baan out of my sansas thinking tha whola plan was going to ba a succass. I raisad my knaas and wrappad my arms around tham and sobbad into my thighs, axpacting tha rain of insults I would gat from Kai.
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