Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 32

Larissa contemplated for a very long time before finally summoning the courage to call Travis.

Yet, despite having made several calls in a row, Travis never answered.

At night, when Larissa returned home after work, she was stopped by someone at the entrance of Foxtail Garden.

The sky was getting dark, and the figure stood against the light. All Larissa could make out was a skinny figure, her arms outstretched.

It seemed to be a woman.

Before she could cause any accidents, Larissa slammed on the brakes.

Her car stopped about ten feet away from the figure.

Larissa was stunned for about two seconds before she felt her heart rate slow to a normal pace.

When she’d recovered from her shock and looked back to where the figure was standing earlier, there was only dust dancing under the dim, yellowish light. Where had the figure gone?

sound of someone trying to pull her car door open at the passenger’s side. And when whoever it

door! Open the fucking door!” The woman shouted

and sharp. Her pitch was so high that

Instead, the hazy reflection on the glass showed a dark silhouette with disheveled long hair–it was a rather terrifying

but when faced with something like this in the middle of the night, she couldn’t help but feel her scalp tingle as her skin crawled

around herself and asked, her body

question and kept on shouting, “Open the

not open

as she tried to turn her car keys, her hands

again slowly. Taking into consideration the person who was just outside her

closely, her palms repeatedly hitting Larissa’s car window two

door! Open the door!”

sounded like the devil’s chants

to

reached the entrance, the guard did not raise the barricade as

to stop the car

the window at the driver’s side halfway, just enough for her to make eye contact with the security

Garden. She tried to force her way in, and we called the police after we failed to reason with her. Don’t worry, the police are on their way.

a majority of Foxtail Garden’s residents hailed from upper–class or elite backgrounds and were high society figures, the security in that area was especially tight. Outsiders who wished to enter either had to use an access card or have a relative or friend who lived inside let

woman had no access card and knew no one