The Protector

“What are you doing tiptoeing around?” When she was about to move forward, someone boomed from behind, shocking her.

She turned around and saw a few guards boring their eyes into her. “Don’t take this the wrong way. I’m Margaret, a reporter. Here’s my ID.” She quickly handed her ID over for confirmation. “I want to interview the leader in there for a bit,” she told them what she had in mind.

“No. He doesn’t accept any interviews. Everything they talk about is top secret, so please leave.” She was chased out of the backstage abruptly. It wasn’t easy for her to meet Mr. Garrison, so she wouldn’t give up now.

“We should leave now, Margaret. Everyone else has already left,” her partner urged.

“You guys go ahead. I’ll wait for him at the passage.” Margaret came to the hall’s secret passage. Few people knew about this, for this was exclusively for leaders. Even so, Margaret easily found it and waited here.

fell asleep after waiting for god knew how long. Unbeknownst to her, Levi would be staying here for a couple of days because he would be making the plans

so she waited until dusk, but

and left from the front gate, since he didn’t

nine in the evening did someone come out from the secret passage, and Margaret’s legs were

He left a long while ago,” the

exploded. “What? He left? When? I’ve been waiting right here

waited here? No wonder you missed him! He left through the front gate. It’s

at the wrong spot all this while!? It’s alright, I have no regrets. I’d come back

going back, and she felt angry. “Oh yeah, I can vent this on Levi.” She fished out her phone and punched in the