When Fate Decided to Play its Part

CHAPTER FIFTY-TWO:

All Eyes

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Meanwhile…

It was already evening and the people in the shop was having dinner. It was only Becca, Jack, Kai, and Melanie. The shop was already closed for a while, but Jack did not go home. He decided to stay to eat with them.

“Hmm!” He moaned in delight. “Your cooking is really superb, Melanie! I would really like to stay for dinner again next time.”

Melanie almost chocked on her food and looked at the guy who was still chowing down the food like a hungry wolf who has not eaten anything for the past few months. Then she shrugged her shoulders and said nonchalant, “It is just mac and cheese, and some fried chicken, but thank you.”

Jack shook his head, “No- don’t ever underestimate the power of cheese and chicken.” Becca nodded with his statement while stuffing herself with Melanie’s fried chicken wings. She just loves the tenderness of the meat and its aroma. It’s hunger inducing and its sweetness with a hint of spiciness was really good.

Melanie just nodded and said her thanks, not wanting to talk with him anymore.

Kai was just silent in the background; he was not listening to them because he was watching Tv. Melanie noticed it, she watched the focused Kai and curiously peeked at the Tv, wondering what it was that is keeping him immerse. And she can’t believe what she saw.

“You’re watching the news?” she asked the boy.

“Yes, it’s interesting.” He simply answered.

Melanie raised and eyebrow and asked again, “What is interesting about it?”

“The current news.”

the attention of the other two and looked at what kind of news was showing on the

is that interesting?”

the boy said. “Charlotte said she

on the

hotel in the 11th street was entered by a group of robbers that

Melanie exclaimed. “Isn’t that the hotel

also silent but he

“Jack, are they the

“It’s them! They are even using the same van. They really

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they took a step towards the said new venue, Althea had this inkling feeling that bad thing is about to happen. But, as usual, she ignored it since most of her intuition is wrong. Like throwing a ball of paper into a trash bin only to find it rolling on

cannot believe in her intuition.

turn back. Then make an excuse that she is not feeling well or about Kai or the shop. She could

like a statue. They were rooted on the place while their backs facing the two of them. Her and whoever this girl next to her.

it like how she dismissed the same feeling to the other. She was curious of why the hell the venue was so silent- except the music on the

it was a party, but not like the party she expected. No old geezers or old women and none of them looks the same as the people she knows on the other party. So, she knew she went into the wrong room. She was deliberately guided

already here, she might as well as check what is happening. The silence inside the party makes er curious. So, she curiously, stupidly, took a sneak towards where all of them were looking. They were looking at two different directions, all their eyes were contained with awkwardness.

wondered why and

heart jump and she looked around at the venue once more. Her heart was pounding harder against her chest as she internalizes every single