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.”

at what kind of news was showing on the tv. It was some news about kidnapping, robbery, and hostage taking. The older three

interesting?” Jack

“Charlotte

of video on the tv distracted Melanie and

A hotel in the 11th street was entered by a group of robbers that were in run from the police and took everyone in the hotel hostage. There are many known businessmen in

Melanie exclaimed. “Isn’t that the hotel

but he visibly

are they the robber who robbed a heavily bank you mentioned two

anxious, he remembered. “It’s them! They are even using the same van. They really are

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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 the floor 1 meter away from the supposedly landing place. It does sometimes lands,

believe in her

wished she trusted her intuition even just this once and turn back. Then make an excuse that she is not feeling well or about Kai or the shop. She could have created many lies

arrived, the first thing she noticed was the three tall men standing in front of the door like a statue. They were rooted

feeling to the other. She was curious of why the hell the venue

looks of it, 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

er curious. So, she curiously, stupidly, took a sneak towards where

why and looked

made her heart jump and she looked around at