"Wha Wha What's wrong?" Harriet asked as Luna hid behind her, with her 'Baby Boy' still barking a hell at her.
"Aww, he seems to be angry that you left him alone!" She added with a gentle smile while Luna peeked at the dog. And when their eyes met, it barked, loud enough to scare her.
"It's okay, baby! Since she is back, you should calm down." Harriet squatted down and scooped the little puppy. It was around 4 months old and mostly was a golden retriever!
"Calm down, Neo!" Patting it's back, she looked at Hazel who was busy sneaking back to her room.
"Where are you going?"
"I am tired, let me sleep for a while!" Taking the vanity bag, she rushed into her room and Neo jumped down.
"Bow Bow Bow!" It barked scratching the door while Luna locked it. Taking a deep breath, she slumped on the bed which... sure wasn't comfortable to our actress.
"Argh, how will sleep on this small rough bed!" She screamed in frustration and Harriet rushed to her room.
Knocking, she asked worriedly, "What's wrong, Hazel?"
"Nothing mo," Gulping the last word, Luna continued, "There was just a spider here!"
"Spider? Huh, when did they start scaring you! Let me clean, open the door!" And along with her, Neo barked again making her pull her hairs in frustration.
"It's fine! It's fine! Let me just sleep!"
"You are really acting weird!" Harriet commented before walking back to the kitchen.
'OMG, this room isn't soundproof!' She screamed in her head burying on the pillow.
"I cannot take this anymore!"
"Let me just ask him to switch my soul and give me back my body!" She murmured taking out her phone. Taking the piece of paper with his number, she tried calling it, but even after 10 tries, the call got declined!
"Wait, they already buried my body! If I get switched, how can I come out of the graveyard!" She thought, tears almost gushing out in frustration. Her face soon started turning red as the horrible future came to her mind.
"It is just a day and I am already losing my sanity! How will I tolerate for the rest of my life!!!!!!!!" Hitting her head on the pillow, Luna cried in silence.
Taking the phone, she called again and got the same result as before.
"This guy, no duck, argh whatever!" Tapping the message icon, she vented it all!
'Please pick the call! I might die with this amount of torture everyday.'
'At least help me with that dog! Convert it into a human, I will handle the later myself'
'Or take him with you! It will guard the gates of hell or heaven wherever you stay!'
'Please duckling!' She sent and the yellow duck came to her mind.
Taking out the rubber duck from her bag, she pressed it all hard getting a squeaky sound out of it!
"Help Me! Please turn into a human, duckling. Please!" She murmured clasping her hands but the duck sat there on the bed, giving her nothing but a few more minutes to cry.
"Ahhhhh, I want to die!" She cried throwing the duckling away and it landed on the ground hitting the wall.
Looking around the room, she frowned at the blank colors it was painted with. She scanned around and it was of the same size as her bathroom in the penthouse. Her eyes landed on the study table were her phone was placed and that distracted her sorrows.
Getting up, she scanned the phone and then the laptop! Her contact lists had nothing special while her gallery was filled with only notes and stuff which were not important to her. Her chat list was cleared same went to her SMS list making Luna hate her more than anyone else.
"You should at least leave behind some clues!" She grumbled looking up and took the laptop. Sitting back on the bed, Luna searched through and all she got were unimportant stuff.
"Truly a nerd! I am sure that cafe boy broke for the same reason!" She grumbled placing them aside. Taking her phone, she looked through his number and sighed, sure about receiving nothing but disappointment!
Soon the time passed with Luna just wandering between those four walls. Her stomach was so heavy but she was just too afraid to go out. Not that Neo would bite her but her reactions might as well be suspicious for Harriet!
"Ahh, hell is likely better than this!" She thought holding her stomach! She looked at the time and just slumped back on the bed.
"Hazel, are you still asleep?" Harriet asked knocking on the door.
"Neo is asleep in his house and I have prepared your dinner. I will be going for my night duty!"
And her words just brightened her mood! Rushing to the door, she ruffled all her hairs making it a more like nest and blinked her eyes. Drooping her shoulders, she opened the door and yawned.
"Ahh, I feel refreshed now!"
"That's good." Patting her cheeks, Harriet added, "Take care and lock the door behind!"
Luna nodded and Harriet taking her cap, walked towards the door.
'OMG, she is a cop?' Luna gasped looking at the outfit and suddenly the quest came to her mind.
"Ohh, No!" Rushing out, she ran down the steps and tightly hugged from behind.
Startled by the sudden hug, Harriet almost lost her balance and turned around to slap her shoulder.
"You scared me to death!"
Taking the moment, Luna kissed her cheek and smiled.
"Take care." Hazel's sweet voice almost dazzled Harriet as she touched her cheek in utter shock.
"What's wrong with this girl?" Grumbling, she turned around to leave and Luna stood there happily waving at her, for the victory she just achieved!
"Wohowoho, I got the trick!" Luna squealed and Neo instantly got up. His eyes landed on her and she ran inside the very next second. Thank god, he was tied up or it might have been her last day on the earth!
As it continued to bark, Luna ignored it waiting for the system to reward her.
Soon memories of Hazel resurfaced covering almost the last one month of her with Harriet.
"Huh, where is my 100 EXP?" She demanded, her voice with a tinge of irritation.
[You didn't hug anyone]
The system replied and she almost grunted but dealing with her stomach was the first thing. Rushing inside the bathroom, she started again,
"I did! I just hugged her mother!" She cleared in a loud voice.
[You didn't hug a new person!]
"But you didn't mention it has to be a new person every damn time!" Luna retorted with a point which the system never thought of.
Done with the bathroom thing, she washed her hands and again started the gambling,
"Hug at least 10 people acquainted to Hazel! Was your quest! Isn't it?"
[Yes!]
The system answered guessing that she might have realized her misunderstanding. But she had a different point to put fro!
"And, it wasn't, Hug at least 10 DIFFERENT people acquainted to Hazel. Was it?" She demanded, her smile growing big for defeating her system for the very first time!
There continued a minute of silence as Luna waited patiently, checking the dinner which her dear mother has prepared!
[Congratulations, 100 EXP has been awarded!]
She grinned as the voice echoed for a moment and sat on the couch. At least there was something sweet to celebrate about on that grueling day
Soon a lot more moments that Hazel shared with Harriet filled her mind. And she was now sure about the exact closeness they both shared. In the memories she had, it was quite clear how Hazel was with her mother. Aloof, ignorant and tongue-tied were Hazel's feelings towards her sweet mother who only cared for her.
"Don't worry, aunty! I will be a good daughter!" Luna smiled, determined!
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While somewhere in the AP News company!
"Pffft," A guy spit out his drink reading the funny messages he received from an unknown number.
"Why? What's wrong?" Kyra, the girl sitting beside him peeked only to laugh out loud.
"Duckling?" She chuckled shaking her head and added, "Seems like a retard!"
Shaking his head, Xuan replied, "Maybe a kid."
"Omg, are going to reply?" Kyra asked as he started texting something.
"If that can at least make the sender happy!" Xuan smiled texting back, for his hectic day finally got better with these quirky texts.
'Spend some time with the dog. It will be nice only when you are.'
'But it knows I am not its owner. The system said it can see through one's soul!' He got a reply in the next minute making him chuckle out loud.
"System?" Kyra chuckled shaking her head.
'Then be who you are. Try to initiate your first step. It may like you and maybe, love you more than it did to it's owner.'
'OMG, Thank you duckling! You are the best.' Smiling at the reply, Xuan kept his phone aside and continued to look through the resume.
"Hazel Brown! That intern right?" Kyra nodded to his question and with a amused look, he read through her progress report!
His expression looked extremely satisfied and Kyra was sure for Hazel to get the job she had been dreaming from years.
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What will happen when Hazel would get to know that it wasn't Caden's number?
How will Xuan, her senior react if he gets to know about this KID?
And how many days would it take for Caden to come back?
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