LATENTEREY'S POV
while playing basketball,i can feel my sweats and worries going away.
it's still morning but ,there is an exemption from today.as we have annual function within somedays and everyone is busy for that.
that's why lectures are called off for some days.
Today is the first day for that.we are third year student.so,we need to organize many things and that's why we are given a day off from lectures today but that's not the same case for our juniors.
they will attend today's lectures and will have off from tommorrow.
i grab the ball from Ronan and move to make a goal with others following me.
gazing at the hoop ,my eyes darted to the clearly visible main gate far away behind it.It's been three days that i haven't seen her in the campus area.
Is she this much terrified, to not even attend her lectures just because others saw her face?
"hey throw it to me!",grey screamed from behind my back and i made my way to hoop ,jumping up and making the goal successfully.
he got furious and moved to me,"what's happening to you?"he said while grumbling and pointing at me.
ignoring him i gaze at the gate .I respect her privacy ,that's why i haven't peeked into her room from that day.
But,is this right?
if i have did that... then i haven't been this curious.its making me anxious.i also need to do my work except from graduation.but why am i even getting anxious?
Grey grumbled more ,"you were distracted, weren't you?" and I glared at him which obviously made him flinch.
Does he need to touch my mind?my gaze got intense and he begin to fidget.
"ha..ha..ha",he laughed and i can see how forceful it is~
that's when I spot someone entering from gate.An petite figure wearing shabby clothes?...it's definitely her,i gaze at her.
She moves inside and halted at the same place where that incident happened somedays ago.
playing with the ball in my hands,i lean my back on the wall and a chuckle threatened to move out from my throat .but i controlled it and gazed at her.She is looking around for something and then spot me.
why is she even spotting me around?
"so you decided to show up today like this,huh?", i mumble ,while gazing at her ,today she showed up wearing a jeans short so that it won't blow away with wind.
oh ..really?
i can't help to control my laugh and it turns into a smirk .she flinched then turn around to walk away after pulling her hoodie down more.
"tsk,that pic only revealed half of her face!!"again i heard Grey's voice and my anger rose at him.
but wait?...why m i getting angry at my best friend?
tsk....i don't want to feel this emotion!..now is the work time.
"let's go..the principal called us!",i said to him and without waiting for him ,i made my way to get change.
"wait for me",he begins to follow me up.
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AUTHOR'S POV
it's been some minutes that they are sitting inside the principal's office.
latente gaze at front ,at the man who is their principal.sitting at front ,his hair turned white over age ,his physiques which can be considered as fit among people around his age and his way of handling himself totally gives of the air of being well mannered person to others.
what less can they even expect from this man who was an co-worker of LATENTEREY'S mother Mia years ago.
"how are you latente?"principal asked.
"good",latente answered with one word and grey who was looking at wall behind principal and everything which was hanging on it .whack his head to them and press his lips at his friend's coldness.
"how is your mother Mia?",he asked.
"she is also fine",
grey sitting beside him, sigh in his mind knowing that he can't do anything about latente.
"you are just like your father Dominick!",he commented and grey nodd in his mind.
"hmm"(latente)
pricipal sign,"ok i will directly get to point"and without waiting for their response he continued
"I called you here because I want you to take care of security during annual function''
both stayed silent for him continue.
"it will be at the end of this month!"
"ok",latente answered coldly.
grey peek at his friend knowing him well that his friend must have already knew about it, that their principal will call them and now he must be thinking about what to do for rest of the day.
[he is always like this.],he thought.
"you still have one month for preparations"principal continued.
grey,"okay sir" and principal nodd at him.
after some discussion both went out.
as soon as both move out towards corridor latentes's cell rang.
'RING...RING'
Gazing at caller coldly,latente pick up.
"hello"
"did you capture him?",an arrogant tone of stephen greet him.hearing his question grey reminded of the work he gave them last time.
and hearing his arrogant tone his anger rose.
"NO!..he slipped away from our paws",a smirk form on latente's lip as he gaze at grey while lying to stephen completely.
"you..Fu**ing bas**rd...capture him as soon as possible!",stephen said and hung up.
this made both of their mood worsened.
"let's get to work",saying this latente turn move out of with grey.
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(AFTER SOME TIME)
(near highway)
'VROOOMMM',a car was running at high speed followed by a motorbike.
car driver is none other than Bennet whom stephen wanted to grab and biker was latente.
bennet peek back through the mirror mumbling "who is this demon?"
it's been fifteen minutes that,this man is following him now.Earlier He was doing his work when two youngsters pop up and to messed up everything..
so he gave his men order to kill them but after some fight he saw that his men are loosing slowing and that's why he made a run from there for his life.
but this boy?...he is still following him.
"block him from front", latente ordered grey through call while driving.
"on the way",Grey who was driving a car.move to block Bennet from front,
'VROOMMM'
sudden appearance of car from opposite side made Bennet panic.
'SCREEEEECHHHHH'
'SCREEEECHHHHH'
he applied break hurriedly in fear of losing his life in accident and grey also applied break.
"vroom..vroom",latente silently drove beside bennet's window then pull out his revolver and knock on it.
'knock.... knock ''
''gasp?'',caughting chaser aside made him panicked and he begins to tremble in fear.
he gesture Bennet to pull glass down with revolver.
Bennet gulp and did as he said.
"Bennet?",latente asked coldly from under his helmet.
Bennet nod in fear,"h..how did you know...my name?"
ignoring his question,he ordered,"come out"
"w..who are you?",his voice begins to stutter as he came out of car.
grey move out,"we are Stephen's men"and answer him swiftly.
bennet's eyes widen in fear as grey continued,
"we need to talk"while latente's eyes scanned this road and found many people peeking at them while driving.
"w..what?"(Bennet)
"let's go there!",Latente pointed out at cafe while ignoring him.
(after sometime they sat inside cafe)
to their luck cafe was half empty .they choose the corner table to sit.
after ordering something and as soon as waiter walk away at safe distance latente gaze at him.
"what do you want to talk about?"observing them Bennet got sure that this two men wanted some information from him and are not threatening to him.
latente open his mouth while taking sip of coffee,
"why are you hiding?"
Bennet flinch at sudden and unexpected question and gaze at both of them.
"none of your concern!" and gulp in fear as latente raise one brow at him arrogantly.
"he ordered us to capture you!...ALIVE~"(grey smirk at him)
Bennet gulp at latente's intense stares but grey continued,
he continued,"and don't let me elaborate what stephen will do after capturing you ~"
Bennet gulp imagining how might stephen torture him and what will happen to his family if he loose his life.
"if you want we will spare you..."(grey)
his head snap at grey and then at latente who was just silently sipping his coffee
(grey continue)"if you answer some of our question!"
Bennet frowned,''but, you are his men?...so why are you going against him?"
"none of your concern,just answer us", latente cuts him off coldly which cause goosebump on bennet's body and nodd in fear.
"then say!"(grey)
"he wants us to catch girls around twenty years old"(Bennet)
"why?"(grey)
"don't know but he put one condition.",Bennet said while shaking his head negatively.
"what condition?"(latente)
"they should be eastern with black hairs!"Bennet blurred out and both frown.
June's feature came into his mind as soon as latente heard his description.
"why?",grey asked with a deep frown.
Bennet shook his head,"donno,he is just fond of them?"
latente turned silent and grey continued to intorrogate,
"after his babygirls death?"grey tried to connect dots and Bennet nodd his head,"maybe"
"so why are YOU hiding?"(latente)
Bennet whack his head at him"i don't want to do this now!",and sigh deeply.
[his tone clearly says, how much he is regretting now],grey thought.
"his human trafficking is increasing day by day",Bennet gaze at latente who was looking at him coldly without any expression.
"so?"(latente)
"my son almost got involved inside this ...(gulp)it was my luck..that the dealer was my good friend ,so he recognised my son and inform me before the deal"
Bennet gaze at them when both smile at them,
"now you understood how those people felt ?"(grey)
bennet's head bow down with regret.
"we can give you a chance"(latente)
grey frown at him.[chance?]
"h..how?"(Bennet)
"leave this country as soon as possible and work under me"(latente)
[what are you planning?](grey)
"w..what?..and how are you going to handle stephen?"
"leave him to us",grey interrupt them.
"ok,but i won't do human trafficking anymore"
both nodd head at him.
After some discussion Bennet left.
gazing at him walking out unscratched,grey asked,
"varför lämnade du honom ??"
//why did you leave him??//
"lita på mig" //trust me//
humming in agreement he stood up, "låt oss gå tillbaka nu ... vi måste rapportera detta"
//let's go back now...we need to report this// while clenching his jaw in anger.
but latente was glued to his place,"not now!"
his friend snap at him and frown,"why?"
silently sliding towards glass latente tap his finger on it while pointing outside,
"this~"
grey followed his action and his eyes widened with joy,"what is she doing here?"
latente gaze out ,at the figure coming closer which he won't mistake even in his dream.
he saw her today early in the morning and now seeing her coming closer with her hoodie off , to the same cafe he can't wait to see her.
he gulped down his anxiety to finally be able to see her face closer.
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----to be continue