At lunchtime, precisely in the dining room,
A silver-haired young man was seen sitting in front of the first daughter of the couple, Tristian Varden Writh and Lavena Isolda Keira. He seemed to want to say something but glanced ahead at his friends lining up for food and drinks. Meanwhile, Alexa was reading a book, so the girl did not realize that the opposite sex was acting strangely.
“Alexa.” The greeting stunned the young lady, and she turned her attention from the book to the caller.
“What was wrong, Aiden?” asked Alexa, confused. One of the young lady’s eyebrows rose as she couldn’t hide her astonishment.
“Last night, did you hear or see anything strange?” Aiden asked the other person. Such a strange question made the virgin pause and then try to remember if anything had happened to her.
“If I am not mistaken, I heard some strange noises,” Alexa answered Aiden’s question. The young guy was more interested in hearing the rest of the story, and the girl was aware of the situation.
“And then? What else did you experience?” The teenage boy, who had a height of one hundred and seventy-five centimeters tall, asked again, and the young lady began to remember some of the strange things she had experienced.
“I was sleeping at that moment, but I heard something strange, and it called my name. I was not awake yet, but somehow, something shook my body, so I woke up. Why did you ask it?” Alexa answered back but was also curious as to why her friend would ask such a detailed question.
“I went through something similar to you, but I want to know what you went through.” The opposite sex insisted on listening to Alexa’s experience. The smart girl placed the book on the table and then turned to the front. There, Sam, Aileen, and Adaline were still waiting in line, and it seemed that they were still standing for quite some time before getting their food and drinks.
The Chosen One’s three friends were also not looking in her direction, which relieved the virgin, even though Aiden was eagerly waiting. The twelve-year-old boy looked nervous, but he tried to remain calm.
Alexa turned her attention back to Aiden. The young guy was looking forward to hearing about the opposite sex’s experience. The atmosphere in the dining room remained as lively as ever, and most people there ignored the chestnut brown-haired woman and her male friend. “I saw a strange sentence floating in the air and told me to look at the window. I did not do it as soon as possible because I was so sleepy.”
“Are you still doing what the message floating in the air wants?” Aiden continued to pursue the information he needed, so without further ado, Alexa frowned, confused by the interlocutor’s behaviour, which was already strange in her view.
“What was wrong with you? I do not get it.” The sharp-nosed girl was reluctant to give any clues, already feeling uncomfortable. The opposite sex, who was the same age as the target, could only shake his head, but his face seemed annoyed.
“I was asking it to you because I wanted to confirm something. I believe you got the same experience as me.” That handsome young guy was unwilling to be honest about what he had experienced, making the hazel-eyed girl roll her eyes.
“I did see something strange. When I lost my sleep, I stood in front of the window, and I noticed there were some people… I guess there were eight of them.” Aiden looked stunned, for such a thing was beyond the young man’s expectations. Meanwhile, the messenger of Goddess Magia could only observe the expression of the opposite sex, which raised so many questions in his mind.
“What did they do?”
“They gathered below, more precisely close to the window area. I could not see their faces, but they were looking at me. After that, they were gone.”
That boy was silent, while Alexa didn’t know what else to say. They did not speak to each other again. However, suspicion was already growing in the virgin’s heart, especially given her friend’s strange behaviour. A girl who had always been the object of bullying at the orphanage immediately watched the opposite sex’s expression.
What was wrong with Aiden? He must have been hiding something. He would have told me right away if there was a problem, but why is the opposite happening now? Hm.. his action was suspicious, thought Alexa, already harbouring deep suspicions.
In the midst of the awkwardness, a voice suddenly greeted the two. “Hey! Why are you guys standing still? Come on, come to the front! The food will run out, and you will starve!”
Alexa and Aiden turned to the caller at the same time. There was already a young man and two young girls near them. The three of them both frowned as if the actions of the two teenagers were very confusing. As soon as possible, a sharp-nosed woman got up from the chair, as did the opposite sex. “Thank you for the info. We will go there now,” said the Chosen One while trying to smile.
“Alright. Go on.” A girl with short, black hair said. Aileen was still frowning, feeling strange about Alexa and Aiden’s unusual behaviour.
Wasting no time, the two teenagers walked straight to the front and joined the queue with the other people. This time, a young guy with a small pentacle-shaped birthmark in the centre of his back was at the front, so the opposite sex was behind him. Meanwhile, Samuel, Aileen, and Adaline observed their two friends who were already in their rightful places.
“Why are they looking so awkward?” A chubby man asked in an astonished tone.
The two girls, who were twins, could only shake their heads. “I have no idea what was happening to them, Sam. Did they fight while we were gone? I thought it was impossible.” The girl with the mole on her nose replied, but her tone was hesitant, as she did not know exactly what had happened to Alexa and Aiden while they were out front.
Samuel kept an eye on Aiden and Alexa but did not dare to speculate about them and could only guess. “Well, forget them. Come on, let’s have lunch now!”
“Okay.”
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“I am sorry, Alexa.” The granddaughter of Sir Elmer Louis Writh and Madame Phoenix Lily Katira was stunned, for she heard a low voice, but the virgin also recognized who the voice belonged to.
“What? Did you talk to me, Aiden?” A young lady who liked to feel awkward if she was in a new environment or people did not hesitate to ask the opposite sex. She also used the same voice intonation, as if she did not want others to eavesdrop on their conversation. The young guy answered such a question with a nod, which made the other person annoyed, as well as curious about what Aiden really wanted.
The smart girl did not want to impose her will on the other person, even though she was very curious about why Aiden was still silent. She still chose to remain silent and calm so as not to attract the attention of others. After a few seconds of silence, the grey-eyed man felt the need to answer Alexa’s question verbally. “I went through almost the same thing as you, and I will tell you later.”
“Sure. Take your time.” For some reason, Alexa felt relieved after hearing Aiden’s answer. The beautiful girl was still curious about what the young man had to tell her, but she believed that the opposite sex would keep his word.
If I am not mistaken, Aiden also faced almost the same event as me. What was that? It is too bad I can’t ask an adult here because they might spill the beans. I can’t trust anyone yet except this guy. Should I give him my trust? Thought Alexa, who occasionally stepped forward, as the line was getting smaller and smaller.
After a few minutes, Alexa and Aiden had taken their food and drinks. The two teenagers walked to their seats, and some kids noticed them. Some stared sarcastically, some started gossiping, and not a few sneered. However, the first daughter of the couple, Tristian Varden Writh and Lavena Isolda Keira ignored all that and continued to act normally.
The two teenage girls had finished eating by the time Alexa and Aiden had taken their seats. They returned to watching their two friends who had just arrived. “Are you okay? Did you guys have a fight?” Aileen asked, not wanting to wait any longer.
The one hundred-and-sixty-five-centimetre-tall girl’s question was indeed directed at the skinny man and a messenger of Goddess Magia. However, the two teenagers still acted like everything was fine and shook their heads simultaneously. “He and I did not fight. Why did you ask that?” Aiden asked back, which made the interlocutor frown.
“Did you hide something from us?” This time, Adaline asked, and strangely, Aiden and Alexa did the same thing again, shaking their heads in unison.
“If you guys were not like that, then why did you keep quiet?” Aileen was not satisfied with the answer the opposite sex had given because her gut feeling was that Aiden and Alexa were deliberately lying, but she did not know what had caused them to do so.
“Alexa and I are used to silence. You and Adaline have known me longer and did not know that?” The young guy seemed to ask that question on purpose because he was too lazy to tell the truth. Meanwhile, the chestnut brown-haired girl felt guilty but chose to remain silent for her own good.
“Never mind. Let Alexa and Aiden have lunch. Don’t think too badly.” Samuel intervened, already fed up with the behaviour of the two twin girls.
After hearing Samuel’s warning, Adaline and Aileen did not dare to ask again. Aiden and Alexa’s behavior was very suspicious. I had to find out what was happening to them! The long-haired, black-coloured girl was determined.
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