“Hi, my name is Soo, I’m Elaine’s manager.” The woman reached out her hand and said to me.
“Hi, I’m Katherine, her new assistant.” I politely shook her hand, and prepared to walk away.
“Wait, Katherine,” Soo tapped on my shoulder and stopped me, “have you ever thought of becoming an actor, or maybe a model? You will make a lot more than being an assistant.” She looked at me with full of expectation.
Me, becoming an actor? I just spent the last few weeks hiding and running away from my old life, and I don’t prepare on exposing myself on tv.
“Sorry, I’m not interested.” I smiled apologetically at her, "I will see you at work."
Meeting Elaine was something I didn't expect, but it also reminded me of Athan Buffay again helplessly.How was him? Has he recovered from all the injuries? Of course he did, he probably recovered long time ago. Did he think of me? Did he look for me? Was he mad at me when he found out that I left? Missing a person was perhaps the most scary thing.
Memories were like a faucet with a valve turned on, and my heart was overflowing with emotions. In the past few weeks, I had been repressing myself not to think about him, but the memories were like needles, which always suddenly appear and poke me and then disappear.
I started the car and turned on the radio.
“The city's largest security company has drawn attention from the business community after the last explosion. The health of the company's CEO, Mr. Athan Buffay, has become the focus of everyone's attention, but today the company has made a statement that Mr. Buffay will temporarily move overseas for recuperation due to health reasons…”
Just hearing his name broke my heart. He's moving away, does that mean I'll never see him again? I unwittingly gripped the steering wheel, only to release it the next second.
No matter what happened to him, it has nothing to do with me…
It was dark when I arrived home, and as I was walking into the building, chills growing down my spine. I quickly turned and looked at the bush, there was nothing there. I could feel goosebumps on the back of my neck, I was sure I was being watched. The person was very close to me, but who was it, and what did he or she want?
“Mommy! You are back!” Lily ran to the door and hugged me, I carried her up and kiss her little nose, “how was school today?”
“I made a new friend mommy, his name is Lucifer!” Lily smiled like an angel.
“Not a friend, more like a fly who wouldn’t stop chasing Lily around.” Mike said with an upset tone, “I don’t like him.”
“Mike, you are just jealous because you didn’t make any friend, but I can share Lucifer with you, he can be our friend!”
Mike crossed his arms and looked pissed, he turned his head away. They looked too cute to me, I couldn’t help but rub my hand on his hair. Mike’s high nose and deep eyes reminded me of someone, especially when he was making a serious face…
I shook my head. ‘Stop Katherine! Stop thinking of him!’
Diana stayed until the kids went to bed. I closed their door lightly and asked with a low voice: “how was everything today, did they make any trouble for you?”
Diana shook her head and smiled, “no, Mike and Lily are very good, it’s just, there is one thing I should probably tell you…”
Thinking of the creepy gaze I had been feeling lately, I was immediately alert, "what is it?"
Diana sat down on the couch and said: “there’s nothing to worry about, actually it is not even something big… but there was a woman outside the kindergarten, and she was asking about Mike and Lily.”
“Woman? What does she look like?”
“She looked a little younger than me, ginger hair, and she was actually quite nice. But… she wasn’t one of the parents, she wasn’t waiting for a kid…” Diana said slowly, “I just have a weird feeling that she might know Mike and Lily, and I thought I should let you know.”
After Diana left, I closed the door and sat on the couch for a while. And about the woman Diana met today, I think I know who that was.
The second morning, I got up with the kids, made them breakfast, and said bye to them. Right after they left, I dressed up and followed behind. The kindergarten was walking not far from home, and behind it is a pedestrian street.
I did not park on the side of the road, but parked at the previous intersection, and then detoured into the alley on the side of the kindergarten. From here, you can just see the gate of the kindergarten and the people who come in and out. After Diana handed the children over to the teacher, she turned and left. I wait patiently. If I guessed right, the stalker would reappear.
Soon after, a thin figure appeared in front of the kindergarten, her red hair dazzling like a flame. I rushed out immediately, and before she could react, I pushed her to the ground. I looked at the person on the ground and asked coldly,
"What do you want with my kids, Thana?"