Ep5
The following day of the ball, in a certain corner of the city
A dark ominous space with concrete walls, a single row of light bulbs overhead, and a metallic door with heavy iron hinges. The air is stale, a clear contrast to the velvet opulence inside
Lethia
(where am I even? It seems to be the basement of those 2 guys yet I see a lot of people coming in and out every day)
Lethia
(That guy....Calix? He keeps me here yet doesn't even take the efforts to tie me up!? Does he think I am too weak to rebel against him?)
Lethia
(He is quite scary though)
With a metallic clunk, Calix enters the rooms, lying lazily over the sofa. He gives a quick glance at the food plate and rests relieved to find it empty
Lethia
(He seems to be in a good mood, I should take the chance) Ummm.....Calix?
Calix
*jolts up, startled by her calling his name for the first time since she came here*
Calix
You remembered me, Vukasini?
Lethia
(this guy seems to have a wrong idea about myself. He keeps calling me Vukasini, is that his lover? Perhaps dead yet this can be used to my advantage)
Lethia
I.....don't know you. You call me Vukasini....the name rings waves through my head yet I seem to never get it right
Lethia
*throws over her metallic police batch and grins*
Lethia
Call me Lethia, that's my name now
Calix
*feels disappointed and ignores her, turning over to the other side to sleep*
Lethia
Stop that now! You can't just ignore me when I am speaking....how am I supposed to remember about you if you don't speak your mind to me?
Lethia
WHAT AM I TO YOU EVEN! *shouts shrilly*
Calix
*comes down the sofa and kneels before her*
Calix
You are the reason I have blood on my hands. The reason there is still blood flowing through my veins. The reason I breathe, the reason I eat, the reason I kill for.
Calix
*wrinkles his eyes painfully*
Calix
I should be the one asking, who am I to you? Who am I that you found it so effortless to cast away, abandon and forget about for 15yrs in this desolate world?
Lethia
*his words take her aback, his eyes inducing her to touch him and wipe that look off his face, yet she feels betrayed to her principles*
Lethia
Have you ever thought.....maybe your Vukasini never forgot you? Maybe she just....
Lethia
*pouts and ignores him*
Lethia
Humph! You turned away from me when I was talking, what makes you think I won't do the same
Calix
You little-! *raises his hand*
Lethia
(he never even touched me before so I assumed he won't hurt his "Vukasini" did I push in too far?)
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Bro! Domestic violence isn't cute! Get help or else I will make you beg for it, Calix *smiles threateningly*
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Calm down, take a deep breath or something and say sorry to her. *turns to Lethia* You are okay, SIL?
Calix
*bows his head and gets up* I am sorry
Calix
What are you here for, Hayle?
Hayle
As much as I would like to give you a sweet long vacation with your princess, I am afraid we have a mouse on the run in Glaciali
Hayle
The city's got a new Mayor and for the most parts, let's just say he isn't like his predecessors. He won't hesitate from dripping his fangs down the underworld
Hayle
One of us is a lizard camouflaging as a snake. And I suspect it's- *he eyes Lethia* let's talk outside.
Lethia
(As expected, Calix doesn't want to hurt his Vukasini. I feel a tinge of guilt for using his love for her, but for the hundreds of innocent lives claimed by the mafia, this ain't even comparable to a drop in the ocean)
Lethia
(That Hayle guy, he seems to be his superior. Everyone seems to respect him, is he the boss around here? He hardly seems a year or so older than me.....but I can't miss the chance for more information!)
Lethia
*trudges Calix's sleeves*
Lethia
Can I go outside for a while? I feel stuffy in here and you know I can't run away from the middle of nowhere anyway 🥺
Hayle
*grins annoyingly* You little vixen, of course no-
Calix
As you like it, Vukasini. Don't stray off too far
Hayle
*sighs at Calix* I used to be so proud of being one of the few who could get you to do my bidding after years of friendship yet it seems like she doesn't have to try to make you listen to her
Calix
*Pushes Hayle outside* leave her. Tell me who that traitor is and I will skin them alive the first thing before morning.
A gust of wind flows between the 2 men, swinging along to an intimidating figure coming out through the tunnelled doorway
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