Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

Oh right. We’re still in the village. Someone might hear us. “Can you tell me your plan, then?” The fact that Federick was helping them made her feel more confident about escaping.

“Not yet. The fact you saw through my disguise is already making my work hard.” Enna didn’t think Yelena would ruin her plan, but she wouldn’t tell anyone top-secret information.

Yelena understood that, so she said nothing.

A while later, Federick came in. When he noticed their smiles, he thought it was weird.

“She knows I’m a cop, comrade.”

Federick wasn’t surprised. “She has always been smart. That’s not surprising.”

Yelena thought that sounded eerie. “What do you mean? Do you know me?”

Federick gave Enna a look, and she went back to her room, leaving him and Yelena alone. “You don’t remember me?” He studied her expression, trying to see if she remembered him, but she showed no signs of it even after a while, much to his disappointment.

“Should I know you from somewhere? Tell me your name. Maybe that’ll jog my memory.” Yelena smiled awkwardly. “It’s been a while, so I don’t remember.”

Federick quickly composed himself. “I’m Federick Seanzy.”

there used to be a handsome top student everyone loved, and Federick was his name. He didn’t look as sharp as he was now. He only looked cute back then, but now

coolly. “Didn’t think you’d

raised her head proudly. “I have

as ever. Federick chuckled. “How did you get kidnapped?” Good thing she ran into me,

with my friend and boyfriend. I went to the restroom after that,

“You have a

now,” said Yelena, oblivious to the fact that Federick, who was standing behind her, was looking harsher by the second. “So, what’s your plan? I asked her, and she

you out of here.” He went back to his study after that, refusing to talk to

was acting weird. Why did he get mad all of a sudden? Weird. It’s just like how he

…

and they noticed a lot of weird obstacles

up by the villagers to prevent anyone from

dark so they couldn’t make big strides. They could only drive

more and more worried. “She must’ve been taken into the village. If we

solemn. “She might have

her.” Elspeth took a deep breath to calm herself down.

scenario. About four hours later, they finally got out of the meandering mountain path and entered a village in the mountain depths. In case anyone saw their car, they parked it in the woods outside the village and covered it up. Dawn