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.”

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 he was handsome. They barely spoke to each other back then, so Yelena

coolly. “Didn’t think you’d be

“I have

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

friend and boyfriend. I went to the

fell. “You have a

now,” said Yelena, oblivious to the fact that Federick, who was standing behind her, was looking harsher by the second. “So,

know that we’ll bust you out of here.” He went back to

off, feeling that he was acting weird. Why did he get mad all of a sudden? Weird. It’s just

…

and Callum were driving deeper, and they noticed

by the villagers to prevent anyone

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

and more worried. “She must’ve been taken into the village. If we don’t speed up, who knows

“She

trust her.” Elspeth took a deep breath to calm

it