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.”

That jogged Yelena’s memory. Back in middle school, 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 he was handsome. They barely spoke to each other back then,

coolly. “Didn’t think you’d

proudly. “I have the

“How did you get kidnapped?” Good thing she ran into me,

boyfriend. I went to the restroom after

face fell. “You

Federick, who was standing behind her, was looking harsher by the second. “So, what’s your plan? I asked her, and she

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

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

…

were driving deeper, and they noticed a lot

set up by the

They could only drive slowly just in case

taken into the village. If we don’t speed up, who knows what might

“She might have

Elspeth took a deep breath to calm

nothing. He was prepared for the worst-case 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 was breaking, and a few farmers