Chapter 34

KAEL.

She began eating without inviting me to join her, which should be expected as she was still mad at me. But I didn't mind. I had no appetite to eat. So I stayed back, leaning against the wall and watching her eat in silence. "How did you find out I'm here?" She asked after a while.

"Rasmus told me."

Her head snapped to look at me, and at the same time, I realized something. "Fuck! Are you done eating? We need to go." I told her.

She nodded her head and didn't complain. She came to the same realization-that this must be a trap, and we were both in danger.

Adessa drank the soft drink up to the last drop without using any straw before putting the fries and the burgers back inside the brown bag. "Can we take the food? I don't want to throw it."

"Yes," I responded while peering out the window.

"You have a car, right?"

"Yes, but it's Rasmus' car. We'll take a cab."

"Okay, okay. I'm ready." She stood, holding the paper bags in one hand and the backpack in the other.

"No. No, not the same clothes. We might need to walk a while to find a cab, and the men running after you will surely remember those clothes."

"Right. I'll change into something." She dropped the bag on the bed and unzipped it.

"Dress, Adessa. If they see you in a dress, they wouldn't think you're someone hiding your identity, so they won't focus on you." I tried to speak as fast as I could.

a high-pitched voice and pulled out something from her bag. I thought she would run to the small toilet

couldn't stop staring and swallowing. She had a perfectly toned stomach and bigger-than-average-sized

makes you uncomfortable." She said as she continued to wriggle her

say that. "I won't. I'm sure I've seen

and mole I have." She said it nonchalantly, but I saw how her eyes rolled at me while she slipped

asking me to zip up her dress. If we were not running out of time, I would take my time doing it, as I wanted to run my fingers on her back but I needed to hurry up. "Done." "Thank you," she said while shoving her pants and shirt inside her bag. She then pulled out a light gray cardigan and put

a loss for words. In all my encounters with Adessa, she wore pants and a shirt or blouse. I had never seen her in a dress until tonight,

because I love

good

time, I felt it was genuine as a red tint crept across her cheeks. She liked it when she was being complimented, and I should

as she slipped on her white sneakers. "I'm ready. But how about you? I'm sure they know what you look like." I grabbed the flap of my hoodie and put it over my head. "I can hide my

She nodded.

got everything you need?"

it's prepared as I was about to leave this place

time before I lost you again." I grabbed the backpack from her, slipping the pack of condoms that I was

expected her to

that were sitting on the bed and opened the door before we hurried out and down the

us with a surprised expression. I saw the

for sure. It

we were on the street, I quickly scanned our surroundings before directing Adessa toward the main road. I was not easily rattled or terrified, but the idea that Rasmus might set up a trap for us by telling me where she was made me worried. I had no idea who to trust anymore. And

The next bus was scheduled to stop here in less than five minutes, so either

were just standing still,

eyes caught sight of two males walking on the other side of the street. A few more seconds, and they would be passing in front of where we

they might look

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