“What can I help you with?” Susan asked as she needed the money to buy a ticket.

The man started explaining what he needed her to do. “Something easy. You see, I have all this luggage with me, and I can't leave them here. Could you get me a cup of coffee in that café?”

He pointed at the café in the basement.

That's it?

Susan put her guard down and agreed.

After the man had given her the money, she went downstairs to buy him a cup of coffee.

Buying a cup of coffee for someone was not a big deal, but she was so worried about her mother that she dropped her guard against the strangers around her in the airport. Had Susan been in her right mind, she would have remembered that there were airport workers who could help the man with the luggage.

Yet, she did not think of that. She arrived at the basement and realized most shops were newly open.

“A cup of coffee, please,”

“Sure. Please wait a minute.” A middle-aged man walked up to her.

While waiting for the drink, Susan kept looking at her watch anxiously.

The coffee is not going to be ready anytime soon. How about a glass of water to calm you down?” The café owner then

sip of the water

later, her head started spinning.

don't you take a good

to Susan with a baffling

to escape but was too weak to hold herself up. Instead of standing up, she fell from the chair. “S-Stay

you step into my shop, you'll have to obey me.” The café owner continued to inch closer with a syringe

did

herself away. Fear was written

million years did she think she would die in such a manner. Is this karma? Do I have to pay

syringe, Susah could only keep her eyes shut and not

of time, something came crashing into the

chair then hit the man right on his head, and

opened her

of a sudden, a warm liquid splattered all over Susan's face. She woke up and saw the man lying

the blood from the

man ran up to her and swiftly grabbed

young man. She gazed into his eyes for nearly a minute but could not hear a word

regaining her consciousness, she exclaimed,

thigh and

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