The Love that Never Really Dies (Sasha and Sebastian)

“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.

going to be ready anytime soon. How about a glass of water to calm you down?” The café owner then gave her

sip of the water as she

ten seconds later, her head

you take a good rest? I'll find

to Susan with

started trembling. She wanted to escape but was too weak to hold herself up. Instead of standing up, she fell from

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

plunged into despair and did not know what to

herself away. Fear was written

would die in such a manner. Is this karma? Do I have to pay the

man approached with the syringe, Susah could only keep her eyes

something came crashing into the

on his head, and the sound of his

opened her

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

warm liquid was the blood

man ran up to her and

then tilted her head to look at the young man. She gazed into his eyes for nearly a minute but

her consciousness, she

hugged his thigh