“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.

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

sip of

ten seconds later, her head

don't you take a good rest? I'll find you

walked up to Susan with a

was too weak to hold herself up. Instead of standing up, she fell from the

care who you are. The moment you step into my shop, you'll have to obey me.” The café owner continued to inch closer with a syringe in his

into despair and did not know what to

she pulled herself away. Fear was

manner. Is this karma? Do I have to pay the price

the syringe, Susah could only keep her eyes shut and not look

nick of time, something

chair then hit the man right on his head, and the

immediately opened her

liquid splattered all over Susan's face. She woke

liquid was the blood from the café owner's

Susan was still gasping for air, a man ran up to her and

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

consciousness, she

his thigh

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