“Janet?”Both Caden and Andy looked at her at once. They were sure that they hadn't seen the girl disheveled as much as now. Janet looked at Avery for a brief second before facing the two men.“It’s Lara. She suddenly fainted on the third floor. One of the bodyguards discovered her. She is currently in our infirmary. But the nurse wants you to be there soon.”Caden groaned in mid-frustration before she took a glance at Avery.“I promise I will make up for this, Avery.”He said before he ran after Janet and a second later, Andy followed them too. At first, Avery was taken aback by everything because things had been happening too fast in her life in the past hour, but the next moment, she also ran after them.Avery didn’t even know where they were running to but her gut feeling said that Lara is someone important to all the three of them. Just when the elevator was about to close, Avery pushed herself in.“I’m coming with you.”She panted after all the running in high heels and the thre

Avery and Caden walked along the beach side by side, their hands brushing against each other softly. They barely talked at first, but their faces had a faint smile that showed how much they loved each moment.“So, how have you been doing?”Avery spoke first, her voice no louder than the wind, and Caden turned to look down at her. His eyes stared into her eyes as if he was seeing the whole universe in them.“I’ve been doing fine. Though I’m sure you can’t say the same. From what I heard from Andy, you’ve been going through a lot.”“For the past few weeks, yes. Almost too much that I thought I wouldn’t be able to handle. But Andy helped me a lot.”“How did you even get in touch with Andy to begin with?”Curiosity was evident in his voice.“I'm a kind of hurt you went to him instead of me.”Avery’s face turned into a bloom before she chuckled and stepped in front of Caden to stop him from walking. Then she squinted her eyes at him and asked;“Is Caden Wright jealous?”“No!”He insisted i

The next morning, Avery got up, feeling more tired than usual. She wasn’t able to sleep properly because the sick boy’s image kept coming to her in her sleep. The way he walked up to them with the knife, his bloodshot eyes, and the dead stare before he threw the knife to the sea kept replaying in her mind.“Dammit."She cursed to herself as she kicked the sheets and woke up. It was still too early in the morning, probably around six or something. That may be why the sunshine had a very warm glow. It poured into her room. The sight somehow made Avery smile to herself. At least the morning was pleasant.She walked to the window and pushed it open, letting the sea breeze hug her. She took a deep breath and let it evoke her.She looked at herself, who was still wearing the same clothes from last night, when she headed out to meet Caden and the gang. She had been too tired to wash herself after all those incidents, so she had immediately hit the bed.Despite the sleep playing hard to get,

Avery and Janet were panting heavily when they came out of the caves. Avery looked back at the entrance that led to the darkness. She was sure someone else was in there with them.“What the heck was that? Possibly not a ghost, was it?”Janet asked, looking back as well.“Whatever it was, I think we dodged a bullet. One more minute inside there, we would be murdered in cold blood.”Avery’s hands were trembling, but Janet held them in assurance.“I know what you’re thinking, and I know you’re right. We need to be careful. Just calm down now.”She said with a little smile despite trembling herself. That made Avery grin.“Look who is braver now.”“But you were the bravest when you pulled my hand and ran out. All I could feel was my knees going weak when I heard that sound.”“That proves not everyone has to be brave all the time. It’s okay to run and be scared at times.”Avery squeezed Janet’s hand as Janet looked at her gratefully.“We better go where everyone is. I don’t feel safe anymor

Avery was about to call Caden’s name when he disappeared into the cottages. Assuming it might not also be the best option to call his name as it seemed like Caden was being secretive, Avery just kept walking in the direction he disappeared.But only once she walked into the middle of the cottages, she realized how stupid she had been. These cottages were not the ones the islanders lived in, but more like the abandoned ones.She could feel the creepiness crawling into her mind as the atmosphere was a dead silence. There was not even the sound of a cricket. She was too far from any civilian, and even if something happened, there wouldn’t be anyone to help her.While she walked, she recognized a glass building in the distance. Her eyes squinted, trying to figure out what it was as she walked towards it.The chilly breeze coming from the sea at night sent shivers down her spine, and she took out her phone to use the torch, only to realize the battery was dead.“Dammit.”She cursed as she