Peculiarity

"That's probably what happened to your parents."

Russell said just after he gulped down the last strands of Nereian Sea Ramen.

Maya listened attentively to the information she just heard, but her heart was racing faster and faster due to the anticipation that she could see her parents again that went missing a few years ago.

Clenching both her fist placed on top of her shorts over her fair-skinned legs, she spoke while trying her best to compose herself, although she knew that it was alright to break down in front of some strangers.

"The day they went missing, four years ago, they were coming home after visiting the grave of my father's parents, while my mother's parents are still living on Alastor to this day, but you see..."

She paused for a second before letting out a heartfelt sigh as she recalled the moments she spent with her parents whom she missed so much that it's only her job as a sales clerk that barely distracts her from thinking about them every time.

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