18 Excuse me!!!!!!

Alicia had done negotiation with her. She ascertained everything that she considered necessary. Zoe's aspects, behavior and character satisfied her criteria which was mandatoried to become her pupil. 

In a teacher-student relationship two things were needed most, trust and respect. Her demeanor ensured Alicia, she respected her but trust, she didn't perceive whether Zoe had reliance on her or not. In the future Alicia would make her do a lot of tasks and it would be her choice to accept it or not. Plainly, She could give herself in if only she trusted her otherwise she would run away.

The room was filled with silence. Two young ladies were sitting in their places, but their mouths were locked by quietness. 

Zoe didn't understand how to react. The atmosphere was dashing in noiselessness yet there was no sign when this situation would end. She could hear the footsteps of the people who were passing from the outside of the room.

She looked carefully at the Lady who was sitting next to her but lost in her own thoughts.

'See! If you don't want to discuss anything more then please leave. Don't make people uncomfortable with your taciturnity.' Zoe thought. 

Some minutes had passed but Alicia didn't utter anything, she was sitting there calmly.

Eventually, Zoe renounced getting concerned about her behavior. She was mysterious and cunning, she could not discover her motives till the last. So she decided to wait and watch what she was going to do this time. 

Zoe's gaze started wandering all over the room. It started a journey with the window, she viewed the peaceful environment through it. Looking outside for a while she departed her gaze from there as well and began to view the cottons, wall and at the end the door.

Where she spotted Bella who was entering the room. Zoe noticed her coming near while wearing a distressed and solemn look. She was about to speak but Bella exclaimed as she saw Alicia there. "Chief!"

Alicia stood up and turned. Like an emotionless doll she was standing there while staring at Bella.

However, Alicia's coldness didn't bother Bella's delightful aura even a little. "Chief! You really come here?" She said, her tone was holding jolly enthusiasm.

"Hmm." Alicia responded while nodding her head.

Zoe observed Bella closely, her graveness vanished like a fly. 'What a quick transmission.'

" Are you here to see me?"  She asked. Her expression was looking like a child who was seeking mother's attention.

Alicia didn't respond but she bent her head a little and glanced at Zoe.

Bella deemed what she wanted to say through her actions. She glimpsed at Zoe as well. 

Zoe felt their stare, both of them staring at her with different emotions. One was gazing at her coldly and another one was gazing at her enviously. 

This time their act neither bothered her nor surprised her. She had learned their gestures very well, they liked to put her into the awkward and difficult situations. Thus, she created such a naive expression as if she didn't even understand their language. Realizing their stares were far from her understanding. Zoe She blinked three times and smiled innocently.

Zoe's pure-noodle-young maiden performance was normal to her now, Alicia sighed and turned her gaze away from her. Whereas Bella was trying to hide her disappointment under a small smile. "You are here for sister Zoe." 

'this child! when will she grow up?' Alicia though then raised her hand and placed it on Bella's head. "I need to talk with you as well."

After getting attention from her master Bella's aura became delightful again. She beamed as Alicia rubbed her head. "Yeah."

Seeing their mother-daughter affection Zoe laughed in her mind but didn't let it express on her face. 'What eye pleasing scene! Big devil and small devil.' 

She recalled how Bella tortured her about two hours with her non stop chatter. Before sleeping she provided a suitable nickname to both of them. Small devil to Bella, who had the ability to victimize people with her mouth and Big devil to Alicia who had a face of Angel but in reality she was a devil, a big vicious, brutal, ruthless devil.

"Chief, I will report to you everything in my room." The Seriousness which had faded away from her, emerged on her face again.

Alicia nodded and walked out from there.

'Seems like she was waiting for Bella. Anyway, what Bella is gonna discuss with her? I don't care if they talk about their own business, but if they talk about me then I really wanna know.' Somehow, she was getting screwy feelings. She was inspecting Bella from the moment she came and her mind was repeating that Bella got something which was related to her.

"Sister Zoe, You are not allowed to like the chief." 

Suddenly Bella's voice entered in her ear and her daydream dissolved. When her nerves transferred the meaning of her sentences to mind only two words came out from her mouth.

"Excuse me!!!!!!!!" She exclaimed.

"See, Sister. Don't pretend, I saw with my own eyes how you look at Chief." Bella put her both hands on her waist as she complained.

'Is there any problem with this small devil's mind? Me like that Big devil? Me! Really! Wait What! Seriously! Are you trying to give me a heart-attack.'  Zoe swore to God, her mind and her soul was pure. She never had this kind of sinful thought towards Alicia. 

Shaking her head with inhibitment she stated again in her mind. 'Impossible, it could never happen in a million years. Actually Not, Never in a billion years.' 

"How do I see her? And what do you mean by I can't like her? And what kind of like are you talking about?" She smiled widely as she questioned.

"I know the way you look at her. It's the same way when a person stares at someone who he loves. That's why, I'm warning you."

Zoe: "_"

'Okay! So, Someone please, give me some poison. I don't want to live in this world anymore.' She screamed in her mind. 

Bella's cruel allegations were hitting her soul  mercilessly and making it leave her body.