A TRAP

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Vilian screamed out of her lungs, but nothing, as expected, happened. Not even a man came running due to her scream. Her closed eyes snapped open. Like a tomato getting smashed under a carriage wheel, she expected her head to kiss the ground and get smashed, but luckily a firm grip caught her waist on time.

"Huh?" She was shocked and confused. Her heart was beating rapidly as if it was ready to jump out of her chest.

"A promise of life in the darkness indeed, huh? What do you think you were doing leaning on these shaky railings? Thought that you could play with these?" asked Astrel. A smirk was plastered on the man's lips.

"What do you mean by these shaky railings? These aren't..." Before she could continue what was lying on the tip of her tongue trying to prove to him it was against his words, it turned out that what she thought wasn't right but the railings were shaking. The truth made the girl fret gravely. She was frozen out of fear.

"H..how could I not note such a crucial thing?" She mumbled worriedly in a small tone. Astrel's smirk widened more. For some strange reason provoking and doing such things to her felt amusing to him.

"So... you are yet to answer my question, little kitty," said Astrel. Lost in her thoughts she didn't quite listen to what Astrel said. Just like the first time they met Vilian was lost in those deep depths of his eyes which were the color of the mid-winter sky. So rare kind of beauty, yet distant and cold wad it. The emptiness was lying beneath those thick blue eyes of his.

One hand holding her waist securely while with the other, he slowly brought it in front of the dazed girl's face and snapped his fingers in front of her. Vilian snapped out of her thoughts with a startle.

"Have you had enough amount of what is in front of you?" asked Astrel, raising one of his thick and sharp eyebrows handsomely.

"I'm sorry, but did you say something?" The question made the man sigh out louder, for he didn't like repeating a thing and what more that this girl made him repeat a thing not once but twice and still had the nerve to ask him to repeat it. 'How annoying she is,' thought Astrel.

"Hmm... Nevermind. If you would lose your fist off my shirt, it would be much better, rather than crumpling it more than what you've done already." said Astrel with an annoyed irksome. That saying, Vilian realized, her fist was holding onto his shirt like a dear lover who found her lost lover finally and was not willing to let go of any time soon. She immediately let go of him and left herself with a decent distance between them. If one were to see the both of them in the earlier state, they'd think the two were about to kiss, for they were in such an intimate position.

Embarrassed herself, Vilian asked for an apology and thanked him too for saving her before she could reach the heavens all at once. Astrel was quite surprised, for he wasn't expecting such a polite or what felt like a naive innocent's behavior from her, as this was neither of their faults and it all happened, in what felt like a millisecond.

"Miss Vilian? Is that you?" asked someone from behind which made the both turned towards the source.

"Marcus?"

"Oh, thank goodness I've finally found you!" said Marcus. He was all panting, sweat was dripping from his forehead. Astrel was observing what was happening, while Vilian was quite confused.

"Marcus, what's the matter? Are you alright? Why are you in such a hurry? Was it something about father?" questions after questions came up from Vilian with a concern. Astrel was keenly watching how the girl was behaving.

"Calm down, Mi'lady. It isn't what you think it is. I've been looking for you for the past half an hour. I thought you might have fallen into trouble or something more and I'm grateful for you're all safe and fine."

"Half an hour? I've been here only for a few minutes wasn't I?"

"No, Mi'lady. Everyone's departing from the party already."

"Oh my, I guess I didn't realize the time flew so soon, but I'm sorry for being a burden in making you look for me. You look so tired of searching for me," said Vilian worriedly.

"Nev..." before he complete his words he saw something moving behind Vilian and only then did Astrel catch his eyesight. The lady wasn't alone. He became alert for he knew who was he even though it was all dim and dark not letting one give a clear look at another's face or what in particular. Marcus immediately bowed his out of fear than respect. It was quite clear to Vilian that the man was a bit trembling not because of the weather but because of the mere presence of the person behind her. Then on, the atmosphere turned suffocatingly icy cold and so silent, as if someone turned on the air conditioner to the maximum level.

"Ahem... it's better get going." said Vilian giving an uneasy smile to both man.

"Oh yes, Mi'lady. The chauffeur is waiting for us out at the parking lot. We better hurry up. It has reached the late night after all." said Marcus, in a hurry with his head still bowed down. Right after then did he leave towards the exit. Silence engulfed again. Vilian just gave a glance at Astrel as if she like a lamb who was saved from the butcher who was about to its life and left the man alone there in the silence.

Astrel's eyes followed the girl blankly till the girl was not on his sight. Exhaling out, he gave a look at the night sky and then at the railings which the girl was leaning mindlessly not knowing what might the consequences be if it weren't for him. He once again observed the open area for any clue and his eyes caught sight of some unscrewed nails and nuts lying on the far corner of the railings. it wasn't much visible for one see it but only if one were to see it observably. Frowning he walked towards it and bent down on his knees to examine whether was it the similar to the nails which were screwed and yes it was.

"Hmm....Interesting...looks like someone love's playing hide and seek." said Astrel, the smirk never left. He took the nails to himself carefully from the tip of his fingers but left it back again at the same place where it was.

"A trap?" came a question from behind.

"Something like that." he said and stoop up dusting off his black coat suit, but a smirk crept once he saw the crumpled mark on his black long sleeve turtleneck t- shirt.

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