"You did what?!" Alya said angrily.
"Iz… why did you do that?" Nick said sadly.
"Leave it now" I said stressed, "I'm in bigger troubles right now!"
"So, what did the prince say to you? (Don't think you won't have to explain it later!!)" Asked Alya.
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What is the prince doing here?! There's no way he heard what we talked about.
More importantly, he won't recognize me... right?
"What happened little squirrel? You swallowed your tongue? You better not run away again. " Chris said looking at me with his evil eyes.
He recognizes me!
"I am just shocked... Why would His Highness be here, moreover be dressed in the clothes of a commoner" I said.
"Actually I was interested in the lives of the commoners" said Chris, "and I happened to hear some rats gossiping."
Fough he totally heard...
"Hooo" I said as I lowered my head down, I'm completely dead now.
"Well your highness" I bowed, "A peasant like me shouldn't even be next to your royal highness.
"..."
"Than I will take my leave."
I bowed again started walking to the exit of the alley.
"I think we have an unfinished business Little squirrel, don't you?"
"Sorry but you got the wrong girl"
"...Anna"
I froze.
"I guess I have got the right person after al–"
"Well look at that face" he said with a smile spreading across his face, "you are something else you know?"
"..."
"I see that you are not in the mood so let me make it quick. I want to give you a proposal, you have two options. one, you will end up in the royal prison and you will probably be executed for an attempt steal from the royal family. Or two, you will become my spy".
"..."
"What do you choose?" Chris said with a sweet smile on his face.
...Hooo I hate that man...
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"What did you answer" asked Alya.
"I asked him for time to think about it" I said, "And he agreed. He said I have until tomorrow"
"Your only option is to run away," Nick said.
I thought about that already...
...
"Ooo, and don't think about running away again" said Chris with a smile, "I'll find you no matter where you go."
...
His smile makes me sick
"Trust me, it's not an option..." I said to Nick.
"Ahhhh" Alya sighed "we'll go see him tomorrow together, for tonight you should stay here"
"You don't have to go that far for me–"
"I told Anna that I would take care of you, and that's what I intend on doing" Alya interrupted me.
"..."
"But who the hell told you about the hole in the wall?" Alya asked me.
"Oh" I said in fear, "it... it was Rick"
"Ri-" Alya said and fell silent.
"Oh no" said Nick.
"RICK?! He disappeared two years ago!!" Alya said angrily and grabbed my shoulders.
"When the hell did you get to talk to him?!"
"wait!" I said scared, "he came back a week ago... he told me he already talked to you"
"That piece of shi..." Alya said angrily.
*sigh* "Never mind that, I'll talk to him later. let's first finish with the mess you made earlier, tomorrow"
Nick and I looked at each other and had the same thought, "Rick needs to be warned, or he won't see the light of day again...".
...
"Tonight is a little colder than usual" Rick said to himself and looked at the sky, "I have a feeling I won't survive another day..."
A tear fell from his eye, "It was a beautiful life".
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