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anxiously for my luggage to arrive, slowly watchi

t didn't matter anyway, since the person

seeing that it was a man snatching his luggage away from the machine

oint of even

shed from, my eyes darting around the airport quickly

appearing haphazardly on the carpet. All the sliding doors and windows were made of transparent glass, not a hint of any dirty spots on them, and there

whole airport, bathing the it in a warm light. There were different

n, com

Dashing forward, I grabbed my luggage and hurriedly walked away, trying my best to

ggage. Instead of seeing a neat zipped line, there was a tape around the

because how

country I was born and lived in till I was thirteen y

ul city in the

e, since they could not afford any time to visit our fami

ng skills to show itself

k of rooms in my relative's house and ag

ings didn't g

hings won't ever go according t

y phone and checked the time, realising

ts don't appreciate tardiness so I had

loor, since I slipped on the cozy blanket. It didn't end with that either, my hand which was holding onto my phone at

Sitting up, I blew my black hair out my face, utterly frustrated at the horrible morning I was

the back of my head, I swear-" I grumbled and unlocked my phone, my irritated loo

that the time the alarm was set t

tically, standing up and walking forward, forgetting that I was still wrapped around the blanket, instantly tr

ed out, both from

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the sullen faces of everyone there; mostly the older relatives,

y waist was sticking out in every direction

arier than normal as I had slightly bigger eyes than m

my slightly blemished face that were mostly pimple scars fr

ed in a while. Also, since I am naturally short, my legs were short too and my fa

n my couch, wearing oversized shirts and pants, with a messy bun accompanied by my

l room, I discovered that there was some

7

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ocking..." I whi

, Jean, t

id, again and a

d aga

gage with the wrong number code. Furthermore, the lock didn't have any keyhole,

lf, aren't I?" I growled out, s

ther did I have the time to do trail and error

ak the zip open and the almig

you ha

ls you how I live

, it's very

****

. While walking through the throng, I listened into their conversation, a soft smile on my face. A warmth feeling en

missed th

said, his voice soundi

the...

I slowly glanced around, finding the

I

exclaimed behind me, making me jump an

r, a dangerous glint in their eyes. Their objects resembled something peculiar, as if they were imagini

I even played the role of a princess by wrapping a blank

ts later when I stepped onto another blanket that

rienced in my life, not that I woul

er

ring me a sheepish expression as she dragged both of them awa

t, since Christmas was in a month. There was an enormous Christmas tree in the middle of the airport, with intricately designed bells hung onto parts of the tree, along with a bright star plac

d past me, holding onto his parents' hand at

revealing it to be a car that was parked outside the entrance of the airport, the botto

layed in the gr

rom his mother's grip and spinning his hands around like

ing imagination. Meanwhile, I burst out laughing, my whole body shaking with mirth, the image of

e

missed th

I continued my journey towards the airport entrance,

ignored it, seeing an available taxi as a woman exited it, he

en stronger, my hair going into my opened mouth and I felt an odd texture

f, my expression transforming into a pout. I glanced up at the clear, blue sky,

er here, compared to Singapore. Every single year I went b

the taxi queue at the far end of the entrance, my ey

efinitely not

e was free, since my father was hardly free. My mother worked as a

r's cheery voice greeted me and I was

is focused on writing would en

." I heaved an exhausted sigh and I knew she

a taxi

ueue is wa

N

mum

at my whining and she eventu

t hurt yourself and just stay still!" She wa

lumsy, but I'm n

een how extraordinary you can be.

." I thought of retorting but

u t

ng against the circular stark white pillar, placing my luggage beside me. I unlocked my phone, deci

heard my embarrassing yelp. However, the sight in front of me made my hand drop

izzically, along with me. That was because he was dressed in spandex, his outfit was a mixture of light green and bright orange that covered his whole body,

ody didn't look that impressive eith

in spa

iou

e sort of fe

rstand the situation as I continued inspecting the strange ma

breaking t

oor w

yes at me while I blinked at him in response. A second later, he

he...h

saw that. Apparently, I wasn't the only one, everyone who wi

ust see

I muttered to myself, a

n for dressing in such

be a m

inute of my time." I unlocked my phone, noti

curiously, letting out a horrified scream. The same magician appeared beside me, wrapping an arm a

ician's arm when my words were abruptly cut of

he rest of my body being pulled together by an unknown force. I proceeded to feel a pressure squeezing

a few strange thin

yss of darkness. A few agonizing seconds later, I appeared back inside the airport, his hand still wrapped around my neck and I

y c

tried to comprehend the situation

is even p

me to the conclusion that the mysterio

siasm to be interrupted when I heard something click, feeling a

gu

k, parents hiding their child behind their backs and I glimpsed aroun

ey look s

posed to be

n doesn't do magic tricks

a magician dres

desperate for attentio

nd you make fun of my outfit, one mor

w that I was making fun o

d he just t

used on this show, al

minute,

ring my ears at the resounding gunshot and screams emerged from the crowd, a chill travelling down my spine w

sh

d he's not doing s

the crowd and I gulped nervously, whimpering softly when he pressed it further to my head. I noticed that there were som

l hostage

at him dissipating into the air, only to appear a second later at the other corner. My eyes stare

kay,

Jean, this is

to the other corner and firing loudly into the

my

s impo

tuation with a...

ne in the crowd was laying on the ground, trembling in fear while he resumed his previous position. I te

my entire body trembling violentl

econd." The man growled out in a gruff voice and

y lovely city of mine was the m

ave lied

ow. From far, I could see something in the distance and it eventually grew bigger and bigger, revealing a black figure swinging down from nowhere; through

chr

t n

ck pants, and his face was hidden by a metallic mask that resembled a skull. The mask that he worn only expose

fferent colour, his right was a hazel-coloured

the..