“Hey Miya, what happened.” Emi shake Miya, she glaring at Hyce.

  ‘shakee.’

  “Miya!” suddenly Miya woke up. looking at Emi, asked what’s wrong. Emi asked again. “Where are you looking at?”

  “Oh- nothing, I was just looking at that boy.” Miya point at Hyce direction.

  “Boy?” Emi looks where Miya points, but no one is there. “no one standing their Miya, are you ok?” Hyce already gone without letting Miya find out.

  “But—I’m pretty sure someone is there, with a black suit and random book.” Emi observed Miya face, she didn’t say anything. Just take Miya hands head to home.

  “let’s go Miya, I think you are just tired.”

  “Yeah—I think I’m—just tired.” Miya once again look at same direction. But now there is only a tree leaf with a Mysterious Sign. After a while, the leaf also disappears without any trace.

  Unfortunately. Miya saw it, her eyes wild open. But world didn’t come out to her mouth. Calmly following Emi, head down. (“the leaf. Just disappear! How’s that even possible?”) Miya look at Emi. (“I am not tired enough to saw illusion now. Right?”)

  Miya and Emi finally return their home after a long day. Miya finished her dinner and goes to sleep. “Aww—.”

  “Dear, should we tell her.” In hall room, Miya mom and dad sitting at couch with sad bitter sad face.

  “No honey, Miya can’t handle the truth.”

  “But dear, it’s been 2 years now. How much longer I have to hide truth from Miya, what if she never forgives me. What if she broke.”

  “I know—I know honey, but we can’t tell her about Leon right now.” Miya dad holding Leon last photo. Miya mom hugs him with a sad face. “it’s hurt me more than anyone honey.”

  “I know dear, I know dear. I also saw him as my own son. But we can’t change people destiny.”

  “We can only just wait honey, until Miya forgot about Leon now.” Miya dad throw photo inside a shelf. “let’s go honey, it’s getting late now.” Miya dad offers his hand to her.

  “Hmm--.”

  Miya and her parents finally fall asleep, but At CA company. Ash and serena sitting in a personal room. Waiting for someone.

  Suddenly door open.

  ‘klack’

  Ash and serena Mother and Father enter the room with CA company manager. Serena quickly stands and asks about the contract. Her father place hand on her should and wink. Giving signal everything is under control.

  In response serena also wink at her father with a smile. Ash also takes a relief breath because he also understands everything alright.

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  “Sir, Mam Please take a sit.”

  “Thank you.” Everything sits on a chair but the moment ash and serena also going to sit, Manager stop them.

  “Serena and Ash, why don’t you both go outside and meet new people.”

  “Sure ma’am.” Ash and serena calmly nod. They both leave room, start observing people and equipment inside gym and training hall.

  “Hey you two!” suddenly a person with white hair, holding some paper stop serena and ash. “What are you doing here.” He starts walking toward serena and ash, observing their clothes. “You both doesn’t look like belong here! Moreover, you didn’t have CA company uniform. Show me your ID otherwise—”

  “Wait sir.” Ash step forward and stop him. He explains they are new here.

  “Ahh—I see, forgive me kids. There are some accidents happen 3 years ago at CA company, and our someone of the top player lost their lives in those accidents.”

  “it’s okay sir, we also shoulder come with our id.”

  “no-no it’s fine, just make sure next time, wear uniform in company building.” He starts walking to this way but before that, he stops and speak. “And one more thing kid, my name is light. If you need any help, come to my office.”

  “Sure sir.” Light leave, ash and serena take a breath. “Hey serena, what Mr. Light taking about the accident?”

  “Oh—you don’t know?”

  “No! why what happened?” serena bring out her phone and show ash.

  “See, the CA company and GL company had a competition. 3 years ago. But something unexpected happen during that event. We still don’t know which company or gang do this, however more then 8 CA company and more then 10 GL company. Student died that day. After that both companies stop playing with each other.”

  Ash shock to see how many people died other then just student. The massive fire swallow more than 40 people that day. Ash take serena phone and looking through all the people die that day. “it’ss reeelly unbelieveee, not just CA and GL company student die but many other. How I don’t know about that.”

  Serena put hand on ash shoulder and explain. “None of the company want to ruin their reputations. After 3 days even news channel stop showing the news about the massive fire out.”

  ‘sigh’

  Ash looking through serena phone, reading people name. “james, kai, boni, Tyson, geto, rim, leon and many more other.” Ash gets a head ache reading all the name. he hands over serena phone but take her hand instead. Serena blush but didn’t say anything instead she grabs ash hands more tightly.

  Inside the manager room, ash and serena father proud to their children and laugh. Even the manager smiles handing over paper and all the details they should know.

  Both parents read the condition and call serena and ash. Sighing the contract celebrating. manager stand up, hand over serena and ash a small slip. “Ash, serena you both go get your uniform.”

  ‘BREEE’

  Manager press button to call someone, a lady come and asking why manager call her. “Mrs. Xing. Can you show serena and ash the way to shop.”

  “Sure sir, serena and ash please follow me.” Serena and ash leave the room again.

  Manager also told both parents, they can either wait for serena and ash otherwise. They are good to go home now.

  Mrs. Xing calmly looking through her phone, reading the people name in upcoming student list. “So, you both serena and ash.” Her voice feels harmless but a little strict.

  “Yes ma’am!”

  “Wow.” She amazed to see ash and serena chart. Both have a A+ rank inside the company. “You both have A+ rank, even though you both just enter.”

  Ash laugh.

  “The last time I saw a student with A+ rank is 5 years ago.” Serena didn’t understand what Mrs. Xing means.

  “But Mrs. Xing doesn’t top player in CA company have SS+ rank?” she smiles and look at serena.

  “You are right girl, but I mean at entering level A+ rank. You know jack.”

  “Yea we know, he is the S+ rank athlete in CA company.”

  “Yes but 19 years ago, when he enters the CA company, he only has C+ rank. But now he’s a S+ rank and our top player.”

  Ash curiously asks about the person with A+ rank from 5 years ago. “ma’am where is the student who also had A+ rank like us now?”

  Mrs. Xing face gets a bit sad. “he’s no more.”

  “Oh—I’m sorry.”

  “no-no it’s fine, he was a such a promising child. If only the accident didn’t happen 3 years ago. Maybe he has S- rank now.”

  “what’s the person’s name ma’am?” serena ask.

  “His name…” Mrs. Xing think for 10 second and spoke. “Oh yeah, I remember, his name was. Leon KIM….”