Cruel Romance [ VegasPete AU ]

Chapter 28 - Sonorous Soirée

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- 28 -
Sonorous Soirée

PETE'S POV

Unanswered questions that I once had all became clear in the span of two weeks time and I didn't know why but joining the secret society and living with everyone else that are fighting towards a better future felt great.

It was like I found a second home.

A place where I truly felt safe and accepted.

A place where I wasn't known as an Enslave.

A place where I was just Pete.

Turns out, all the Enslaves that came to Bangkok to work for the Emeralds never went back to their own towns during the yearly holiday was because they actually escaped them to join the secret society.

Buses that were supposed to transport them out of Bangkok never did make it outside because the people from the secret society would hijack them and give them a second chance to join in the cause.

They weren't dead.

They just never went back.

They were all here, hoping one day they could be strong enough to breach the gates as an army and reunite with their families.

"P'Pete!" Fa Ying, a 7 year old girl I have gotten to know from the abundance of kids raised here, came running towards me with her tiny legs, a huge smile on her face as her parents stood nearby, smiling as they watch her run and clash onto my thighs, wrapping her hands around my knees as she stared up at me with her round eyes.

Adorable.

"Khap, Fa Ying?" I smiled, pressing out my dimples as I brushed her messy bangs to the side that was clearly an outcome from her running.

"P'Zee is looking for you!" She exclaimed excitedly as she still held on to my knees as I struggled to stand still.

"Alright, do you know where P'Zee is?"

"The second floor with the other Phi Phi," Fa Ying grabbed onto the hem of my shirt as if she wanted me to bend down and I did.

Standing on her toes, she tried to whisper into my ears and I tried my best not to giggle at it when she whispered, "He said it's a secret and I can only tell P'Pete!"

I looked over at her parents and smiled shyly at them while they stared, raising an eyebrow clearly from watching their child whisper something into my ear playfully. With a nod, I gestured her to go back to her parents and with one last squeeze around my legs like a tight hug, she went running again, messing up her hair again.

Seeing kids being able to run around and grow up in a place with enough food and water, a place to shelter them where they could be educated was a relief to know.

I couldn't help but hope that maybe one day, I could reunite with grandma and NuNew too.

I only prayed that they're still alive and well...

"The Area Expansion Project," P'Zee began as he placed both his palms against the meeting table, exchanging looks with the people around, "It came on a halt weeks ago but we have just gotten news that it is resuming construction. This project is forcing the Enslaves to abandon their homes and towns and everything is a mess right now."