(55) Kids In The Basement?

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A forced smile tugged at my lips as I watched Alissa, her small hand clasped tightly in another's.

The look in the boy's eyes—I recognized it all too well.

His gaze, when it met hers, held an unmistakable adoration.

A wave of protective instincts washed over me. 

Alissa, ever the social butterfly, began introducing me to her new friends.

Each child wore a mask, their identities hidden behind colorful animals' faces.

‘Is this some kind of masquerade?’

Everyone was wearing masks.

Including myself.

Laon, the boy whose hand she was holding, sported a lion mask.

Alissa seemed to have caught him staring at her just as I did, giggling and smiling, she caused his cheeks to flush a deep crimson as he looked away.

I stared at the scene, a series of question marks floating in my mind.

I had sent Alissa away for a couple of days for her safety, and now she had a boy crushing on her?!

Is she already capturing hearts behind my back?!

Dramatically clutching my chest, I struck a grieving pose, much to the bewilderment of the children who stared at me, dumbfounded.

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