Crimson Daylight

Chapter 23

Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.

~ Edward Murphy
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Someone's POV

A strange shadow hovered over trees, wanting to be close to its subject, months of spying over a person is not that easy even if your so good in your field, you'll be busted if your clumsy and inexperience, and also, it's about risking your safety and identity but the shadow lurking in the forest don't give a damn as long as its worth risking.

peering on something, particularly on someone. the shadow smiled weirdly and muttered something under its breathe. Its sharped gaze focus merely on her.

A girl sitting under the shade of an old oak tree, she wore some baggy shirt and ragged jeans yet she was still consider as a pretty thing, a book in her hands and was only focus on reading, she doesn't care on her surrounding as long as she read, she's fine.

Her long auburn hair cascades down through her hips and her small button nose looks perfect on her, her lips, thin yet red, with natural rosy cheeks and her beautiful and mesmerizing emerald eyes, behind the spectacles she always had on her and her baggy clothes, none of them made nor makes her ugly instead the things on her makes her beauty more noticeable. Looks like the gods above personally carve her as one of the beautiful creature in the world.
The shadow wanted to know more things about the girl but had no ounce of strength to do so.

The shadow lean in a nearby tree and continued watching the supposed work the shadow had to do.

Zerah's POV

A heavy sigh escapes my lips as I made myself comfortable from my crouching position. damn cramps could be real if I continued sitting awkwardly, I blew another sigh but it wasn't as heavy as earlier, I blew a sigh of relief and comfort, who wouldn't if you are surrounded by nature. All I could see is green, trees, lots of lots of trees. The wind pass and brush from trees. I could smell the beautiful fragrance of nature and see the beauty of trees. Tranquility and serenity hovered over the capes of leaves but as I focused, I can feel someone's presence not near from where I was sitting. As much as I wanted to bother myself from the creep hiding behind trees, I don't want to. Tsk. Why would I if I have the comfortable trees all around me and my favorite book in my hand. He or she can enjoy watching and stalking me as long as it will stay where it is.

From my peaceful valor of comfort a torturous rang echoed throughout the forest coming from the pocket of my jeans. I fish the thing out of my pocket and glared at it, pretending that it is alive. The blinking number keeps repeating, I planed on keeping it ringing until it stops but chose otherwise. Holding my breath, I puff my cheeks and huff as I answered the squared object. Whomever is this, it better be important or else someone will die tonight for disturbing my thing in nature.

" Zerah, your father is coming, your presence is needed, I don't want to witness your beatings again. So please you need to come home."
Our eldest maid blabber, the ones who supervised the young ones. Well, she is the only maid who actually cared about my welfare of beating aside from Flora. Flora, I've missed that old woman. The second most woman who pisess me off in just a matter of seconds.