Hello everyone! I am so excited to write part 4 and you may read the previous part here is the link :
https://peakd.com/hive-161155/@charinakim/sweet-revenge-part-3
Elena could very clearly see Maksim's face, which was very handsome. His light brown hair exposed to sunlight from the window was a little messy because his hands occasionally played with it. He watched the lecturer who was talking occasionally write notes in his book. No, Elena didn't admire or like him. He was just curious about Tania's words, saying that Maksim was the perfect man.
Elena could also smell the perfume Maksim was wearing, it must be a very expensive perfume. Fragrant is not tacky but classy. The way he dresses is also not random, the light green sweater which looks simple but is branded is very cool to wear. Maybe Maksim is very suitable to be a famous artist or film star actor or could also be a model with his proportional height and body.
"Maksim! Hey! Wake up!" Elena whispered.
Maksim, who had fallen asleep in class for about 10 minutes even though the lecturer was still standing there, explained. His head casually bowed downwards, his arms folded with his eyes closed. The wireless earphones stuck in his ears were probably singing a lullaby to him. The lecturer had been reprimanding him for a long time but he still didn't wake up. How stubborn he was, thought Elena.
"Um...," Maksim cleared his throat and woke up startled, "Sorry, Sir."
Elena somehow wanted to laugh. How could he fall asleep so soundly? A man as perfect as Maksim turns out to be lazy too. Apart from being able to sleep during lecture hours, he also arrived late like her.
Elena put her long hair in a ponytail which had been left loose. She was on her way home from college to his apartment. Not long after, he saw Alez also walking not far away. Elena noticed Alez arguing with a man dressed in black who also saved her from criminals the other day. The tall, big man then forced Alez to immediately get into a luxury black limo. Then the car drove away.
Until now, Elena is curious about who Alez actually is. Always with the man dressed in black, if Elena remembers correctly, the man's name was Peter. She had heard that night Alez called him Peter. Yes, Peter looks like a bodyguard or assistant something like that. Shee also tried to remember Alez's face that she had seen somewhere. But where was it? She completely forgot.
After arriving at the apartment, Elena immediately fell on her bed. He took the cell phone and looked at the cell phone screen. There were 2 missed calls from his father, Viktor. Elena started to remember that she had seen Alez's face in a photo in her father's documents. At that time, she accidentally opened a document in his father's office and found a family photo and Alez was there. A family photo of a father, mother and two sons. Yes, it must be Alez, Elena is not wrong. But why is there a photo of Alez and her family in her father's documents, Elena is confused.
Why does Alez's figure make Elena so curious? Since he met Alez that night until now he cannot forget Alez's face and the sharp look in her eyes. Alez could have seen it and ignored her at that time. But he chose to help Elena and didn't care about his opponents.
Should Elena ask her father? What is his father's relationship with Alez? Even asking Alez, Elena still thinks 1000 times. Elena knows very well that a guy like Alez is closed person and speaks very little.
Elena tries to look for Alez's profile on social media whether it's Facebook or Instagram. He typed in Alez's name in search and lots of Alez profiles came up but none of the Instagram accounts belonged to the Alez he was looking for.
Aleksandr. Yes his name is Aleksandr but Elena doesn't know his full name. After she searched he found the name Aleksandr Andrey. Bingo! There he is. But his Instagram profile is private. He saw that the profile photo was of Alez together with a small child who seemed to be his brother because they both looked alike. Alez was seen embracing his brother and his face was smiling. His younger brother was also seen laughing happily. Elena decided to click "follow" on the Instagram account believed to be Alez's. Only 2 friends are followed and there are not that many followers.
All this time, Elena never knew what her father's job actually was. She didn't really believe his father, who admitted that he worked for a stock company as the company's manager.
Elena never asked or interfered with her father's work because her mother forbade it. She knew quite well that her father was a company manager in the stock sector.
Her father was a private person, especially when it came to his work. When she was in Indonesia, Elena didn't know what her father did while living in Russia, who several years later became successful person. She didn't want to think negatively about her own father, she just felt something was strange. Her father Viktor Arya is a good father who is responsible for the family. What Elena knows is that her father worked to support and make her and her mother happy.
Elena walked to the cafe near her house. She no longer passes through vulnerable places like before. Only about 5 minutes from her apartment she arrived. The name of the cafe is Cafe Lafayette. The cafe is simple and comfortable enough to hang out or even be alone. Actually, she had asked Tania to go out to eat together, but Tania couldn't at the moment because her parents had come to her apartment.
So, like it or not, Elena went alone.
After entering the cafe, Elena saw that the cafe was empty. There was just a woman and a man eating together and in the corner of the cafe she saw a guy she knew very well. Even when Elena entered the cafe, which was relatively small, his eyes did not move at all from the laptop screen he was staring at. The guy apparently was very focused on what he was doing.
Elena realized her appearance was not good, trousers and a t-shirt wearing a pink hoodie jacket. Her hair was pulled into a messy ponytail and her face was barefaced without make-up, she only wore a little soft pink lipstick so she didn't look pale. Elena orders spaghetti and a glass of vanilla milkshake directly to Mr. Lafayette owns the cafe. She then sat in a chair close to Alez's table. Only then Alez realized Elena's existence. His eyes now focused on Elena's.
"Hi," said Elena as she sat in her place.
Alez nodded in response to Elena's greeting.
Alez even did not want to let out his precious voice, thought Elena. Just say it, HI or at least give a smile. Elena was the one who wanted to greet him first, but Alez returned to focusing on his laptop screen. Elena looked at her cellphone and opened her Instagram. She looked for Aleksandr Andrey's name then saw whether Alez had accepted or not. Apparently it was still waiting for confirmation. Elena also guessed how someone like Alez might like social media.
"Ehem, Alez. May I sit here? I just want to talk," said Elena approaching Alez's table.
"Hmm," he nodded, still with a straight face and busy with his laptop.
"Thanks,"
Elena also didn't know what came over her that night. She had the courage to speak directly and approached Alez and sat alone with him. This is all because of her extreme curiosity.
Elena this time was very close to Alez. She sat opposite the boy and could see all angles of Alez's face. His face was slightly pale, his hair was dark gray, slightly messy, with his front hair almost covering his eyes.
Elena just saw that there were a pair of piercings on both ears. Alez wore a black t-shirt with a black collared shirt on the outside. Alez is a super cool guy, but his appearance isn't the same at all. According to Elena, he still pays attention to his appearance. He is very attractive.
"You're alone here, right?" asked Elena.
Alez nodded.
"I followed your Instagram," said Elena, trying to find a topic of conversation first but what came out was about Instagram. Stupid, Elena thought.
Alez, who had been still looking at his laptop screen, started to turn to Elena who was in front of him.
"Instagram?" he asked again, frowning.
"E... Yes... I followed," Elena didn't know the reason why Alez asked how she found her Instagram.
"I've never opened Instagram," he returned to his laptop.
"Oh... OK. I accidentally found your Instagram. Then I saw it was your photo. So I just followed it," explained Elena, lying so that Alez wouldn't ask questions or get excited.
"Hmm, I see," he answered flatly as if he didn't care.
He was very focused on his laptop screen while typing several times. Elena was confused because this guy really couldn't talk to her. What other topics should be discussed?
Alez finally closed the laptop screen and spoke softly, "Done." He seemed relieved that something he was working on was finished. He turned his face to Elena while crossing his arms.
"Sorry," said Alez, now focused on Elena who was sitting right in front of him.
"It’s fine," Elena became confused again. It would be better for Alez to be busy with his laptop than to be stared at with that kind of gaze.
"Oh yes, if I may know the person that night... Wearing all black suits who also helped me. If I'm not mistaken his name is Peter? You called him Peter."
"Yes. He's Peter. My friend," Alez answered.
"Your friends are some kind of mobsters, aren't they?"
Alez smiled when she heard Elena's opinion about Peter, who was said to be some kind of mafia. This was the first time Elena saw Alez smile. So far, his face has always been expressionless like a statue. It turned out that one smile made Elena stunned.
"Peter is a bodyguard but I prefer to say he's a friend of mine."
"Ooo... So you have a bodyguard, huh? Wow!"
"Why are you so interested in this?" Alez asked while resting her chin on her hands which were clenched into fists as if praying.
This time Alez was serious and really wanted to know why Elena was so interested in this problem. Alez realized that Elena was asking a lot of questions about him.
"I just want to know it because after all you were the one who helped me that night, Alez. Suddenly you came and there was Peter who helped you too. Sorry if I'm too curious about this... I..."
Alez interrupted, "I've answered all your questions, Elena. What else do you want to know?"
Deg. It turns out that Alez still remembers Elena's name and this is the first time he has mentioned it.
"Yeah... I know. Thank you for answering. Then, why do you have to have a bodyguard or friend like Peter who is always with you? Does anyone want to hurt you?”
"I don't know either."
"I don't know who you are either, Alez."
"Why do you want to know who I am?" asked Alez curious.
Elena felt confused because she was the one who asked, but Alez asked her back, "I... Ehm... Yes, because I was just curious. Sorry, you don't like it?"
"Are you curious about me?"
"Yes."
"You shouldn't be curious about me," said alez clearly.
"Why is that?"
Alez was silent as if he was thinking about something to answer Elena.
"I'm not a good person. That's all. Sorry, I have to go now," Alez said goodbye as he packed up his laptop and then left.
Elena hadn't gotten any answer yet. She felt that her conversation with Alez was going in circles. There was no end. Alez seemed good at diverting the conversation, such as turning around to ask questions and answering without knowing. Everything felt uncertain, thought Elena. The more Alez tried to cover it all up, the more Elena wanted to know who Alez really was and there was something he was thinking about until he covered it up.
Why can Alez say that he is not a good person? How come? Who is he really? According to him, Alez is a good person. Why does Alez say that Elena shouldn't be curious or find out about herself? Many questions arise.
Not to mention there is a photo of Alez's family in his father's documents. How can be like that? What is his father's relationship with Alez's family?
Elena doesn't have the right to know who and what is going on with Alez. However, for some reason he really wanted to get to know Alez better. Elena herself doesn't know why Alez attracts her attention so much. His cold attitude, his indifferent face, which was not even friendly at all, made Elena even more interested.
So why does Alez need a bodyguard named Peter? There must be something. Someone has a bodyguard to look after or watch over him because he must be someone important or someone who knows who could hurt him. That's why he hired a bodyguard and Alez doesn't want Elena to know.
This is the end of part 4 hope you guys like the story. Keep waiting for the next part and always enjoy reading! If there is any comments or idea let me know ^^
Thank you & have a great day!
