Alessia
I couldn't believe my eyes. I turned to Elena, who was already preparing to go.
"Leona, we talk tomorrow. It's late, I'm heading home now.
She nodded and left. And I retreated my eyes back to that woman.
The woman whose intense gaze had haunted me for months. The same woman who had looked at me like she knew me, staring through my very soul. That look had etched itself into my memory, refusing to fade.
Now, she was here again, standing across the street, engaged in a conversation with sienna. I stepped out of the lounge quietly and walked to the park. As their discussion concluded, her eyes shifted, scanning the surroundings. Then, they met mine.
Panic surged through me. Instinctively, I ducked behind a nearby pillar, my heart pounding in my chest.
Wait, why am I even hiding?
I took a deep breath, trying to steady myself. Gathering my courage, I stepped out from my hiding spot. She was no longer where she had been. My eyes darted around, searching for her.
