CHAPTER 252: THEY WERE LIKE, DIVINE BEINGS

(Myra’s POV)

I came out of the office building and squealed with happiness, thumping my feet like a child without a care, ’Yes, yes, yes~ ... finally, my hard work is paying off. Such a significant and rare opportunity. I won’t dare to pass.’

I looked at bright and shiny sky above me, it looked clear and dazzling, giving me a serene feeling. "Thank you for looking after me. I will surely to make the most of this chance," I muttered to god.

’Mom, Dad, Wendy and Yelena will be so happy to know this. I can’t wait to tell them. Ohhh right~ .... Yelena ...... damn .... she must be waiting for me beside the lake,’ I forgot all about her in my joy and smacked my forehead as I took out my phone, to check whether there was any text from her. And there was ... that said, "Don’t worry, I am going to perform a praying ritual for you, right now, in front of the lake. And all these people will witness my devotion and loyalty towards you. *kiss emoji* *cool emoji*. I am with you."

’She and her antics.’ I laughed reading her text. ’I better hurry up, otherwise, she really will start dancing like a frog in front of everyone,’ I scurried towards the said direction, my mood uplifted by the earlier news, I could feel a spring in my steps.

It took me ten minutes to reach by the lakeside. As soon as I reached near my destination, I noticed that today, the place was much more packed than usual.

On normal days, as it was particularly hot outside because of the season, this place isn’t as crowd as it is now. That is why I love visiting this place. It isn’t chaotic and overly populated but today wasn’t that case. It was bustling with people. ’Ahhh~ must be because of those celebrities, Yelena was texting about.’

I called Yelena’s number as I couldn’t find her, "Hello, Yel, I am here. Where are you right now?"

"I am standing near the tree where we hid yesterday," Yelena answered.

"Ok, got it," saying this, I disconnected the call and went to the place.

She was standing under the shade, looking at her phone. When she saw me approaching, she walked towards me, her steps rushed, "Arghhhh~ ...... what happened? Did that ’octopus’ professor gave you a scolding?"

My face remained solemn as I shook my head but didn’t say a word. ’Why should she have all the fun? Let me tease her a bit.’ I thought to myself.

She bit her lips and then said, "Did he ... ~punish you ...?’

I remained silent as I pressed my lips tightly together. Yelena’s face turned serious as she placed both her hands on my shoulders and squeezed them. Her concern was evident as she asked, "What happened? Did he~ ...... he didn’t right?" Her words hinted skepticism.

I gave her an exasperated, fatigued sigh and verbalized, feigning hesitation, "He~ ... he called me in his office .... And ...... and~ ...... he~" I started, trying to get into the role to tease her but before I could even say anything more Yelena cut off my words.

Pulling her hands away from me, she rolled up her sleeves, "That son of a bitch. I will open his head like a coconut and stuff it with needles, poisonous ones. He dared to~" she was enraged and started her colorful curses instantly.

My eyes dilated as I covered her mouth just in time, to stop her from saying anything further, "Yelena, it is not what you are thinking. He said~"

She pulled my hand away, carefully but her eyes remained blazed with fury, "Ohhh~ you don’t have to tell me anything. I know people like him. He is just trying to take advantage of your situation. You wait here; I will set him straight. And that jerk calls himself a prof~"

"YELENA YATES. Listen to me," I yelled and pulled her towards me, to make her stop. She has completely misunderstood my words. Ohh gosh. "Yelena, he called me in his office because he had something to say to me. It is not what you are thinking right now. Okay. Calm down first. Come, let sit down," I took her hand and we walked towards the bench which was empty now.

I gestured her to sit and followed suit afterwards, as she asked, "What is it, that he said, tell me? He didn’t force you or anything., right?"

’Ufff`~ ...... he didn’t. He called me in his office to tell me that there is a seminar held in The Crown Opulence, in two days and I have to attend it as I was the highest scorer in my department last semester," I told her truthfully. ’I was just trying to tease you a bit, but you~ ...*sigh* ... you misunderstood my words completely.’

"Huhh? WHAT? REALLY ......?" she exclaimed, realizing what I just told her. Her furious eyes brightening with excitement by the second as she continued, "This is good news. No, this is awesome, Myra ...... I am so proud of you." Then she added, her facial expression turning apologetic, as she scratched her head, "I guess .... I overreacted. I am sorry."

"Ummhmm~ .... he sure is strict but he isn’t as bad as you think," I uttered, looking at her. "Anyway, there is a bit of a problem."

"What ...... tell me?" her ears were perked up as she waited for my reply.

"He asked me to dress formally. I do have one or two formal attires but~ they aren’t suitable for such a big event. So, I don’t know," I started.

She patted my back and commented, "Don’t worry, when I am here. You have only one class tomorrow, right. I have two ... I can just skip one and we can go shopping. What’s say?"

"Don’t skip your class. We can go after you are done with it," I replied.

She clapped her hand, "So, it is decided."

"Ummm~ ... by the way, where are your hot, gorgeous, knock out guys hmm? Why don’t I see them?" I asked her while observing my surroundings. The place which was bustling a few minutes ago now look, less populated.

"Ugh~ .... You came late. They already left after this place turned into a complete circus. But my gosh ... you really missed the view on display. I can’t even say, it’s the girls fault. They really were like divine beings ... ethereal ...... shining brighter than the sun. Shit .... I should have clicked some pictures to show you," Yelena rambled about the meet and greet guys.

"Heh ... enough with the exaggeration, will you. Celebrities ... they are all the same. Divine, ethereal, handsome, out of this world ... out of this universe. Ooff~ .... I am running out of adjectives," I said with a scoff.

"I am by no means exaggerating. Not even a little bit .... I have seen many famous people. Some on screen, some in person but .... my~ my .... They were~ ..... as you said ..... I have run out of adjectives to define them. Hey ... wait, you deleted the university forum right. I saw some people gushing over them and clicking their pictures, they must have posted it. Let me show you~," saying this, she opened her phone and texted something on it and showed me the screen .... "Here, see."

I gave her a perplexing look, "What should I see? I am looking at my own reflection."

She narrowed her eyes and turned her phone’s display towards her, "Ohhhh~ .... Hehe .... Sorry. I forgot to adjust the brightness. My bad." Let me adjust it."

Adjusting the brightness, blasting it to the max, she showed it to me again, "Look .... See for yourself."

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(Elio’s POV)

After a long flight, the four of us reached Esteria. Though, we were on our private plane and the bedding was soft and mushy, but it wasn’t as comfortable as home. Nevertheless, I didn’t even get much sleep on the way as I was busy keeping myself updated about the situation from the packhouse.

In the end, Dr. Andrew blocked his mind link and even banned everyone to reply to my calls or texts. He left a text that said, "Focus on the job your father has given you. That should be your utmost priority right now. So, rest for now. You will be needing the energy to deal with the people from the Vampire Clan."

We walked out of the airport leisurely as our bags were being handle by the airport staff.

"Ahhh~ I am so damn exhausted. Being in a such cramped up space, for almost ten hours made me restless and icky," brother Dion commented as he rotated his neck a bit to stretch. I glanced at the sky, it was sunny and lively, unlike Kimberg, where it was rain season, dark and mostly gloomy.

As we all were talking, someone approached us, "Mr. Everests’, we have been waiting for your arrival."

The voice sounded honeyed, silken.

We all shifted our gaze towards the source of the voice and there stood a woman, dressed to the nines. She gave all of us a seductive smile as her lips curled up even more, her eyes shining, "Welcome to Esteria."

To Be Continued . . . . . . . .