Chapter 12

"Aaaah!" The scream came from Jessi; the woman screamed loudly and nearly died from choking on food.

"Uhuk... Damn!" Jessi cursed as she hit her chest, which felt hot from choking on food. All that because Jack, who is a colleague of both of them, appeared suddenly and surprised them. When Jessi was feeling good, Violetta turned her eyes to the tall, brown-skinned man who had just surprised them. "Jack, don't repeat what you did. Do you want us to die of shock, huh?" She folded her arms over her chest.

Instead of being sorry, the sweet man with curly eyelashes actually laughed lightly in response. "You guys suck, even though I'm just kidding," he said, casually eating Jessi's food.

"Hey! That's my food; man's bottom sucks. You came and almost choked me to death, and now you're eating my food?" Jessi didn't accept Jack's attitude, wanting to take back her food.

While Violetta massaged her temples, which made her feel dizzy, her two friends always quarreled everywhere. Theresia passed her food to the two people while saying, "Stop arguing; eat mine. I'm full."

After saying that, Violetta got up from her seat and walked into the cafe to continue her work. It can make her head spin if he continues to be between the two of them.

"Hey! Violetta, where are you going? I just joined, but you're already gone!" shouted Jack.

"I'm going back to work; you guys just eat first. Don't fight!" said Violetta, raising her hand without turning to look at the two of them.

As usual, Violetta went back to her job as a waitress. Although her salary is not too high, Violetta is happy to be able to meet her friend every day. At least that way, Violetta doesn't feel lonely anymore in that city.

"Violetta, you should replace Jessi first at the front to greet customers." One of Violetta's co-workers gave her an order. Violetta happily nodded and walked to the front door of the cafe.

After getting there, Violetta showed her best smile. Don't forget to be friendly to every buyer who comes; it's not uncommon for Violetta to have a little chat with them.

Violetta, who was still bent over, stared at the feet of the person in front of her. Violetta wondered why the person had not gone away from her. Not long after, Violetta looked up at a man who was still standing in front of her, with sunglasses perched on his nose. When Violetta looked at him, the man opened the sunglasses that were perched on his face. That's when Violetta seemed to turn into a statue in her place, her mouth open in shock. Her eyes widened as she remembered the man in front of her.

"Y-You?" Violetta said, stuttering; her heart felt like it had stopped at this moment. Her legs were helpless.

"No, why can you be here?" continued Violetta shaking her head.

The man smiled sideways, looked at Violetta with a look that was difficult to interpret, and said, "I came to take you."

Violetta shook her head. She swallowed hard as she continued to step back slowly away from the man in front of her. "No, don't come near Edward!" She screamed in fear.

Yep, it was Edward who came. A vampire who had been targeting Violetta all this time, and now the person Violetta avoided the most, was now in front of her. That managed to make Violetta tremble with fear; even her strength alone was not comparable to Edward. Then how can Violetta fight him?

"Oh, come on, I only need your blood." Edward continued to step forward with a creepy, crooked smile on his face.

"I won't give up on you that easily!" After saying that, Violetta pushed Edward's body roughly.

Brak...

A shrill sound came from Edward falling down and hitting several chairs and tables, making a commotion in the place.

While Violetta didn't want to waste the opportunity, she ran away from there. Violetta's feet continued to run aimlessly, occasionally looking back, hoping Edward wouldn't follow her. Her unkempt hair was blowing in the wind, and her breathing was irregular. Even so, Violetta kept running; she just had to avoid Edward if she didn't want to be caught.

"Oh my god. Where should I run?" Violetta muttered as she kept running, looking left and right for a hiding place.

After a few minutes of running, Violetta ran towards the forest without realizing it. Violetta stopped her steps when there was no road in front of her, only the trees and bushes she saw around her. Violetta crouched and put her hands together with her knees, taking a breath.

"Where am I? Am I lost? This is the forest!" Violetta said in a panic, looking around and not finding the street anymore.

Violetta closed her eyes and ruffled her hair in frustration. Violetta is confused about where to run now; if she comes back, then Edward can catch her. Violetta doesn't have enough courage to face Edward alone.

"Violetta! You will never be able to escape from me! Give up!" Edward's shout was heard again.

Violetta was surprised to hear the shout; she looked back but did not see Edward appear. So Violetta chose to hide behind a tree for a while; she didn't want Edward to find her and take her by force.

"I know you're hiding here; don't play with me, stupid girl! Get out now!" shouted Edward at the end of the thunderous laughter.

Violetta covered her mouth tightly with both hands; even she sometimes held her breath when hearing the approaching footsteps. Violetta is helpless now; she just hopes someone sees her and helps her now. Edward is really creepy when he's angry.

"I'll chop you up if you keep avoiding it, you stupid girl!" Edward threatened angrily.

Edward's screams were heard again, making Violetta tremble with fear. Not long after Violetta intended to leave that place, she could not keep hiding because, sooner or later, Edward would find her.

"I have to leave here; I have to go to the city and ask people for help," said Violetta after thinking for a long time.

Not wanting to waste any more time, Violetta got up slowly from her seat. Violetta stepped slowly to leave there.

At first, it was going well, but Violetta accidentally stepped on a dry tree branch, causing a sound. To help Edward find her whereabouts, Violetta turned to look at Edward, who was also looking at her with a sharp gaze.

"Damn!" cursed Violetta, and after that, she ran away from there.

"Arghh...!" Violetta's body bounced and hit a tree hard.