B.L.O.O.D (BlackRose)
Seventy four
Selena walked a little hastily through the sidewalk, and just around the corner she turned and stopped by a simple nature-themed restaurant. With neatly arranged brick walls, the bartender table is immediately visible once it enters the main door, there are eight small square tables neatly lined up into two sections with two chairs on each table placed face to face.
The natural atmosphere is increasingly felt with some pots hanging on some parts of the wall, there is also a pot containing palm plants, and, and Agapanthus are neatly arranged on the stone divider that separates between the first and second rows. Agapanthus flowers are clustered and look elegant with a blue-purple color gradation gives the impression of elegance and unsightly.
A man with a thick coat and a beret hat sat down while sipping coffee slowly, Selena who saw him rushed up to the man.
“Sorry I'm late, why should you bother coming here? Should have let me visit you.”
“Sit down first, I'll order you a coffee. If I may suggest, a latte is the best choice. Because this place is famous for its latte and its very natural interior design.”
Selena sat down, only nodding in agreement as the man before her ordered a cup of latte.
“Why are you here? Isn't this too dangerous?”
“Come on, is San Francisco that bad? I think everyone has the right to visit their homeland.”
“Not so but Deathknell--“
“Stt.., don't discuss it further. Let's start simple first, for example have you met Angel? Or, when did you ask her to meet me?”
“That problem, I only met for a moment before Angel finally became a fugitive and escaped.”
“Buronan?”
A cafe waiter came with a drink and a piece of Red Velvet cake.
“Your order mistress.”
Then the waiter left while smiling at Selena, Selena replied with a smile.
“Red Velvet?”
“Oh, I used to spend free time here. The waiter here knows me well, they know exactly what I've always ordered.”
The man nodded. “Then what about Angel? Why did he become a fugitive? Is he a police fugitive or something?”
“Not the police, but DarkRiver. He and his friend were accused of being traitors by kidnapping the leader DarkRiver.” Selena sipped her coffee slowly. “But.” Reciprocity.
“It was just an accusation.” The man immediately interjected.
“That's right, I got information from one of my colleagues at DarkRiver. Right now they are on their way and I was asked to prepare a hiding place for them when they return to San Francisco.”
“Who is your friend?”
“William, he is indeed a little foolish and careless. But, he had a high level of loyalty to his employer Arnold. I've seen it with my own eyes, how he sacrificed and almost died because he was assigned by Arnold to fool the people who were looking for them.”
“Did he tell you where they were headed?”
“No, unfortunately William does not want to provide information and will look very suspicious if I force him to tell. Anyway, I seem to know where they're headed, now Nelson's a replacement. And I can steal information from him easily.”
“Nelson? The man who asked you to be part of Arnold's men?”
“Yes, I think he has a bad goal. Moreover, when I had joined I had to make a disguise for him. Isn't this weird?”
“You're right, you need to be vigilant.”
Selena cut the cake in front of her into pieces for one bite and ate it.
“Before I got the information that they were going to Nevada, but they made a mistake using a credit card while in Sacramento, also in a mall not far from Sacramento.”
“You're right it could be that they actually went to Nevada, but Sacramento also has a different route to Boston. What do you think?”
“Accordingly my master, my prediction was they went to Boston. Because of the mall they visited, one way to Boston. Because if you want to go to Nevada, it is not the right route.”
“What Nelson knows about this?”
“I'm not sure either, I hope he doesn't know yet. My Lord, do you know why they went to Boston?”
The man in front of Selena smiled. “Yes, he wants to see someone. I think he wants to see Robert.”'s lawyer
“Martin Luther? Isn't he a traitor? Anyway the guy was dead in Angel's hands months ago.”
“I'm sure something is leading him in the wrong direction.” The man sipped his coffee. “I was lucky when you realized that I was going to be Angel's next target, you took the risk of swapping the original chip for a fake one just to save my life.”
Selena smile. “To be honest, I hate Mr. Robert and his organization. However, that man became the savior of my family. So I owe him my life.”
“You're right, that jerk has a pure heart. Although sometimes I feel, it does it for personal interests.”
“You're right, Then what's your plan sir?”
“Leave it, anyway. Angel is going to meet me, so I just have to prepare myself as best I can before meeting the successor of SnowDancer.”
Selena sighed, for a moment she felt calm. There were already too many risks he took just so that SnowDancer did not fall into the hands of the wrong person. While gazing towards the blooming Agapanthus flower.
“Do you know what plant it is?”
“A kind of orchid?” Selena guess.
“Not, it is Agapanthus. Agapanthus comes from the Greek word “agape” which means love and “anthos” which means flower. Agapanthus means flower of love. Also known as Lily of the Nile, Blue Lily, or African Lily.”
“Flower love? Pulling.”
The man before Selena smiled, While Selena was daydreaming. Love, the one word that made his heart suddenly stop. It reminds him of a man who kissed him suddenly while they were both being chased by Deathknell's men, a short, hot kiss that not only happened once but twice. Not never felt, but a spontaneous kiss is the most important thing in Selena's memory.
‘Sial!!! Why do I suddenly remember that guy.’
Selena's phone rang, she put her phone on the table so the man in front of her could see who was calling.
“Nelson called, you better pick up the phone.”
Selena woke up from the daydream and picked up her phone.
“Halo mr. Nelson..., Ah well. Fine I'll be there soon.” With a worried look Selena turned off the phone.
“What's up?”
“Master, Nelson wants me to prepare a disguise for him, he says he wants to go to Boston.”
Selena took her bag, took out a few dollars and put it on the table then left in a hurry to leave the man with her with a restless and worried look.
“Celaka!!”
