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eeyesfollowedme.Itwaslikebeingunderamicroscope,witheveryonewatchingandwaitingformetomakeamove.Ifelttrapped,likeIwaslivinginadreamfromwhichIcouldn‘tawaken.
Suddenly,ahandgraspedmyarm,spinningmearoundtofaceatall,imposingfigureinalongcoat.Hiseyeswerepiercing,hisfeatureschiseledfromgranite.Hesmiled,revealingasetofperfectlywhiteteeth,andIfeltlikeIwasdrowninginthedepthsofthoseeyes.
“Ah,welcometoEden‘s,“hesaid,hisvoicelowandhusky.“Iseeyou‘reenjoyingtheatmosphere.“
Inoddedwarily,tryingtoextractmyselffromhisgrasp.Butheheldtight,hisgriplikeavice.“You‘renewhere,aren‘tyou?“heasked,hiseyesnarrowing.
Ihesitated,unsureofhowmuchtoreveal.Buttherewassomethingabouthimthatputmeatease,asenseofcalmnessthatsoothedmyfrazzlednerves.“Yeah,“Isaidfinally.“Ijustarrived.“
Henodded,releasingmyarmandsteppingback.“Inthatcase,letmeintroducemyself.I‘mVictor,the...ahem...Managerofthisestablishment.“
Hissmilefalteredforamoment,andIcaughtaglimpseofsomethinghardandunyieldingbehindhiseyes.Butthenhecomposedhimself,andwelaughedalongwithhim.
“So,“hesaid,leadingmeintothecafé,“whatbringsyoutoEden‘s?Areyoulookingforaplacetostay?“
Ihesitated,unsurehowmuchtoreveal.ButtherewassomethingaboutVictorthatmademetrusthim,likeIcouldtellhimanythingandhewouldlistenwithoutjudgment.
“I‘mlookingforanewbeginning,“Isaidfinally,thewordsspillingoutofmeinarush.“Achancetoleavemypastbehindandstartfresh.“
Victor‘seyeslockedontomine,hisgazeburningwithanintensitythatmademeshiver.“Ithinkwecanhelpyouwiththat,“hesaid,hisvoicedrippingwithsincerity.
Andthen,likeaveilliftingfrommyeyes,Isawtheworldforwhatitwas-avast,complicatedwebofintrigueanddeception,wherenothingwasasitseemed,andeveryonehadsecretstohide.