chapter-12: Precious

Aria Anastasia As soon as I stepped out of the elevator, I saw Zaiden standing at the entrance of the cafeteria. With a smile on my face, I was making my way to him, and that was when I saw a red dot light straight on his head as if someone was pointing a laser at him and didn't want him to notice. I followed the light and gasped when my eyes fell on a strange-looking person standing on the roof of the building next to us. He had a sniper in his hand, which was aimed at Zaiden. Was he about to shoot Zaiden? My heart started thumping in fear. I called out Zaiden��s name and ran to him as fast as I could. I pushed him to the ground without a second thought. Now, I was lying on top of Zaiden, his hands were on my waist as if he didn��t want me to get injured. ��Are you okay?�� I asked Zaiden, my eyes piercing through his, a look of surprise took over him, while I was fully concerned. Zaiden nodded his head. ��Are you?�� he questioned me. ��Yes,�� I breathed out, feeling butterflies