Chapter 124: The Holiday
The rhythmic hum of the bus served as a backdrop to the loud noise as the students slowly started to settle into the bus. The atmosphere was alive with loud laughter, ribbing among students and throwing of snacks at each other. Nora took in all of this with a glance before turning her attention to her novel. She was covered from head to toe with weapons and in no mood for this holiday.
She hoped and prayed that the risk she was taking this time would pay off. Even though she had already spotted the security that Demetri and the police had arranged for her, she found herself on the edge. The only way to calm herself was to immerse herself in the world of a book so that she would not be too worried about the danger to come.
Nestled in a corner against a window, she continued to read her book, when suddenly she felt a dip beside her. Turning her head to greet whoever was going to be her seatmate for the journey, Nora let out an "Oh..." as she realized that it was Sara who sat next to her.
Sara gave her a strained smile as she said," I hope you don’t mind."
Nora shook her head and turned away but not before she saw Antonio who had turned around in his seat and was now staring at them with a frown. Suddenly she wanted to say something to Sara, about keeping her away from whatever argument she’d had with Antonio. There were so many other empty seats around, but she simply kept her mouth shut. Maybe if she pretended to be invisible... She was happy when it worked and Sara also kept her mouth shut.
However, she should have known that her peace would be short-lived. They’d barely been on the road for thirty minutes when Sara almost moved onto her lap as she tried to read her book with her over her shoulder.
Lowering her book, Nora turned her head to look at her questioningly. Sara gave her a sheepish grin and fidgeted with her phone," Actually there is nothing new or interesting on social media. And I thought the book must be really interesting that is why you were so engrossed..."
Nora frowned and glanced at Sara before slowly marking her page number and closing the book. "You want to talk..."
Sara gave her a surprised look which Nora interpreted as her wondering how she knew. Sighing, she pointed out," You’ve been moving around on that seat as if there was an entire colony of ants under you."
"Oh..." Sara excalimed.
"Sara, whatever it is you want to discuss, I am not the right person for advice. If you have problems with Antonio go and talk to him."