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Chapter 6 - ONE STEP FORWARD

Master, we've not been able to spot the man you've shown to us, nonsense!!,that is just not possible,I know I felt his presence here.

I punched the floor so hard,I settled down my mind and heart, connecting both together, as I closed my eyes,I saw Corazon in full speed searching for a specific thing, I could feel he was here in London but I didn't know where he was specifically. Don't worry for now, I found my catch and I'll find him soon enough (laughs maniacally).

I woke up the next morning forgetting what had happened to me the previous day and what I witnessed,I brushed myself up and gathered enough courage to stand up for the day,I prepared a warm bath,slid into my towel and took my bath. I braided my hair in a ponytail style,I got into my grey jogger pants and a white t-shirt along with it's sweatshirt,I took my white Adidas brand sneakers,I was looking so bold and courageous in my attire,I put on my black frame and went out of my room. Luna,Luna,good morning sis,how are you doing now?,you are going to the cafe?,are you sure about this?,listen Alex,I'm fine and I can do this,alright?,I'm going to prepare for tomorrow,you know the competition starts tomorrow, Luna are you sure about this?, Alex I'm sure and are you going to join me or not?,okay let's go then.

Alex drove me to the cafe on his motorcycle and when we got there I was surprised to see who we met right at the entrance of the cafe.

Uh,hello,how can I help you,Luna right?,I just happened to find out that your cafe is the best in town,so I had to try it out myself,hey, Corazon, how've you been,so we do get to meet again I see,Alex right?,yeah it seems we do get to meet again,so you both run this cafe here?,that's great,Luna c'mon open up,we have a customer here,Alex, we have a competition to prepare for and I don't have time to serve some guy,oh you guys are competing in the competition,it seems you are a better cook than I,wait you cook?,yeah,I don't want to flaunt my skills in your sister's cafe,listen Mr,I know I am a better cook than you and trust me if you were to challenge me I know I'll defeat you, then shall we try it,Alex is here, he'll judge, Luna are you sure about this?,you know I hate it when someone challenges me to cook,so hell yeah I'm sure about this.

I was feeling so confident about this, I was about to do what I was good at, I held on to my mother's recipe book,so I could prepare one of the best dishes my mom did,I looked through the recipe book and found the best combo of dishes, I had to prepare Croque-Madame,which is a toasted ham,cheese and eggs, Chocolate Dipped Strawberries and Sweet Potato Fries with Spicy Mayo along with Iced Coffee with Vanilla Ice Cream. I had almost two hours to prepare this and serve this to Alex who is going to judge between I and the Mr Know It All, I prepared this with love and joy after wrapping up my dishes I had the intention to steal a glance at what he was making but I found myself staring at what he was preparing,he had prepared a five star meal without any help,Crème Brûlée, champagne cocktail,truffle mashed potatoes,Caviar Tarlets,Pan-seared duck breast with cherry compote, I had seen renowned chef prepare this with lots of effort,but he prepared it with ease,I yearned for the dishes he prepared because the aroma of each dish made me feel so hungry,the alarm sound brought me back to reality,we both presented our dishes to Alex.

I'll start with you Luna,(moans)hmm,I love this sis,this is fabulous,I really think we should prepare dishes like this for the competition but I'll still rate you nine out of ten because it's too tasty and it has to be perfect for the judges,Corazon,your turn,I see you like fancy,(sucks teeth)Luna,I'm soaring so high in the sky,this is the absolute definition of perfection,if I were to rate him,I'll give him a hundred out of ten,it's just too perfect,how's that possible,I know he prepared much but that doesn't give him the upper hand yet,let me see that myself,hmm,uh...,okay,but you still had to favour me not him,I'm your sister and he's just a stranger to you,(groans) I don't believe you,(slips) ahh.

I remembered that the same person who rescued me from the gang members had the same scent as his,he held me by my waist,I stared directly into his eyes,I saw the same golden eyes shining so bright,I really couldn't comprehend what I was feeling at that moment,my heart raced and I was loving it as he held me,he smiled just as the same way the mysterious guy did,I looked directly into his eyes and I could see the reflection of myself in it,are you alright?,his voice echoed in my head,I knew my head couldn't play me,it was the exact same voice as well, I was lost in thoughts before Alex helped me up as well before I could stand myself,for a reason,I felt so safe with him even more,I had forgotten that he just defeated me in a cooking competition,I got attracted to him, I was yearning to go closer to him but I had to maintain distance because I barely knew him,I knew it was either I was confusing him with the mysterious guy or it was actually him who had save me. I had to get myself together, I had to steal a glance at him one more time and I saw him smiling and instantly I heard this voice coming from nowhere, Luna!!!,I stood still as I heard my name echoing through my head,I blinked and the voice stopped then he had this beautiful smile on his face,I was starting to have some feelings for him but I had to control myself,I started to feel shy as I kept staring at him,it was as if he knew what I was thinking,we were connected by mind,I tried my best to look away but I couldn't,Luna (snaps finger) why are you so lost in thoughts?,you have to be careful,you almost fell and hit your head,if not for Corazon here who caught you,you'll have to place an ice bag on your head,you have to be careful, yeah, excuse me, what's wrong with her?,Luna!,excuse me, I'm sorry alright,I'll be right back. Luna!,what happened out there?,do you remember me telling you that someone saved me yesterday,he looked mysterious and he had some kind of powers,after I looked directly into Corazon's eyes,he had the same colour,hearing his voice which matched with that if the mystery man,so what you are trying to say is that, Corazon saved you yesterday and he has some kind of powers,Luna I think you got yourself mistaken,so,get a hold of yourself,I think I'll go to the park,should I come with you?,no I'm fine,I won't stay long,I just wanna clear my head,okay,just don't stay out too long alright?,okay Alex.

I had to step out through the backside and as I stepped out something passed through me and I was shocked,I couldn't scream with what I saw right before me,I was scared with what stood before me,I couldn't run back inside the cafe,I stood still like a frozen tree,I couldn't turn back and I couldn't walk forward.

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