Chapter 72 - Coffee

After the meeting, Nic make her way to the drinking machine near the office building. Nic was really sleepy because she slept late last night. All because she stays at the party event to help the others to clean it. She has to move all the table to the store and help Matthew to throw the rubbish.

This morning, Nic almost didn't want to get up from her bed but Chellyne insist on her to get up. She even barely woke up at the meeting a few hours ago. Nic hope that something she can drink to help her stay awake from the drinking machine.

Nic choose coffee to help her stay awake.

When she was waiting for the coffee filled in, she closes her eyes for a moment.

A few moments later, Willy also come to the drinking machine to get some nice drink. When Willy stand beside Nic, Willy realised that Nic was actually sleeping while standing. He stared Nic with an awe. She is asleep while standing? Last time she asleep was on a jeep and now she sleep while standing? How could she sleep in standing position?

Even though Willy was impressed by it but he also concerned that Nic might fall down to the ground. While waiting for his drink filled in, Willy keep glancing at Nic to make sure she still in standing position and he can catch her anytime if she falls down.

Nic opened her eyes and she looked at her coffee. Just a little bit more before it fully filled. Nic turned her head to her right when she saw there is someone besides her at the drinking machine.

"Are you alright? Why did you sleep like that?" asked Willy while he took the cup from the machine.

Nic just giving Willy a sleepy face with her eyes half-closed eyes. She takes her coffee cup too and directly drink it. But she forgets that the coffee she takes is so hot.

When the coffee reach her lips, Nic could feel a stinging pain around her lips causing Nic to move away the cup from her lips.

Using her other hand, Nic touch her lips and groaned in pain. "Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch. Damn…. These coffee is so hot!"

Willy look at Nic with a weird expression. "Of course it's hot. What do you expect from a coffee. You should be more careful."

Nic use her hand to fanned her lips to decrease the burning on her lips. She keep mumbling at how its hurts and Willy keep staring at her.

Nic put the cup onto the small table behind the drinking machine. Nic touched her lips softly to check if there are any major wound.

"You look so tired? Is it because of last night's event?" asked Willy with a concern eyes.

"I sleep late last night because I help others to clean the place," Nic explained. She takes her cup again and this time, she drinks it carefully.

"Aah!" Nic groaned softly and she put the cup back to the table. She touches her lips again. Nic worried that her lips might be injured because it was hurt when she drinks the coffee.

"Why? Is your lips hurt?" asked Willy.

"I don't know. I think there a tiny wound on my lips. It hurts when I drink this coffee," said Nic.

"Here, let me see," said Willy. He reaches out to touch Nic's face. Nic turn froze when Willy's fingers touch her cheeks.

Willy stepped closer to Nic and he checked on Nic's lips. And then There is no wound but her lips are red and a bit swollen. "Your lips is alright. There is no wound. Maybe the coffee is too hot for you to drink."

Nic didn't say anything because Willy is still standing right in front of her. His fingers also didn't leave her lips yet. So and Nic could do is stare at him and be silent.

When Nic didn't say anything, Willy shifted his glance to Nic and their eyes locked onto each other again.

The very close distance between them causing Willy to fl.u.s.tered. He don't know why but that is what he feels when he stared Nic's eyes.

They maintain the position for about 10 minutes before someone coughing, interrupt in and make them snapped back to the reality.

Willy and Nic flinched harder as they quickly stepped away from each other. The more awkward is that, they suddenly look at different direction with awkward face as if they just doing a bad things.

The person who coughed is Wanda. She also want to get some drink and who knows shd encounter this two people together here. She has been watching them for a while and she didn't believe her own eyes that she would witnessed a romantic moment between Willy and Nic. Since when did these two get close anyway?

Willy looked at Wanda with a nervous face and give her an awkward smile. "Oh, Wanda… What are you doing here?"

Wanda realised Willy have been awkward right now. She smiled a bit at Willy's awkwardness. "I want to get some coffee."

"Oh, go ahead," Nic said as she stepped aside to give Wanda a way to the drinking machine. She managed to take her cup of coffee before she turn her body to another direction.

Wanda approached the drinking machine.

"Thank you."

Willy also drink his coffee and pretend like nothing is happened.

"So tell me, what are you two doing just now? Was you two about to kiss??"

SPLURTTT!!

Wanda's question were only answered by Nic and Willy splitting out their coffee from their mouth again. They choked on their own coffee and coughed a few times.

Wanda smiled excitedly as she saw these two people looks so shy about something. They must done it already, they must!

"Eiii, sister-in-law… How could you like that? Kissing.. Why would I kiss her out of everyone?" said Willy awkwardly.

"You are right, Willy. Why would us do that despicable thing? On daylight??" Nic shrieked.

Willy and Nic suddenly stared at each other again and the awkward sensation suddenly filled them again.

They quickly turn their back against each other and they walked away, pretending like nothing happened but the feeling of awkwardness is written all over their face.

This is scene only make Wanda giggled in excitement. "They're so cute. Its remind me when I still in love with Alex. So romantic!!"

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The day of the Ranger Team moved out from the Royal Castle is arrived and all the preparations is already finished.

The Ranger Team get inside the car which will bring them to their new house. Some of them looks excited and some of them also feels sad to leave the Royal Castle, leave their friends there.

Wanda who already considered the girls as her sisters because they live in a same dorm already crying out loud because the girls will move out and probably never come back again.

Alex and April tried to calm her down but Wanda's cry are getting louder and louder.

General Joseph also didn't miss this chance to say goodbye to his sons.

He bid goodbye and good luck to everyone else before the car their ride are heading off from the Royal Castle.

The girls look at the Royal Castle for the last time. They doesn't sure if they could back to th Royal Castle again after this or not.

All they could do was watching sadly at the castle when the car drove out from the large courtyard.

"We will begin a new life out there. So we have to make sure to protect ourself," Dee said with a depressed-like voice.

"At least we have to keep survive for us to go back home," Livnah replied.

Emma and Suzy who was with them only nodded a little.

"We will!"