Chapter 682 - Six Hundred And Eighty-two: His Escape (1/2)

The third point of view:

The bell rang and that marked the end of classes as students strolled out one after the other from their classroom. Both bodyguards stationed right outside the classroom kept their eyes out for his highness, the prince Akim, wondering what was delaying him. He was usually the first to alight once lessons were over.

Thinking something must have happened to him, they were just about to investigate the reason for the delay when he came out of the classroom with a girl by his side.

The both of them were stupefied as this was the first time his highness was being this close to a woman. They would be sure to bring this good news to his parents.

They cleared their throat to announce their presence to his highness who ignored them and kept on with his conversation. They didn't react to his silence and instead, maintained a few meters from his highness, giving him a bit of privacy like usual.

”So what's the plan?” Akim asked, his voice lowered. He didn't look back so the guards didn't suspect he was up to no good.

”You have to escape here as soon as I start,” She said and that made him the more confused.

”I don't know anyplace here aside from the route to school and school,” He pointed out his ignorance.

Akim sighed, at this rate, his men would catch him and their plans would all be for nothing.

”You would wait for me at the nearest phone booth, it's around the area. I'll find you there. Before then, you'd have to avoid all cameras and....” she smiled.

Akim shivered, he didn't like that smile on her face.

”I don't care to know how you do it but steal some cloth on your way out,”

”What?!” He almost shouted, yet was quick to compose himself, ”That is impossible,”

”Your biggest problem would be escaping the school and changing your appearance would help a lot. I would take care of the two from behind and you find a way to escape here. Deal?”

”Deal,” He added under his breath, ”I'm just worried over the fact that I don't know what you have in mind,”

Anika smiled and punched him on the shoulder, Akim groaned. For a girl, she was quite strong. Unknown to them, their innocent gesture seemed like a public display of affection to his matured bodyguards. They had a lot of tales to narrate to their pals today - if only they knew they would have more than enough stories in the next minute.

”Are you ready?” Anika asked him.

Akim began to panic, ”I don't think I'm -”

”Urgh!” Anika's expression distorted as she suddenly moaned, her hands going to wrap around her stomach as if in pain.

Upon the warning that Anika had given him beforehand, Akim still panicked when she cried out in pain. Perhaps, she had known that he was not a good actor and kept him in the dark for this very reason - his best reaction.

”Anika, what's wrong?” Akim went over to her trying to keep her from falling.

”I don't know,” She said, tears trailing down her cheeks while her features distorted in pain.

”Your highness!” Both men came to his side, as confused as the prince was.