The Cosplayer

...LILY POV...

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As usual I left my work early. I was walking back to my apartment. In the meanwhile I was thinking about writing when I reach my home. The weather was lovely and my mood was so good! I received a call from the editor. I picked up the call and the editor said-

-Hello, have you left the work? Can you talk right now?

-Yes it's fine, I can talk

-well it's about the sypnosis of your next work... The editors liked it. The coming-of-age series are in trend these days!

-Really??

-But are you okay doing this Direction? We all thought you would continue with the "Third Prince"

-Well... I did consider it though....

-You don't think you are Missing about not writing about him? Even though he is a villain, a lot of fans love him! Especially the girls!

-Well.... that's.. Truee butttt..... I wanted to try something that focuses on female protagonist this time.... *call contiues* okay... thank you!

Beep-beep *call cuts*

I knew it. The editors also think the same. The "Third Prince" is the most popular villain from the series. everyone from readers expect my next work to be about him. but honestly I feel little bit sad about it too.... But I stopped myself by saying- noooo! I should stop writing stuff about people been re incarnated in other worlds! I need to try something new to grow as an author!

I was thinking this when I saw a large group of people gathered in a crowd near the building of my apartment. I also found it suspicious. Within some moments I found a police officer yelling "stand back please! its dangerous!" but I thought they might be an accident but suddenly someone tapped my shoulders from behind and said, "Miss Ester!"

I got startled and I turned around in an instance. I saw a girl in her teenage, blonde in two pigtails, wearing spects and a blue tracksuit, looking towards me with affection and admiration in her eyes. The girls said, "we meet again!!! congratulations on finishing the "Second Prince"!" I was shocked at her sudden appearance but I controlled my emotions and replied, "Jasime?!... Thankyou... You startled me!"

She was Jasmine, my landlord's daughter. failed her college entrance exams so she is taking a gap year to study for them again. The landlord is very concerned about her. and the most important thing is that she is the only fan who knows about my true identity, VASSER, the popular secret author.

Honestly I am really thankful to have a fan... but she needs to stop talking to me in public about my writing because it is supposed to be a secret! I always be wary of her because I think she can mistakenly reveal about my identity... all of this was happening but I soon got distracted because of the accident and I asked Jasmine, "what is going on, was there an accident?"

Jasmine replied, "oh! I heard there was a sink hole!"

"Sinkhole?"

"yes, I guess they hit something while doing construction... the grounds suddenly collapsed like that!"

"Oh... I see"

Jasmine continue to talk to me and said, "anyway congratulations again! you are writing about the "third Prince" now right? he is my favourite. I am going to do a group cause play and going to dress up as the third Prince!" despite my warning, she continues to keep talking about my writing in public. I replied, "haha... I see" she asked, "what is it about? it's another reincarnation one, right? Ah, I wonder what will happen... You have to show me the draft okay!"

I am definitely not going to show her my draft but still I replied, "Haha...s.. Sure Jasmine! I have to go now ....." Jasmine energetically replied back, "okay I'll be waiting for your next series Miss Ester!" I cursed in my mind that please stop talking about me and my writing in public but she will never listen! I walked away from her as soon as I can towards my apartment.

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Jasmine was watching Lily going back to her apartment. In a few moments she heard a voice, painful and breaking, from her left side. She turned around to have a look and was amazed by what she saw! She saw a young big and strong man standing in front of him. His hairs were bright red and he was injured in his left eye. His clothes were looking like a game from a fashion show presenting ancient gods and royal Princes. But it looked like that man was injured in many places on his body.

Jasmine patiently observed his outfit and saw the broche through which his red cape was tied. After looking at the broche, she thought that she have seen it somewhere. then she started connecting what she saw, red hairs, red and black cape, the left injured eye and she exclaimed in the excitement! "Woaahhh!!! You are "The Third Prince!"

That man was not able to understand what Jasmine was saying. Jasmine approached that man and said, "you are cos- playing the third Prince right!? wow! I have never seen anyone who pulled it off as well as you have... you look cooler than even the first or the second friends cos players... it looks like you step right out of the pages of the book!! Miss Ester would be so happy to see you!"

As soon as Jasmine wanted to see more.... the man in front of her took out his sword, and placed it right beside Jasmine's neck! With a bang. He said in a husky voice, "You know... Who I am? How do you recognize me?"

Jasmine was too scared to answer. The words were not even coming out from her mouth. She tried, "Wha... What? that's because........." the man saw the book in Jasmine's hands and said, "what is the cover page of the book? what is that? did you write it?"

Jasmine stuttered and replied, "what? Nooo! The author lives downstairs... Sh... She wrote it!" The man stood cold with no expressions in his eyes... His presence was making it difficult for Jasmine to even breathe... The man asked Jasmine, "Can I take a look at that book"?

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^^^To be continued~^^^

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