Love Unspoken

When Sean bolted outside, he scoped out the entrance but didn't spot Alexander anywhere. What he did see was a bunch of young folks in a tour group, with a guide up front yammering about safety and telling everyone not to wander off. "Man, these people have guts coming here for a tour," he thought. After eavesdropping for a bit, he figured they were just passing through and wanted to check out the sights.

Sean couldn't care less where they were headed. He was freaking out 'cause he couldn't find Alexander, so he whipped out his phone to give him a call.

Before he could even dial, someone yanked his collar.

Instinctively, he looked up and saw a pair of pitch-black sunglasses. Even with the shades, he could feel Alexander's disdain and contempt from his tight-lipped expression. Alexander let go, and Sean stood there quietly with him among the tourists.

There were over twenty people in the group. Alexander and Sean blended in pretty well.

The guide droned on for what felt like forever before raising a flag and leading everyone to a bus outside.

Alexander and Sean hopped on too, snagging seats in the back row. After the guide counted heads three times and still found two extras, he knew something was off.

He took off his sunglasses and scanned each row. After all, they'd been together for five or six days and were kinda familiar with each other.

When he got to the back, his eyes locked onto Alexander and Sean. "Sir, are you sure you're with the right group?" The guide's tone was polite, considering the place was chaotic, and he was worried they might be trouble. Alexander, in his black and white striped shirt, sat there all cocky, leaning back and looking pretty intimidating.

After the guide asked, Alexander reached into his pocket, making the guide almost bolt but his legs wouldn't move.

Expecting a gun, the guide was shocked when Alexander pulled out a wad of cash. He grabbed the guide's hand and slapped the money into his palm. "We're here for a tour but don't know the area and are kinda scared. We bumped into you guys, so can we tag along?"

Even though he talked about being scared, his face didn't show it, even with the sunglasses on.

The guide squeezed the money, his fear melting into a grin. He discreetly pocketed the cash and said, "But we're only here for a day and leaving tomorrow afternoon."

"That's cool. We don't wanna go anywhere else. We'll just stick with you," Alexander said.

The guide was stoked. "Alright, you can stay. Plenty of seats. Need us to book your hotel?"

"That'd be awesome," Alexander said cheerfully.Property © 2024 N0(v)elDrama.Org.

"No problem." The guide turned around discreetly and walked to the front. "Alright, folks, we're heading to the hotel first to drop off our stuff."

Sean let out a sigh of relief, thinking, "Yep, money talks."

The good thing about this tour group was they didn't book big hotels. To save cash, they picked smaller, less formal ones, and their travel agency had deals with these hotels, so no registration was needed. The bus slowly started and rolled out of the airport.

Even though it was an airport, the surroundings were still pretty barren once the bus left. Just two asphalt roads with some greenery, but mostly yellow dirt and sparse vegetation.

It looked like a village, with dirt roads and a few scattered low houses besides the two asphalt roads.

If it was like this near the airport, who knew what the rest of the place looked like.

Sean leaned closer to Alexander and whispered in his ear, "Mr. Kennedy, are we really gonna tour with them?"

"Keep it down," Alexander said coldly.

Sean pouted and shut his mouth, keeping a close eye on the surroundings.