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Lily gulped, it's the 'devil'. She said in her mind with her hands still trembling.

Raven picked the phone from the girl's hand, turning it off, he said, "You don't want to do that. Now run along and forget everything that happened here, little girl." His voice low and chilly to the bone.

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Sunshine Meets Grumpy

He's a hitman, a hacker, a serpent slithering through the city's underbelly. Not a hero, not even close. The mafia's ghost in the machine, shadows his only companions.

Then, there's her. Bookish, buried in debt and dreams, juggling endless shifts and late-night study sessions. Sunflower yellow amidst the grimy alleys, oblivious to the danger lurking beneath her hopeful smile. "Plain," they call her, "basic." But her light, it's undeniable.

One fated night, a muttered curse, a stolen glance. Their worlds, oil and water, are destined to collide. Can sunshine melt the frost around a killer's heart? Or will their tangled destinies ignite a storm that consumes them both?

The Hitman’s Sunshine

[MUSIC RECOMMENDATION: SNOW ~ FABRIZIO PATERLINI]

Now sitting inside the exam hall, Lily tried to calm her jittering nerves. It was always like this whenever she had exams, a reminder that she was still a student.

"Maya, what are you doing?" she asked when she noticed Maya chewing the end of her pen.

Maya turned her stiffened neck. "Lily, I didn't prepare for the exam..." the girl muttered.

Lily sighed. She thought she was bad with exams; Maya was worse. Lily chuckled; it was weird to see Maya, who always acted tough, be afraid because of her exam.

"Don't worry, it'll go just fine," Lily found herself assuring the girl.

Maya dropped her pen on the table. "Lily, I want to pee. No, I need to pee like right now," the girl said, holding her stomach.

Lily looked around the hall; students were still getting ready to settle down, so if they should run down to the restroom quickly and come back, they would meet up for the exam.

SIMMERING FEUD