Vera is a stage drama actor, and her greatest wish in her life is to enter the modern musical theater that is well-known to all countries.

A slim and graceful figure, a beautiful face as beautiful as a flower, and a melodious voice.

Excellent body hardware undoubtedly helped her acting career very much.

But--

She has been in stage drama for eight years from the age of thirteen to the age of twenty, and she is still a small extra.

There is nothing else, because every time the director of a stage play selects an actor, she refuses the director's hint of the director's unspoken rules.

Seeing that "sisters" around her who were not as good as hers, all of them participated in the protagonists she had always dreamed of on the stage, Vera, who was in a lost mood, often wondered whether she was wrong? She clearly knew in her heart that if she wanted to succeed in the future, as an ordinary girl with no money or power, her body was the biggest weapon she could rely on, but she gave up using it.

What is she insisting on? Do she think she can win the favor of a certain director with her solid acting skills? Don’t joke! They have no relatives and no reason to do so. Beautiful girls like her are too common in the musical theater. Why do they choose her instead of those beautiful girls who throw themselves into their arms? Following the principle of equivalent exchange, where can they get anything without giving?

Perhaps, I should leave this little place to go to the United States to pursue my actor dream!

Whenever Vera thought so, she soon gave up on this idea. Many girls once went to the United States with similar thoughts with longing, but failed without exception, and even their days were far from being moist in Varicho.

It is true that big cities have more opportunities, but they ignore the crueler competition in big cities, especially when facing girls from all over the world who embrace actors’ dreams. Where did they come from the small place of Warricho to compete with these people?

Now Ms. Dolina, the pillar of Vera Theatre Troupe, once went to the United States for a few years when she was young, and finally returned to the Republic of Varicho in shame. It was this experience that she often educated the girls in the group that she wanted to go to the United States to pursue her dreams, but you must stand firm in Varicho before going, otherwise there will be a way out if you fail in the future. Most girls who fail to pursue their dreams have no way out, and many people give up their dreams and choose to marry and have children with local men, and have lived a mediocre life from then on.

Vera did not deny what Ms. Dolina said. If she had not even stood firm in Varicho, she would probably not be able to escape the same fate if she went to the United States.

Recently, a new script was released. I heard that the director was about to select the right actor. Vera was always hesitant. I, do I need to make a change?

Vera's life is monotonous. She goes out early and returns late every day, and she rehearses most of the time in the troupe. Her biggest hobby every day is to soak in the bathtub for half an hour to relieve her fatigue for the whole day. She drinks a glass of milk before going to bed, reads a book for a while and then falls asleep.

As an extra, Vera has a low income, and her monthly income is around 2,500 Units. In addition to rent, water, electricity and daily living expenses, she basically belongs to the Moonlight clan. In fact, her situation is good. After all, there are fixed theater troupes, and many actors without theater troupes often don’t even have the opportunity to perform. Often, they choose to do odd jobs in restaurants, convenience stores and other places to barely maintain their lives. In order to save expenses, the place where they rent is as comfortable as Vera’s single apartment, and they are mainly shared.

Vera is envious of others, why don’t others envy her?

In the past two days, Vera's worries are not just about selecting actors for the new script. For some reason, every time she comes home, she inexplicably feels that there is someone in the room.

This is a very weird and terrifying feeling.

She tried to carefully search the room, and it turned out that she felt wrong.

There was no one in the room except her.

The question is why she feels like this? Did she encounter any supernatural incident?

She repeatedly comforted herself that perhaps it was because the selection of actors in the new script that caused too much psychological pressure to herself, which caused this illusion of scaring herself.

Tomorrow will be the day when the director of the new script selects actors. When she returns home and takes a bath, Vera can't sleep. She is watching TV in the living room, and is broadcasting news about terrorists that have caused a lot of trouble some time ago.

"This group of policemen is really a waste of taxpayers' money!"

According to the news summary, after the terrorist attack that day, the terrorists' helpers in the city destroyed two helicopters that United States assisted the Republic of Varicho to combat terrorist crimes, causing huge property losses to the local area. While the police surrounded the terrorist, the clinker party drove into the Raccoon Mall and disappeared without a trace. His accomplices who took hostages in the hospital disappeared after fleeing to the beach, and eventually rescued the unconscious hostages only in the explosion-proof car abandoned by the terrorists.

Recalling the police's raids and found nothing over the past few days, Vera curled her lips and muttered, after all, the police had visited her apartment and said she was searching for terrorists who had escaped from the Raccoon Mall.

Now the news also says that the police found traces of terrorists hiding and escaping in the sewer near the Raccoon Mall. Now it is likely that they have escaped from Perus along the sewer, but the police still warned the people of Perus that perhaps the terrorists may still be in Perus City!

"Did that terrorist escape or not?"

Looking at the police spokesperson's statement, Vera couldn't help but feel funny.

In fact, the terrorist attacks have more or less affected Vera's life. For example, the dramas that were planned to be staged some time ago were postponed for a week, and the business of entertainment venues of all sizes became deserted, and it has not yet gradually returned to normal. Despite this, the police have still dispatched a lot of police forces to patrol Perus day and night, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to calm down in less than a month or two.

After turning off the TV, Vera leaned her back on the sofa and looked up at the white ceiling, then closed her eyes and sighed slowly.

What should I do if I choose an actor tomorrow?! Do I really want to sleep with the director of the new script?

Vera knows the director tomorrow. The other party is in his forties. He looks like a polite gentleman on the surface, but the problem is that he is a family man. He also secretly talks about some of the "sisters" who have sex with him. The other party seems to have a serious tendency to abuse in bed...

Whenever Vera thought of this, she couldn't help but shivered.

No! Don’t give her your first one to such a perverted man even if you beat her to death!

But if you refuse, what should you do if you do in her future acting career?

well--

I don't know how many times she sighed tonight.

Perhaps because of religious belief, Vera is a conservative girl. Although she had dated two boyfriends, she never had physical relationships with each other. According to her concept, she had to wait until the night of her marriage to hand over her first time. As a result, her boyfriend couldn't wait for the day of marriage and chose to break up.

Back in bed, tossing and turning, if she abandoned her persistence for the dream she pursued, would she still be her original one? What kind of person will she become in the future? At that time, would she really feel happy?

Slowly, sleepy in the midst of random thoughts, Vera turned off the desk lamp, held the pillow in her arms and prepared to fall asleep.

The bedroom room was very quiet. After sleeping for a while, Vera suddenly opened her eyes, because the familiar feeling came again.

The room feels like someone.

But except for the vague sound of dripping water from the bathroom faucet, she could not hear anyone's voice.

She buried herself in the bed and tried not to think about this. But the more she escaped, the more she thoughts became uncontrollably.

Vera's single apartment is not big, with a simple one bedroom, one living room, one kitchen and one bathroom. She has no place to hide if she wants to hide. She once carefully checked the bathroom, wardrobe, and under the bed in the house, but there was no one in every place, so she thought she was thinking too much.

But what if the people in the house are not humans?

When she thought of this, she had goose bumps all over her body.

A few years ago, there was a popular horror-themed series in the United States that specifically tells supernatural stories circulating in many places in the United States. Vera was still watching TV every day and she remembers very much that the first season of the story specifically tells various haunted houses.

Is the apartment I live in a haunted house? It is impossible! If it is a haunted house, she has been renting it for several years. Why does this feeling appear sooner or later but not now?

Vera! Can't scare yourself anymore!

Vera hypnotized and comforted herself.

If she wants to stop being troubled by this, she must be bold.

She once heard a story where someone was very afraid of ghosts. In order to overcome the fear of fear of ghosts, he mustered up the courage to sleep in the cemetery for several nights in a row. Later, he was no longer afraid of ghosts.

The truth of the story is very simple. Face your fears. When you realize that ghosts do not exist, you will naturally no longer be afraid of ghosts.

Vera intends to follow the protagonist of the story.

Where is the most likely place for ghosts in a bedroom? According to the supernatural TV series Vera has watched, the first is the bottom of the bed, the second is the wardrobe, and the third is the ceiling.

She took a deep breath, tried to calm down, then slowly lay down beside the bed, her head reached under the bed, and slowly lifted the sheet that was almost hanging on the ground with one hand, and cheered herself up in her heart. Vera, don't be afraid, there are no ghosts in this world.

Then--

She saw a stranger's face looking at her with her eyes open.

"ah--"

Vera screamed and fainted.

The human face blinked, and then a figure emerged from under the bed.

"Defense day and night, I was finally discovered. This little girl's sixth sense seems to be too keen."

Chen An looked at the girl who fainted on the bed and muttered to himself.

Since escaping into this apartment, in order to avoid police searches, Chen An planned to wait until the limelight has passed before leaving Perus. At first, he chose Vera's apartment, but after he found that Vera often went out early and returned late and was not at home, he regarded Vera's home as a place to hide.

During the day, he either stayed at Vera's house to watch TV or check all kinds of news information, or sneaked into other apartments to find food. At night, he would hide under Vera's bed and hold his breath and fall asleep.

Although Vera didn't know that there was someone under the bed where she was sleeping, the woman's sixth sense always gave her vague tips.

Of course, Chen An has not been staying in Vera's apartment all the time. Sometimes he sneaks into other apartments and notices that the owner of the apartment will not come back within a few days, so he will regard this place as his hiding point.

His hands and feet are very clean, and no problems will be found in details. But he didn't expect that he would be exposed after just over ten days.

what to do?

Chen An brought a chair and sat beside Vera's bed, staring at the girl who was unconscious on the bed.

It is impossible to kill innocent people indiscriminately, and she has rehearsal work every day. If she suddenly disappears, her colleagues will come to her within two days, and what should be exposed will still be exposed.

If the girl left now and waited for the reaction, she would easily recognize herself as a terrorist who was hiding in the news. Once she called the police, how could Chen An leave the island under martial law?

If there is no coercion, there is only temptation.

Chen An, who had looked through the girl's room, knew that the other party was a drama actor. From her usual conversation in the house, it can be seen that she wanted to become a great drama actor who gained fame and fortune, but due to the helplessness of reality, she has never been able to make it.

After a while, Vera woke up leisurely. When she saw Chen An sitting in front of the bed, she subconsciously planned to scream, but the cold gun pointed at her made her swallow her scream.

"You should be glad you didn't make a sound."

Chen An said to her indifferently.

"You..." After Vera saw Chen An's face clearly, a familiar news scene suddenly flashed in her mind, and her eyes widened. "So you are not a ghost, you are that terrorist."

"I am neither a ghost nor a terrorist," Chen Andu said. "I am just an ordinary person who wants to survive."

Ordinary people... Can ordinary people be so fierce that they use guns to blow up two helicopters in the United States in succession? Can ordinary people escape through the numerous encirclements of countless police officers?

"What do you want to do to me? Are you planning to kill me to silence me?"

Vera said with a grudge.

"I never kill innocent people. I just want to reach a cooperation with you." Chen An said lightly.

“What cooperation?”

"You cover up my whereabouts and I will help you realize your dream on the stage."
To be continued...