“What’s going on? I can’t get through to him,” Malcom looked down at his phone after trying to call Kevin. He received a message from him almost thirty minutes ago and for some reason, he can’t get through to his phone.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYFN9sFyVen
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He sat on his bed, careful not to strain his shoulder. He hoped everything back at Mr. Cowell’s house is fine. After Kevin’s message, he couldn’t help but worry even more. He wished he could go there, but now that his mother had her eyes on him and his sister, getting out of the house just got harder.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdbYBbSMGg5
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He looked at his phone and tried to call Kevin again, but his phone still isn’t going through. He thought of calling Rhénee, but thought again if it would be appropriate at this time, considering that she might be tired after what went on today. Kevin must have also told her about Mr. Cowell. And knowing her, she’s probably there right now. He thought of calling her instead.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPXxR1Mgjpw
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Before he could do so, he heard a knock at the door. He muttered to himself, irritated that someone was by the door when he wanted to be alone. He told the person to come in and when he saw his mother enter the room, he couldn’t help but curse under his breath.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYad5sarJc4
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“Well, you don’t seem so happy to see me,” said Mrs. Derrand as he approached his bed.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjWilPSStck
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“Maybe it’s because I wanted to take a nap before you came in,” Malcom calmly lied.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ55rMANBbXZ
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She stopped at the foot of the bed and stared at him. Malcom tried not to flinch in pain as his shoulder still continued to ache. He can’t give himself away now. His mother would throw a fit.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4jkoirFLm8
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“Sorry if I’m interrupting, but I just came to check on you.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKADmVA5g2Z
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“As you can see, I’m fine.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6qz25wI27b
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Mrs. Derrand almost did a 180, when she stopped and turned back to look at Malcom. “Can you do me a favour tomorrow?”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44U0woC4Lp
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Malcom raised an eyebrow. “What is it?”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1YrAYPWiEs
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“You’ll be on leave for a week, right? I was wondering if you could go to Rhénee’s house tomorrow to deliver something for me.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBk4ExzM3z
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Now Malcom is concerned. What could his mother want him to give Rhénee?542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZfasWL3Po5
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“Why should I be the one carrying out that errand? You can easily tell the driver to do that, can’t you?”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQyY1eN8ocS
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“Well, after the incident at the party, I didn’t get to give her a gift.” Mrs. Derrand made herself comfortable, sitting at the foot of his bed. Malcom hoped she wouldn’t come closer. “And I've been busy dealing with the police that I completely forgot until I saw it in my room today.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJrDUpZuhU
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“I know you’ve been busy and that you probably forgot, but why don’t you do it? I mean, it’s your gift to her, right?”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnG6t48IWoh
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“Yes, I know. But I’ve to get back to work tomorrow and it would be nice if you would do this for me. Besides, you can use that time to get to know Rhénee better since we were rudely interrupted at the party.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYlaml1I288
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Malcom raised an eyebrow. Why would his mother want him to get too familiar with Rhénee? Is there something that she wants out of it, he thought.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMgc4ZGZsue
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“And if I refuse?” he dared to ask.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBTDjlgHXY6
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“Don’t try to be stubborn,” she scoffed. “It’s only natural that you should get to know her since we all knew her late grandmother. And she hasn’t been in Madison in years. We’ve to make her feel welcome.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJGBfyXWFD
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“But you and Emelda weren’t the best of friends, you know.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0afdkuURQG
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Malcom knew he had struck a nerve because his mother stared at him like she would shoot lasers out of her eyes. But her demeanour quickly disappeared as she sighed and put up a smile.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAkap9hlOOJ
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“It’s because of that that I want to make amends. I know she’s gone and there’s nothing I can do to patch things up with her. It's left me in deep regret. I feel the need to connect with Rhénee more, you know?”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Q3kd2mFWm
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“Then why not take the present to her yourself?”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQIBM85IJg
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“I would, but like I told you earlier, I’ve work to do. There’s plenty of time for me to get close to her. You and sister should too. Your friendship might be valuable in the future. You'll never know when you would ever ask each other for help.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWAvifsB3r
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Malcom continued to sit in silence as he looked at his mother. Why would she want him to get close to Rhénee all of a sudden?  In the few days he and Greta got to be with Rhénee, they were already close. But their mother isn’t aware of it because as far as he and his sister are concerned, she might be their enemy.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTM7064ezYa
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“I’ll take it for you,” he said. “But you should be the one getting to know her better. Not me.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAnWvrICDvY
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“Thank you, Malcom,” Mrs. Derrand said with a smile. “You should make your sister tag along.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIvs16bJjrp
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“I’ll see if she'll be up for the idea.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP48reIkkfd
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Mrs. Derrand stood up from the bed and stretched out her hand to touch Malcom by the shoulder. He was quick enough to catch her hand before it landed. She looked a little shocked by the sudden gesture.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMqnTDDj06s
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“What is it?” Mrs. Derrand asked. “You don’t want your mother touching you, Malcom?”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsy80IRh2NJ
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“Wow, mum, when you put it like that, it sounds really wrong,” Malcom said as he quickly stood up.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrHTvNO0dQI
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"Sorry, dear. I just wanted to show my affection for the favour."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoHZSh5nv3D
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"Maybe you should do that by leaving me for now. I need to rest."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5FDd8oHDWb
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His mother sighed. "When are you going to stop hating me, Malcom?"542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPguXgjuQI5
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"I think you already know the answer."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYpj0fPz5T1
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"Whatever happened to your father..., I still regret it to this very day."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCnCLnFZ2u
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"Do you mum? Because it doesn't feel like it."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3CkgGOkLuj
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Malcom folded his arms and almost winced in pain as he strained his injured shoulder by doing so. Instead, he humphed as though he's upset. He turned to look away from his mother, approaching the window and looking at the dark lawn outside.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ7YYcZnQhe
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"I know I can't undo what I did," said Mrs. Derrand, as she stood behind her son. "But will you continue to hate me forever? It's been three years since-"542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgtpHLNYiJA
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"Mum, enough. I don't want to talk about it. It hurts even more when you start this all over again. Staying here with you is already enough to bear, don't you think?"542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYBLpN1RYe8
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Mrs. Derrand opened her mouth, but no words came out. She knew it's best for her to leave.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡie483qxBUi
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"I know you and your sister hate me, Malcom. But know this, whatever I did, I did it for the two of you. And I was never going to let your father get in the way. If you ask me, I would do it all over again."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj8mQExrsa3
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Malcom dropped his arms and clenched his hands into fists, straining his injured shoulder. He just wanted his mother to leave.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL2Vklat2xv
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Someone knockwd at the door, and judging by how quick the knocks came, Malcom knew it's Greta. She might be late, but she couldn't have come at a better time.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA2pjfjFBH3
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Mrs. Derrand went to the door and opened it. Greta gasped at the sudden sight of her mother in her brother's room.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡptNKjv6H3A
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"Hey, mum," said Greta, trying to compose herself.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3sVET6bbM6
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Her mother gave a nod of her head and looked back at Malcom who still looked out of window. She sighed.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSKnzUCU3Yc
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"I'll leave you two," she said as she went past Greta who quickly stood aside. Greta looked on as her mother walked down the hall to her room.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIeZo6bDcAh
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Greta quickly entered her brother’s room, closing the door quietly. She turned to look at her brother. “What was she doing here?” she asked.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2d6rPs1ODr
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Malcom shook his head. “I’ll tell you later. Right now, something’s up with Kevin’s phone. I tried calling him but he isn’t answering.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3p7j8grLFF
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“I guess you received the message too. I tried calling Rhénee and her phone wouldn’t go through either. I also called the house landline. It's ringing but nobody’s picking.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Tn45a7MbX
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“Odd.” Malcom turned to look at his sister. “There should be Miss Griselda at the house. Could they not be home?”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjB97k9kRp6
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Greta also looked just as confused as Malcom. He didn’t like this at all. Kevin and Rhenee’s phones were unreachable, and no one was answering the phone at Rhenee’s house. Could Kevin, Rhénee and Miss Griselda be in trouble? Or is there any reasonable explanation?542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAFTuZaaqlr
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“I would like us to go check Rhénee’s house, but I don’t think mum would want us to go out,” said Greta.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgwe2pjs96p
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Malcom couldn’t agree more. Their mother would find it suspicious that they were both leaving the house together. Unless…542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFVkh0tihwy
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Malcom snapped his fingers and quickly walked past his sister, heading for the door.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVIOt8AQ2tv
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“Hey, where are you going?” Greta called out to him, as she followed.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4nCi7J6Gv5
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Malcom stopped himself in the hall and turned to look at his sister coming behind him.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9jqdJ0wFGG
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“Lower your voice, I don’t want mum to hear,” he whispered to her.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡilmOjRcxFY
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“What is it?” she asked.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwbcYKLZUaE
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“I want you to follow my lead. Can you do that?”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjz4xtS9j8m
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“Whatever plan you have, I hope it works. What am I saying? Of course, it will.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPiulPnBDN1
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Malcom gave her a brief smile and continued his way down the hall, heading for his mother’s room. He heard Greta yelp behind him, but she continued to follow nonetheless.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4mQgbN2BEk
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When he got to the door, he knocked and heard his mother behind the door tell him to come in.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYl9PqG3Pro
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"Malcom, Greta," said Mrs. Derrand as she looked up at her two children. She was seated on her bed, with her phone in her hand. She looked a little surprised to see them, not after what happened with Malcom in his room. "What brings you two here?"542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJGGr9HMoEq
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Greta looked at her brother who immediately answered, "that gift you wanted me to take to Rhénee, I would like to take it to her now, if you don't mind."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZIPdWRwCgO
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Mrs. Derrand looked even more surprised. "I thought we agreed you would take it to her tomorrow."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLVbmgyR3kG
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"I did, but I thought I'm better off taking it today, before it gets too late. I just remembered that there's something I need to do tomorrow. And it's urgent."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM4DGXOz5p6
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Mrs. Derrand looked at Malcom and Greta intently. The two thought she would simply refuse. She stood up from her bed and went to her closet. The two siblings looked at each other, wondering what she's going to get out of there.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpzzDoLD0VI
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The doors of the closet closing caught the two's attention as they turned to look back at their mother who now had a small white gift bag in her hand. She held it up for Malcom to get.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzWZYGyHftk
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"Here it is," she said. "Are you sure you need to take it to her now?"542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIRARNF48NB
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"I'm sure,"  Malcom answered. "I'll make sure she gets it."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs90STv20on
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"I know you will. I'm just worried about the time. Do you two really have to be out at this time?"542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH7BTMuId2V
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"Come on, mum, we aren't kids anymore," Greta chirped in. "It's not that late. We haven't even had supper yet."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvYQKlRZHpK
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"That's because you two weren't here that I told the cooks to delay for a little bit."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbLMhYroEts
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"We'll be back before you know it," said Malcom. "We'll have time to chat with Rhénee later."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMPgs6JTMHd
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Mrs. Derrand sighed, knowing that she didn’t have a choice. She probed Malcom to get the bag from her hand which he did.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiBH9xEjVDm
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"Be careful out there," Mrs. Derrand said to them as they made their way out of the room.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyAJxeaR5kG
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"Did anyone ever tell you how brilliant you are, Malcom?" Greta asked as they quickly rushed down the stairs.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ40f5ESKm5u
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"Keep it down," he warned as he reached the bottom of the stairs first and headed for the front door. "We don't want her to hear you."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3JJtkY72vh
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He searched for the keys to the car in his pocket. Luckily he hadn't removed them from the time he got back home. He quickly opened the door and went for the car. Greta closed the door behind her and quickly followed her brother to the car. Malcom already unlocked the door and got in.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4utffj7IRU
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"I just hope they're okay," said Greta as she got in the car. Malcom had already worn his seatbelt.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBM0lK31xJs
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"I hope so too, especially Rhénee."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuX455yPsGl
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Greta raised an eyebrow at her brother as she also wore her seatbelt. "You seem to care about her a lot lately."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs2yrmheL8y
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"Is that a problem?" Malcom asked as he turned the ignition and the car's engine roared to life, not looking at his sister.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTh6vJQshWv
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"Oh, nothing," said Greta. "I know we're protecting her because we swore that we would, but you seem to be taking this a little too seriously."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7KaKIhZcY8
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Malcom now turned to look at Greta. "It's like you said at first. We swore that we would protect her."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX4GjaaakPy
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He put the car in reverse and it reversed right out of the driveway, through the gate. He put the car on drive, driving away from their house.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy33eoN3Djf
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"I know that. But haven't you stopped to think that by doing so we're also going against our mother?" Greta asked.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYREdLc5SY3
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"You're forgetting that we've been against her for a long time even before Emelda passed on."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtAI0gkw5qx
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"True. But what if things had been different back then? Would we be protecting Rhénee like we're now?"542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8VwmjP6M9D
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Malcom didn't answer at first as he had his eyes fixed on the road. "If things had been different," he finally answered, "something tells me we wouldn't have known Rhénee at all."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡELKBZm0OxI
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Greta looked at her brother and thought about what he said. She looked ahead. "I guess you're right."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9fzL1THT8Q
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“Do you regret doing this?” Malcom asked after a moment of silence had passed between them.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaKHwrV4kQE
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Greta hesitated for a moment, trying to find the right words to use. “To be honest, I don’t know what to think anymore,” she answered. “If it weren’t for our parents, something told me we wouldn’t have been in this mess.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpe9iiF9RqW
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“But you don’t regret helping Rhénee out?” Malcom gave his sister a brief glance before fixing his eyes on the road again.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2SrpsrtFvB
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“For some funny reason, I really don’t. And you?”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEhmzUnTAQI
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Malcom found himself shaking his head. He knew he and Greta are doing this because they promised the late Emelda. Now it felt more like an obligation. He didn’t know if his sister also felt this way, but he did. As much as that thought scared him, he didn’t seem to care. Ever since he met Rhénee, he felt he had to protect her from whatever is going on in this little town. Maybe his sister is right. Was he taking this a little too far? If so, why? He felt he isn’t only doing this for the late Emelda, but for something else. Is it to get back at his mother for what she did to him and Greta in the past? Now that he is thinking about it, he realises that there must be some other reason, though he doesn’t seem to know what it could be.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZuGs8pV9WE
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They were now pulling over in front of Rhénee’s house and they noticed as the car entered the front gate, that the lights inside the house were off. They couldn’t have called it a night and gone to bed for it’s far too early. Malcom and Greta knew right away that something's wrong.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGszHonayd
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Malcom parked the car in front of the house and Greta immediately got out. Malcom killed the car’s engine and followed Greta.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfwCp8WwBBS
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“The place is dark and quiet,” said Greta as she walked up to the front porch. “It looks like nobody’s home.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhbH3pU5WB8
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Malcom looked at the mansion and then at his sister. “Let’s try the back.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzq0MU4C9SH
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They went round the house and went for the kitchen back door. They weren’t surprised to find it locked.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNzIqNhyrI6
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“I’m guessing they must have gone to Mr. Cowell’s house,” said Malcom. “I just noticed that Rhénee’s car isn’t here.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ83jFeB2wJg
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“Could she've gone with Miss Griselda?” Greta asked.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8LuANvZttP
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“I guess so, otherwise, we would’ve found her here. Come on, let’s go to Mr. Cowell’s house.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkTMvoF5yor
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“Ya, let’s get out of here. With this house quiet and dark, I find it really creepy. I feel like a ghost can just appear out of nowhere.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQUYe05SbRv
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“You watch too many horror movies,” Malcom shook his head at his sister. “Let’s go.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7uPjzmZBWt
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Greta went back to the front of the house. Malcom lingered a little as he looked towards the garden and the greenhouse. For an odd minute, he thought there was someone there, but he was greeted by silence and darkness. Now that Greta mentioned how creepy she felt, it also got to him except this time around, he actually felt there's something out there, but he couldn't see or tell if it's actually there.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6VY9cvWqQv
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He followed Greta and found her waiting by the car.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmEzh34p653
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"I thought someone had nabbed you back there," she said as he got close.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKFQKKid0LN
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"I'm okay, as you can see," he said as he went to the driver's side and entered the car.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZn7H8Oq9HD
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"I really hope Rhénee is okay," Greta also followed into the car.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdzN9tIQun
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"Give her a ring again." Malcom started the car. "If her phone won't go through, then there's definitely something going on."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62FF8K2s43
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"Rhénee?" Kevin called out as he heard noises coming from the livingroom.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBHRczs9JSL
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With his phone acting as a torch, he made his way to the door. When he pushed it open, he saw Rhénee on someone's back, her arms and legs wrapped round the person's body. All this while, the person was trying to get her off, but she stuck to the man like glue. Kevin looked confused as the two went from left to right, knocking over a few things in the room.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS79A0Ppvaa
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How did he get in the house, he thought. And if he had been here the whole time, how come he and Rhénee hadn't realised it?542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpvYFbikVwk
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Rhénee hung onto the man's back and as they spun around the room, she noticed a light appear in the room. She knew Kevin had arrived after hearing the noise. Right now, she needed to put this man down, but with him moving around, she didn't know what to do.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw2lK6wWLzd
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"Kevin, help!" she called to him.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsTQ69gmVIe
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Soon, the man ran her up the wall, making her get hit in the back. But it still wasn't enough for her to let him go.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZWBFOm2NU
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"Get off of me!" the man yelled, running across the room, and in the process, hitting into the coffee table.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsMHir1Bt65
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Rhénee and the man fell to the floor together, with Rhénee still on top of him. Now is the man's opportunity to get her off of him. But Rhénee was quick enough to sit upright on his back and press his head down onto the floor with her hand and pinning his back with one knee.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRTh6nMqGQs
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"Kevin, help me hold him!" Rhénee called out to Kevin in front of her.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4YG1kxMRp
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Kevin woke up from his shock and tossing his phone on the couch, he came over to help her as he also pinned his knee onto the man's back. He also pinned the man's hands onto his back.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAk7dPn0hd0
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The man squirmed and struggled to get out. He's much bigger and broad shouldered. Rhénee and Kevin weren’t going to be enough to pin him down for long. They had to do something quickly.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYTsKkzakKV
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“We can’t hold him down for much longer,” Kevin told Rhénee. “We’ve to do something quick-”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYBqyFO4f8T
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Before Kevin could finish his sentence, Rhénee had quickly pressed her index and middle fingers onto the man’s neck and he quickly fell unconscious.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgOIyniav66
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“What the-?” Kevin couldn’t believe what he's seeing. “How did you do that?”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡua9Z8zNHZG
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“I hit his pressure point,” Rhénee calmly answered. She slowly stood up taking in a few deep breaths.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzZ5xcEj350
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“Where did you learn to do that?”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0aW2nhDeje
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“I’ll explain later. We need to check if he has weapons on him.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbh2E9mhzfW
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Kevin agreed to leave this discussion for later as he started to check the man’s pockets while Rhénee went over by the couch to get his phone to provide light as he searched. He found an AK47 tucked under his belt and a sharp pocket knife in one of his pockets. He checked the other one and found a cellular phone. Weird, most people have smart phones these days. Why would he need a cellular phone?542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtygqDxGWSN
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“I guess this is important,” said Kevin as he passed the phone to Rhénee.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBElvfE6fB
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“Whoever he works for might get into contact with him,” said Rhénee as she looked at the phone and checked it. She frowned. “There’s still no signal.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBxSlHvCOp5
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“Maybe he was going to cut off whatever is jamming it after he finished the job. We just have to find it.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ4boottOrv
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“Let’s tie him up first. Who knows when he might come around.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbu09yevAQN
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“I thought he will be unconsciousness until you touch his pressure point again.” Kevin stood up from the floor.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrd9DVjfpoL
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“Not always. There’s a limit, you know?”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNVQteKnngG
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“I think I saw rope somewhere in the kitchen.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2fXCAUwosH
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Rhénee gave Kevin his phone back as he rushed to the kitchen. She took her phone out and turned on the torch. She looked at the man who lay unconscious on the floor. Sophie stood on the overturned coffee table, looking on. Rhénee smiled at the cat, glad that her plan had worked. She felt the cat could really understand her after all.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7mSMt0uJkZ
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She knelt on the floor so as to take a good look at the man with short black hair and ruddy face with a slightly big nose. He wore black clothes and black leather boots like that of a soldier. In fact, Rhénee thought that if she were to look at him properly with the lights on, she might mistake him for one. But who could he be?542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQYZEYYbFO
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Rhénee continued to look at him when she spotted something on his neck like a chain, hidden under his black t-shirt. It looked like one of those chains most soldiers wear in memory of fallen soldiers. But the chain isn’t silver but gold. Looks like he isn’t a soldier then, she thought.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR49chSdDfH
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Out of curiosity, she placed her fingers on his neck to get the chain out. It’s a chain necklace with a grey key. The odd thing about the key is that it’s real and not a trinket. She noticed rust in some areas and it looked old. Why would he be carrying it with him around his neck? Did it mean something?542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTo9TKKQ6LL
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She heard the door to the kitchen creak open and Kevin walked in, holding up his phone to light the way. Rhénee brought the neck chain around the man’s head, and managed to get it.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMMPfSp4C3P
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“What’s that?” Kevin asked.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUacESgFnV0
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“A key,” Rhénee answered as she stood up and held up the chain for Kevin to take a look.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVFKaoRsWeJ
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“Do you think it’s important?” Kevin raised an eyebrow.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqcw6AsyeQq
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“I have a hunch.” Rhénee placed the key in her pocket. “Come on, let’s tie him up. Then we can go check upstairs for whatever is jamming the signal.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsnE8la2Oqu
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“How sure are you that it’s upstairs?”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQUAPy4TS9
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“Because that’s where he has been hiding this whole time. It’s obviously up there.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ77wM2QObGy
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Kevin nodded and they went on ahead to position the man on the floor to tie him. They bounded his hands and legs, making sure to tie the rope round his body for him to lie straight on the floor.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPi82VwiLnX
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Together with Sophie, they soon made their way up the stairs. When they reached the top landing, Kevin suggested they split up; him taking the left and Rhénee taking the right.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡutow79KibW
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Rhénee walked down the hall with Sophie at her heels and approached the first door to her left. She opened the door and looked inside. It's a bedroom. There weren't things lying around on the dressing table opposite the bed which was close to the bed, so she could tell that no one occupied this room. She thought of leaving to go check somewhere else, but she found herself now in the middle of the room. She didn't know why, but she felt that she might find something of importance.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Rpi5wbKrq
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There were sheets and pillows on the bed and Rhénee found it odd for a room that seemed unoccupied. Maybe she's wrong and there was someone who occupied it.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58oJVXUEBe
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A wooden closet stood in front of her and she went straight for it. She drew the doors open, and found the closet empty. Strange, she thought. She felt sure she would find something. Just as she was about to turn and look elsewhere, she felt a light thud below. Sophie had just stepped in the wardrobe and went for the corner.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjxe2WOF86m
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Rhénee shone the light over to where the cat was as it started to scratch the floor of the wardrobe. Rhénee knelt on the floor and bent over to the far corner and when she placed her hand on the spot the cat had been scratching at, she realised that the wall of the wardrobe felt light and hollow.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk57IjhRC7p
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"Just how many secret places does this house have?" Rhénee asked herself aloud.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4wggz52MPU
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She now started to press her hand along the corner of the wall of the wardrobe while the other held her phone. The wall caved in a little until Rhénee realised that it could be pushed aside. She pushed a little, and what she saw made her gasp in awe. She decided to call Kevin.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnCwGNHc4C9
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“Kevin!” she shouted, bringing herself out of the closet. “You’ve to see this!”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8Vfpc4BXR
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She heard quick, heavy footsteps and Kevin soon came with his light pointed at Rhénee. “What is it? Are you okay?” he asked.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡizaxMr3OzE
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"You'll be surprised with what I'm about to show you," she said as she went on her knees to enter the cupboard. Kevin still remained outside, and when Rhénee fully drew the wall of the cupboard aside, his jaw couldn't help but drop.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaRA3Oq8GLJ
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In front of them stood a stack of guns, mounted on the wall like they had been put up for some kind of display. Below them, were drawers. Rhénee drew one of them open to find a variety of bullets for the guns neatly stacked away. She drew out another and there were a variety of short knives also lined up neatly.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFfnLeOtZH
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"Was this man preparing for war?" Rhénee asked as she looked at Kevin.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl8MlTqERK5
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"I'm just as surprised as you," said Kevin. "I've known Mr. Cowell to be peaceful. I never thought he could’ve a stack of guns and knives hidden in his house."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY8TrlShtpZ
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"He isn't some war veteran, is he?" Rhénee got out of the wardrobe, her eyes still fixed on the guns.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnRtM4cVog8
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Kevin shook his head. He had a worried look on his face and Rhénee thought it best that they move on.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzQL5vp9DYk
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"Come on, we can worry about that later," she said as she went back in the wardrobe to slide the wall shut.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwfWa18LPFl
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"So many things are happening today," said Kevin. "It's kinda hard to process it."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8boLZtr3DL
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Rhénee put her hand on his right shoulder as she faced the opposite direction. "I know what you mean. All this is overwhelming for you and I'll understand if you decide not to go on with it."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡswTKxbsdLk
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Kevin turned to look at her in the semi-darkness. "I know what you're trying to do, Rhénee. You aren't going to convince me to leave you to face these things alone."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3SehrA324
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Rhénee couldn't help but blush in embarrassment as she stared at the floor in front of her. She felt Kevin take hold of her hand on his shoulder and turned to look at her.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTHYPaFwyFM
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"I know I might not protect you with guns and whatnot, but I'll do as promised to your late grandmother: to protect you in the best way I know how. So you aren't going to drive me out of your life that easily. Not until the threat around you is gone."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfD8IKeAO2o
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The two continued to look at each other and Rhénee soon cleared her throat, finding their little moment a little weird. She gently pulled her hand away from Kevin's, and he didn't resist as he also looked away.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡny3y2RacXQ
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"We should continue looking," Rhénee suggested as she started to make her way towards the door. She stopped. "You know I'm suggesting this for your own safety, right?"542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfpp3uT4dwI
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"I know. But you don't decide what I do. I'm here to protect you willingly."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGiRr9GZ6f7
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Rhénee noticed Sophie stand right next to her. She sighed. "Let's go check the other rooms. We can't waste any more time."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2VKqXpZ0FT
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"You're right."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFL3GmmuQPp
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The two left the room and carried on with their search. After checking in two rooms, Kevin found himself in the master bedroom: Mr. Cowell's room. He looked around for anything suspicious, but nothing. He started to check around the room where he could probably hide anything of value by checking the wardrobe for any secret compartments and also under the bed, but to no avail.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcexp515W9m
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He was just about to go check the bathroom  when he thought he had seen something through the corner of his eye by the bookshelf at the far end of the room. He almost ignored it, thinking that he’s just seeing things. But then a small flashing green light blinked in the darkness before he even had a chance to look away. He went towards the shelf, looking for whatever could be blinking in the dark. After moving a few books aside, he finds a small black device that had been placed behind the books. It looked more like a small black box and the green LED light blinked at him after a few seconds. He noticed a small wire from it going all the way into a small hole drilled in the wall. He wondered if this could be what’s blocking the signal. He took the device in his hand and found a small button to press on. He pressed it.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3NSuPtBvYO
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The LED light suddenly went from green to red and immediately, Kevin felt the phone in his hand vibrate. The network signal is back and he couldn’t help but feel relieved. He checked his phone and found three messages from Malcom asking why his phone wasn’t going through when he tried to call. Kevin thought of calling him back, telling him what’s going on.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRlKxKppmbj
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Rhénee is in one of the rooms searching, when her phone beeped. She quickly checked it and realised that the network is back. Kevin must have found what was jamming the phone signal, she thought. She quickly rushed to the door and called out in the hall:542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡllq7F2mzup
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“Kevin, did you find it?”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKxytIZVsiz
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Kevin appeared down the dark empty hall from the master bedroom. “Yes, I’m trying to call Malcom. He tried calling me earlier but he couldn’t reach me.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQqhwx0eqH
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Rhénee went back to looking at her phone and found messages from Greta asking her if she was alright and if they’re at Mr. Cowell’s house. She didn’t have to text back as Kevin got through to Malcom.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJVbaypycwb
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“Malcom, hey,” Rhénee heard him say on the phone. “We’re fine, yes, I’m with Rhénee. You’re almost at the house? But there's a problem. We can’t seem to get out of the house meaning that you can’t get in..., it’s a long story. If we can figure a way out you’ll get the details. Great.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZbt2UNJM7N
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Kevin cut the call and said to Rhénee: “they are on their way.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7bw2CvmSig
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“Where did you find the device jamming the signal?” Rhénee asked as she approached Kevin down the hall.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZ6LYBtbfN
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“Hidden behind some books on a shelf,” he answered.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ90b2KnfUG0
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“Good work. Found anything else interesting?”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVmtKMMFWQS
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Before Kevin could answer, the phone in Rhénee’s pocket beeped. It’s the phone for the man whom they had tied downstairs. Rhénee quickly took out the phone to check it and found a message. She opened the inbox and what she read brought chills down her spine. She quickly looked up at Kevin.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS1SJdCPLrO
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“Kevin, you’ve to see this?” She quickly found herself approaching him.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMh7FcJxoZz
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“Isn’t it the man’s phone?”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDh2FfMkzEo
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“It is, and the message he got might be the clue to finding Miss Griselda.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtj73M1oxiC
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Rhénee showed Kevin the message which read:542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMJkqU4ZJWH
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“After the job is done, meet me at the … bridge.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqbgBamupCc
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"Could it be Mr. Cowell?" Kevin asked, looking wide-eyed at Rhénee.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrVyHYOqx5F
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"It could be, or it must be the person they're working for," she answered.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWGTr1vYm5L
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"Reply to them saying that you've got the message. They might find it a little suspicious that they didn't give any response."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjGKAkhR03d
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"Judging by the time the message was sent," Rhénee continued to look at the phone, "we were already here with Miss Griselda."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLoKnK4viC7
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"Let me see." Rhénee showed him and found that she was right. If they had sent back a message replying to it, they might have caused a blunder and the people on the other end would know something's wrong.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡenE89aV8m9
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"We can send a message telling them that the job is done and we'll be heading to the bridge right away," Rhénee suggested.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHkfZFXZJ2G
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"That's okay, but that's if we can find a way out of here," said Kevin.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoVLgC7oYkP
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Just as Rhénee replied to the message, a sound of someone banging on the door downstairs reached them. Malcom and Greta are here. Together with Sophie, the two of them quickly ran down the stairs with their phone's as torches. When they got to the front door the banging on the door continued.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhNAcPcIm5R
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"Malcom!" Rhénee called to him.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbi2ASlyx0
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"Rhénee? Thank goodness!" came Greta's voice, sounding relieved. "We thought all this is just some silly prank when we found the lights off and the door wouldn't open."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAQPic1ogjn
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"It's no joke. Somehow, we got locked in, the lights went out and the phone signal got jammed. It's why we couldn't call for help."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOxEt6NDZvV
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"And what of Miss Griselda?" Malcom asked. "There was no one at the house. Is she with you?"542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUz2Yof1iJF
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Kevin and Rhénee looked at each other in the semi-darkness, wondering who would be the one to break the news about Miss Griselda's kidnapping.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPt3eJHNQqL
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"She was with us," Kevin answered, as he continued to stare at Rhénee, then back at the door.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv7lQ0MalWD
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"What do you mean 'was?'" Malcom asked.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtL5UYK1Hv4
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Kevin looked at Rhénee, willingly for her to answer that. She swallowed before she said:542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT8FRQnPlc9
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"She was with us at first but she isn't anymore. She's been kidnapped."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfmJfEmr9Ve
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"What!" Greta exclaimed. "And what about Mr. Cowell? Isn't he there with you? How's he doing?"542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPqaYaFeOub
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"That's the thing," Rhénee quickly started to say, "he was never injured."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW7adY8aKcr
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"Huh?" Malcom and Greta sounded surprised by the whole thing. Rhénee could only imagine the look on their faces.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiGtWotsFZK
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"How come? Is all this some sort of setup?" Malcom asked.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9HVYtluYDW
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"Seems so," Kevin answered. "Mr. Cowell drugged Miss Griselda and left us trapped in the house. But we do know where they are."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ4P9eAhjMb
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“Let’s get you out of here first. It seems we have to break the door from outside.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkWoofV23Jz
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“Aren’t there any keys or anything?” Greta asked.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ53yDUW5LFR
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Rhénee brought over the light from the torch to illuminate the wall where the key hanger was. She wasn’t surprised to find it empty.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkadQ0Cmnbl
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“Nothing, we just have to break the door down,” said Rhénee. “We tried looking for something like a crow bar in the house, but there isn’t any.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMSfKq2Xms
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“Let me see if there’s something in the car,” said Malcom. Rhénee heard his footsteps as he walked away from the door.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfKOO2kOsPY
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“Don’t worry, guys,” said Greta. “You’ll be out before you know it.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAgDezlDwMW
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Rhénee turned around and went for the living room. Kevin followed and saw her approach the man they had tied up, still unconscious on the floor.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoaFUfRZgtZ
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“Do you plan on waking him up already?” he asked.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxkgdpUBlq
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“Not yet,” Rhénee answered as she squat next to him. “We’ll have to take him with us.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpkCT5OUGPj
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“Are you crazy? He just tried to kill us not too long ago.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdGVVVleTNE
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“Yes, but there’s a lot he knows that we don’t,” Rhénee stood up from the floor. “I need answers.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs2QSJmOu3r
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“I know you, but isn’t it dangerous to carry him along?”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2VIPt2jpET
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“It is. But he’s the only one who can tell us what’s going on.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqDtdoBc0FF
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Kevin shrugged his shoulders. “If you say so. Let’s hope the others will agree with your plan.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM2PXVWpbYr
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They soon heard the sound of something banging the door. Malcom must have found something to break the door open.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZNIYCQetfp
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“I hope so too,” Rhénee said as she followed Kevin to the foyer. They already found a hole right next to the door knob until Malcom removed it, drawing the door wide open.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbkG0zQ5Mz
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“You guys are okay!” Greta exclaimed as she quickly ran through the open door and went straight to hug Rhénee. Rhénee could only chuckle.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcyv9Zwevpv
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“Don’t worry, we’re okay,” Rhénee assured her.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkPdD1TIvX4
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“Do you mind explaining to us what’s really going on? Why did they lock you in here?” Malcom asked with a crowbar in his hand. “And why did they take Miss Griselda?”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR2dRdOfizu
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“We don’t know. But I’m guessing the man tied up in the living room might know the answers to all that.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCFdDCIfp3E
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“There’s a man in the living room?” Greta sounded surprised.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtqlht2XInU
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“A lot has happened and you’ll be surprised,” said Kevin. “I’m still taking a lot in.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5mJV3YJWS
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“Tell us everything,” said Malcom. “And don’t leave out any details.”8964 copyright protection538ＰＥＮＡＮＡ95TiiTDEMe 維尼

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