“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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOPCnZtti5V
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQPyAJdjiSL
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxxlemtLSHo
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNpJNLjpj5
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“Well, you don’t seem so happy to see me,” said Mrs. Derrand as he approached his bed.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ16AlWJcyZh
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“Maybe it’s because I wanted to take a nap before you came in,” Malcom calmly lied.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBzvFz4Fdix
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKq9M1ANDIQ
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“Sorry if I’m interrupting, but I just came to check on you.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMXbkFR83N2
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“As you can see, I’m fine.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5zK24bXcd2
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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?”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP7Es9krMec
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Malcom raised an eyebrow. “What is it?”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKmkFMPUaTD
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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.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdHwDdhnSE
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Now Malcom is concerned. What could his mother want him to give Rhénee?543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsjmVqEU5mK
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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?”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLwYmIav8E
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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.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJMyJrgYZim
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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?”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlALXDNca3H
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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.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfsGe0zyhzd
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg1T3wNSRHu
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“And if I refuse?” he dared to ask.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡET4SuJnKBy
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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.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPAHaXLYZR
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“But you and Emelda weren’t the best of friends, you know.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSaWoUGjLYU
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP62dtidQ9D
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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?”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYMReeZfM9d
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“Then why not take the present to her yourself?”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpzRxZ5soPK
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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.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5bROAsIk41
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqHt68anGH
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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.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15Gt42zTfZ
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“Thank you, Malcom,” Mrs. Derrand said with a smile. “You should make your sister tag along.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4pu5bTX85U
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“I’ll see if she'll be up for the idea.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡduHAhq0KAp
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBo4x1bGijf
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“What is it?” Mrs. Derrand asked. “You don’t want your mother touching you, Malcom?”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFdn3NPCCtn
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“Wow, mum, when you put it like that, it sounds really wrong,” Malcom said as he quickly stood up.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQDOHJ9Dki
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"Sorry, dear. I just wanted to show my affection for the favour."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ70bNnvT5Nu
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"Maybe you should do that by leaving me for now. I need to rest."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxMvekAAUTr
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His mother sighed. "When are you going to stop hating me, Malcom?"543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJNp9UZnwS
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"I think you already know the answer."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKG3mrZqBuq
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"Whatever happened to your father..., I still regret it to this very day."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjIGniKiDlh
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"Do you mum? Because it doesn't feel like it."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT8md9NWcKI
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvG1S2SmdN7
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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-"543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBAt7PSzQdh
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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?"543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPlJPhdMjC
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Mrs. Derrand opened her mouth, but no words came out. She knew it's best for her to leave.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQNikea3xdX
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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."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN6u1hmTqGp
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlZNrhtDKas
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwqNqCCaHes
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8UHefdZNlI
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"Hey, mum," said Greta, trying to compose herself.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1fdarX7WbZ
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVKN7BYIcN0
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡndQO5ekjpw
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWV7NM1KSIm
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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.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡccmhyr34q6
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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.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeytuh6wVSk
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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?”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy7ptJ5OEKW
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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?543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK7S5xfNYIk
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOexTks2mdw
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Malcom couldn’t agree more. Their mother would find it suspicious that they were both leaving the house together. Unless…543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡknTDVCXz9K
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Malcom snapped his fingers and quickly walked past his sister, heading for the door.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtWvQTFrfE7
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“Hey, where are you going?” Greta called out to him, as she followed.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQRh96G1LK
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Malcom stopped himself in the hall and turned to look at his sister coming behind him.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfD2iOo1Ext
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“Lower your voice, I don’t want mum to hear,” he whispered to her.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡglBGIiIjC9
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“What is it?” she asked.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIOLbqTotsO
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“I want you to follow my lead. Can you do that?”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRm3JXGHJ1D
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“Whatever plan you have, I hope it works. What am I saying? Of course, it will.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG74aXvN7pq
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgpByNuqUTc
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When he got to the door, he knocked and heard his mother behind the door tell him to come in.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSwYVzwXi8A
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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?"543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42L1H4Dbiu
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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."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGqTuzvNwCV
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Mrs. Derrand looked even more surprised. "I thought we agreed you would take it to her tomorrow."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEKaLxNaqML
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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."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡro8McaD0W4
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3jHWVWl3d1
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOHrnrSHD2n
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"Here it is," she said. "Are you sure you need to take it to her now?"543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLmZ3RZTAQd
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"I'm sure,"  Malcom answered. "I'll make sure she gets it."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdfamFim77U
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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?"543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ScH2W138K
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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."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkqKvoxaiJU
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"That's because you two weren't here that I told the cooks to delay for a little bit."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRXcRc8KTkt
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"We'll be back before you know it," said Malcom. "We'll have time to chat with Rhénee later."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsmIAyujuNn
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQnpDdUmvM
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"Be careful out there," Mrs. Derrand said to them as they made their way out of the room.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg0c5SHNysL
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"Did anyone ever tell you how brilliant you are, Malcom?" Greta asked as they quickly rushed down the stairs.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5sfGHPWZa7
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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."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQgzZNpt9OA
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDC6vruu9WM
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"I just hope they're okay," said Greta as she got in the car. Malcom had already worn his seatbelt.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkETIaErBdL
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"I hope so too, especially Rhénee."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJP7jyAJyS
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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."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN4gKooMQ7J
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ94wUp8M63X
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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."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9A8ijv2Beh
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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."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0mVcFAKpy
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGoAchkPO4w
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtMQVc2zsGF
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"You're forgetting that we've been against her for a long time even before Emelda passed on."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqfIjuk7G2J
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"True. But what if things had been different back then? Would we be protecting Rhénee like we're now?"543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwwXb8mCcvV
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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."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡokPYRNJxCd
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Greta looked at her brother and thought about what he said. She looked ahead. "I guess you're right."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN6Q9u1rjRA
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“Do you regret doing this?” Malcom asked after a moment of silence had passed between them.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRwTsXds9iR
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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.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGI9pvLy0LT
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIS3aDt7EfX
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“For some funny reason, I really don’t. And you?”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyql7XYDz0P
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbEYPxEFCNs
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjzNFl6szcR
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZ3um3c2hH
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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.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJTeHGEJmDI
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Malcom looked at the mansion and then at his sister. “Let’s try the back.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ctdCjOtR3
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They went round the house and went for the kitchen back door. They weren’t surprised to find it locked.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMM17Xa7zB
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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.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZsf1Awc4M4
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“Could she've gone with Miss Griselda?” Greta asked.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1os8T8zttj
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“I guess so, otherwise, we would’ve found her here. Come on, let’s go to Mr. Cowell’s house.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMgp7uLJBGP
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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.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtQZUkMqyAt
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“You watch too many horror movies,” Malcom shook his head at his sister. “Let’s go.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHiHzmPgBzk
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnTMQyOTYRD
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He followed Greta and found her waiting by the car.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJKRjo7zvUP
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"I thought someone had nabbed you back there," she said as he got close.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHjRC33rJzl
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQxkQXv4Y6
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"I really hope Rhénee is okay," Greta also followed into the car.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1f0lieul0a
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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."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjoIy5PoZ8l
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"Rhénee?" Kevin called out as he heard noises coming from the livingroom.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡprP2yOudTo
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ3CPG6V9YJ
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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?543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuEiqBxMxs0
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqm2m73YE50
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"Kevin, help!" she called to him.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡidk4DO0at9
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMA4FK4dHD1
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"Get off of me!" the man yelled, running across the room, and in the process, hitting into the coffee table.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbvUKwg6RMH
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRH90nV3IWM
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"Kevin, help me hold him!" Rhénee called out to Kevin in front of her.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPNPpuxnxI9
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhL5PDEF5ZJ
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXjVTLdCxlN
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“We can’t hold him down for much longer,” Kevin told Rhénee. “We’ve to do something quick-”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbk0wPiQXyQ
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡITkTwH60CB
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“What the-?” Kevin couldn’t believe what he's seeing. “How did you do that?”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtzQOj2UeBG
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“I hit his pressure point,” Rhénee calmly answered. She slowly stood up taking in a few deep breaths.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9D5xZLITo
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“Where did you learn to do that?”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr3HEbuYvLE
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“I’ll explain later. We need to check if he has weapons on him.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmyC8r4ga8h
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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?543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeitbV9i9y1
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“I guess this is important,” said Kevin as he passed the phone to Rhénee.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ11kQ2ddzeW
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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.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG7QviXLRQP
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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.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWP2vFLyBdx
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“Let’s tie him up first. Who knows when he might come around.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWtLizys5p
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“I thought he will be unconsciousness until you touch his pressure point again.” Kevin stood up from the floor.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡybizCmpQLS
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“Not always. There’s a limit, you know?”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmxKumqStMl
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“I think I saw rope somewhere in the kitchen.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlMsPqRnv9W
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLfSuwEPrxA
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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?543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBvlN3T9S2
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf4IOg5QDk9
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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?543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi4p8ERf8dw
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOJtJH2p34i
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“What’s that?” Kevin asked.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfE0BAYohxd
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“A key,” Rhénee answered as she stood up and held up the chain for Kevin to take a look.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPLRpWItRGS
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“Do you think it’s important?” Kevin raised an eyebrow.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMW6abDMUbo
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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.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA7ZJc1oJs3
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“How sure are you that it’s upstairs?”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbsVedNDZWx
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“Because that’s where he has been hiding this whole time. It’s obviously up there.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbfvEQ06F36
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZVVQ6SLyFo
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCsxgGnwWf
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHz2bMn3pBE
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5N3nmRuP2V
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEXa6Oma1Ee
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUTJO3701Hh
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"Just how many secret places does this house have?" Rhénee asked herself aloud.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqjVZd634N6
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBESBuCpvrN
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“Kevin!” she shouted, bringing herself out of the closet. “You’ve to see this!”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbY5Un4XlSm
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYkhTQM6xkJ
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDvKTi0v4xL
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpuyGC5ZTB1
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"Was this man preparing for war?" Rhénee asked as she looked at Kevin.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡryzbopVXXm
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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."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ49pxpLscBw
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡls5q8aln3r
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBhuO5ZQ2Zw
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqmZ3AsirEB
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"So many things are happening today," said Kevin. "It's kinda hard to process it."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0BI3di1C9R
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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."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtznrVk5D0
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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."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBFgyPdIuDe
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIujkHq6Qel
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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."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW0qkMhexCq
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr0gTm2tJTk
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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?"543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsl9UhRaLJJ
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"I know. But you don't decide what I do. I'm here to protect you willingly."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXkLwP872VT
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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."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRcsnJZNDim
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"You're right."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmlNXDQCQvd
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoNjSXNPoo9
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY6gssFFqSh
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4QF9IksFRf
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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:543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBuT2mwCBVE
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“Kevin, did you find it?”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL1p0Wonvhu
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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.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTQChwaCCIP
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGf1bKjRiZP
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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.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXIPvVydDJd
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Kevin cut the call and said to Rhénee: “they are on their way.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY8IcgJT8sQ
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“Where did you find the device jamming the signal?” Rhénee asked as she approached Kevin down the hall.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQfAwdGkH8
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“Hidden behind some books on a shelf,” he answered.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOLrLZjYq6v
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“Good work. Found anything else interesting?”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHIMlh24vLw
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmVNLcMGmPd
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“Kevin, you’ve to see this?” She quickly found herself approaching him.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvLvhclxFCt
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“Isn’t it the man’s phone?”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNDnRQBgoBo
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“It is, and the message he got might be the clue to finding Miss Griselda.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY7Gmo7FtOW
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Rhénee showed Kevin the message which read:543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbCv8XUKf6f
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“After the job is done, meet me at the … bridge.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5HBHqLkkz
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"Could it be Mr. Cowell?" Kevin asked, looking wide-eyed at Rhénee.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Tc6L4Ak3s
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"It could be, or it must be the person they're working for," she answered.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ugP3VqLfR
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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."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDMmX0FtyUk
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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."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3xMIBjtWM
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9aiJLMEpJ5
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAh6Su36A9o
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"That's okay, but that's if we can find a way out of here," said Kevin.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9EER0Velp
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3j8OWUUFW
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"Malcom!" Rhénee called to him.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCyzySruFjx
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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."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7f10YPPHn
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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."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTzMrHHohli
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"And what of Miss Griselda?" Malcom asked. "There was no one at the house. Is she with you?"543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJi0MhXXvE
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA4GDP1Irjp
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"She was with us," Kevin answered, as he continued to stare at Rhénee, then back at the door.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjcxC9zZOmg
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"What do you mean 'was?'" Malcom asked.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwpyWsMnma
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Kevin looked at Rhénee, willingly for her to answer that. She swallowed before she said:543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡddqUHyZ6gR
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"She was with us at first but she isn't anymore. She's been kidnapped."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR41ktsBxqF
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"What!" Greta exclaimed. "And what about Mr. Cowell? Isn't he there with you? How's he doing?"543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIcVj9uQf2X
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"That's the thing," Rhénee quickly started to say, "he was never injured."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXvCGqCnTjp
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"Huh?" Malcom and Greta sounded surprised by the whole thing. Rhénee could only imagine the look on their faces.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwF2rKWRR69
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"How come? Is all this some sort of setup?" Malcom asked.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDKlBqw5vjO
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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."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk3ev3ViNgg
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“Let’s get you out of here first. It seems we have to break the door from outside.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBeKwXXNmpU
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“Aren’t there any keys or anything?” Greta asked.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj3NaPVd0Sl
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZDAfYbsJIV
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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.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzhctMwuJij
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Ssv66X5af
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“Don’t worry, guys,” said Greta. “You’ll be out before you know it.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvPJeSqryXa
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAY3zxz3Dt3
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“Do you plan on waking him up already?” he asked.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfOxiBTTAgL
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“Not yet,” Rhénee answered as she squat next to him. “We’ll have to take him with us.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCdjBE64Glg
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“Are you crazy? He just tried to kill us not too long ago.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3WeAXMru1
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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.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcuA8da4zSY
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“I know you, but isn’t it dangerous to carry him along?”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcsqcPOhKWO
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“It is. But he’s the only one who can tell us what’s going on.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyL13DgwBrV
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Kevin shrugged his shoulders. “If you say so. Let’s hope the others will agree with your plan.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs2q1QXCxrj
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They soon heard the sound of something banging the door. Malcom must have found something to break the door open.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL6SLV7cjV7
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVDp8qX6k9M
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCVaWU5ZI29
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“Don’t worry, we’re okay,” Rhénee assured her.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHl5XazkoNe
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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?”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuaiLBemeCa
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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.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1A4WZ1eGrG
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“There’s a man in the living room?” Greta sounded surprised.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6lepDNmaH4
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“A lot has happened and you’ll be surprised,” said Kevin. “I’m still taking a lot in.”543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYmACYKm6DD
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“Tell us everything,” said Malcom. “And don’t leave out any details.”8964 copyright protection539ＰＥＮＡＮＡWgSasKU2Xr 維尼

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