Mystery Texter

Alison didn't have enough time before the first man got closer and squeezed her hand tight, dragging her out. "Hey, let go of me!" She demanded.

All this while, Mira was grunting beside her while Alison warned her with serious side glances. Not yet.

Of course she knew that the Cambridge were here and would want to cause a scene. That was why she needed a form of attention. And she was clearly getting it. This wasn't the first time she had been to big parties like this.

She and Mira had been waiting outside for a while now in the car, watching the guests arrived. Now there were prestigious personnels and even she had seen Richard and little Maggie entered before setting up her plan in action.

"What is wrong with you!" She demanded again, making her voice sound strong and helpless.

"You're a filth. You don't deserve to be here. You and this other slut!" One of them men yelled out.

"You must be such a fool. Do you even know who we are?" Mira scowled.

The other one threw his head back and laughed. "Who you are? Whatever. We know who the Cambridge are, and that's enough ."

At this point, what Alison wanted to happen was already taking course. People were observing them now.

"You say I came here uninvited, what's your proof?" Alison said.

Brad and his entire household joined the scene. "Don't listen to her, she's a thief too." Lily said proudly.

Maria cut her off with one side glance but Lily was too dumb to have observed. Brad and his sister kept quiet and so did Maria. She started to suspect that Alison might really have an invitation card, else, she wouldn't have showed up confidently at the party.

"Ma'am, don't worry. We'll take care of this." Said one of the guards. He didn't want to blurt out that Maria had tipped them to embarrass Alison and Mira.

"Yes. Take care of it, and smartly!" Lily continued to say. "Tell us how you got the invitation card? How many men did you have to sleep with anyway? Huh!"

Alison looked disgusted by that question and didn't bother to hide it. "I do have an invitation card. Here it is," she reached for her purse confidently.

Her hands tumaged through, suddenly, she realized it's been too long. She had carried a big bag with lots of draft of her work--not writing, but of clues about her mystery helper could be. She was after all there at the party because she meant to uncover the mysterious figure.

At this rate, Maria and the rest were observing from afar and Maria took it as a sweet opportunity to make her move. To mock Alison.

"Mom, let's just ignore her." Brad said but clearly, Maria was going to do what was on her mind. Deep down though, Brad couldn't believe he was trying to fight for Alison because....damn, she was looking so beautiful right now! Her eyes sparkled like some mystic ornament, and the way she moved so confidently? Was that really Alison?

The shy and sweet ex wife of his, that he always told what to do and keep her wherever he wanted her to go to. How a lot has changed!

"Look what's happening to you poor girl." Maria strode over there along with Ella and Brad later joined.

Alison swallowed. These people were back in her life again...she ignored Lily all together and --

Brad.

Her stomach churned as she sighted him. Still tall and handsome with a dazzle of devilish charms. Except, he took those devilish charms too far and hurt her three years ago. Her face hardened.

"Mind your business, Maria." She said. Maria froze for a while, startled she had called her by her name. But it didn't last.

"I can't believe you would come here to embarrass yourself like this. Boys? Can't you see she isn't with any invitation?" She said, making her voice loud so the crowd could hear. They'd started pointing fingers at her now.

Mira leaned forward to whisper in Alison's ears. "You really lost the invite?"

Alison managed through gritted teeth. "I don't know how I managed to do that."

"It's simple what we should do now." Lily took the opportunity to shine but Maria cut her off with one look.

Alison caught on though. She had one point against Lily now. Of course Maria was a mad woman. She never liked her, now she didn't like Lily too. So much for stealing your best friend's husband and not being liked by your mother in law? Alison almost laughed.

"What's so funny?" Maria questioned."You've just embarrassed yourself right now. What do you have to say for yourself?"

"You were personally invited by Mr. Richard. We can just call him to come pick you up." Mira said.

Maria threw her head back and roared in laughter. Alison wondered why Brad chose to remain silent. His sister too only just eyed her with disgust, but her eyes lit up when she heard the mention of Richard.

"You? Invited by the Harrison household? Ha! Keep dreaming." Maria said.

Alison remained calm. She knew she would find her way around this. She had indeed been invited by Richard anyway. But just as Maria began to create a scene, her phone buzzed. She didn't know why she was compelled to instantly checked, and to her surprise, it from her mysterious texter.

–I'll get you out of this mess. Just follow my lead.–

Her brows furrowed, wondering where or how they knew what mess she was in! Deep down, dear crept on to her body as she glared around wondering who this mystery person could be? Was he or she watching her right now?

"Oh my goodness! It's Richard Harrison!" A voice screeched from the audience. Everyone's attention suddenly fell on Richard.

Wait, Richard?

I would get you out of this mess? Was Richard the...mystery person?