Chapter 12

Later that evening, Cecilia had finished cleaning up the kitchen, the last remaining task for the day, was to burn the leftover's as well as serviettes used. She went to the furnace room carrying the items to be burnt. She placed the logs carefully and began to lit them up. But then she noticed the gift box under her favourite chair, the only chair in the room that she usually placed in the corner when she was not in the room. A folding metal chair.

"What's this now?"

Since the furnace room was not that bright, Cecilia had to rely on the small lamps placed on the walls to see the box clearly. She jumped in excitement as soon as she realised that it was the same gift box that was sent to Zelda. She immediately opened it, assuming maybe she would smell the kind of gift that was in the box. All she could get was that it was metallic. Which could mean that it was a type of jewellery or some other metal object. The housemaid saw the address underneath the box.

"A hospital in Bellini?