IV

"You look upset dear".maryl glanced at her mother who was staring at her with a concerned look.

"I am fine mom".she then looked around her."where's dad?.he isn't home yet?".

She heard her mother sigh before speaking."your dad already came home but then he received a call about her so he went to meet them".

"So dad still haven't given up?.he is still searching for her?".now maryl was mad at her brother."tell him to stop searching already!.if she could be found,he would have found her".

"You know why your father is still searching for the girl.it's because your father feels responsible for everything that happened".maryl mother says."nolan hasn't been coming home and your father wants him to come home but he can't ask his son to because he isn't brave enough".

"Do you think my brother will come home if dad finds the girl?".maryl asked."is that why he's still searching for her?.so nolan could come home?".maryl didn't understand why her brother wouldn't tell their parents because at least their mind would be at ease.

"That's not the only reason maryl".her mom said."she was part of us,she still is part of us".

"Tell dad to stop searching".

"Your dad isn't the only one searching for her because I am also searching for her too".her mother said.

"Nolan found her already!".maryl burst out.

"What do you mean he found her?".mrs davis asked surprised.

Maryl who had made up her mind to say nothing to their parents when was driving home had accidentally spill the beans."what?".she decided to act fool like she wasn't the one who spoke.

"Don't give me that".mrs davis said frowning."give me the answer to my question".

"Fine".maryl said."but you can't let nolan know that I told you.he will definitely kill me".maryl pleads.

"Spill it already".mrs davis said ignoring her daughter pleas.

"Nolan found her but I don't know when he did because he didn't tell me.i only found out because I saw her after following his assistant".

"Why did you follow his assistant in the first place?".mrs davis asked to which maryl told her excatly what she told nolan.

"That's how I found out".maryl finished."I don't know why he doesn't want you and dad to know about this so please can you pretend as If you have no idea that he found her and tell dad to stop the search".

"Your father will ask me why".mrs davis said."and I am not keeping a secret from him".

"So?"maryl asked although she could guess her mom's reply.

"So".mrs davis repeated."I mean I am going to tell him the truth.i won't lie to your father".

"Mom!".maryl groaned."I just said that nolan asked me to keep it a secret".

"Which you couldn't keep".mrs davis reminded her daughter.

"Yes".maryl admitted that it was her fault for accidentally talking."and now you are going to tell dad".

Mrs davis shrugged."no doubt about that".

Maryl nods."alright then.you can start preparing for my burial.i doubt you are gonna have an issue doing that though".she says making her way upstairs to her room.

**********

For some reason I do not know,scott didn't start taking pictures immediately.he would ask us to pose but won't take the pictures.

I was getting tired and frustrated from everything and my partner for the day isn't helping matters at all.the guy keeps staring at me but he won't say anything and sometimes he would glare at me when I did nothing wrong.

"Take a rest everyone".scott said to which I was thankful for but I guess the mute isn't because I heard him groan.i have decided to call him mute.

Just as I sat down,mrs bailey came to me bombarding me with questions."are you okay?.are you hungry?.is there any you want?".

"I am fine and am not hungry yet and I do not need anything".I answered her my eyes focoused on scott."are you sure he's a professional?".I asked her referring to scott.

"Of course".mrs bailey said.she then adds."everyone here is a professional.why do you ask?".

"No particular reason.he just doesn't look like one".I shrugged,my eyes leaving scott and finding the mute guy."is he a mute?".

I could see miss bailey give me a stern look when she realized who it was I was talking about so I quickly add to my words."I am just curious since I haven't seen him open his mouth".

"You don't need to be curious about that".miss bailey said."he is no mute".I am sure she didn't want to but she still answered my question.

"I am confused at your behavior.you walked to me with the guy and even told me not to scare him off but few minutes later you are telling me not to speak to him.you are acting like you hate him and it's a bit supicious".

Miss bailey said nothing to me instead she walked away from me back to where she was standing.i guess that's her own way of running away from the topic but like the girl I am,I wasn't going to back down.

I searched around for my partner and I saw him walking towards the restroom.i stood up and followed him without thinking.i reached the corridor but I couldn't see him and suddenly I was pulled to a corner.

"Why are you following me?".I turn around to see him staring at me but then I realized something.he spoke.

"So you can talk".I said crossing my arms on my chest."I thought you were a mute".

"Answer the question".he said."why have you been following me?".

"You seem to not like me".I have noticed that even though he spoke to no one he didn't ignore them the way he did to me."Can I ask why?".I asked ignoring his question.

"Should I like you then?".he asked slowly walking closer to me while I shift back."answer me bell.should I like you?".

The name he called me grabbed my attention so I opened my mouth to speak but he spoke again.

"Get away from me bell.i am warning you".he said sternly."the next time wouldn't just end with a warning".and then he was gone.