เข้าสู่ระบบThe very next morning…Zara and Drake showed up at Lucy's house. Drake knocked softly on the door twice and waited. No response. He raised his hand to knock again for the third time, then Lucy opened the door.“Drake. Zara. Oh my.” Lucy exclaimed. “It's a while I've seen the both of you.”“Good morning. Ms Donalds.” Drake said, smiling.“Good morning. Ms Lucy.” Zara said.Lucy stood there watching them for a second, then she blinked.“Come in. Please.” She said, stepping aside.Lucy shut the door immediately they entered. “Anthony's upstairs with Mariah.”“Thanks Ms. Donalds.” Drake said.Drake held Zara's hand and they ascended the stairs to Anthony's room.Drake knocked softly and Anthony opened the door.“Hey.” Anthony said and opened his arms to hug Drake. “It's good to see you.”“How are you?” Drake asked behind his ear.“Good.” Anthony said, releasing himself from the hug, stepping aside for both of them to come in.“Hi Zara.”“Hi. Anthony.” Zara said.Mariah was inside. Sitti
Angela zipped up Mariah's bag and stood back in her room. “All done here.” Angela said to herself.She looked everywhere like it's the last time. She had always wanted Mariah out of this mess she caused.Angela sighed slowly and stepped out of the room.She headed straight for hers, ensuring that her own bag was well zipped. She picked it up and put it in the closet. Then she looked around one more time to check for any forgotten items.Angela felt fulfilled, the success of her mission is finally yet to be achieved except for one tiny delay…“Mariah.”Angela felt frustrated. “Where are you Mariah?” She asked herself, whispering.Angela walked close to the bed and picked up her phone. She stared at it for a while, thinking of calling her again.Her finger hovered around the call button for a moment.“Hey you. Are we good?” Sarah said, immediately she picked up.“Yeah. Am done.” Angela said, excitedly.“You packed for Mariah too?” Sarah asked.“Yeah. I did.” Angela said slowly. The exc
Zara called Mariah immediately after she and Drake returned from their vacation.Zara just couldn't wait to tell her friend everything she experienced.“Hey gurllll.” Zara said excitedly. As soon as Mariah picked up.“Hi. Zara.” Mariah said, sounding exhausted.Zara was silent for a second. She instantly knew something was wrong.“Mariah. Are you okay? What's wrong?” Zara frowned.“Yeah. I'm fine.” Mariah said. Adjusting on the bed. “I'm just tired.”“You don't sound fine to me.” Zara's voice had become more convincing.Mariah went quiet. “Nothing is wrong Zara. I'm fine. I just missed you.”Zara knew Mariah was lying. But she just didn't want to press her further. “I missed you too.” Zara said. But she resolved within herself that she would pay attention to Mariah's voice.“So how's Drake?” Mariah asked. “Hope you guys had a blast?”Zara smiled. “Drake's good. We just got back. I'll be on my way to Seattle tomorrow morning.” “Just want to let you know that you’re not going home whe
Angela was climbing downstairs smiling, with the passport in one hand and the other hand holding her phone.She was calling Mariah, there was no response from her. Her phone went straight to voicemail.Angela stood at the foot of the stairs. Her face frowned slightly with worry. After several calls again, still no response.Angela looked up from her phone and stared at nothing in particular for a moment, wondering.Then she walked into the kitchen, dropped the passport and her phone on the table, stood there with her hands on the table.“Something’s wrong.” Angela said to herself, as she paced the kitchen.“This is unlike Mariah.” Angela stopped, picked up her phone and called Mariah several times again, still no response, straight to voicemail.“What's going on?” Angela asked herself. This time the worry has finally enveloped her.Meanwhile…Anthony walked into the living room the exact moment Angela was calling Mariah.He saw the screen lit up and was ringing.Mariah sat on the cou
It's been almost four days since Angela, Sarah and Mark spoke about the passport.Angela had stopped by Sarah's place. Sarah was on the phone.“Huh. Yeah…” she said.“Who's that?” Angela asked, mouthing the words to Sarah.Sarah raised a finger to her. Asking her to hold on. Listening to the person at the other end of the phone.“Please, I need to make a withdrawal right now. It's a matter of urgency, please.” Sarah said, pleading.“I'm sorry ma'am. But that amount is too huge for such a withdrawal request.” The voice said.“I know. Please, it's an emergency. Please.” Sarah pleaded again.“Alright. I will get back to you soon, let me speak with my superiors.” The voice on the phone said.The call ended.“Who was that? Did he agree?” Angela asked.Sarah let out a small breath. “That’s from my bank.” She said. “I don't know. He said he wants to speak with his superiors.” Sarah air-quoted, rolling her eyes.Angela sank into the chair close to her. Like her life just slipped off her.Sar
Two days later….Mariah came downstairs and sat outside the porch of Lucy's house. With her phone in her hand, she was going through pictures of her and Anthony, smiling together in all of their photos.They looked happy, they loved each other and they each were their own first love.They had been to so many places together, the movies, the park, the fair and one of her favorite pictures was Halloween.Mariah stared at the picture for a long time without swiping, she kept looking at Anthony's face, his cute smile and hers too.She wasn't comparing the resemblance, she just got lost in her own thoughts.Wishing everything that had happened in the last few days were all a dream.“That was Halloween, right?” Anthony asked.“Oh.” Mariah almost jumped, and was startled, she did know someone had been behind her.“I didn't know you were there. How long have you been there?”“ummm….Not quite long actually.” Anthony said.Mariah tapped the floor next to her, looking up at him.Anthony didn't
Benson came back with the DNA results three days after Lucy broke the news to them.He sat across from Anthony and Mariah in the kitchen. Lucy was standing, leaning on the kitchen counter behind Benson. Where she could see the faces of the twins.Benson laid the result on the table. Nobody reached
Lucy heard a soft knock at the door. “Hey.” She said smiling as soon as the door opened.Anthony and Mariah standing side by side with each other, holding hands.Lucy noticed but acted like it's normal thing for them.“Hey Mom.” Anthony said. Giving her a warm hug.“Hi Mariah.” She said, hugging h
Four days left.Anthony and Mariah went shopping for some basic items they needed for their home.They went from aisle to aisle looking for good quality products.“Hey. Check this out.” Mariah said, showing him a beautiful cotton oven mitts.Anthony looked at it. “Yeah. They look nice.” He said tou
Mark had been sitting in his car outside Thompson's hotel waiting for him.He checked his watch and it was 3:15pm. Mark didn't bother to rehearse on what to tell his brother. He already knows how to make himself look innocent rather than guilty.He picked up his phone and texted. “Wait for my sign







