This was the fifth time Ava was checking if there was going to be any sound from the car, but there was none. She couldn’t believe that they weren’t back after all these hours. What were they doing at work? She felt so bored, that she had put her phone aside and had also off the television. She sat in the living room hoping to catch the couple once they walked back inside.She had no idea when she fell asleep, but the bright light of the car woke her up from her sleep. She pretended to be asleep while opening her lower eyes. Amelia was the first to come inside in a different cloth than the one she had worn to the office that morning, while Mike followed behind her smiling. Amelia went to their room. Mike went to the refrigerator. The couple hadn’t spared her a glance, but she didn’t mind. She had never been alone with Mike since she came to the mansion, but finally, she was able to have him alone in the room. Ava stood up quietly, sneaking up behind him. She was about to w

The whole building was silent as it usually was; with no building close by, there was no noise coming from outside. Mr. Afonso held onto his cane, as it was the only source of sound in the building, and his wife followed beside him slowly. The whole building was painted white and smelled like antiseptic. Only a few nurses moved in blue scrub and a receptionist who was seated on her chair. Her gaze moved to the sound, as it wasn't every day they had visitors or patients in their hospital. They only attend to patients whose identities needed to be kept secret, and not everyone knew the hospital existed. It wasn't on the map and not in the city. It had taken the Afonso a long journey to finally get there. Mrs. Afonso stopped in front of the receptionist, and she stood up immediately. As there weren't many patients in the hospital; she knew every patient and their guardian. "Follow me, ma." She said, and lead them to the room their patient reside in. The rooms in the hospital we

Mike was tired; he had been on his laptop since without break and now he was starting to miss all the time he had at hand while abroad. If he knew he was coming back home to excess work, he might have stayed abroad. The only bright thing about it all was Amelia. The thought of her being his wife always brought a smile to his face.As if being summoned by his thought, Amelia walked in without knocking. There was something different about her; she was walking faster than usual and had a permanent scowl on her face. Mike closed his laptop; it would be a nice time for him to take a break from work. After the inauguration, there was only going to be more work, as he would be officially introduced to all the executives of the company, and would start working hand in hand with them. Not that he was looking forward to any of them; he was more interested in family than work.“Why does my wife look so angry?” He teased, with the thought of bringing a smile to her face, but her scowl rem

For the first time, Amelia was eager to see Ava. When she got back home from her successful meeting with the ladies, she ran towards the guest room Ava was occupying. She knocked repeatedly, but there was no response. It was the first time Ava was absent since she had forced herself into their home. “Did you miss the way to our bedroom?” A voice said behind her and Amelia turned to see Mike smiling at her with a glass cup in his hand. She moved from Ava’s door to meet her husband in the middle of their room, “What are you doing?” He lifted the glass cup, “I was planning a movie night surprise in the room.” “Movie night?” Amelia questioned. “Yes. It’s one of the things people do for fun with their family or loved ones. They reminisce about their days and they can even try to replicate what they watched in the movie.” Amelia nodded, “I see. Why do we suddenly have movie night?”. He shrugged, “We are a newly wedded couple. If we can’t go out to have fun, it doesn’t mean we can’t ha

Mike squinted as Angie turned on the switch in the room and frowned at the excuse of a room. The outward appearance alone had been spooky enough, and it didn’t help that it was midnight. He held Amelia who seemed to shiver at the sight of the room, and different thoughts filled his mind. Had she ever been here before? Because she looked more scared of the room than anything she had seen before?His hand seemed to comfort her, as she relaxed a bit and spoke. “Where is she?”Angie frowned, but when she met Mike’s eyes, it metamorphosed into a smile, “Come on; the whole building is bigger than a room.” She moved further inside.Mike's gaze roamed as he took in the cobwebs and spiders who weren’t ashamed to show off the place as their home. How could she lock someone in here just because the person stole from her? Whatever the person had stolen, it didn’t deserve this treatment. “Angie…”She paused; probably surprised he had called her by her name and not mother-in-law. “…if I ma