“I'm Celine.” She babbled. Henry dissatisfactory plowed his brows. He moves his lips to utter a statement, and Emily cuts in.
“I'm Emily, your soon-to-be daughter-in-law. I promise to take good care of Don in the future.” Emily meekly bows, sliding her hair behind her ear with a disarming smile.
Henry chuckles “Nice to meet you guys. You look exactly like her, Celine. I would like it if you would come for dinner with your parents at my place.” His eyes devoured Celine, his astute gaze was fixed on her.
“Sir?” Emily's eyes bulge with fright. Her lips pressed together, eliminating the broadened smile that was plastered on her face.
“Her parents went missing.” She blurted out. Out of jealousy? She throws a glance at Celine's elliptical eyes with heavy lids.
“Really?”
Don yawns with his gaze fixed on his smartphone. “You don't need to pretend that you care about her folks, the media agencies are absent, dad.”
Henry nudges Don with his elbow.
“I don't need your fake sympathy. My parents are perfectly alright and we don't need your free meal, I'm not that rich bitch that cries for food.”Celine gave her response. Henry smiles “Just like her…that ego!” he mouths.
Henry offers his card “Here, have it. Call me whenever you need me!”
“I don't need anyone, duh! ” Celine pouts.
Emily's mouth unlocks, she couldn't let go of the opportunity, she couldn't control her fingers, and she snatched the card from Henry with a smile.
“Yes, father-in-law” Emily meekly takes a bow.
“Let them in!” Don ordered the security men.
The gates open, and Emily hastens in, staying so close to Don. “I haven't gotten your contact yet, Mr. Handsome.”
Don rolls his eyes at Emily, ignoring her. Celine walks in, she searches every hook and nook for the map.
Five minutes later…
Sweat breaks from Celine's forehead, “Where did you hide it, huh?” Celine darts her gaze at Don.
“What do you mean? You wasted my precious time yet you are blaming me for your misfortune.” Don yells. Don grabs her backpack, unzips it, and pours her things to the ground.
“What the…” Celine grunts, as she snatched her backpack. “You also want to steal this also?” Celine stabs the backpack into his chest.
“Isn't that an old map?” Don questions pointing at her stuff on the ground. Celine gasps seeing the map so close to her things.
“Im not surprised, you are doing this to gain my attention like other beggars but I have no dime for you. Back off!” Don yells. He kicks her stuff, walking away. The security men walked closer to Celine. “Don't you dare!” Celine gnashed stopping the men from touching her.
“Let's go, Emily.” Celine is gross with a flushed face.
“Don is an angel sent to us. ”
“Angel, my foot!” Celine rasped, she watched Don drive out with disdain. They boarded another taxi to get to the location.
“Celine, are you also in love with Don?” Emily questions after some minutes filled with silence.
Celine keeps her gaze on the road “Not even a bit!”
“Good, I wouldn't like to share my man,” Emily grumbles.
“Alright”
They got to the marked location within some minutes. They alighted and paid the taxi driver. The taxi drove to live. They scanned their vicinity. The environment was as quiet as a graveyard, you could even hear a pin drop.
“Hmm… I think we came to the wrong street. How about we go back to the island with the pretense that nothing ever happened?” Emily trembles, and she turns her back to walk away.
Celine drags her with her arm.
“The map says this is the place” Celine points at a bungalow painted black with skeletons hung by the window side”
“Aren't you scared? I don't think I can take a step in that haunted house” Emily whispers.
“These are fake, It won't hurt to explore this home, would it? ”Celine questions, she slides the doorknob to open but it was shut.
“Huh…it won't hurt to walk away, go to the cops for help, right?” Emily's lips quivered. She swallowed a none existing lump in her throat, gazing at Celine.
Celine twists the doorknob with force and the door opens. Emily screams as the creaking door opens, “Let's go in, Emily!” Celine said.
She walks in dragging Emily's shivery hand. The rooms in the house were so dark that they had to switch on torches.
Celine was so determined to satisfy her curious state. Suddenly, the creeping door shuts.
“What was that?” Emily freaks out.
“Stay calm, it could be the wind!” Celine mentioned, removing every blanket covering the furniture. Emily screams as a spider pops to her face. “Will you learn to keep shut?” Celine ordered.
Celine searched all rooms, Alas, she didn't find anything related to her or her mum, Bianca. She was displeased, dragging her feet.
“I never knew you would find me with that piece of information” A spotlight illuminates a spot, a man seated, with his back turned at them.
“Hands up!” Celine ordered, trying to get a hold of her gun. The chair turns, and the man seated on it takes a stand with a grin. He adjusts his black suit and walks towards Celine. The spotlight beams at them. “What the heck!” Emily commented, her eyes widened, she couldn't stand a chance to blink and lose a scene.
“You?”Celine mumbled. They had a clear glimpse of each other before the spotlight.
“You, runaway debtor,” Erickson yelled.
“Cut!” A voice reverberated. The lights switch on. “What the heck was that blunder all about?”
Celine felt embarrassed as the crew's eyes dagger at her. She feigns a giggle “Im so sorry about this.”
“Really? You ruined that great shot. Besides, who are you? Why would you come in? Huh?”The director yelled. “Where is the main actress? Where on earth is she?”
“Let's get out of here before things become weirder!” Emily whispers, dragging Celine out.
Celine furrows her brows, they sneakily walk out of the bungalow.
“Gosh! I have never been this embarrassed all my life.” Celine let out, spreading her palm on her face.
“You need to get used to this if go barge in anyone's home” Emily chuckles. Celine raked her in disdain“This isn't funny, not at all”
“Yeah…sure” Emily glimpses Celine's flushed face, and she couldn't help but burst into laughter. “Hands up!” She mimics.
Celine hisses, and she walks away.
“Don't leave me behind!” Emily yells, walking as fast as she could.
“Where could she be? Do you think she was kidnapped?” Celine asks, she folds her hands on her chest.
“Im so exhausted and hungry! Can we just lodge in a hotel? It's dawn and I had only snacks for the whole day.” Emily complains, she sat on the floor.
“Alright! New plan….we need to think…” Celine paces back and forth stroking an imaginary beard.
“How about we do as I say and go think of a new plan? I could faint sooner.” Emily mutters.
Celine scans her environment, she sights a hotel so close to the spooky bungalow.
“Okay!”