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Chapter 2 - Mr Henry Westwood's secret

"Knock knock knock" I was woken up by the sound of someone knocking on my house's front door. Don't open it, Serene begged me. Why? It could be the delivery man. No I have a bad feeling about it, please just don't open it. The knocking continues, dammm if they knock anymore longer the house will be knocked down, why don't you hide somewhere I tell them off. Alright, promise me you will never let them take me.I promise, I won't let them touch you. Alright I'm coming stop your knocking. As I opened the door, three men in black suits were standing outside. She was spot on that there were here to take her back. Do you gentlemen require anything? We here for the girl. What girl?? Don't play dumb, we are here for Mr Henry Westwood's daughter. I'm sorry but the only girl in my house is my little sister unless your including my mother. Than you won't have any problems with us checking your house. Excuse me, you can't just walk in someone's house and want to search it, that's breaking and entering. If you don't leave I'm calling the cops. The three men look at each other and left.I let out a sigh and went back to my room as fast as I can before they decided to come back. Serene I've told them off you can come out now. They was a moment of silence than, "are you sure they're really gone"?Yup I'm sure. Phew, I thought they were going take me back.I've promised you that no matter what happens I'm not gonna let them take you back. "Who is she brother"?All of the sudden I can feel that the tension in the room rised as I struggle to think of an suitable answer to give my little sister."She's my classmate, we are discussing on how to do our class party"which was the only answer I could thought of. "Nice to meet you my name is Amaelia Devern"."Nice to meet you too, I'm Serene Westwood"."Well I'll take my leave and let you two continue studying bye".After she left I let out a slight relieve that she bought it. "Well what do you plan to do now"?I'm not sure, if I'm a bother I can leave. "No bother, you can stay as long as you like I'm sure I'll sort things out with my parents".All of a sudden the glass broke and a person wearing a plague mask jump into my room. "Who are you? "I was frozen with fear at that time, the person looks almost someone who isn't from this world. "The girl, give me the girl".I stood right in front of Serene but he walk past me like I didn't exist, that moment I knew how powerless I am unable to do a thing but watch as that person grab Serene leaving through the window."Please save me".Those were the last words from serene before the both of them disappear. "SERENE"I screamed but she was gone. I rushed out of the house and rode my bicycle to the Westwood mansion thinking if anyone knows what's happening it be her father. The Westwood mansion have an eerie feeling almost as if the place have been abandoned for decades. Two man were standing outside I walk towards them and request to see Mr Westwood. "What business do you have with our master young man "a tall man who look like he killed a bunch people asked me. "I have information about his daughter please let me speak to him"."Fohousehold. The mansion had a garden which looked well taken care of, the front door had a clock symbol and a knife stabbed in the clock. I followed the man into the hall and the hall was filled with different variations of clocks almost like a clock museum. One thing that caught my eye was a robot with clock parts and a clock head infront of the hall. "That is the clockwork robot, it is a killing machine. Get too close and you might lose your head. "What he said send shivers down my spine as I continue following him I noticed that there isn't even one servant in this household. "Boy, are you wondering why this household have no servants? It's simple they are now the clockwork robots that you see in the mansion. Mr westwood has more trust in machines than humans but of course when it comes to security humans are still the best. That moment I knew I had stumbled on to some dark secrets of the Westwood household.