"Thanks a lot , Mrs Jones " Lisa thanked with a smile on her face , looking at a lady probably in her thirties with a five or six year old kid standing next to her . It was the evening time and Lisa was standing in front of an apartment in which she was going to live in as a commoner . " Oh! Let's go in and talk ,it's too late " , the lady suggested In a worried voice. " um... I think my luggage would be delivered so I'll be waiting to recei..."as she was about to complete , her phone rang .
" Hello ! who Is it? " she picked the call ...
" oh! I am waiting for it "....."what!...but why?"..
" bu...but.."as she was saying the person on the other side had already cut the call .
" Why me ." she said looking sadly at her phone . She rolled her eyes and was shocked to see , the lady was sprinkling holy water everywhere in the yard around them .Lisa watched her open mouthed , as she was surprised to see something like that . " Let's talk inside " the lady said and they all went in the apartment on lower floor .
After that they all sat in the couches . " So , what was the matter?" the lady asked in a soothing voice . The little kid was playing games on his mobile ,sitting next to her mother ." Actually they said that the delivery would be tommorow as it too late " she said with a sad tone .
It was only 8 p.m . but due to the current state of the city people were barely seen outside ,especially, at the night time .
" Don't worry your apartment has all the furniture you'll need. " Mrs jones said trying to convince her. " yeah ! but my clothes " lisa replied . " You can use mine " lady said with politely. Lisa thought for a while, " um... thanks Mrs jones " she replied with gratitude .
" Oh! Dear , you don't need to call me like that , I am like your older sister " She continued in her soothing voice .
" okay , then I'll call you sister . " Lisa answered happily ..
" that sounds good"... " Then , you'll be my aunt , right ?" the little boy questioned with a serious but funny face .. Both the ladies laughed ." Max! she's like your sister " Mrs jones explained .
" I am only 25 , but if you like , you can call me aunty, it really feels like being older . .." Kisa assured with a confused voice not being able to find the right words to say at that moment . " Okay , fine aunty !" he said in his usual tone .
If it would be someone else they would have got annoyed but for Lisa it didn't matter , her mission was the only thing which matters the most ..
" you should wear it all the time " the lady said while handing Lisa a locket with a cross sign ." but...I " Lisa stopped and took the locket as she wanted to act normal .
" Why were you not wearing one , you must be careful ?" she asked in a concerned voice . It felt weird to Lisa as she didn't believe in that theory , but as she was acting , decided to say what a normal person would have said " I've lost it today morning ,and forgotten about it . ."
while telling , Lisa also noticed the same lockets on both lady's and Kid's neck . " You are lucky that the gost didn't killed you. " , the boy added trying to scare her . "Max! I told you not to say something like that. Go study ! " His mother nagged at him and prayed to God for their protection . Lisa bit her lips and stopped herself to say something in this matter as she was confused. The boy , he was annoyed , as If he didn't believed it too and with that face he went in to study ..
" I am sorry, on the behalf of my kid " she apologised .
" sister , but it isn't a big deal " Lisa wanted to say but she ended up scripting " It's okay he is just a kid , Anyway , God will protect us always " .. the lady smiled .
" Actually I wanted to thank you , as no one was ready to take up the apartment at this area due to the suicide that occured a week ago , the people staying here left the place and it caused a great loss to us " the lady told Lisa in a low ,sad tone .
" Um ! I was lucky to find a job nearby so I decided to live here, I had to leave my old job and move here due to the current situations. "
she told her fake story ..But in reality the only reason she moved here was to find out more about that suicide attempt.
" I think I should as something related to that attempt " she thought.
"Sister , where did the suicide take place " she asked with full concentration. " After one building " max's mother replied in her soft voice . " Did you know that person ?" Lisa asked again with curiosity. " He was a 19 year old boy , his name was Edward.....oh! let's talk about positive things " the lady suggested and again prayed to God .
*sigh* " I've to bear it anyhow , I'll investigate it tommorow " Lisa thought.
"Sister ! don't you trust police ?" lisa said glibly . " I've lost faith in them , we all trusted them but nothing changed the situation is getting worst now , the only one i trust Is god "
the woman replied with shining eyes.
Lisa felt bad and sorry but she managed to mask it anyhow. it was difficult tho.
" uh. can I get my room keys ?, I think I should leave now " lisa asked . " Why don't you join us for dinner, "Max! come on," she called her son " you might be hungry ' she suggested . " No, I thin.."
~ grhhh ~ Lisa's stomach already replied to the question before she could. It was an embarrassing moment for her .She faked smile at both of them trying to escape the embarrassment .
" You are really hungry aunt" the kid laughed ..
" Lisa , you can get fresh until I'll be setting the dinning table " the lady said making her to feel normal once again.
"ye..yeah! sure " Lisa replied ...
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The scene then shifts go the dinning table where all the three members were eating the dinner . The lady had prepared very delicious curry and fish for dinner . If was a great treat for Lisa , " wow! your cooking skills are amazing " she complimented after tasting the fish. " You know ! my mum is the best cook and the best mom in this whole universe " Max said while eating . All of them smiled " yeah! I agree too " lisa assured .
After a good dinner lisa felt sleepy and she left their apartment and went to her's which was upstairs . Mrs jones also handed some clothes to her , so that she can change them before sleeping and also a small bottle of holly water. As she reached above she opened the door and before entering looked at the view around. Lights everywhere the whole city glowing but..... it looks so lifeless , people are afraid to the extent that they don't come out at night . It has caused a lot of troubles , and loss to normal people and their buisnesss . " I'll find the truth out for ...everyone ..." she whispered in air with a strong will .
Then as she reached her room , she found it to be very comfy. Sooner she went to the washroom to freshen up and also changed her clothes . she came out and dried her hairs with dryer, she was lucky to find one there . Then she went up her bed and looked at the bottle of holly water kept at the drawer,
" FAITH " it was imprinted on it .
" not everyone faced loss " she exclaimed and kept it back .
Then she switched the lights off and her eyes were becoming heavier " I will save everyone " she mumbled and then had fallen in the realm of her dreams .
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" light ?" Brian said to himself as he walked out of the cabin . it was usually the time everyone would have left the place.
He then went to the cabin of source of light . As he opened the door he found Emily reading the past case with her spectacles on .
At the sudden voice Emily got shocked but got normal as she saw him . " what's wrong chief?" she said looking at him .
" I was about to leave , it' s a good thing that you're working hard " he says , Emily smiled at her appreciation " But you need to work more harder " he continues , her expression changed to a confused look . Emily sighed , " Yes ! I understand chief, " she said and got back to her work ignoring him completely. Unlike others she wasn't afraid of him ,it seems as if she hated him from one of the corner of her heart .
" Good spirit " he exclaimed and closed the door . He then went to the other source of light and opened the door .It was Frank checking out the photages .It was already
10 :00pm at night . " Hello! chief " Frank said looking at him . " Its nice to see you working like this , keep this spirit high " he remarked Fran k and sat on the seat next to him .
They both checked the photages of past few months ...
Time passed by ..it was already 12:30 a.m. in morning Brian remembered that he needs to go on the spot , so he came out if room as Frank was taking a nap as he was tired .
Before going he thought of checking Emily but when he entered , he found her to be sleeping . It was cold so he put his coat over her sleeping figure ." I know , you still hate me because you think I support your brother's murderer " he thought while looking at her "but you know I don't care , as I know you'll regret it one day "....and he smiled .
He then left the room and closed the door.