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Chapter 9 - CHAPTER 8 - More Puzzle

"Secrets?" Amanda asks

"Yes, lots of them." Drew replies

"So she didn't tell you where they planned to meet up?" Amanda asks

"Nope. She didn't." Drew says. "All I know is that she called me the following day, I guess she was at home, and she told me that she ended everything with him. I asked her how he felt about it and she said not so well but as far as she was concerned, she was done and not ready to go back to him. But while we were still talking, she told me she was gonna call back that someone was at the door though she never called back and since then I haven't seen or heard anything from her... I probably felt she got back together with him which was why she went MIA but when he called me yesterday asking about her and informing me that some people came to him to enquire her whereabouts, it got me worried." She pauses and asks; "Is she alright?"

"We don't know for sure but I think Katherine is missing," Amanda speaks up.

"Katherine missing!" Drew exclaims looking confused and perplexed.

"Yes and you were the last person to speak with her." Kelvin says

"Well, you should ask Daryl, he was the last person to see her." Drew says

"Wait a minute; you said she promised to call back because someone was at the door right?" Amanda asks

"Yeah, she said it was probably Daryl coming back again to apologize and said she was going to call back and that was it." Drew responds

"Daryl never went back to see her after they broke up that night." Amanda says

"How did you know that and how are you sure about it?" Drew queries

"We met Daryl and interrogated him." Kelvin replies

"Okay then, who was now the person that went over to her place that night after she dropped the call...?" Drew asks

"We don't know yet, but we are going to find out and find her as well." Amanda says

"Thank you Drew for your time." Kelvin says

"You're welcome." Drew responds as they exit her apartment pondering about the person who saw Katherine last before she went missing.

"Kelvin, I think Katherine isn't trying to hurt my family, I think she wants to tell us something." Amanda says. "Only Katherine knows who her killer is and I think she wants to tell me. We have to go back to the house." Amanda concludes.

"But we're not sure about this and it could be dangerous." Kelvin says

"How do we become sure if we don't try?" Amanda asks

"Okay then... I'm just being careful. Anyways, let's check it out." Kelvin replies

Driving down the street towards the house, Kelvin tries to move slowly being overwhelmed with fright.

"What could have happened that day? I'm sure she wouldn't have opened the door to Daryl again, unless she was enticed or forced to do so." Amanda ponders

Amanda looks at the window of the locked up room from outside and gets into thinking again after which she voices out; "Maybe something happened in there and she wants to tell me."

"What do you mean she wants to tell you something?" Kelvin queries looking confused.

"That day I went over, I felt she wasn't sending me away but was trying to tell me something. What it could be is what bothers me but I think she wants to communicate something." Amanda expresses her conviction. "There is only one way to find out." Amanda says as she gets down from the car and heads towards the house but Kelvin stops her halfway.

"You can't be serious, Amanda." says Kelvin. "Whatever is in this house scared Natasha, Jude and even you, Amanda but now you want to go back in there. I can't let you." Kelvin says

"I have to, Kelvin." says Amanda. "I have to save my house."

Realizing that Amanda's mind is made up. "Okay then, you are not going in alone, I will go with you." Kelvin adds in support.

Amanda smiles. "You are always trying to protect me but don't worry, I will be fine. I need to do this on my own. She walks in, goes up the stairs and calls out Katherine's name.

"Katherine! I know your name. I know who you are. You're Katherine White. I don't know what you want from me but what is it that happened to you? Why are you doing this to me? Were you murdered? Who killed you?" Amanda shouts out.

Suddenly, the locked up room opens and there she is, sitting at a wrought iron table close to the window. Amanda is scared, but she has to be strong and face this head on. So Amanda calls out her name again while her heart is banging inside her chest out of fear. Katherine turns to her and says;

"I have been waiting for you."

"Waiting for me? What did she mean by that?" Christine thinks within herself "Why are you waiting for me?" She voices out.

"Let me show you why I have been waiting for you." Katherine says as she swiftly enters Amanda's body trying to reveal the truth to her.

Amanda unconsciously finds herself at the house the day before Katherine went missing. She sees Katherine on the phone with someone and she was telling the person;

"It was just a mistake and it won't happen again, let's end it there, James."

("James?" Amanda asks herself. 'Who is this James she is talking to on the phone?' Amanda becomes more curious.)

Looking devastated and scared, Katherine dropped the call and went to have a shower.

Coming out, her phone rang again and it was Drew, her friend. She picks up.

"Hey Drew!" Katherine says

"Hello Katherine! It's me, Daryl.

"Daryl? How did you get my... Hmmm! Why are you using Drew's line?" Katherine asks

"Katherine, I need to see you, please let's meet up." Daryl says.

"I'm sorry DaryI, I can't see you. It's over between us; I'm seeing someone..." Katherine says

But Daryl didn't want to hear anything that would discourage him, so he interrupted and said; "Please, let's meet up and talk, Katherine... please." He begs.

"Okay then, I'll forward my address to you." Katherine reacted and ended the call.

Moreover, Amanda finds herself in Mrs. Andrey's apartment and sees Katherine having a discussion with Mrs. Andrey saying;

"I loved Daryl but I can't date him anymore yet he wants to come over and make amends, what do you advice I do?" Katherine asked Mrs. Andrey in a desperate tone.

"Don't allow him to see you and don't see him either, just ignore and leave him." Mrs. Andrey responds.

(Amanda, being partially conscious, thinks; "did she later allow him back into her life or it was someone else that entered the house that night?"