Mishka looked through her list of contacts on her phone.
"Whom can I trust with this big responsibility?" she asked herself. "Someone needs to get the secret camera or Gillian will be very upset with me. She needs to know that I take her fears seriously, especially since I'm keeping her ignorant about Bruce's identity. My conscience needs this," Mishka told herself.
No names stood out on her contact list, so, she sat at her desk trying hard to think.
"Maybe I can ask someone from the dance class," she thought to herself. "Yes, they always love adventure," Mishka decided firmly and looked up Freddy's number. He would give her the number of one of the male dancers.
"I will ask him for Calvin's number because Calvin loves all kinds of adventure and I think that I can trust him to be discreet," Mishka told herself.
"Oh, how nice to hear from you! Now, what made you think about me? Do you want us to dance a duet or something," Calvin exclaimed when he answered Mishka's call.
"No, I don't want to do anything which involves dancing, but it's something very important that I need you to help me with," Mishka responded in a low tone of voice because she was phoning from her office at work.
"You need my help with something important?" Calvin asked in an excited tone of voice.
"Yes, but I will tell you about it in person. Can we meet at a coffee shop later today? Mishka asked.
"Uhmn that will have to be just before dance class," Calving responded.
"Great then. There's a Moroccan coffee shop not far from my dad's company. We can meet there," Mishka suggested.
"Alright, I know that one. I will be there, but don't be late," Calvin responded.
"Of course," Mishka agreed.
"Now, I must make sure that Calvin knows how confidential this is," Mishka thought as she ended the call.
She dialled Gillian's number next.
"I think I found someone to get the camera for us," Mishka announced as soon as Gillian answered the call.
"Oh, that's great," Gillian responded.
"Yes and I'm gonna ask him to install it as well because you and I won't know what to do if something goes wrong with the setting up of the camera," Mishka remarked.
"Great, then we will be one step on our way towards finding out what's really happening in that nursery," Gillian remarked.
***
"Are you sure that Grandma is not going to the nursery tonight?" Mishka asked Milla for the second time that day.
"Yes, because she didn't ask me to pick those special herbs which she only handles at night," Milla replied.
"Great, so she has certain herbs that she only works with at night," Mishka remarked.
"That's right," Milla responded. She did not sound suspicious about anything.
"Okay then, remember to let me know when she goes there, so I can talk to her about the dangers," Mishka remarked.
"Yes, I will call you," Milla responded.
"I hope that she doesn't suspect anything," Mishka told herself. "At least now I can let Calvin in to install the camera," she concluded. She then packed up her personal things in the office to take home with her.
Calvin was already waiting for her outside the gate when Mishka arrived at home.
"Get into my car, then we can go in together," Mishka suggested.
Calvin got out of his own vehicle, locked it and climbed into Mishka's car.
"Okay then, were just gonna practice dance steps in the studio first, so that no one suspects us of anything," Mishka responded as she drove up into the driveway with Calvin sitting next to her in the front of her vehicle.
"So, do you want me to go down to the basement alone?" Calvin asked.
"Yes, but then I will remain on the staircase and keep guard for you in case someone approaches," Mishka replied.
"Good, you better, cos I'm afraid of your grandma," Calvin responded.
"You shouldn't be afraid of her. She sounds strict, but she can't do much to you," Mishka responded.
"I sure hope that she's harmless with whatever she's doing in the basement at night," Mishka thought on the inside.
"We don't have a lot of time before the actual dance classes begin," Mishka remarked once they were inside the studio of her home.
"I'm gonna sneak down there any time now," Calvin reassured her as he listened to the music.
"But, who are you really trying to bust with this camera?" he asked.
"Let me promise you something; if the person is found out I will tell you who it is. But if there's nothing wrong going on there, I won't say anything," Mishka replied.
"Oh, now I don't know what I should wish for. Personally, I love busting people," Calvin responded, nodding his head.
"It would be shameful if we did find someone out though," Mishka responded with a thoughtful look in her eyes.
"Yes and then you will have to explain why you suspected them," Calvin remarked.
"Anyway, let's go now," Mishka responded. She led the way out the studio door, up into the corridor and then downstairs to the nursery.
"Wait, I can hear something down there," Mishka remarked with her finger on her lips when they were halfway down.
"Is that normal?" Calvin asked with his brows raised curiously.
"No, not really," Mishka replied as she went down one more step.
Calvin made some wild gestures with his hands, trying to stop her from going any further.
"Wait, I hear singing," Mishka continued. "It sounds like one of the maids," she added after listening again.
"So, then, should we go back?" Calvin asked in a panicky tone.
"No, we just pretend to be following her voice and then hang around until she leaves," Mishka replied.
"Okay, as long as they don't suspect anything about the camera," Calvin warned.
In the nursery they found Milla. She was the one who was singing.
"Hi, you should have told me that you were interested in voice training," Mishka remarked as she and Calvin entered the nursery.
"Oh, no, I'm just singing for fun," Milla responded.
"Was Grandma in here then if you're busy cleaning up again?"
"No. she wasn't and I don't expected her to come tonight," Milla responded.
"I just realized that I forgot to clean up here this morning after your grandma arranged some flowers," she explained as she continued with her chores.
"So, is that all that you guys do in here? Organizing flowers and then cleaning up?" Calvin asked Milla.
"Yes, that's pretty much it. Why are you asking?" Milla asked with a curious frown on her brow.
"Well, I'm just thinking that it can be used for so many other things as well, like arts, for instance," Calvin replied.
"Well, we as staff don't use the room, but Mishka's grandma loves this place for her flowers and herbs," Milla replied.
Mishka wished that Milla did not mention the herbs. I should have told her what to say and what not to earlier," Mishka thought to herself.
"Oh, does she work with herbs as well," Calvin asked.
"She makes her own tonics," Milla responded.
"Wow, that's very interesting," Calvin replied in a curious tone of voice.
"Some people equate herbs with witchcraft," Mishka thought to herself.
"It's mainly from China," she remarked quickly, so that Calvin would not think anything further about the herbs. Most people drank Chinese herbs in the form of tea, so he had no reason to be curious.
"But what will I tell him if it turns out that my grandma is some kind of a witch?" Mishka asked herself.