"What is it that you have in hand ?" Her mother questioned and before Mila could even come up with something to say , the sounds of heels clicking on the floor resounded before Jasmine appeared .
Jasmine looked between Mila and her mother , as if sensing the tension that has arisen while Mila's eyes roamed all over the dress that Jasmine wore . Jasmine turned to look at Mila and the younger sister gave a 'it was mom' typa look . Jasmine's dress was the worse and Mila pitied the little girl .
Mila sharply turned to look at her mother who was now approaching her in a fast pace . Mila backed away before her mother could even capture her arm .
"Mila !" Her mother yelled out her name .
So now you are using my name . Mila thought but didn't say it out loud as her mother's heated gaze penetrated through her skull . "Is that another letter ?" Her mother questioned , her head craned to the side , catching glimpse of the envelope . The same white envelope and size that always comes with the roses yet she has never seen or read any of the letters inside because the guards would always take the letters before she could even touch them .
"It is an envelope ." Mila replied in a calm voice , total opposite to her mother's.
Charlotte Woods shots her daughter a look that is suppose to discipline her and maybe make the girl to stand down , but Mila isn't the one to always follow her parents rules .
"Why is it that you do not want me to read the letters ?" Mila questions , but when her mother remains silent , she continues to say ," What if I identify the handwriting or the words and can maybe have a clue who this person is ?"
"The word maybe does not work here . I do not know if you haven't noticed , but we are dealing with something serious here and the letters should be sent to the agencies where they will research the letter and-"
"It has been more than seven letters . They still haven't found a single thing . Just let me see what I can find ." Mila said , her voice a little desperate now , but the people in the room could'nt tell due to her expressionless face .
"They haven't found a single thing because the words are printed out ." Her mother said before she sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose , a habit of hers .
Mila turned and opened the envelope anyways and before she could even pull the paper inside , the envelope was suddenly snatched from her grasps . Her eyes snap up to the guard infront of her .
With all the fury in her eyes , Mila turns to look at the her mother , at the same time the guard approaches her mother and hands her the letter . Her mother accepted the letter and closed the envelope before she handed it back to the guard who accepted it and turned to leave .
Jasmine watched as the guard left the room until he disappeared to sight and she turned her eyes to her mother and sister , the latter piercing daggers with her eyes to her mother who stood rooted to the ground .
"Let us go . We are already running late ." Charlotte Woods said before she turned to leave while Mila's eyes followed her until she left the room .
Jasmine glanced at her mother before she walked over to her sister ," Do not dwell on it deeper ." Jasmine said , and the moment her sister heard her voice , Mila averted her gaze to her and Jasmine offered the latter a heartfelt smile . " Missed me ?" Jasmine spread her arms and raised a cocky eyebrow .
"More like you missed me ." Mila said before she embraced her sister , pushing aside the stabbing words she had for her mother at the base of her tongue .
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They rode in the black Mercedes-Benz G-Glass while Mila and Jasmine sat at the back of the seven seats .
Mila glanced outside while Jasmine continued to detail her about her boyfriend named Jayden ," He is a huge alien fan . This one time we were outside and," Jasmine leaned over to Mila who turned to listened to the big secret ; Jasmine whispered ," Before we could even kiss and get in the mood you know , he looked up and pointed at the sky while screaming , THAT'S A UFO!!"
Heads snapped to them at Jasmine's sudden scream while she covered her mouth and laughed while Mila smiled lightly.
Mila turned to glance outside the window while Jasmine laughed to herself . Mila's thoughts went back to her poodle , Jasmine , that she had seen before they left the house over the corner . She had felt an eerie feeling when she had glanced at her cute poodle that stood by the far end of the corner , no longer looking cute to her but terrifying . She had last seen her poodle last night and when she saw it standing by the corner today , she had so many questions . Her little poodle's round eyes were no longer round when they were staring at her but seemed narrowed and with something dark lurking behind them and his full body wasn't visible but half of it hidden by the wall .
Did the haunting shadows and demons she dreams of posses her poodle?
Amid her thoughts , Mila pulled her back by saying ," I'm joking . He did not scream like a fan girl but only pointed at the sky ."
Mila turned to glance at Jasmine - about to participate in the conversation so that she could seem interested when the car pulled to a halt . Mila glanced outside to see that they have halted at her mother's favourite salon . Oh gosh , not another makeover !