Waiting for Lily to arrive, I had to sit in the lobby. I did not want to overstep my boundaries, so I decided not to move around. I wondered where Lily went to. Strangely enough, it looked like she knew someone in Trev Electronics. I thought I would ask her when Diane's safety is confirmed. After three hours, she later came. But not with Diane, alone.
"What happened? Where is Diane?" I asked in a worrying tone.
"Are you sure Diane came here? I obviously checked everywhere but I could not find a trace of her." She replied.
"Yes. I am sure of it. Where else will she go? And how can you say you checked everywhere? You don't even work here, I am sure you have limited access to some rooms. "I replied. Lily just gave me a smirk and tapped me.
"What about I try something? How about I cause a scene here?" She asked. I could not immediately comprehend what she said.
"I don't know what you are talking about but you know if you cause a scene here, you will be dragged out." I replied.
"That is in movies. In reality, people want to know what happened to the person causing the scene. I am sure they are not that callous. They will try to hear me out. "She explained.
"What excuse are you trying to make up?" I asked. I knew my sister well, she was very crazy.
"Just watch!" She replied. Right before my eyes, my sister rolled on the floor, screaming and at the same time, shouting. It was a bit embarrassing but I had to put to it. People who were there as well as employees gathered asking her what happened. Some guards came and held her but to my surprise, they also asked her what happened.
"My sister is missing. She asked me to come here to pick her up. But, I can't find her. Did you see her?" She asked. Like seriously, it was lame.
"Ma'am, if you mean your sister, like how old is she?" One of the guards asked.
"Fifteen." Lily cried out. Honestly, she was damn good at crying. Maybe that was her calling.
"Wait. If a fifteen years old came here, I am sure she would have found her way out. Like, she is a teenager. "One of the people said. Well, I did expect that.
"Then, check your CCTV footage. I am sure you will see her there. "I said. I was not going to get involved before, but who knows, the plan might be working. The CCTV footage was checked and Diane was caught up there. She was found going inside but not coming back. Do you know the worst part? A reporter who just wandered to see if he could get some information overheard. Then, boom! It was on the news. It sounds crazy but it really happened.
"A lady claims to have lost her sister in Trev Electronics building. Her sister was found going inside the building but not coming back. Lady calls for help and insisted that Trev Electronics take responsibility".
Somehow, it was satisfying. Various scandals came up all thanks to my sister's act and of course, the reporter. I did not know how they found her but silently, Diane was released. I was sure she was locked up in a room. But the company had no choice than to release her, they would not want any problem for them. When I saw Diane, she had some scars in her forehead, lips and knee. I could not help but hug her. She was speechless. She stared at me with disappointing eyes like she found out something she could not believe.
That day when we got home, my mother was forced to cook the best she could in order to celebrate Diane's release. Of course, she was not so glad about it. She had to cook steak. Well, that was not my first time of eating it. Surely it was not my mother who cooked it for me but I ate it when I was out on school camp out.
"Will you mind telling me what happened? Did you see their faces?" After dinner, I went over to her room to ask. By that time, it was not like she had wanted to sleep but she had laid on her bed staring at the ceiling. I could bet that she was thinking about how life had messed her up.
"Of course. I even saw the owner. He is Thai. Something was off with him, and somehow he seemed to have a strange flaw. "She replied in a breaking voice. I knew it was not the right time to ask her but it was the best time. At that time, she would say the most crucial part because she would be tired and too sleepy to talk.
"Thai? I read online that the owner was American. So, he is Thai? I can't believe it. And what is the flaw he had?" I asked. That most crucial is the owner being Thai and I was sure that any other story would be related to that. Knowing that would not hurt me, would it?
"It is complicated and I am tired. I will tell you everything tomorrow. Just be grateful I am alive right now. I can't afford not to be. "She replied in a stressed tone. I decided to leave her alone finally. Lily overheard her discussions and brought me to bar. She began to question me but none of those questions were what I could answer. Questions like, what happened? Did something happen? What is happening? I had no single idea about the whole stuff, I also had doubts. Was Diane's mother really dead? Or Diane was lying to me? No one seemed to talking about her death and I could not find anything. But there was nothing to gain if she lied to me. I decided to check myself. I could not afford to get fooled by someone obsessed, those doubts were just too much.