Chapter 29

Reaching home I discover that Sarah isn't here.Naturally I would have felt suspicious because she's not one to leave the house but then again we've been running low on eggs and other essentials so she probably went grocery shopping.

Being the only one in the house makes me realize how big it is.I almost feel lonely,I brush that to the side as I reach my room and retrieve my Mac book from my wardrobe.I barely use it nowadays anyway.

I switch it on and then I retrieve my phone from my purse and write down the number making sure it's correct.I can't make any mistakes.I place my phone aside and grab my Mac book getting to work on locating the number location and the person calling too.

I've never been one to be an expert who it comes to tech stuff or even investigation in general,it bores me to no end but I did take some classes last summer and I know one or two things too

Who knew I'd actually be needing it now huh?

After a few minutes of searching, imputing the phone number and investigating the search starts to load the results but rather slowly.I had actually expected it to take a few seconds.

I guess I was wrong

After five minutes I check the screen to see it's progress but become rather disappointed with what I see

Two percent

This is going to take a while.

I place the Mac book on my vanity to go get some chips and water from the fridge.

As I reach down stairs I check the clock for the time and see that it's five thirty.Realizing that she's still not back,a part of me starts to worry a bit hoping everything's okay.Soon enough it starts to rain.Heavily

Maybe I should call her,just to be sure I don't have to go pick her up

I go upstairs and grab my phone,I'm about to call her when I hear the front door open.

I go down to be sure it's her.Just to be sure

It's not that I don't trust the security but I've heard crazy stories.Sarah and I are the only ones who have access into the compound.She let's me in through the inside even though I can easily open the gates myself but it's just way faster.

She greets me with a warm smile as she drops the groceries down on the kitchen counter.She's wearing a black rain coat that's obviously dripping wet from the rain she encountered outside dripping water to the ground,as she moves trying to take the coat off the water from her coat drips on the floor even more causing quite a mess.

She notices my gaze once she turns around to handle the groceries.

"What"she asks wide eyed like I had startled her before her gaze shifts to the ground and she gives me a sheepish smile

"Oh the water…I didn't have anyone to help me with the groceries so I had to walk in with the rain coat you see"she explains sheepishly

Somehow I have no problem with that,even with the long trail of mess she's made.Nothing a mop couldn't fix.

I tell her it's okay and I offered to clean it up much to her surprise, almost like she didn't think I was capable enough to use a mop which was quite insulting.

I ignore her shock and go to the clean utensils room to get a mop.I've never really been on this side of the building but I've known where the supplies were based on the house map I was given, it'd be weird if I didn't know every room in my own home.

As I open it I turn on the lights and I'm immediately greeted by the array of a months supply of detergents, cleaning gloves and other cleaning utensils neatly arranged on each side of the fairly small room.Although compared to others the room was still a bit bigger.

I go ahead and pick up a mop but then I notice a little object behind it on the floor,tucked behind the other array of mops,I squat down and try to reach for it snaking my fingers towards it through the thick bunch of mons but my efforts are futile and my fingers can barely make it through.I make an attempt to push the mops out of the way when suddenly I hear footsteps coming towards me

"Oh ma'am I thought you got lost trying to find your way around"comes Sarah's voice from behind me in a joking tone

Why would I get lost in my own home?

I brush the odd question side not thinking much of it as I roll my eyes not answering her as I get up my eyes still on the object I couldn't reach

"Dinner is almost ready you should upstairs"she chides

"Hmm I'll be right down"I reply making a mental note

I'll get back to this later

I take the mop and we both go downstairs and I mop the wet floor,it doesn't take long before I'm done and she offers to help me put it away eagerly….too eagerly gaining some suspicions from me but I play it cool and allow her do it.

I decide to take dinner upstairs to my room somehow remembering the research I was doing.

A buzz in my pocket alerts me that I've got a new message

A message from Raphael

*"This is a little reminder of our dinner date,I'm guessing you forgot to send your location"

I roll my eyes and send him my address wandering why he would persist even with the rain outside

He replies immediately as I see the three dots appear on the screen

*"Good girl"

Ew

I only take a hand full of food and go up to my room to find something to wear,but before that I check my Mac book to see the progress

Twenty percent

This is incredibly slow

I go to my wardrobe and pick out a black dress that had a gorgeous low slit on it.It was simple but did wonders to my curves.I ate the small amount of food in my plate and proceed to put on the dress matching it with a dark blue heel sandals.Im really not in the mood for anything fancy today so i style my hair in a low bun and opt for a super light makeup,I look in the mirror pleased with what i see and i take out a white purse i put my phone and some essentials i moght be needing.By the time I'm done I receive a message.

*im outside*

I guess im really doing this.I glance at my mac book thats still loading the results and I keep shut it down.

I'll get back to this later