r cubicle when a tap on it jolted her awake. Her eyes blinke
It was Ellie, her colleague a
and stifled a yawn not ready
her office." Ellie eyed her w
fter Ellie only to see her pause and turn
Ellie stated with a tone of finality and Carla felt the eye
a few curses beneath her breath and
to read out a bedtime story over and again till she found herself dozing repeate
in-chief, she almost recoiled when she met the stern gaze
d her movement till she felt hers
Darkwood Forest..." Vanessa started, looking down on
found herself correcting, her pa
glasses resting perfectly on her straight no
ecent events." She gave a small smi
th the most recent, report back to office as soon as possible." Carla stood still, her eyes only focusing on Vanessa's
ful voice jolted her and drove her
n, Carla tugged at her hair an
the frightening and mys
investigation on strange disappea
ad a bird nestle on it, she punched on the buttons of the t
ce rang into her ear
g Police Station?"
any re
fficially assigned to investigate the missing cases in the – in the Dark
to take on an extremely serious case before and sudde
other side, then a shuffle before a
ke an old man who had
compose herself and no
od of your company. Stay away from the Darkwood Forest and anything that h
utted part of the telephone and shut her eyes
alked back to Madam Vennessa's office to gi
don't take risks?" Vanessa had asked her instead
ter, it's up to you." Vennessa said casually and Carla was left standing in a daze till she found
stered bag, she sent a text t
rk again. Could you help take
ice:
Tha
d made an exit from the Editorial departme
out it was three minutes to three, she needed to hurry if
e took off in a near sprint only to bump into an iron like su
ed her forehead
she looked up to the person she bumped into only to s
ed and when he frowned, she felt th
cking his head to the side, he
uggled out of his hold and ran out of the bui
r?" She asked herself when she paused outside the c
, the realization hitting her hard and creating a film of tears