TRADING SECRETS WITH MR CADE.
THE VOICEMAIL
A girl sitting on the couch, eating her popcorn, holding a remote in one hand scouting for a nice movie.
Maude Sloane
(picks up her phone)
A notification pops up...
Maude Sloane
(looks at her phone)
A voice message from Xxxxxxxxxx number.
Maude Sloane
(plays the messsage)
The Unknown Number
Fen... (sniffle)
I know, You are there... Just stop
Please!
I beg you please.
Just meet me once... I swear I will fix it.
Maude Sloane
Wrong number!
Maude Sloane
*What a weird woman!*
Maude Sloane
*Poor girl must have broken her heart by a stupid man*
Maude Sloane
*Well it's best to stay single. Why beg a man and cry for them?*
Maude Sloane
*I would never cry for a man*
Maude again shifts her focus towards the television screen and starts searching for a movie again.
Maude wonders who would visit her at such time... She has a best friend who is her roommate, but she is travelling abroad.
The neighbors aren't nosy to visit at night.
Royna Wance
Me... Open the door!
Maude Sloane
(opens the door hurriedly)
Maude Sloane
How did you...
Royna Wance
(storms inside)
Royna Wance
I need to peeeee
Maude looks at the luggage outside the door.
Then she starts to drag it inside.
Royna Wance
(comes out of the washroom)
Maude Sloane
Why are you back?
Royna Wance
Aren't you happy to see me?
Maude Sloane
Well I am, but you said you won't be back before a month.
Royna Wance
Well somehow I could come back... We secured the deal faster than expected, so our boss let us free.
Maude Sloane
You said that the person you were closing the deal with was difficult to work with.
Royna Wance
He was but things worked out.
Maude saw her friend blush a little.
Maude Sloane
I am letting you go because you look tired... Visit my bakery during your office break and tell me the whole story.
Royna Wance
There is no story to tell.
Maude Sloane
Yeah the story of you turning to a red tomato.
Maude Sloane
There is the coffee... I am going to catch some Zs
A FAMILIAR PAIN
Maude Sloane
(tucks herself in the blanket)
Maude Sloane
(scrolling her mobile)
Try our yummy sundaes
50% OFF!
Maude Sloane
*Oh no the craving hits*
Maude Sloane
Hey would you want to eat a sundae?
Royna Wance
Would love it (screams from outside)
Maude Sloane
(placing order)
Would you like to deliver it to your current address?
Your business address is set as "The Fen's Hub"
The voice of that unknown woman echoes in Maude's head.
Maude Sloane
*I bought this mobile in a pre loved condition two weeks ago*
Maude Sloane
*What If Its previous owner was the man named Fen?*
Maude Sloane
*What If that woman is actually texting him?*
Maude Sloane
*Should I text her and say that number isn't mine?*
Maude Sloane
*No! It would feel so weird*
Maude Sloane
He can't leave without telling me... He can't
(clenched the letters in her hand)
Royna Wance
Maude (gave her a shoulder tap)
Royna Wance
Are you crying? Is everything alright?
Maude Sloane
No! I am not.
Royna Wance
Why are your eyes so watery?
Maude Sloane
Nothing... Just got lost in some thoughts.
Maude Sloane
I'll order the sundaes.
Maude Sloane
I am great ☺️
Royna Wance
Come outside let's watch a good movie.
Royna Wance
(comes back again)
Royna Wance
(gives her a hug)
Maude Sloane
(laughs) I swear I am good.
Royna Wance
(pats her head)
After watching the movie Royna went off to bed while Maude remembered her past days and has already lost her sleep.
A notification pops up...
The Unknown Number
TOO TIRED FEN! FEELS LIKE I HAVE BEEN AWAKE FOR A DECADE. I WISH I COULD SLEEP FOR ONE TOO.
REST MY EYES AND DREAM ABOUT OUR HAPPY LIFE!
Maude Sloane
(hands shaking)
THE FIRST ENCOUNTER
Maude Sloane
*No It can't be that serious*
Maude Sloane
(clenched her hand)
Maude Sloane
(checked her mobile)
Maude Sloane
*What If she really took her life?*
Maude Sloane
(tears running down her cheeks)
Maude Sloane
*Will I be able to forgive myself... I should have at least told her that I am not Fen.*
Maude Sloane
(biting her nails)
Maude Sloane
(closed her eyes)
Maude remembered the scene from 3 years ago, when she was crying at the airport.
But even If she reached before his flight departed, would he have stayed?
Maude Sloane
(opened her eyes)
Maude Sloane
*No I can't let anyone break like that.*
Maude Sloane
*Everyone deserves a last chance or at least a last good-bye*
Royna Wance
(opens the fridge)
A sticky note attached on the fridge catches Royna's Attention.
Sticky note...
Royna ... I have made some breakfast for you... Have plenty of rest ... I have some errands to run.
I'll be closing the bakery for today.
Royna Wance
Errands to run?
Royna Wance
This girl never wakes up before 8 Am...
Royna Wance
*Why is her phone busy?*
Maude Sloane
(clenching on the strap of her purse)
Maude Sloane
(enters the restaurant)
The restaurant was silent, smelling of expensive coffee and fresh wax, a sharp contrast to the chaotic night Maude had just endured.
she saw a man with hairs reaching his ears... Obsidian hairs... Even the sunlight failed to reveal any brown glint.
She stood there thinking he was sleeping as his head was facing downwards... But she heard his voice.
Stephen Cade
We are not open yet... Our restaurant opens at 10 Am.
Maude Sloane
Not here for a table ... I am here to meet a man named Fen
Stephen Cade
(lifts his head up)
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