Hidden Heart: A Saga Of Redemption

The Mask

[In voice call.]

Amelia: Yeah, I'm coming.

[Within 20 minutes she reached the cafe. She rushed inside and found the co-workers as well as her friends were gathering in a corner murmuring among themselves. But she didn't find Oswald anywhere. With a sense of curiosity, she rushed to Linda.]

Amelia: (hurried to her) Hey, what hap?? (Loudly) You said their is an emergency.

Linda: Take a look there.

[She pointed towards the wooden wall cabin which is just beside the kitchen. Yes, it's an office room kind of, which belongs to the cafe owner or any kind of official work.]

[Through the frosted glass, the figure was barely visible, but the movement could be traced.]

Amelia: (murmuring very slowly) Mr. Volcano!!

[She said very slowly that it was rarely audible.]

Linda: (curious) Did you know he is the proprietor of this cafe. And I'm seeing him for the first time till this has been opened.

[She didn't hear what she was saying as she was continuously gazing at the glass. She just got a smile, maybe indicating something in her heart.]

Linda: Heyy.... Heyyyyyy (jerking her to break her reverie).

Amelia: (suddenly snapped and looked at her) Uhhh yes yes... What?

Linda: (whispering) Mr. Stark was looking for you!!

Amelia: Wh... What do you mean?

[She kept her bag in one of the lockers.]

Linda: (replaying like Victor) After arriving, he asked us, "Where is the girl? Ummm..... Something like Amelia. Where is she?" Then I said that you've not come yet. After hearing that he ordered us to send you after your arrival.

Amelia: But why (walking to the changing room)?

Linda: Only God knows.

[While talking she entered the room and changed into uniforms.]

Amelia: (while coming out) I don't want to meet that (loudly) Mr. Volcano.

Linda: (burst in laughter) What!! Volcano?? Did you know him?

Amelia: (suppressing her reactions) No, not at all.

[While they paced through the kitchen.]

Linda: Now just goooo

[In a sense she pushed Amelia towards the frosted glass door.]

[Amelia found herself standing in front of the frosted glass door of the office cabin. Her heart raced as she knocked softly. A muffled came from inside.]

Victor: Come in.

[She took a deep breath and pushed the door open, stepping inside. Victor sat behind a minimal wooden desk, still wearing his mask. His piercing brown eyes followed her as she entered, the intensity in them making her slightly uneasy.]

Amelia: (forcing a smile) You're looking for me?

[Victor nodded slightly bit didn't respond. He didn't even approach her to sit.]

Amelia: (flashing a smile) Good to see you Sir. All are very......

Victor: (interrupting) Who managed the orders? (Crisscrossed his fingers)

[She stopped for a while but she had to answer.]

Amelia: Linda sir. But overall managed by the manager Oswald.