My Co-Worker is an Elf Girl?! (#thewattys2024)

Chapter 28: My Dad is Going to Kill Me if He Finds Out

INTERIOR OF A CAB - DAY
Samara freaks out at the sight of the battering ram. She switches to the microphone for her doorbell.

SAMARA: "Hey! Hey! Hey! I'm the apartment owner! Everyone chill out for a second!"

Through her phone's security feed, Samara sees one of the Border Agents walking up to the doorknob.

BORDER AGENT #1: "You? You're the owner of this apartment?"

Samara sighs.

SAMARA: "Well, technically, my PARENTS own the apartment. I live here."

BORDER AGENT #2 appears to be their leader. He approaches the doorbell.

BORDER AGENT #2: "What is your name Miss?"

SAMARA: "Samara Lee."

BORDER AGENT #2: "Miss Samara Lee. You have a sovereign national staying in your apartment who entered this city illegally and without documentation. Are you aware of this?"

Samara struggles to decide whether to lie or tell the truth.

SAMARA: "....um..."

BORDER AGENT #2: "Miss Lee?"

The Border Agent's contentious tone sends a shiver down Samara's spine.

SAMARA: "Uh... I, had no clue..!"

BORDER AGENT #2: "Which part? The part where she's an illegal foreign national? Or the part where someone is hanging out in your apartment?"

SAMARA: "The... the first part!!"

BORDER AGENT #2: "Well, we have orders to take her in. We can do it the peaceful way or we can do it the battering ram way."

SAMARA: "I'll take the peace-"

BRRRR! BRRRR! BRRRRR!

Before Samara could finish her sentence, her phone begins to ring and vibrate.

It's her dad.

The call forces the security camera app on her phone to minimize.

SAMARA: "Goddamn it!"

Samara swipes to decline the call and reopens the app.

SAMARA: "Peaceful way! Please put the battering ram down-"

BRRRR!!!! BRRRRR!!!!

Her dad is calling again. The Security application minimizes once more.

SAMARA: "OH FOR FUCKS-"

Samara presses to block her father's number out of pure frustration. She scrambles to restart her security app.

Notification: "Forceful entry detected!"

BAM! BAM!

The Border Agents are trying to run the apartment door down. Samara begins to freak out.

SAMARA: "I'LL LET YOU GUYS IN! PLEASE JUST PUT THE BATTERING RAM DOWN! JUST GIVE ME A MINUTE!"

Border Agent #2 turns to his fellow team members, who nod in unison. The battering ram is gently lowered onto the ground.

Samara switches her camera application to inside the apartment.

Remy is crouched behind an overturned folding table, pointing Sam's toy shotgun towards the door.

SAMARA: "NO REMY! PUT THAT DOWN!"

The elf girl lowers her "weapon." Samara takes several deep breaths.

SAMARA: "Listen, Remy. You're going to go with these people on the other side of the door, okay? I'll do everything I can to... fix all of this, okay?!"

Remy carefully considers what Sam said. The elf girl then smiles and sticks her thumb up.

REMY: "I trust you fully, Miss Samara! We party members are stronger together!"

Samara unlocks the door to her apartment through her app. The Border Agents gently open the door. They surround Remy and join her hands together to be cuffed.

REMY: "Do you hear that you dastardly blackguards? My human friend is going to be your undoing!"

BORDER AGENT #1: "You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can be used against you in the court of law..."

REMY: "I'm being read my rights! Just like in all of those tales! This is so exciting!"

Border Agent #2 sticks a notice onto the door. He faces the doorbell again.

BORDER AGENT #2: "Still there, Miss Lee?"

SAMARA: "Y...yeah..."

BORDER AGENT #2: "The warrant number is here. Thanks for choosing to make our job easier today."

They take Remy away.

LUXURY APARTMENT HALLWAY - DAY
After a very tense cab ride, Samara finally returns to her apartment. Her door is left wide open.

Her phone gently vibrates. Samara listlessly checks it.

"12 missed calls and 8 text messages from 'Dad (other phone)'"

She also has received an email from her dad. It only has a subject line, and the body text is empty.

"We need to talk"

To be continued...