Anna closes the door and takes her shoes off, " Dad, I'm home !"
Ben, Anna's father, walks to Anna, " I'm sorry, Anna. I'm running errands for the company. It seems that I'll be back three days later."
Ben pulls his suitcase and walks away.
He stops and turns to look at Anna.
Anna smiles," Come back safely."
" I will."
Ben opens the door.
Suddenly a group of men barge in.
" Dad !" shouted Anna shocked.
The men pull Ben away.
" Don't hurt my daughter !" shouted Ben dragged away.
" Why ? Who are you ?!" shouted Anna.
" I'm Harry, a debt collector. That great dad of yours, he owes us a million." said the leader.
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Harry deliberately drops a piece of paper and walks out the room.
Anna picks it up and murmurs, " A big party at 7.00 PM.. three days later ? to clear dad's debt ?!"
Anna's legs get weak.
" What should I do now ?"
***
Anna looks at the teacher explaining the lesson, but she only thinks of her father.
The teacher notices Anna spacing out.
" Anna." said Sir Darren.
Anna looks at the teacher, " Oh. S-Sorry Sir !" Anna bows, " I was thinking about my problems, I'm sorry for not paying attention !" Anna looks at the teacher.
The students burst in laughter.
Anna feels ashamed of being too honest.
' But that's okay. As long as it isn't a lie.'
Shane continues reading without caring the situation.
***
The bell rings.
Anna takes her backpack and walks away.
Anna accidentally bumps into Shane.
Anna looks at Shane, " Oh ! I'm sorry."
" Don't think about other things when you're walking." said Shane walking away.
' ..maybe I could talk to him ? But he seems to be.. Well.. he's the only one who can save me.. I'll give it a try..'
Anna closes her eyes and breaths in deeply.
" Um, would you help me ?" asked Anna.
Shane continues to walk.
" At least please hear me out.." said Anna.
Shane stops.
" Who do you think you are ?" said Shane.
" Please !" Anna bows.
Shane rolls his eyes, " fine."
Anna follows him.
At the gate..
Shane stops.
Anna stops.
Shane sighs, " Don't follow me."
Anna still follows his back.
Suddenly, a group of people approach Anna.
They block Anna.
" What ?" said Anna, trying not to lose Shane's path.
YOU ARE READING
Dumb Beauty & Genius
Mystery / ThrillerAnna easily believes in people. In contrast, Shane uses complex logic to get the result that he wants. One day, Anna gets involved in a scary game because of her father that has a huge debt. Will they survive ? Will Anna ever learn to lie ? Or will...
