The Forgotten

ಥ Chapter 9: The Papillon ಥ

    At the Blance Mansion, a huge butterfly's shadow reflected on the wall. Its proboscis rapidly sucking the life energy of its victim. Dorothy Blance groaning in her sleep. She have a nightmare and all her body feel too painful. Harry Blance is sleeping soundlessly next to his wife. After it is satisfied, the butterfly retreated it proboscis and disappear. A woman's laughs echoed in the mansion.

   Beep! Beep! Beep! The microwave beeping once the timer end. Fier is still half awake, she take out her breakfast from the microwave and sit on the dining table to enjoy her breakfast in a sleepy mode. She was unable to have a good sleep because of her neighbor was being noisy again last night. She sighed.

   After she finished her breakfast, she put another set of breakfast on the table. Then, she make sure everything is well prepare before she head to work. After locked the door, she texting K, 'The breakfast is on the table, eat before you going out.'

   At her office, Fier yawn many times. She need to do something about her neighbor. It has been many months that neighbor of hers have making so much noise at night, either they are playing loud music, turn on a loud TV and knocking on the walls, they are even screaming at late night. Fier is wondering how the other neighbors are able to cope with that. She sighed again. She stared blankly at the screen of her computer.

   'Fier~ I miss you~' A pair of hand embrace her from behind.

   'Ayesha... Welcome back.' Fier patted Ayesha's hands. She know that is Ayesha from the girl's fragrance.

   'How are you? Any new cases?' Ayesha break her embrace and sit on her own cubicle, in front of Fier's. She dig into her purse, taking out a small bottle of White Lily perfume and sprayed it at her neck and wrists.

  'Yeah. A case of a mansion. I'm glad that you're back. It's headache to find another for the job.' Fier said while her fingers dance vigorously on the computer's keyboard.

  'What happen?' Ayesha show her interest on the case that Fier is talking about.

  'The case this time is not about spirit. It's more to demon related, your job scope.' Fier answered calmly. Ayesha Darley is one of powerful exorcist at the agency. She is Fier best buddy at the field. She been away for months to solved a case outside the city.

   'No wonder you said it was a pain in the neck.'  Ayesha said slowly, lend back at her chair.

   'I need your help with this case, Ayesha. We are going to the mansion this Saturday.' Said Fier, she stopped typing and look at Ayesha.

   'Aye sir!!' Ayesha happily accepted the request, she put both of her thumb up.

   The promised Saturday finally arrived. The Victorian style mansion standing proudly under the brim of bright sun light. Astonishing to the eyes of it every lookers. Fier and Ayesha are standing in front of its gate waiting for the owner to open the doors. K also successfully to tag along although Fier say 'No' many times to him. They even quarrelled that morning, Ayesha had to interfered to stop them from continuously bickering or they might be late to work.

  Harry Blance welcome them with a warm smile. Ayesha cheerful smile turn sully once she step inside the mansion. All her admiration for the mansion erased with the wind once she see the inside of the mansion. Her expression become more stern when Lenore Blance is appearing behind her father. This family is sick! She said to herself.

   Lenore Blance rushed to K's side and embrace his arm. She bumped into Fier that standing next to K. Fier been pushed aside a little from that bump.

    'We meet again, Mr. Silverase. I miss you so much.' She flirted with him. But K ignored her.

   The audience watched the scene in awe. K shows his discomfort towards Lenore Blance's behaviour.  He move away her hands and attached closely to Fier. Both Fier and Ayesha act natural at the situation although they are indeed feeling awe at the brazen Lenore Blance. Sour! They said in their minds.