The Unseen Trial [Ace Lucifer's Series Three] ON GOING

First Trial

BRYSON 1

PRE SCHOOL

Candace's brows furrowed in confusion when she saw a big truck beside their house. It was noisy, and she was irritated because of the shouts from those people on that truck. She's busy in her drawing pad when she heard it. Hindi niya tuloy matapos tapos ang drawing niya na ilang araw na niyang tinatapos. His father gave her a drawing to copy, and she has been doing it for days. For a five-year old kid, it was tough for her.

Frowning, Candace stood up and walked towards their main gate. Her puppy stood up as well and followed her. She's in their gazebo pero rinig na rinig pa rin ang kalampag at boses ng mga maiingay sa kapit bahay niya—but as far as she remembers, no one is living in the neighboring house.

Cadace opened their gate, and peaked outside. There, she saw a huge truck, and she can also see two men carrying an unfamiliar furniture. Napakunot ang noo niya at tuluyan nang lumabas ng gate. Her dog followed suit while wagging its tail dahil nakalabas din ito.

Nang makalapit siya sa kabilang bahay ay doon niya lang napagtanto na mukhang may bago silang kapit-bahay at naglilipat ito. She sighed, and started to walk back to their house when she noticed an approaching car. An Aston Martin Vulcan to be exact. Napatigil siya sa pag-uwi nang huminto ang kotse na iyon sa tabi niya. The door opened and a man, on her father's age went out.

Kaagad itong napatingin sa kaniya. He smiled at her, but she just keep on staring. Kating kati ang bibig niyang sabihing ang ingay ng bahay nila! Nadidistorbo siya, but then she was raised appropriately. She knows how to respect older ones.

"Hello kiddo. What are you doing here?" tanong ng lalaki sa kaniya.

She just shook her head before running back to their house. Hindi niya isinara ang gate kaagad at maingat ng sumilip muli pabalik sa gate. She saw the man opening the other side of the car, and a little boy went out holding a toy gun.

Candace smiled and bit her lips. If I can respect older people, well... I can't with the kids my age.

Target found.

THE next day, she was woken up by the sound of shattering glass, and a loud thud. Her heart immediately pounded with no certain reason. With her small steps, she stepped out of her bed and went out of the room but unlike the noise that woke her up, she was greeted with silence.

Bumaba siya ng hagdan ng nakayapak lang. She's still wearing her pajamas. Sumilip siya sa salas, at wala siyang nakita na kahit sinong tao, but she noticed something. Her puppy, Hogo barked at her. Hindi niya pinansin ang aso niya at naglakad papunta sa kusina. She saw their maid, sweeping the floor. Dumako ang tingin niya 'ron at nakita niya ang mga bubog.

"Ano pong nangyari?" she asked.

Halos mapalundag ang katulong sa pagsasalita niya. She remained her face calm, not even reacting.

"Candace! Gising ka na pala!"

Tiningala niya lang ang katulong.

"A-ah! Nabasag ko yung isang baso habang nag-huhugas."

She just nodded her head before looking at the clock. "Si daddy?"

"Umalis na daddy mo eh."

She bit her lips. Even with the noise yesterday, she tried to finish her drawings. Nagtago na lang siya sa kwarto niya para hindi marinig ang ingay. She did the drawing the whole day, and waited for her parents to come home dahil may kaniya-kaniyang trabaho ang mga ito, at gabi na umuuwi pero nakatulog at nagising na siya lahat lahat ay hindi manlang niya naipakita ang drawing na natapos niya sa mga magulang na. It was her reason why she waited for them.