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  *Slam!

  *Shake shake shake

  Katie: [Wake up!!! Wake up sleepyhead!]

  Royan: “Ugh… what, oh right.”

  Royan: [Goodmorning.]

  Katie: [Good Morning! Rise and shine! And you know what that means!]

  Royan: [Uh… what does it mean?]

  Katie: [It means you get the **** out of my house!]

  Royan: [Oh wow, this thing has a censor on it?]

  Katie: [I guess so, but the sun is up! I am awake! You are awake! It’s time for us to get going!]

  Royan: [I-I’m sorry, Katie was it? Why must I have slept in your closet?]

  Katie: [Bc… my parents can’t find you sleeping in there? Also beggars can’t be choosers.]

  Royan: [I see… Regardless, thank you for letting me stay the night.]

  Katie: [No problem. Do you know where to start looking?]

  Royan: [Just a minute, I did just wake up after all.]

  Katie: [Alright, we’ll eat breakfast and discuss our course of action.]

  Royan: [Wait, you’re feeding me too?]

  Katie: [No, I change my mind, I’LL get something to eat.]

  Royan: [...]

  Katie: [I’m kidding, yes ofc I’m feeding you. I’ll brb.]

  Royan: [Thank you so much.]

  Katie: [Yeah no problem.]

  *Creak- Slam!

  Katie: (Ha… Am I being too mean? I’m trying not to get too friendly but… is it really alright for me to be so involved in this? I mean the man has to eat and sleep, I know this is the least I can do, I should be careful. Maybe I should tone it down a bit? I can sense that he’s getting uncomfortable.

  Huh, the lights are off… did they not come back last night? Did mom not wake up yet? But it’s already 6:00… I should text them- Forget it. They know the ground is over, so I should be fine.

  Hmmmm. What should I make?)

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  .

  .

  Katie: [Hey, can you open the door for me?]

  Royan: [Oh right, hold on.]

  *Creak

  Katie: [Thank you.]

  Royan: [Woah! What is that???]

  Katie: [Oh I made some omelet for us!]

  Royan: [Wow! That looks amazing!]

  Katie: [I put some leftover sauce like glaze on it, I hope it goes well together.]

  Royan: [You’ve let me stay the night, fed me, even though I broke into your house and damaged your window. You’re just too kind, thank you so much- wait, you didn’t poison the food or anything right?]

  Katie: [...]

  Royan: [I’m kidding! Just joking, haha. Thank you for the meal!]

  Katie: [No problem-]

  Royan: [Oh wow! This is great! You’re right, the sauce does go well with the dish! What is this, egg?]

  Katie: [Yup, I’m assuming you’ve never had an omelet before. Do you like it?]

  Royan: [It’s great! The rice underneath is delicious too!]

  Katie: [I’m glad you enjoy it. Now, let’s start thinking of places to look.]

  Royan: [I have just been going around, hopefully getting clues from the residents here.]

  Katie: [Yeah and talking to them is not going to get you anything.]

  Royan: [I found that out the hard way…]

  Katie: [So you don’t really have a plan,]

  Royan: [Well to be honest, I don’t even know for sure if she is here or not. This is the first place I stopped by since her father suggested it.]

  Katie: [But you only have 3 days…]

  Royan: [Well 2 days now.]

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  Katie: [... Really no time left. Alright, let me get dressed and we’ll be out of here.]

  Royan: [Sounds good!]

  Katie: (...)

  Katie: [C-can you?]

  Royan: [? What do you mean?]

  Katie: [I need to get changed? Could I ask you to… I don’t know… step out for a bit?]

  Royan: [I mean, you can just get changed, no? Do you need me to step out?]

  Katie: [What… um, you know what, I’ll just take my clothes and go somewhere else.]

  Royan: [Wait no! If you don’t feel comfortable then I’ll step out for a bit.]

  Katie: [Is that not a given…?]

  Royan: [I mean, I don’t see anything wrong with that.]

  Katie: [I see…]

  Royan: [...?]

  Katie: [OK! IF YOU DON’T MIND!]

  Royan: [RIGHT!]

  *SLAM!

  Katie: (Do they really not have any privacy in Gillua? That’s absurd, I haven’t even read anything like that about them! Both Eva and him are just too much… but if it’s just like that over there then, I guess I should respect it… to a certain degree…)

  Royan: [H-hello? Are you done yet?]

  Katie: [Not yet, but I would like some privacy right now.]

  Royan: [Right, sorry. It’s just that, I heard a door open.]

  Katie: [What?]

  Royan: [Yeah, is someone home?]

  Katie: (SHIT! ARE THEY JUST GETTING BACK???)

  Katie: [GET IN THE BATHROOM NOW!]

  Royan: [WHERE IS THAT? IS EVERYTHING ALRIGHT?]

  Katie: [MY PARENTS ARE HOME YOU IDIOT! YOU NEED TO HIDE!]

  Katie: (Urgh!)

  Royan: [WHAT DO I DO?]

  *Creak

  *Grab

  Royan: “Woah!”

  *SLAM!

  Royan: [Thank you- Oh you’re not dressed yet-]

  Katie: [SHUT UP! We didn’t have a choice did we? But are you sure you heard the door open?]

  Royan: [Yes, I did hear footsteps as well.]

  Katie: [I don’t know where they must’ve gone. It’s not Monday, so they wouldn’t have gone to the church.]

  Royan: [Church?]

  Katie: [Yeah? Do you guys not believe in Gods in Gillua?]

  Royan: [No we do, but we do not think good things about her.]

  Katie: [You don’t?]

  *Knock Knock Knock

  Royan: “AH!-”

  Katie: [Shhhhh!]

  *Nods

  Katie: [My mom’s sending me a message, I’ll be right back.]

  Royan: [Alright.]

  Katie: [Not now mom! I’m getting dressed up! Be right out!]

  Katie's mom: [Oh alright, I just thought I heard something, is everything alright?]

  Katie: [Yeah ofc! I was just getting ready to go out. Where did you guys go?]

  Katie's mom: [We just went shopping for a bit, your dad forgot to buy humus and said that he could not skip out on it… you know how he is…]

  Katie: [R-right… anyways, I’m almost done getting changed, are you guys doing anything today?]

  Katie's mom: [We have to get ready to go to church, we’ll be back late tonight as well I’m afraid.]

  Katie: [Church? Is there an event going on?]

  Katie's mom: [Oh yeah! We have to help set up for an event that’s coming up! You’ll be very excited about it.]

  Katie: [Alright, well just let me know if I can be of any help.]

  Katie's mom: [Of course sweetie.]

  Katie: [Alright, well I’ll see you late-]

  Katie's mom: [Katie, could you open the door for a minute?]

  Katie: (?)

  Katie: [I told you, I’m changing.]

  Katie's mom: [Still? I thought you said you were almost done.]

  Katie: [Oh I didn’t like the dress so I’m trying to find a new one, but why?]

  Katie's mom: [It’s just that, you didn’t clean up in the kitchen.]

  Katie: [Oh I’m sorry, I’ll make sure it’s all put away before I leave.]

  Katie's mom: [Well, I also saw that there were 2 plates.]

  Katie: (What? SHIT! HOW COULD I FORGET?!?)

  Katie: [Oh right I was-]

  Katie's mom: [Katie dear, you’re not hiding anything are you?]

  Katie: [No of course not! I was just preparing some food for Camren as well! We were going to go on a picnic and so I was just-]

  Katie's mom: [Oh that’s right! I’m so sorry for assuming! Alright I will see you later!]

  Katie: [Ttyl ily.]

  Katie: (Hm...)

  Katie: [I’m back.]

  Royan: [Hey is everything ok? You look shocked.]

  Katie: [Just a little change of plans, is that alright?]

  Royan: [Oh um, I guess so?]

  Katie: [Don’t worry, we’ll be looking for her as well, but something’s not right.]

  Royan: [What’s wrong?]

  Katie: [They’re going to the Church.]

  Royan: [The church? But I thought you said they go on Mondays.]

  Katie: [Yeah, so I need to figure out why they’re going today.]

  Royan: [Are we following them?]

  Katie: [No, I know where it is. If what they’re saying is true then they’ll be there, but what are they actually doing?]

  Royan: [Why? Did she say something about it?]

  Katie: [She said that they’re helping with an event,]

  Royan: [So?]

  Katie: [They always hated being a part of things.]

  Royan: [Do you think they’re lying?]

  Katie: [I don’t know, but I know they are hiding something. Both of them have been on edge recently, and I’ve been getting the backlash.]

  Royan: [Oh… is that why…]

  Katie: [? What?]

  Royan: [I didn’t know if you wanted me to mention it, but your back,]

  Katie: [Oh… you saw huh. It’s fine, they used to only do it when I was younger.]

  Royan: [But to leave a scar…]

  Katie: [Listen, everyone has a secret. It’s not a crime to want to hide stuff from everyone else. But we don’t have time. I’ll finish getting ready, then we’ll have to get going.]

  Royan: [... Alright, sounds good.]

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