Chapter 99

The car came to a halt finally at the white bungalow; Emma’s house.

A smiling Emma came out of the car, before Derek could rush over as a gentleman to open up her door.

She was home.

“Finally…” Maya sighed, bringing up Eva from her laps, allowing the little girl to scoot over to the space which Shane’s immediate exit out of the car had created, so that she could step down from the car.

Together, they all walked away from the car, towards the front porch of the house, with Emma leading the way, since she was the one with the locks of the house.

But when Emma got to the door, her eyes widened in shock and disbelief. Her door had been unlocked already, and there was no knob either. Her house has been broken into.

“Derek…” She called, turning away from the door to her boyfriend.

“Yes. What happened?” Derek asked, stepping closer to her, noting the look of fright on her face.

“The door…” She stuttered, pointing towards the white washed door