CHAPTER 53

IN LESS THAN MINUTES, MY ROOM WAS FULL. The entire security here at Belmond Sanctuary Lodge crowded in as well as people from other authorities from. Policemen had been called from the nearest police station as well as detectives from the closest agency.

The natives where outside and I could see them all through my window. Everyone was wondering what was going on as much as I was.

I was still frozen in shock, seated on the couch breathing as though all this was a joke.

A row of men in black suits stood everywhere in the room; talking to each other, some taking notes and some speaking through walkie talkies.

Adam was talking to them and it'd been almost thirty minutes since. I cringed the cover in my hands and tried to think who of all people would do this. And why me??

"Elly...." I immediately knew it was Adam. I turned to him and he pulled me into a hug. I cried non stop with fear registered all over me. I was still in a bathing towel and I got cold from less covering.

"They'll investigate it okay....I won't settle until I find who did this to you...I promise...." he pecked my forehead and wiped my tears.

Feeling my cold skin, he took off his shirt and put it around me.

"You're, as ice....cold!" he rubbed his thumb on my hands and pulled me close to him, allowing my head to rest on his shoulder.

I sniffed and crouched my hand against his.

Confusion was the only tangible state I was in and couldn't comprehend what was what wasn't anymore. I felt schizophrenic.

"Excuse me...." a man came to us and I firmly grabbed hold of Adam who noticed my uneasiness and held my hand in his.

I looked at him as he liked down at me. He seemed slightly serious with his square jaw down on me. In comparison to the cartoon detectives I knew, they had a troubled and colourful backstory unlike him starting from scratch. However, there are subtle differences. Less glamorous than his predecessors, he's a more for the job.

"He's detective Conan O'Brien. He's investigating the case...." Adam introduced the man and I slowly let go of his hand. He stood up for a walk with him and my phone suddenly rang.

I tapped answer without even looking at the caller ID.

"How did you like my surprise??? Happy anniversary..." a husky hoarse voice asked in the other end of the line. My palms immediately, became wet with sweat and the phone slid off of my hands. It dropped with a heavy sound and for a moment the room went dark: or maybe I just blinked? I blinked again and swallows hard caressing my neck and looking for something to hold on to.

Haven't I already suffered a terrible fate? What was the purpose of all this?

I looked at my phone and it served no scratch or crack. The screen was bright enough to tell me that the call was still connected.

I backed away from it and clung to the wall crying like a baby. It didn't take much for everyone to turn to me.

"Eleanor??" Adam rushed to me but I tossed his hands off of me. He looked at the phone and noticed the call.

He frowned and stood up putting it in speaker.

"Who is this???" he asked, silently, but you could feel the agitation as he sounded every vowel.

"WHO IS THIS!!!!" he took the angry trail and I saw disappointment flash across his face as he threw the phone into the couch.

He rubbed his forehead and looked at me. Seeing how miserable I was surely drove him crazy.

"Who was it Elly??" he asked and I shook my head.

"I don't know" I replied covering my mouth as tears ran down my eyes. Why was all this happening now? What wrong had I done taking my boyfriend to a vacation?

"Sir, we searched the room but it appears nothing is missing!" a police officer came forward. "Would you please confirm this with us? We have to know if a robbery had taken place as well..."

"NO!!!! I don't care if anything is missing or not .... " I screamed and walked towards them.

"I don't need to know if someone stole something or not...it's not necessary!! Can't you just handle this???" I angrily yelled at the policemen and they didn't look startled at all.

"Ma'am, please understand we are just doing our job...." he reasoned with me but I didn't hear him.

"Doing your job?? Argh! What?? come again please???" I asked rather rudely and he took a few steps back.

Adam held my hand but I snatched my hand away from his. This matter had to be felt with once and for all. Someone wrecked my hotel room as if there was no security around here. If the police were doing their job, how did an imposter manage to get past their so praised security without getting caught?

"Please explain to me how someone managed to break into my room and leave unnoticed???" I asked angrily.

"She's not wrong you know...." Conan agreed with me and stepped forward. "This is a very famous lodge and you must get a lot of tourist coming for tourisms. Thinking of that, you should surely have a very good sophisticated security system. With that in mind, would you please tell me why the footage of the last 24 hours is missing when everything else is there??"

"What???" I asked seriously wrecked.

"What do you mean the footage for the last 24 hours is missing???" Adam asked more angrier than I was.

"Sir, we went to the control room and took a look at the footage for the last three days since you arrived here as well as that of the days prior. Unfortunately, that of the last 24 hours was not recorded...." he explained and a sour taste filled my mouth as I staggered and fell to the bed.

"How is that possible??"

"Ma'am....I am Kane. Kane County, the manager here. I assure you this is a fault on our part. A report came saying the cameras in this room weren't working and we were scheduled to install brand new ones yesterday since you weren't around but there was a delay...."

"A delay???" Adam laughed. "What a preposterous story"