CHAPTER 6

"Alex..... I already finished showering. Now it is your turn. But, can you just take quick shower, please?" Anthony ask Alex with a cute face so that Alex will do what he want. He know that no one can refuse the cute face he is making right now. "But why?" Just all Alex can say while preparing his and Anthony's clothes.

"We can go and have dinner earlier so that I can play my new video games!" Anthony say excitedly. Alex can only sigh and say "I will take a quick shower. Don't go out from this room. You might get lost and I won't search for you." Anthony only nod his head obediently while wearing his shirt.

Alex just walking to the bathroom and lock the bathroom door. He got into the bathtub inside the bathroom. He feel so relax right now. He start thinking that living with Ms. Courtney may be a good choice rather than living separately at orphanage. He almost fall asleep due to how comfortable the hot water.

But suddenly *DUMM!*

It is the sound of a door get slammed hard. Alex almost fell out from the bathtub due to the loud noise that make him get so shocked. "Anthony! Is that you?" Alex shout from the bathroom to see if Anthony is the one who make such a loud noise. But he doesn't get any response. He then get out from the bathroom and get dress up quickly.

He feel like there were some one in the room but when he check up the room, there were literally no one except for him. He see the bedroom's door is slightly open a bit and he assume that Anthony has already get out from the bedroom. Alex quickly get out from the room and begin to search for Anthony.

He search all over the right side of the villa and he still can't found Anthony. "Anthony... where are you?" Alex mumbled to himself feeling so worried about his little brother. He then going down the stairs while still looking at the right side of the villa. Then he turn to the left side of the villa and suddenly he see a figure running so fast across the hallway.

He see all the unopen room in the hallway but he noticed that one of the room is a little open just enough for him to see a dim light coming from the room. "Anthony... is that you?" Alex running down from the stair towards the room. He know that Anthony is a naughty boy. Maybe Anthony get in the room.

But when he slowly walking towards the room, he suddenly remember that Sara once told him and Anthony not to go to the left side of the villa. It is a restricted area in the villa since it is Ms. Courtney's bedroom area. She doesn't like someone to broke into the left side of the villa.

But that won't stop Alex from go near the room. His little brother's safety is way more important than Ms. Courtney's anger. But just before he can even open the door he fell someone is touching his shoulder. He quickly turn around just to see Anthony with his ghost like mask on his face.

"AHH!!" Alex screamed loudly but he had time to closed his mouth so the screaming sound become less loud. "ANTHONY!! What are you doing?!! Don't I told you not to get out from the room?" Alex is so mad at Anthony but he can't be so mad at him since Anthony answer him innocently. "You said that you want to take a quick shower but it is too long. So I get out to play."

"Wait... play? You mean you play here. Don't you remember that Aunty Sara once told us not to go here?" Alex slightly feel a bit angry. Since he doesn't want Ms. Courtney to mad at Anthony. "I didn't play here. I played at the balcony over there. You are the one who get in here and break the rules. I will tell Ms. Courtney that you...." Anthony tease his brother a little before chuckled lightly while running towards the dining room.

Alex just about to walk towards the kitchen while he just realize that if the figure he saw earlier isn't Anthony then who might it be. It is definitely not Ms. Courtney or Sara since it is impossible for them to run as fast as the figure just ran. He then look back at the door. The door now is completely been locked.

Alex is now so shocked by the view of the door. He is 100% sure that the door is slightly open just a couple of minutes ago but now it is completely locked. Slowly... Alex retread and running as fast as he could towards the dining room. He doesn't even dare to stand there for any moments more.

Alex calm down his expression and entered the dining room calmly. Anthony was already sit at the dining table with Sara. They look very closed by the way they talk to each other. As soon as Sara saw Alex coming, she quickly pull out a chair besides Anthony for Alex to sit down. Alex just bow to Sara while thank her.

"We will have to wait for madam first. After she come here we will have dinner together."

"Ok Aunty Sara. Aunty, can I ask you something?" Alex ask Sara since he want to clear something in his mind.

"Yes, you can Alex. But if it is something that I don't know, I am sorry if I can't answer it." Sara look unsure whether she can answer Alex's question or not. Looks like there were many things that cannot be told to the brothers.

"Is there was anyone else in this villa? I mean except for us?" Carefully, Alex ask Sara so that she never know that he was breaking the rule about going to the left side of the villa.

"Oh.. like what you know there were you, Anthony, madam, me, John and Dianna." Sara listed down all the name of the people in the villa. "Aunty Sara... may I ask you something?" Alex is a bit confused about who is John and why did Dianna even in the list. Well after all Dianna is just a doll.

"Yes, what is it?"

"Who is John?" Alex ask since he doesn't know who is that.

"Oh i forgot that both of you don't know who is that. John is our driver. He is the one who took both of you to the mall this morning, remember?" Alex's mouth performed an 'O' shape while noted the name in his memory.

"And before i forget, there is one more person. But he only come here three times a week." Sara say while setting down the tableware at the dining table.

"Who is that?" Alex ask her curiously. "He is the doctor that were assigned to check madam's health level. His name is Dr. Ryan. Like what I said earlier, he will come here three times a week which is Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Means tomorrow he will come since it is wednesday." Sara explain it detaily.

"Why didn't you bring mom to hospital. It will be easier for the doctor and herself if she is staying at hospital." Alex say while watching Sara is serving their dinner.

"We have tried to do that but, she doesn't want to. It is normal for sick people to feel like they are healthy even though they are not. Same goes to madam. She feel like she is so healthy and not sick at all. Mr Jacob... I mean madam's husband tried for so many times to take madam to hospital but she refuse to. The result is she raging all day. We almost can't calm her down. The best solution is for doctor to come here. Allegedly to give her a normal injection but it is actually tranquilizer. If we don't do like that, madam's health will going worse. Maybe she will try to take her own life. You have to know, madam want to die. To be with her daughter." Sara say with a sad face.

The more Alex know about Ms. Courtney, the less he feel scared towards the woman but it is be replaced by sympathy. She is just a lonely woman who want a happy family. But suddenly, he remember that Sara said Ms. Courtney had a husband but why did he never see him. But he choose to ignore it for now.

*WILL BE CONTINUE*