r cubicle when a tap on it jolted her awake. Her eyes blinke

It was Ellie, her colleague a

and stifled a yawn not ready

her office." Ellie eyed her w

fter Ellie only to see her pause and turn

Ellie stated with a tone of finality and Carla felt the eye

a few curses beneath her breath and

to read out a bedtime story over and again till she found herself dozing repeate

in-chief, she almost recoiled when she met the stern gaze

d her movement till she felt hers

Darkwood Forest..." Vanessa started, looking down on

found herself correcting, her pa

glasses resting perfectly on her straight no

ecent events." She gave a small smi

th the most recent, report back to office as soon as possible." Carla stood still, her eyes only focusing on Vanessa's

ful voice jolted her and drove her

n, Carla tugged at her hair an

the frightening and mys

investigation on strange disappea

ad a bird nestle on it, she punched on the buttons of the t

ce rang into her ear

g Police Station?"

any re

fficially assigned to investigate the missing cases in the – in the Dark

to take on an extremely serious case before and sudde

other side, then a shuffle before a

ke an old man who had

compose herself and no

od of your company. Stay away from the Darkwood Forest and anything that h

utted part of the telephone and shut her eyes

alked back to Madam Vennessa's office to gi

don't take risks?" Vanessa had asked her instead

ter, it's up to you." Vennessa said casually and Carla was left standing in a daze till she found

stered bag, she sent a text t

rk again. Could you help take

ice:

Tha

d made an exit from the Editorial departme

out it was three minutes to three, she needed to hurry if

e took off in a near sprint only to bump into an iron like su

ed her forehead

she looked up to the person she bumped into only to s

ed and when he frowned, she felt th

cking his head to the side, he

uggled out of his hold and ran out of the bui

r?" She asked herself when she paused outside the c

, the realization hitting her hard and creating a film of tears