PLEASE HELP ME
PHM CHAPTER :6

Hilary who fell asleep on the sofa was startled by the sound of knocking on the door from outside the villa.

“TOK..TOK..TOK...”.

“OMG! It's morning” muttered Hilary then got up from the sofa and walked towards the main door.

“Is that you..Berth?” ask Hilary.

“True madam, this is me and Gerald” said Berth who stood behind the door.

Hilary opened the door calmly she greeted the two.

“Good morning Berth.. Gerald”.

“Good morning madam” both.

“Sign in” Hilary said as she let them enter the villa.

“We will clean the villa and grounds today madam” said Gerald.

“Alright, have you guys had breakfast?” hilary asked kindly.

“Already, we had breakfast at Mr. Carlson's house earlier. We were there to pick up fresh beef” I'm Gerald.

“Who's Carlson?” ask Hilary.

“He is a cousin of Mr. Jarrod” replied Berth.

“Hmm... Jarrod never told me about his family, so I don't know much about his extended family” Hilary said with a flat smile.

He left both of them to work. Hilary climbed up the stairs to the second floor, as it felt quite safe with Berth and Gerald downstairs. She bathed and changed clothes, then walked – ways to the shore of the lake.

“Why do I always dream of being drowned to the bottom of the lake, actually the lake in my dream is the same as this lake?” gumam Hilary lirih's.

He brought himself closer to the edge of the lake, looking at the calmness of the lake water. Arrived – arrived there was a hand holding his shoulder from behind.

“OMG!” hilary shouted then looked back but her legs slipped.

Hilary had looked at a handsome man wearing a denim shirt standing behind her, trying to grab Hilary's body. But both of them eventually fell into the lake.

“BYUUUURRRRRRRRR.

The man hugged Hilary's body and swam up to the surface of the lake.

“UHUKKKK...UHUKKKK...” Hilary manages her breathing and coughed for drinking lake water.

Both of them were on the surface of the lake with half of their bodies still floating in the water. Hilary looked at the man, then released herself from the man's embrace.

“Who are you?” hilary asked and frantically swam to her side and left the man.

The man tried to approach Hilary and ascended to the mainland on the edge of the lake.

Their bodies that were soaked were already stranded on the edge of the lake.

“Are you good – fine?” asked the man kindly while watching Hilary who was squeezing her long hair.

“Who are you, dare to enter this villa without permission” rebuked Hilary.

“Do you not remember me, I came to your wedding three years ago” said the man.

“Hah...don't try to lie to me, I've never seen you” I'm Hilary.

“I'm Carlson Jarrod's cousin, we met at your wedding. I even had a photo with you guys back then, tucked away in my house. Your name is Hilary, Jarrod”'s wife said Carlson tried to convince Hilary.

“Truely, then why did you precipitate – into the lake. What's your purpose here?” Hilary who had suspected that the man in front of her began throwing – unek.

“I want to make sure the condition of the lake, because I want to put my wooden boat here. Then I saw you daydreaming by the lake, so I tried to wake you up from your daydream by touching your shoulder. But because you're shocked, we finally ended up soaking wet” Carlson explained.

“My name is Hilary, forgive my attitude but I have reason to suspect you” Hilary said by extending her hand to Carlson.

“Call me Carlson, maybe my face is too handsome to suspect” Carlson said with a smile, he tried to melt the atmosphere with his tease.

Hilary smiled in response, the two shook hands and that was when they began to get acquainted.

Eventually Hilary took Carlson into the villa, and gave Jarrod a full outfit to wear.

“Wear, it's clean and new. Jarrod bought it but it wasn't used. There is still a label, because he lives only briefly” said Hilary thrust the clothes.

“Thank you” said Jarrod received it.

The two then chatted in the living room while drinking coffee made by Berth.

“Please ladies and gentlemen, this coffee is the result of the garden of Mr. Carlson” said Berth who serves two cups of coffee on the table.

“Thanks Berth. So you have a coffee plantation?” ask Hilary.

“Not my garden but my father's, he's just a farmer” I'm Carlson.

“You also have a farm said Gerald, he always takes milk, eggs and meat from you” Hilary said.

“That's right, stop by when – when you're free. I will gladly be the guide who will accompany you” Carlson said.

“Well do I accept your offer, say – why did you make a wooden boat for the lake? Is the boat just a decoration or can we ride to sail the lake?” ask Hilary.

“Before there was a small ship but weathered, so I made a new one. When I was a kid, I used to play in the lake with my dad like fishing on a boat. In the lake I taught Jarrod how to swim” Carlson said.

“Wow.. so Jarrod can swim because of you, so patiently you teach him hahahaa..” Hilary responded as if he could not believe what he heard.

“That's how, we used to be very familiar but now hmm. because of the busyness of each – so not too close. Come with me tomorrow to board my ship to sail the lake, it will be exciting” said Carlson.

“I can't wait for tomorrow, I will prepare myself with an exciting adventure on board the wooden ship” said Hilary was interested in Carlson's offer.

Even the night came…

Hilary made sure all the windows and doors were locked tightly, she who was in the workspace was very serious about drawing some design costs on sketch paper. Listening to classical music to keep himself awake with all the ideas in his head.

“DOOORRRRRR!!” a mysterious voice sounded and shocked him.

At exactly 12:12 pm Hilary finally went down to the first floor to find out the source of her voice. With a very careful step – Hilary's heart circled every room on the first floor. He found a light bulb hanging in the kitchen breaking.

“Huft.. let alone this, why the ballam can be broken is not turned on. Strangely,” muttered Hilary while looking for a broom to clean the broken glass of lights scattered on the floor.

But when he was busy cleaning the floor the sound of objects being dragged was heard again upstairs.

“SREEKKKKKKKKK….SREEEEKKKKKKKKK.

“Moreover this, I can go crazy if I continue to find strange sounds like this continuously” lamented Hilary trying to calm herself.

He tried to ignore the sound and still finished sweeping the floor. The longer the more clearly heard the sound of a series of objects rubbing on the floor.

“Do I have to ride again, or better I standby below. Come on.. Hilary, get rid of your fear” said Hilary braced herself who began to feel fear.

Hilary chose to climb the stairs to the second floor, but until above the sound it stopped only heard sayup – sayup classical music sound in the workspace.

“It looks like I'm hallucinating, maybe I'm tired. I need to sleep, okay..remember Hilary” Hilary said to herself to stay calm.

He turned off the music he was playing, closed the door to his study and went into his room. Turn off the lights, then try to close your eyes and fall asleep.

But the choice is to sleep on his return, as the same scene repeats itself in his dreams. He was dragged and drowned into the lake and met a red-haired woman.

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