Eighteen

The guard glanced at the $100 in his hand carefully, the silence was already killing Heena. She couldn't resist the temptation of not seeing her dad, so she tried to barge in if it could work as the guards are busy sending secret codes to each other.

"You only have 5 min in there," said one of the guards seated by the corner of the gate.

Heena nodded her head in affirmation, and she took a few steps forward to proceed into gaining access to the main building.

"Where did you think you were going?" A thick voice asked from behind.

Heena was terrified by the question and she lost her balance in a split second, she almost reached for the ground, but the empty chair beside her helped her to be on her toes.

She was still in a daze. A single question made all her limbs weak, she was standing in the midst of the guards and Leah, however, she was seeing a different thing in her mind.

"Young lady, I don't mean to frighten you away, wait right here for my return," the thick voice guard said to H