After almost an hour, the Elvira’s arrived home with their son.
As soon as they entered, Lila’s mother sensed something was wrong. She had fixed almost everything in the house and remembered exactly how it looked before she left.
But it was obvious that the decorations at the entrance were not quite right.
-Has the house been burglarized? -Lila’s mother said to her husband.
Hearing that, Lila’s father also finally sensed that the house was not normal and said:
-When we went out, the bedroom door was closed, but now?
The bedroom door was obviously open.
They looked at each other and hurriedly ran to the bedroom, where most of the valuables were located.
As soon as they entered the bedroom, Lila’s mother shouted:
-Dammit, the house has really been burglarized.
The bedroom, which had been clean and tidy, was now trashed and the dresser drawers open.
-Go and check the bank cards, if the important ones are still there.
Lila’s father immediately went in to check and the end result made both their faces sink.
Almost all of their bank cards were missing, and quite a few of Lila’s mother’s necklaces and jewelry were also missing.
-Call the police, tell them our house has been robbed,” Lila’s father said angrily while Lila’s mother was even more furious.
Where did this thief come from? He had taken almost everything of value. If they didn’t find him, they would probably have a pretty hard life ahead of them.
-Okay, I’ll call the police now,” said Lila’s mother and was about to call the police when she suddenly saw her son standing in the doorway.
The son looked at them, hesitated for a while and said:
-I just checked the other rooms and found no signs of things being turned over. The wallet was on the bed when I left, but nothing was missing.
Hearing that, Lila’s mother’s fingers stopped and Lila’s father also looked his way.
He wasn’t normal. A burglar couldn’t get through just one room. His son’s room was outside the master bedroom. Even if he wanted to steal something, the thief could only steal things from his room first.
All the clues pointed to the possibility of an acquaintance committing the crime, and the biggest possibility was Lila.
She must have returned.
Lila knew very well where her bank cards were kept.
As soon as this conjecture came out, the faces of the two became even uglier. Lila’s mother silently hung up her phone, looking at Lila’s father helplessly:
-Now what can we do?
The police could not be called. Even though Lila had been kicked out, she was also their first daughter, the one they loved the most. They, as parents, could not send her personally to the police again.
-The family next door came back before us, ask them.
The neighbor forgot about Lila’s words and told Lila’s mother what had just happened.
-Yes, your daughter is back, and I even greeted her. But I saw that she was pale, she must have had a bad few days. You mustn’t be angry with the child, let her come back for dinner some day.
Lila’s mother came back in a daze and nodded to Lila’s father:
-Lila is back.
The atmosphere in the house suddenly became somber, they both sat on the sofa without saying a word.
Only when the son’s stomach growled a few times did they both suddenly come to their senses.
His son said a little embarrassed:
-I’m hungry.
-I’ll go cook,” Lila’s mother hurried to get up.
With that, she headed for the kitchen. Lila’s father sighed and went back to the bedroom to change clothes, there was no way to resolve this issue. The fact that Lila had come back to steal something meant that she was having a hard time these days and couldn’t go on.
While changing clothes, Lila’s father habitually felt his pants pocket, only to discover that the key to the school lab was missing.
He searched the bedroom for a long time but could not find it, and spoke to his wife in the kitchen:
-Have you seen the key to our school laboratory?
-Isn’t it on the dresser?
Lila’s father went to the dresser and looked without finding it, and became a little angry:
-The key is missing.
Lila’s mother went over to help look for it too, but it turned out that it was indeed not there.
-Could you have left it at school? -Lila’s mother asked.
-No way, I took the key home last night. There’s no lab class today, I haven’t taken it out all day.
-Forget it, you can go to school tomorrow and ask for a new one.
Lila’s mother’s words caused Lila’s father’s pent-up anger to boil over:
-What do you mean? There’s a lot of expensive equipment in the lab and a lot of dangerous stuff. If someone really takes it, things will get bad.
Lila’s mother was startled by his angry roar and rushed to calm him down:
-I’ll help you find it, don’t be angry.
The son listened to his father’s angry voice. He had a bad feeling that if that key was taken by his sister, with her capricious and reckless character, who knew what terrible things she would do.
That night, in front of the third high school in Sogen City.
Lila covered herself well, holding things in her arms as she hurried out of the school with quick steps before the security guard closed the door.
***
At Albina’s house.
Macos slept in the unfamiliar bed with an unusually exuberant expression.
It was his first time staying at someone else’s house, so he was a little uncomfortable, but more importantly, the girl he liked was sleeping next door.
He thought they lived together like that!
At the thought, Macos felt so flushed that he wrapped his whole body in the comforter and rolled over in bed, stifling laughter.
When Albina returned to her room from the bathroom, she said with a puzzled expression to Umberto:
-I just passed Macos’s room and heard some strange laughter coming from inside. What is he doing in the middle of the night if he’s not sleeping?
Umberto froze for a moment when he heard that.
“He’s too excited, doesn’t Ariana live next door to him? If they live in the same room and sleep in the same bed, he’ll be charmed to death.”
-Macos hasn’t had a relationship before, and he probably hasn’t even held a girl’s hand -Umberto said this silently, giving Albina a hint.
Albina lifted the blanket and threw herself into his arms, asking in amazement:
-What are you telling me that for?
Umberto sighed at her ignorant and unaware look, and hugged her tighter:
-Nothing, let’s go to sleep.
Tonight, some could not sleep all night, while others slept so soundly.
Early the next morning, Lila’s father rushed to school.
Another teacher with the key was waiting for him at the door, and when he saw him coming, he said:
-Here is the key. Aren’t you always so careful, how could you have lost the key to the laboratory?
Lila’s father took the key, his face was a little uncomfortable, he didn’t want outsiders to know about the family affair:
-I will return the key to you after it is paired today.
After getting the key, he hurried to the lab, and his hands were shaking when he opened the door.
There was still not much daylight and the lab was dimly lit. Lila’s father turned on the light and was relieved to see the instruments neatly arranged inside.
It seemed that Lila must have been too late to take the things inside.
Even if Lila had stolen the equipment, it wouldn’t have sold for much money without channels, so there was no point in her taking it.
However, to be on the safe side, Lila’s father was very cautious and started counting them one by one.
He had been at the school for many years and had just done an inventory two days before, so he was very familiar with things here. But it was still a bit difficult to do so because of the sheer quantity.
He stayed in the lab for a long time until the setup bell rang and he remembered that he had to attend a meeting this morning. When he saw that the inventory was almost finished and nothing unusual was found, he hurriedly closed the lab door and left.