83 The Quiet After The Storm (1/2)

The constables and agents finally left after what seemed like hours, leaving the house blessedly quiet.Rickie had left with Raine, the precious memory card in his hand.

Meaghan was upstairs sitting on the edge of Tina's bed; she marveled at the resilience of her younger sister.

”Where did you find that memory card?” Meaghan asked the drowsy teen.

”Abang Rickie asked me to look for it among everything I brought with me from our house. I was going through it all when I noticed the frayed edge of ibu and bapa's wedding album. I wiggled it a little bit, and that card fell out. I just stuck it in my pocket, intending to give to him, but Shel showed up, and she… she…”

Her bottom lip quivered slightly, and Meaghan stroked her hair to soothe her.

”It's okay, Leaf. No one is going to come to this house uninvited again. I'm sure Tuanku Ahmad will make sure of it.”

Meaghan remembered seeing the unraveling threads on the corner of the wedding album after she dropped it, but had no idea that the information that had caused her parents' deaths was hidden there beneath their smiling portrait on the cover.

A quiet knock on the door had Tina rubbing the moisture from her eyes. Meaghan stood up and walked to the door, opening it to reveal the wheelchair of the elder Ahmad.

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As JoAnne wheeled him in Meaghan felt a wash of gratitude for their actions that day.

”Thank you, Tuanku Ahmad, and En JoAnne, for protecting my sister.” He made a careless gesture as JoAnne smiled.

”Where did you learn to shoot like that?” Tina asked JoAnne, her eyes aglow with something akin to hero worship. ”That was amazing!”