C8 Chapter 8.

The group tour that miss Lucy had organized for famous actress and actors who could make it was a little as they would drive round town while saying their experience in the entertainment industry. It was a reality show and besides, miss Lucy never organizes a show without benefitting from it.

Julie was still busy thinking of the dress she would wear because it felt like a date with miss Lucy. Last night, she had beautiful dreams and screamed silently with excitement and joy.

"Julie… what's taking your time…"

"You know I hate delays" Julie mimicked and giggled naughty. She guessed her mother must be downstairs now.

"Oh dear, what do you want to wear? Miss Lucy would skin me alive if we delay more" Alexandra wailed.

"You mean us both…she was suddenly nice to me last night and now, she's the tyrant" Julie posed as she opened her closet to get a beautiful ball gown.

"This will do" she muttered and Alexandra agreed. Miss Lucy glanced at her as wristwatch consistently in an~annoyance when her eyes met that of Julie who stood innocently on the stairs outside the house like a princess.

"Gosh…is this a joke? Are we going for a ball?" Miss Lucy scolded even more angrily.

"Can't you just be classy as I am? Beautiful, posed, fashion type…" She and eyed Julie, who had embarrassment in her eyes. Miss Lucy came closer to her.

"Stop dressing like a commoner…who gifted you this?" She furthered.

"It's a gift from the heart…"

"Just shut up! Stop taking this from commoners! What do you know about the heart, humans would always be evil!" She yelled as there was silence as everyone outside pretended to be busy doing their daily routine. Who cares to speak when miss Lucy does? Tears began to gush from Julie's eyes, the day was already beginning with scoldings from who just won her heart.

"Jason?" She called and Jason ran towards her.

"Bring her to meet me when she's ready" she ordered and drove away with her porch car. Julie ran back to her room. Every decision was made by miss Lucy, but today, she just wanted to put on something different. Susan came into her room with a new dress for Julie.

"I don't want to go any longer" she retorts and buries her head on her pillow.

"Only Alexandra can tame you down…what do I do?" Susan muttered, stroking her back.

"Look there don't ruin such occasion because of just some little words mummy says, you have always wished for this day to hang out with her"

"But she shouldn't have embarrassed me! It was so rude" Julie reprimanded, raising her head to collect the package of clothe from Susan.

"Yes but to miss Lucy, she knows best" Susan posed zipping down Julie's zipper at the back.

Miss Lucy smiled charmly at her guest, who sat on the tour bus. She had addressed them and decided to ask questions herself about their careers as the media personnel placed it on a live video to connect to the world.

"Sorry for coming late" a voice interrupted cart walking to take her seat.

"I don't think this is right" Fredrick murmured to the person who sat close to him.

"We just lost one of our oldest actress in the entertainment industry" someone beckoned standing up. It was Alisha who just walked in. Miss Lucy tried to hide her nervous gaze. Weren't they aware of this before coming for the tour?

"Oh my gosh… I'm just hearing of this!" Mrs Rachael roared, standing up. She was close friends with Clara yet wasn't aware of what happened. According to what she heard, Clara went missing for two days and her body was found on a sea shore. Alisha widen her eyes in disbelief. How could such a story be framed when she was aware that Clara died the night of the conference and some investigative teams were even called to survey the area? How comes no one heard of it until now?

"Miss Lucy?" Alisha thought, staring at miss Lucy who was just strolling her eyes to and fro. Alex rushed into the bus, even as a freelancer, he always made such to appear on any show miss Lucy organized.

"Why should this be happening when I thought the matter was over?" She said in between her teeth as she watched the celebrities climbing down from the bus.

"Hey guys, why are you leaving? Her death can't stop the show, right?" Miss Lucy tried convincing, but no one was listening to her. Alex walked up to Alisha who kept staring at miss Lucy, frightened by the unknown.

"What's wrong?" He whispered.

"There's an issue on the ground, and we need to tackle it" she whispered back and as she tried to leave, miss Lucy called her and sent Alex away.

"Those eyes of yours are creepy" she began checking her watch.

"I'm sorry, but we lost a friend who is part…"

"Don't tell me that… I've got ears and stop suspecting me either" she yelled at her.

"Stop acting guilty either and mourn with us…the truth can't be hidden forever" Alisha concluded, walking away. Although she had her heart in her mouth, she tried not to show it. Alisha was ready to fight for justice.

"Why do you have to die Clara, I wasn't done with you yet" she wailed with a sad look?

"It was just two days ago…you wanted to prove me wrong…" She paused and hissed.

"This should be a great memo on your burial day… I just need to compose the words" she said climbing down the bus lazily when she still saw Alex and Alisha outside by a corner discussing something fishy. Miss Lucy decided to interrupt them, but Jason sudden call on the phone made her puzzled.

"Julie is missing!". Miss Lucy tried to inhale deeply.

"What!do you know the implication of what you're saying?" She beckoned, running past Alisha and Alex who glared at her until she rode off.