"So. Are you going to talk ?" Mal asked awkwardly as a few moments passed, with Rajwan staring at the screen. Clearly he was trying to remember where he saw these faces.

"I could've swore I saw that man before." He began.

"Where ?"

"I don't know. I'm trying to remember."

Mal sighed and put her arms around her head, her face stuck to the table as a sign of exasperation.

"Why is this happening to us..?" She questioned.

Rajwan looked around the place awkwardly, not knowing what to say.

"Okay, I'll go now." He stated quickly, then got up.

Before Mal could say anything else, he left the room.

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"Hey, how is it going ?"

The female voice through the phone asked. Mal shook her head, even though she knew Pilot, who she was talking to, couldn't see her.

"I'm almost there. I'm this close to find out what's wrong with that photograph, but I need a little more time."

"You can have all the time, but please tell us when you find out something."

"Will do. Can you please check on Oakes though ? I need to make sure he's okay."

"Okay. I'm going to hang up and call you back."

Mal nodded and pressed on the red end call button.

Meanwhile, Pilot walked towards Oakes's room, and knocked on the door loudly.

"Oakes ? Are you okay ? Mal told me to check on you !" She called out.

She waited for a few moments, and realized that he was too upset to answer.

"Can I at least bring you anything ? Food, a drink ?" She questioned again.

No answer.

She sighed finally, then left.

"He doesn't want to answer, Mal. I think he's too depressed." The pair talked on the phone once again later that day.

"Maybe. Anyway, I'll come by tomorrow. See you later."

"Bye."

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Mal stayed a little later than usual, even though her mother disapproved, while working on the new information she was slowly discovering.

"Aren't you going to sleep now ?" Luna asked as she came into the room. She had just finished changing into her night pyjamas, along with Maya.

"No. I think I'm going to stay up a little longer. You guys sleep without me." She replied, her eyes glued to the paper.

"Okay then. Don't stay up too late though. Mum is going to get mad."

She nodded.

His eyes look like they're forced open.
His smile looks forced and creepy.
His body looks stiff.

It suddenly hit her like a locomotive.

"Oh. My. God."

She suddenly got up from the bed.
"I got it !" She exclaimed.

"You okay ?"

"Yes. I fucking got it !"

That moment, the door to their room opened. Nawal's head poked through the door.

She glanced angrily at her daughter, who was clearly still awake despite her orders.

"Bitch, I said go to sleep !"

"No, Mommy, I have to go, right now. They're all in danger ! I'm going to be back before you know it !"

Before the lady could say anything, Mal ran out of the room as fast as she could.

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Damn, it's getting terrifying.