October 31

Night's getting late. Sea began to wake up from her daydream.

The beautiful woman washed her face, then looked at herself in the mirror.

"Good night, Sea! It's time for you to sleep, don't be too tired, tomorrow you have to prepare for the party," She said.

She monologues with herself. And looking at the calendar circled in red pen.

October 31, is the date and month most important for her.

Like the previous year, she will prepare a lively party. Even though her husband and child are dead, it doesn't matter to Sea. They still live in her imagination.

Then Sea lay down on the bed. While hugging Edward's photo.

"Okay, just for tonight, you can hug me, Edward,"

"What? You said you still love me?"

"Then how about, Bitch, that?"

"So you left her alone, in the basement?"

"Haha! That's good! But it's a shame to get sorry from me is not that easy, Edward!"

"Yes, even if you beg and kneel!"

"Whatever the reason, having an affair is not the right choice!"

"Yes, Honey...."

"Even if you're not around, I'll take good care of Clara,"

"Hoamm... ah I'm sleepy...."

"Don't talk to me anymore, Edward...."

"What?! You're coming back with, Bitch, that!" Sea suddenly angry and then slammed Edward's photo.

Prang!

The frame of the photo shattered into pieces.

In her think, she was chatting with Edward, and in that conversation, an argument broke out.

So that made her angry and slammed the photo.

But as time went on, Sea felt tired, her eyes heavy from holding back sleepy. And finally, Sea lay down then fell asleep.

As usual, the night was so quiet in this house. But the woman seemed to enjoy it. She lay alone on the bed. Her face is so calm, forgetting all the burdens that are on her head, she doesn't like real life. Fantasy life is far more beautiful, and solitude is Sea's true friend.

***

On a sunny morning without a touch of cloud.

Alice just woke up, she immediately got up while wriggling her body on the bed.

"Ah, the joy ... today I can laze around," she said.

The blonde-haired woman opened the window curtains.

Then she looks at the atmosphere in the morning.

"Almost a month I've been here, it doesn't feel like it," she said. From outside the window Alice looking Sea who had just come home with a lot of groceries.

"Sea, just got home from shopping, huh?"

"Ah, maybe she wants to cook more, or maybe her daughter will visit her house?"

Alice came out of the house, Sea's friendly voice greeted her.

"Hi, Alice! Good morning!"

"Good morning, Sea!" Alice walked over.

"Sea, you shopped very much? You're will have a party, aren't you?" Alice asked.

"Yes, of course. This is an annual event for our family. And I wouldn't miss it," replied Sea.

"Wow? Are your ... children and parents-in-laws coming too?" Alice asked.

"Of course! And I hope you come to my house too, yes!" said Sea.

Alice smiled faintly and didn't immediately answer Sea's invitation.

She was afraid that if she had been right all along, Sea was a murderer, and that it might put her in danger.

But on the other hand, she also felt curious about Sea. And if she came to Sea's house, then she could investigate it more deeply.

And there Alice can cure her curiosity by finding out for herself.

"All right," Alice replied.

"Looks like you're going to be busy today, do I need to help you?" Alice asked.

"No need! I prefer to do it alone, you know, if cooking is my hobby,"

"Ah, okay, then," Alice said with a smile, and the smile suddenly stopped when she saw a small child standing behind the glass.

"Sea, you said your daughter would come later, right?" Alice asked with her eyes still fixed on the window.

"Yeah, it's true," Sea answered casually.

"Then who is she?" Alice pointed at the window.

Sea was silent for a moment and saw that there was no one in front of the window.

"There's no one!" she said.

Alice blinked and then looked at the window again, but there was no one. Alice couldn't believe that the boy had disappeared.

Alice rubbed her eyes, then looked at the window again.

The pale-faced little girl was completely gone.

"Ah, what the hell, did I see it wrong?" Alice muttered.

"Alice are you okay?" asked Sea.

"Yeah, Sea, I'm fine," Alice replied.

"Well then, I'll go in first, okay?" said Sea.

Alice nodded her head with a confused look on her face.

She saw a small child earlier, but in a blink of an eye, the child was gone.

Alice was completely confused by this incident.

Sea had moved away but Alice was still standing where she was, not taking a single step.

Sea realized that, and she stopped right in front of the door, then she turned back to Alice.

"Alice, why are you still here?"

"Ah, I… still…."

"Alice, I know you are still suspicious of me. That's why you are still standing in front of my house with that strange look!" Sea accused.

"Eh, it's not like that, Sea! Please don't misunderstand I just—"

"Don't forget to come to my house, and we will celebrate a party with my family," said Sea with a faint smile that contained many meanings, and after that Sea walked away leaving Alice.

The woman was still silent and imagined Sea's expression earlier.

Suddenly a chill down her spine, she hesitated to comply with Sea's invitation.

But she had to come, this was a chance to find out about, Sea. If Sea was a Killer and was hiding Archer, then she had to quickly unmask her.

Not only Archer but also Livy, their family was having a hard time finding her. Alice could not bear to see Mrs. Rose, and Bella is in grief.

"Well, I did have to come!" Alice made up her mind.

*****

Meanwhile, in the basement, Sea is back chatting with the corpses of her collection.

She approached the child's corpse.

"Clara! How many times, Mother, have told you! Don't leave the house, honey! It's dangerous!" she said.

She spoke in a high-pitched voice in front of the child's corpse, like a mother scolding her wayward daughter.

"You guys get ready, soon there will be new residents," said Sea.

"Se...a...." A weak, trembling voice called out to her.

Sea looked up with an annoyed expression on her face.

"Ah, it's you again! Are you impatient to die, Archer!" asked Sea.

"Sea, please free me, Sea... I want to meet my wife and children," Archer pleaded in a pitiful tone.

"Ah, is that so? Don't you want to meet, Alice?" sarcasm Sea smiled sarcastically.

"Alice...?"

To be continued