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Isabella came on Christmas Eve as Seven once mentioned.

Calina, Aniston, Andros, Seven, Isabella and I were the only ones celebrating the night in the mansion.

"It's been a while since your last visit, Bella", Calina started, "What keeps you busy?"

"Some business Hilsden thought of", Isabella answered.

"And what is the role of my dear cousin that keeps you busy, may we know?", Seven asked, grinning.

"She put up a botique in New Zealand and she came up with the idea that we go on a sales talk to the people living in that particular area where her botique is located", she answered.

"So, what's your part in that?", Calina asked.

"I became her chauffer and chaperone", Bella answered, "to even remember that gives me some kind of a scare for some particular reason."

"My apologies for the actions of my cousin", Seven said and smiled.

"You know her, she can make you do things you don't want to", Bella reminded him.

"Yes, I remember, when she let me wrote that stupid letter to our 6th grade teacher", Seven admitted.

"I don't know that", I whispered to him.

"It's because I don't want you to know, it's quite embarrassing", he whispered back.

Isabella left for a while and came back with a book in her hand.

"What is that?'', I asked.

"A book, obviously", Calina answered for her.

'I know that's a book. Hell, what's her problem?', I thought but did not say a word.

"Some old person but so kind gave it to me in one of my vacation to that village I don't remember where", Isabella said, "he insisted I have it, he said it gives surprises."

"So, did it?", Aniston asked.

"Yes", she answered, "there is this picture of a girl who resembles Spring", she said.

'And what is this again?', I thought.

"Here", she said and showed us a picture of a girl who does resembles me but is looking in a different direction though you can see her face perfectly, "She is Melranne Arke, only mentioned here because of Prince Richard's undying love for her and the mystery she held."

"And what is it?", Andros asked.

"She disappeared without a trace and her departure left the prince in despair."

As Bella is narrating, Seven and I were both staring at the picture, she also wears a necklace like mine. As if in a trance, we were both pulled back in the present when Isabella spoke.

"Okay then, back to the celebration", she said.

We did that and tried to put the conversation about Melranne Arke out so we can all enjoy the holidays. Late in the morning, we had a Christmas picnic in the greenhouse.

After two days, Isabella flew back to New Zealand to arrange something with Hilsden.

As I was staring at the snow outside my room, the night seems gloomy as I look at the pictures in my display table, a picture of the Lelash family with less known relatives and my duets with Seven and Aniston.

As I was about to go out of my room, someone burst in that pinned me to the wall.

"Sorry", he said.

"Seven! What are you doing here?", I asked in surprise.

"To see you and tell something", he answered.

"And what is it now?", I asked, beginning to get irritated.

"I was at Aldrin's place", he answered, "he invited me in and as I was having a look around, a picture caught my attention, the woman in it resembled you" - pause- "again."

"What?!!!"

"Aldrin told me she's a fiancé of her great-great grandfather", Seven said, "but she disappeared before the wedding."

"Does she have a necklace like mine, too?", I nervously asked.

"Yes."

Crap! What on Earth is happening? It is cracking my mind and I might have collapsed that instant if Seven was not there to assist me.

"I need a vacation", I suddenly muttered.

"And where may that be?", Seven asked, looking uncomfortable with my idea.

"Anywhere", I just answered.

"I might help", he said.

"Thank you Seven", I said and hugged him tight.

I am really so glad to have him, especially on this one.

I wonder what's the real connection I have with these women who resembles me and in some weird perfect manner of having an identical face and a necklace just like mine.

I hate this! I want to know. It's like looking through a thick veil, there is something but you can't see anything.

And for now, I wonder where Seven might take me.