Impostors

It was a typical night of the Puetericos. After dinner they all went to bed. It was the weekend so Mr. Pueterico as usual gave all the maids the weekend off. So the mansion was very quiet with only Mr. Pueterico and his two Spanish daughters, Pearl the eldest and Sophia. Even their guards were also on the weekend off.

Sophia was in her room. She had been trying to sleep but she couldn't. That was strange because she didn't find it difficult to go to sleep. After what seemed like fruitless attempts to fall asleep, she decided to go downstairs for a glass of milk. That might help.

Soon Sophia was standing next to the refrigerator sipping a glass of milk. Suddenly the air became chilly. Despite wearing pajamas ,she trembled slightly. She noticed that the kitchen window was left open. It had started to drizzle already. Holding her glass of milk in one hand , she went over to shut the window.

Was her eyes deceiving her or did she see a dark figure moving past their gardens towards their mansion. She kept watching silently. Another figure followed suit this time. Sophia shut the window immediately. She looked at her glass of milk which was half full now.

"I told dad something was up with this milk" She murmured and emptied the glass into the sink. Then she leaves the kitchen. As she made to go upstairs, from the sitting room window, she sees the same dark figures stealthily making their way up the mansion using something like ropes to climb up.

Now she was definitely sure she wasn't seeing things. And she knew every inch of their house too well to know that they were making their way towards her father's room.