Celestine smiled to himself, indeed Archer was no ordinary man. “You couldn’t break him, I suppose.” He muttered to himself as he walked away.The doors of the Drunken Badger felt like the doors of heaven. As he pushed it open, Celestine stepped into an air of refreshment and relief.Their threats were mediocre, his sister survived. And he didn’t betray his friend. “But Mr. Mathew as Big Dot?” Celestine shrugged, “Why is it always our closest friends?” Making his way towards his parked car, with his mind heavy with thoughts, Celestine felt eyes boring into his back. The hair on his neck stood up in response to the creepy glare. He stopped abruptly, turning around to see who was watching him. Standing there, almost as fair as the sun was the person that brought him to the Drunken Badger in the first place. Celestine’s heart pounded in his chest as he struggled to hold her gaze.“Mercy?” He called out, he fit the description. Fair, very fair- that was all the description Archer gave

Celestine was gradually losing his patience, pacing Mariah's hospital room with his phone pressed to his ear. He was trembling from the mere thought that something could have happened to him. "Where did he go to?" He asked, turning to Mariah, who was equally antsy. Fred rose from her bedside unable to watch the siblings panicking so much. "Celestine, can I call you that? I suggest we handle this matter on our own until we can get to Archer... But before then, we have to move Mariah someplace safer than here..""Where else would be safer? These guys are everywhere!" Celestine replied frantically."Could you please think for a minute?" Fred charged, "If this guy could get past the hospital security with a gun in his pocket then he can get past anywhere, and certainly he won't be the only one to come looking for you or Archer...""I suggest we all go home...to the mansion. I'm sick of this place anyway..." Mariah concurred, staring at her brother with hopeful eyes.Celestine clenched

Fred’s words hung in the air, thick with tension. Mariah felt her heart beat skip as she watched the two men glaring at each other with death stares.Celestine’s expression shifted as he dashed his gaze away.Fred remained calm as usual, and that calmness irked Celestine.His anger simmered on, boiling within him until it was almost pouring over. Then suddenly, sadness washed over him like a wave, doubling the weight of the situation on his shoulders. He sank on the couch, the reality of Archer’s predicament hitting him like a brick.He in fact realized that Fred was right. He had to prove him innocent. It seemed as though the entire people of Utah were against him now. He had to prove that he was innocent. But how? He felt helpless and frustrated by the injustice happening to Archer in such a short period of time.His defiance melted away alongside his fury, leaving behind a deep sorrow in his heart.“What can I do?” He asked softly, his voice barely above a whisper.“What can I do

The tires of Celestine’s car screeched in the air as he made a sharp stop in the parking lot of Sterling Groups Hospital. The fading sunlight cast a soft glow on the walls of the hospital as he approached with a fast speed.His mind raced with apprehension, as he neared the hospital entranceway. Finally stopping in front of the large doors, Celestine grabbed the doorknobs with two hands and pushed it with all expectancy.His expectations were instantly cut short when he realized the doors were locked. Celestine’s heart sank. He ran around the building, in search of another entrance with no success. He had turned around the large building about two times, when a voice suddenly called out from the intercom at the security.“You’re not allowed to be in this premises as the government authorized a total shutdown…”Celestine felt enraged by his comment, “A total shutdown?” He fumed, racing to the security house.“Who is there? If you can hear me, I need to speak with someone. This is priv

Celestine glanced at Mercy and his heart clenched as he noticed her shrunken expression.He didn’t know if it was Fred’s subtle taunts that cut down her size or if it was the daunting awkwardness between them. “I need a cold shower,” he said abruptly, stirring the silence.“Won’t you introduce her? Who’s she? We don’t need more people we do not know Celestine.” Mariah said, her voice tinged with concern.Celestine caught his patience slowly slipping by, he had to get away for a minute to recollect himself.“Mariah, I wouldn’t bring anyone into this house if I didn’t trust them enough. I’ll meet you at the dining table.”With that, he walked away, leaving them confused and concerned.“Did anything happen on the way back home?” Mariah asked, turning to the fair lady.Still shaken by the evening, Mercy only managed to respond with a soft nod.“What is this? A new feature? You used to be cunning and haughty, what happened to you?” Fred teased, his voice losing the calm that Mariah knew t