In Another Place :

Emmanuel Macron sat in a huge, comfortable armchair, reading a newspaper. His phone, which rested on a small table next to him, gave a loud ring of notification.

He closed the newspaper, and reached out for his phone, unlocking the pattern.

The notification came from an American newspaper. He pressed on it, and waited for it to load.

And the results shocked him.

Video shows Adelle Macron entering her former school, but never coming out.

He stared at the headline for a few moments, not sure how to react.
Finally, he called out to his assistant.
"Jacques ! Jacques, venir ici en ce moment."
(Come over here right now.)
"Oui, monsieur le président."
(Yes, Mr President.)

"Obtenez-moi tout ce que vous savez sur ce sujet. Vous avez deux heures."
(Get me everything you know about this topic. You have two hours.)
The assistant nodded quickly, hurrying to complete his mission.

In Another Place :

Barron sat next to his friends, anxiously squeezing his purple stress ball like there is no tomorrow while staring at his math book. He was on the edge of tears, and certainly was unable to focus.

"Barron ? What's wrong ?"
Hayden asked, resting a hand gently on the other's shoulder in concern.
"I-I don't.. I feel so guilty. I shouldn't have let her leave like that, especially when I knew she would be in danger.. This is all my fault, she won't even text me back ! I experienced being ignored sometimes but when she ignores me it hurts so much.."

"I feel so stressed, I could never do anything without her. I just.."
A tear streamed down his soft cheek, making him wipe it away almost immediately.
"I'm sorry, Barron.. Adelle will be okay, I promise."

Hayden said gently, touching his forearm. However, something outside caught his eye.

A mailman was standing at the small entrance of the Great Lawn, with a rectangular portrait wrapped in a brown package. The look on his face gave away the fact that he was lost.

"Oh yes, that's the..portrait Adelle wanted. Hayden, a little help ?"
Johnny spoke, resulting Barron to give him a confused look.
"What portrait ?"

They didn't answer, but headed outside the location to get the portrait.

"Thanks, we'll take it from here. Here."
Johnny managed to say, letting out a fifty dollar bill and handing it over to the mailman.
"There is no need, sir, Miss Macron paid everything."

The mailman said with a small smile, handing them the portrait. Hayden signed the paper, and the mailman left after.

"That's odd."
Johnny started.
"What is ?"

"Did Adelle tell you about that portrait ?"

"I mean, yes. You knew too."
"Of course I knew ! But like, don't you think it's odd that he said Adelle paid all the expenses but she went to Egypt two days ago ?"

"Maybe she ordered it before. What are you getting at anyway ?"
"I'm saying, maybe she's monitoring everything from far away. Maybe she found a way to stay in control even after she left."

"That does seem like something she would do."
"So I'm not wrong. What does this contain anyway ?"

"I don't know, we're about to find out, aren't we ?"

To Be Continued..

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