Celina returned home from school but her mother wasn't around, and she wasn't at their fruit shop either. 

"Maybe she went out to buy something. I'll just study until she returns."

After eating her lunch, she studied in her room and eventually slept off on her books. 

Mrs Eloise returned some hours later. 

'The door is left open...that means Celina's back. I can't let her see me dressed like this.' 

Tiptoeing into her room, she quickly locked the door and ...