Several days have passed, and Halloween has arrived.
Cain decides to hold a grand Halloween festival at Rose Enchantée.
Emmita sees this as an opportunity to be able to sell products, considering that a lot of people in the barangay are going to celebrate.
Cain and Theodore are walking around the Halloween fair.
They suddenly stop as they see Emmita preparing her mini-market.
They approach her.
"Emmita! How are you?"
She gets startled by the captain's voice.
"Captain Cain! Sir Theodore!"
"Good evening miss Emmita." Theodore greets her.
An awkward silence surrounds them.
"So... Any updates that I should know about?" Cain asks.
"You gave me a deadline, remember?" Emmita responds.
"I know. I am just hoping that one way or another, there's actually an update regarding your son."
Emmita will remain silent for a moment.
"So... Is there any update?"
"Look, I do have something to tell you about Marcel, but... I don't even know if you will believe me."
"Try me."
Emmita will look at the front of her house.
"Can we... Take this conversation inside?"
"I don't see why not." Cain answers.
Emmita lets the captain and his assistant enter.
She closes the door.
"Okay... I'll tell you the truth."
Cain looks puzzled by what she's talking about.
"Marcel... Is not at our relative's house."
"Then where is he?"
"He's..."
Emmita looks hesitant in continuing her sentence, but will proceed to inform them either way.
"He's held captive."
"What?!" Cain exclaimed.
"By the Cursed Prince."
Silence will fill the room once again.
"Cursed prince? But isn't that... A book? A fictional one? The one that Marcel borrowed from the library?"
"Yes, that Cursed Prince. It seems that he's not ficitional. He's real."
"What?"
"It's a long story, but let's just say that Marcel decided to take my place as his prisoner. That's why I'm here, and he's there."
A little silence will enter the room again.
Cain suddenly bursts out laughing loudly.
"Oh Emmita, that's such a funny story!"
"But I'm not being funny!" Emmita insisted.
"You know, you're probably just thinking a lot right now. Alright, I'll let this slide for a while. After all, it is Halloween. You go sell your fruits and vegetables. We'll go back and party, let's go Theodore!"
"But sir-"
"I said let's go!" Cain shouted.
"Christmas eve okay Emmita? Okay. Bye!"
And with that, both Cain and Theodore leave her house.
Emmita will be left alone inside the house, completely puzzled.
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Marcel and the Cursed Prince
FantasyMarcel, an effeminate gay bookworm is forced to become a housekeeper for a mean-spirited and ugly prince, after his mother destroyed the prince's flower garden by accident. As he spends more time in the castle, he draws closer towards the prince's g...
