ALY
Better hold the back of your head before your brain blasts out! Here it is, our office!
Standing next to each other are the two siblings in formal attire.
DON
Can't believe this.
ALY
Don't tell me you don't like it?
DON
Well, it's in a mall.
People swiftly walk around the siblings with their destinations in sight. Others meander and gaze at storefronts. It reminds Don of children at a zoo, equal parts intrigued and ready to leave at a moment's notice.
ALY
I know, it's great. Plus, the renovations
are done, and we signed on the dotted line.
There's no turning back now.
Aly walks to the roller shutters in front of the glass doors. Don surveys the stores around them. They are in a five-story mall. The building is large and considered spectacular compared to those in the country. For Aly, walking around for quite some time, and trying to pick a location before today, made it feel cramped for her.
Aly walks through the glass doors.
ALY
Wait out there for one second.
Don can feel the glances of the people passing him. He adjusts his jacket and checks his collar in hopes of looking professional and distinguished. A soft glow hits his face as he looks up to see a sigh above the glass doors light up to say:
Isabela Detective Agency
ALY
It feels good seeing it lit up like that.
Don stands there, and Aly can tell he feels the same by the glimmer in his eye.
DON
The font's good, but what do you think
about the logo? Is it too much?
I don't think it's too much.
The glimmer is replaced with annoyance. Don glares at Aly while he walks toward the glass doors. He opens the glass door with care.
DON
Oh god, I already told you it's okay.
ALY
I know, but now that you see it lit up,
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