4

Sunday afternoon, Maria McKenzie was in her room, studying, school started tomorrow, ugh. She took out her iPhone 5, which she'd had for around a year now, and checked for any new texts, none. Catherine came back from London yesterday, she'd heard, and someone was arrested for shoplifting, but she didn't know who. Was it a coincidence that they were both on the same day? Arrests don't happen much in Lilywood.

Her iPhone beeped, signalling that she had a new text message, she hoped it was one of her friends from field hockey or drama club,

Maria, working late today, meet me at J'adore Rose at five, love, mom, xxxx

She sighed, it may not be one of her friends, but she hardly ever spent time with her mother now, ever since her little brother, Toby was born a year ago.

She walked over to her walk-in-wardrobe and walked over to her 'formal & party' section, the wardrobe was organised by theme. She decided on an emerald green lace boatneck dress, black sparkly Prada platforms, and a black silk blazer with a sparkly collar.

She walked downstairs and opened the front door. She walked to the taxi parked outside the house and stepped inside. As she wasn't sixteen yet, she wasn't old enough to drive, but her parents already have a white Mercedes in the garage for her.

'Lilywood mall, please', Maria told the driver. J'adore Rose is the high class restaurant at the mall, all the wealthy families ate there.

Maria arrived at the restaurant, and walked to the counter.

'Hi, I have a reservation for McKenzie, for two', the waiter checked the book and looked puzzled.

'Sorry, there's no reservation under that name', the waiter said, looking bored.

'But my mum made a reservation for us', she pleaded.

'Sorry, we're fully booked, goodbye', the waiter waved her away.

As she walked out, she heard a giggle, it sounded like... Lucie. Then she caught a flash of blonde hair, just like Lucie's, the hair belonged to a figure wearing a red hoodie, red... wasn't that Lucie's favorite colour?

I'm probably just hallucinating, Maria thought, missing Lucie too much. Just then her phone beeped. One new message.

Aww, that's cute, you thought your mom wanted to have dinner with you. Newsflash, I sent the message from her phone, she has no idea you're here. But where is mom? How do I have her phone? You'll find out soon.

xoxo, Lucie.