CHAPTER 2 : IT'S GONE

Her accomplice looked bewildered seeing the man who was approaching the girl was now talking to her. She heaved a long sigh. You have to settle this by your own. I can’t help you, she thought. The girl was shocked by the voice of a man appearing suddenly from her back. Composed as she always been, she took a deep breath and answered him.

“Yes. Still, I thought the other portrait by the corridor is better, considering both of them were painted by the same person.” Her voice came out clear and confident. Just as she planned. Her eyes still fixed at the portraits. She didn’t dare to looked at him. Criminal’s guilt, perhaps. Luckily, she was not ignorant in the subject. So, she can actually answered him.

His eyes widen and then he smirked. “You must be an expert in arts. You knew this portraits and the other one by the corridor were painted by the same person. Not all acknowledge it,” he sounded amused.

“I took Heritage Study in college. So, I do know some stuff”. Her lips twitched, she was smirking back at him. But the man unaware of it, smacked his forehead.

“Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. Matt Hentz. My family owns this museum and apparently I work here as the manager. And you are?” he raised one of his eyebrows as held out his right hand. I was left with no choice but to take his hand.

“I’m Crys,” she said, putting a big fake smile. He was too big-headed. As if I don’t know him. His smug face was all over the news. Not to mention his scandal with the mayor’s daughter. After that, she continued to stare back at the portrait, as if the portrait was a lot more amusing than him to her.  He left after he noticed that the girl doesn’t want to be disturbed. Serve him right. Not all woman will came drooling after him. Her accomplice, the black-haired girl approached her.

“We better do this quick. I am afraid that he might come again”, she whispered. Both of them nodded in agreement, separated according to the plan. In the speed of light, the girls snatched the portraits, one portraits for each of them. As soon as the portraits left the wall, the alarm rang. Still they don’t look panic. It is as if they were expected this was going to happen.

The best thing of stealing is that the feeling beforehand. The feeling of adrenaline rushed through the body when they knew perfectly nobody can catch them. Sneering as they make an escape, they knew that they have won today.

Upon hearing the alarm, all the people were in panic, rushing toward the exit. Both of them took advantage of the situation and blend in the crowd toward the exit.