Monday, 13th April
Early in the morning, Sarah woke up actively to eat her breakfast and then went to the bank to see the reason for their message; after asking the receptionist he told her to wait for the manager in the waiting room.
She was playing with her phone until the manager's voice interrupted her, saying: Welcome, Miss Sarah, I'm Mr. Will the bank manager, thank you for waiting.
She got up and said "hello Mr. Will, it's okay I didn't wait long."
He smiled and said, "Come with me, from here."
Then she entered his office and sat on the sofa as he had asked her. He came back to her, carrying a box in his hands, saying: Mrs. James rented a safe five years ago under your name, Miss. And according to the contract she signed, after the expiration of the term, you're told to come and everything in this box goes to you... Go ahead, I'll leave you alone now.
She was wondering how and when her mother did all this, she pulled the box towards her and opened it, saying: Phone?! My mom is weird, why would anyone put a phone in a safe inside a bank for five years?
There was a message next to it that she took and read, "Dear daughter, I know this all sounds strange and makes you confused, but you must finish what I started, meet Mr. Lawan and he will tell you everything, and remember don't trust anyone. The Password in the books."
She grabbed the phone and said: The password is in the books! What might this mean?
She tried to write down certain numbers related to the year of birth, but it didn't work, then she took it and came out saying: Thank you, Mr. Will for your time.
She got into her car, looked at the phone in disappointment, then went to work, sat behind her desk, checking her emails, then sighed and turned the chair, facing the window, closing her eyes for a few seconds and then looking down at the library of books and remembering what her mother wrote in the letter. "The password is in the books," and she said, "Maybe I can find another clue among the books she owned."
she searched among the books for a long time until she found a book called (AMANOS) with 2691 written on it, and she got up happy: Oh my God, I can't believe this! I really found something!
She went to her boss to ask him about the book, and he replied while he was checking the book: I don't know, your mother was as fond of reading as you were, and she even had a small library of books in her office that you took, but I don't know whether this book is important or might mean something.
Pointing at the book, she asks: What about the numbers?
He replied: It could be anything, it could be a password or just numbers that she wrote for fun, as you know many of us draw on books because of boredom.
She said: If my mother is fond of books, this means that she sanctifies them, and I don't think that she would do this in any book. These numbers were written because they mean something, I'm sure of that.
Then she went to her house, sat on the sofa, tired, and looked at the boxes full of books, got up and began to search until she found two books like the one, she had found, and on both sides of the books there were numbers like the previous one.
After dinner she sat on the floor and in front of her was the first book (AMANOS) 2691, the second book (OPAL) 2691, the third (ECADOLI) 2691, and finally the phone that she got from the bank safe this morning.
While she was checking the books, she took Opal and sifted through it, and something fell out of it: it was a picture! This is my father's picture, but who is this girl?
She flipped the picture and found numbers "12.1.23.1.14.3.1.16.20.1.9.14", she grumbled, saying: More numbers!
She stopped and looked at the objects and said: "I will try to solve the phone puzzle first, let's see, my mother wrote that the password is in the books, but the field consists of four numbers only, well, I will try all the ways, one of them must succeed.
She took a piece of paper and a pen and started writing the numbers, randomly, in order, she tried a lot but to no avail, she sighed angrily: What is this, nothing worked!
Staring at the numbers for a while, she realized something: Hey, if I flip 2691, 1962 becomes my father's birthday!
she tried again after flipping the numbers but with the same result, she grumbled: I made my brain work for nothing... (She fell silent and said): We have three books, so the first number might be 3, we'll remove 1 from each group and take the first number from the first group, then the second number from the second group, and the third number from the third group, and the password is...
She typed 3962 then unlocked the phone, jumped for joy, then sat looking at the phone to see what was in it. It did not contain pictures, videos, or programs, but it had many audio recordings. She opened it but didn't understand anything. she closed it and looked at the watch: Oh my God! It's already past three in the morning! It's all because of this phone... It was a fun puzzle, but I didn't get anything useful.
On the way to the bedroom, she was wondering: Where did you go, Dad? And what were you doing? And why would my mom do all this? Oh my God, when will I get my answers?
Tuesday, 14th April
The next day, after breakfast, she checked her account in the bank and then said: Good, I got my salary, I can shop now, there are many things I want to buy.
She spent the day shopping and buying things, in the evening she began preparing dinner while collecting the dirty clothes for washing.
She sat eating while trying to solve the puzzle of the picture and the numbers, and found that the numbers are similar in groups, then said excitedly: Yes, I solved it!
Then got up and washed the dishes, finished washing the clothes, took the phone and went to her room to spend the night searching for it, hoping that she would find something. She grabs the phone in amazement: Thailand!? once again!
she got up from the bed and went to the kitchen to drink water, then stared at the phone, and said talking to herself, Was he in Thailand all this time? Do you think it is still there? ...at least I have found the end of the thread that will lead me to the truth,
She washed, put food for her cat, then sat looking at her device for Thailand and flights, then walked away saying: Wait! What do I do, this is crazy how can I go there, it is in the second half of the world. But I must know the truth, I have to know why he disappeared all these years, and what is the reason for this letter and numbers, I want to know.
After conflicting feelings, she pressed to book a ticket, and this flight will be the day after tomorrow, she said while looking at the device: OK, it's settled, I'll go to Thailand ... Something tells me that I will regret later.
She started her preparations and went to meet her friend John, sitting in front of him saying: I will leave my cat Lucy with you, I heard that Sally loves cats.
He smiled: Yes, she adores them... (Then he continued in a sad tone): But are you sure of this decision?
she nodded affirmatively: I have heard some recordings, and it turns out that he's in Thailand. If I told you I'm not nervous, it would be a lie. but I want to know the truth.
He replied: So, there's no way to make you change your decision?
She smiled: No, I have already made up my mind.
"Well, whatever you decide," he said, "we're here if you need any help "
After meeting him, she went to her boss and asked for a vacation, then returned to her home to pack her things, to go on a journey to find answers.
Thursday, 16th April
Sarah locked her apartment and waited outside until John's car arrived and accompanied by his wife Sally, he went out to put her bags in the trunk while his wife came out to greet her: Hi Sarah, how are you?
She smiled and replied, "I'm fine, how are you?" Thanks for coming.
He closed the trunk and stood beside his wife: No thanks for the duty, we are family, we're here to send you safely.
All the way to the airport they were talking and laughing until they got there, everyone got off and took her bags and it was time to say goodbye, she hugged Sally and said: Thank you both.
She smiled, "Take good care of yourself."
Advance John: What about language? Of course, you won't talk to them in English all the time, you may come across someone who doesn't speak your language.
She smiled: Don't worry, the language barrier will not be an obstacle. I am fluent in Thai, because of my love for languages, I learned many of them.
He replied, "If you need anything, anything, just call us, and we will be at your side."
She nodded: I know, I will... Thank you and goodbye.
She said goodbye to them and then went in to do the last procedures. she sat in the waiting room and looked at her ticket: Well, we'll leave at 1:30 , there are only two hours left. I will read the book (AMANOS) so that the time will pass quickly.
After a while, a call went out to the passengers of the flight from Los Angeles to Bangkok. She took her things and headed towards the gate for the last inspection, then got on the plane, searched for her seat and sat down saying: The first stage is over, I hope the flight will be smooth and comfortable.
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