“Have you checked on them, are they gone?” Riley asked Talia as she entered the sitting room from the staircase.

“Yes, they have left. There is no one in her room” Talia responded.

Wright who had been reading the papers all along looked at them and asked. “And who are you girls looking for?”

“It’s Riona and Dexter, we want to make sure they are gone” Talia responded as she sat on her dad’s leg.

“Yes they left very early, that is about an hour ago” Maeve replied as she entered from the kitchen.

“And what is the problem?” Wright asked.

“Today is Riona’s birthday, dad” Talia responded.

“Yes, we...