"Hold on. What if he returns?"

She had some experience with this situation. She and Aurora had been caught once five years ago.

It was quite embarrassing. Back then, the guard was on night duty for the first time, and he never expected to catch them climbing over the wall and entering the cemetery.

Aurora and Claudia felt guilty and instinctively fled upon hearing the scolding.

The louder the guard yelled, the quicker they dashed away. Believing he'd encountered specters on his inaugural night shift, he was utterly petrified.

In the midst of the chaos, their paths collided, resulting in the guard's flashlight tumbling to the ground.

Caught in an awkward standstill, both Aurora and Claudia struggled to find the right words to clarify the situation.

After a tense half-minute, the guard sensed something amiss.

Retrieving his flashlight, he inspected the intruders. Realizing they were just two young ladies, he understood they were not ghosts.

This situation was awkward for everyone involved. The guard was furious, claiming that they had malicious intentions coming to the cemetery at midnight, and he threatened to call the police to have them arrested for attempted tomb robbery.

Aurora, thinking on her feet, retorted that if he alerted the authorities, they'd spread word that he was scared to death just now.

People would question the suitability of such a coward watchman for the graveyard.

In the end, the two sides reached an agreement. The guard allowed them their exit, provided they'd remain silent about the night's events.

Their embarrassing encounter that day stemmed from a misunderstanding; they believed the guard had left. But, as they rose to leave, they bumped into him, having returned unexpectedly.

Even after all these years, Claudia still vividly recalled the events of that night, which made her hesitant to head out now.

For if such an event repeated itself, the story of Bennett and her might grace the newspaper's headlines.

Bennett, amused by her words, remarked, “Claudia, you sound like an expert on this.

Flustered, Claudia responded, "Well... Doesn't it sound like something from a film?"

While Bennett's smile persisted, he remained silent. After squatting beside her for a few more minutes, he inquired, “Ready to leave?"

The vigilant guard was nowhere in sight, with only the rustling wind for company.

Claudia nodded.

"We should head out."

The prospect of becoming a sensation in the news weighed heavily on her.

But, as Claudia tried to get up, her legs faltered, causing her to stumble.