Out of the blues, Mikayla decides to go to the Anderson Villa…On arriving there, she sees that the gate still has not been repaired so she can just drive into the compound without having to take anybody’s permission, which she does.After parking the car, she gets off and walks to the door. She raises her hands to knock but as her knuckles connect to the door, the door pushes itself open in her hands and it opens. Surprised slightly, she fully opens it and goes inside, walking the dim hall down into the visitor living room, where there is still no sign of life.“Hello?” She calls out, receiving no response.She walks into the dining room where she abruptly stops, her eyes coming to rest on Stella and Lily as they eat in silence. Both of them look up, startled as well.It takes a few seconds for everything to register in the eyes of the trio, and suddenly, Mikayla does not know why she came there in the first place, recollecting the last time she had been there and what had ensued bet
“Good afternoon Mr. Trelawney, I am Grey Mills.”“Nice to meet you detective. I hear you are checking a case regarding the old orphanage?”“Yes. She was one when she was brought to the orphanage in the year you served as director. Do you recognize her?”“Oh, yes. Bethany Callaghan.”Grey frowns ever so slightly. “Wha… How do you remember her? It’s been over twenty years, hasn’t it? And please don’t tell me it is because you have a good memory.”Daniel drops the photo and looks up. “It is not something I am proud of but let me tell you a story.”Grey leans back, having all the time in the world to come to the end of the case that has been puzzling him for almost a full month now.Just to find the person who murdered a man, he is going to so much lengths, into the stories of others that is probably all just connected and weaved together like an African mat.“At this exact year, a week before the baby was brought to the orphanage, we were tight on funds. When I say tight, we were in the
Normally, having a day off from work is considered to be a blessing for a police officer but on this particular day off, Grey is exceptionally happy for the opportunity to shift the day till he wants to actually put it to good use.He puts on his gloves and a blue white face mask before walking through the doors of the house. He's only ever investigated the Anderson's on the outside but now, he is gaining access to their own home, maybe he will find some clues that can nail the case shut or at least, make headway with something.He sidesteps past the steady streams of officers, walking over to the body that has been cut down from its place in the ceiling to the floor.Not far away sits Reese and Lily, both of them staring at the lifeless body of Stella.Unlike the movies had made it seem, so easy to close the deceased eyes, the EMTs had chosen to not subject the family to the horror of seeing her eyelids forcefully pulled down so her eyes are, hauntingly, open.Leaving the body to sta
"It's after school time. Come on, Mum is coming to pick us up." Mikes iterates as he slings his small backpack over his back and carries the lunch bag in his hands.Maya does the same thing, grabbing her back and lunch bag as well as the two of them walk in tow to where Mikayla usually showed up to pick them up, almost immediately after school.Just as they arruved, a black SUV parks in front of them.Both of them walk to the car, waiting for Mika to come out and give them hugs as she always does before tucking then in and putting their seat belts on before leaving but this time, a tall man comes out.Miles immediately steps back, standing in front of Maya to protect her... Or something like that."Hi Miles and Maya. I am Ben. Mikayla sent me to pick you up.""No. We won't go with you." Miles replies immediately.The man laughs, removing his sunglasses to reveal brown, almost friendly eyes. "Mika told me that you will say the same thing and that when you do, I should show you this." H
Mikayla rushes into her car and drives off in the direction of the school, running late after a meeting, just barely ten minutes after the original closing time, she finally parks there.Not seeing any of the twins where she usually picks them up and wait for her no matter what, not even their bags to indicate that they probably just went to use the toilet, she gets down from the car and looks around to no avail.She locks up the car and walks over to the classes but it's empty, even down to the teachers, there is no one in sight that can be of help so she leaves for the school's administration building.She's immediately directed to the Dean who receives her warmly."Good afternoon ma'am. I hope all is well? Considering that you didn't call ahead to inform us about your coming.""I'm sorry as well but I ran a bit behind in picking the children up. I'm here now but I can't seem to find them.""I'm pretty sure they left the classes as soon as the school closed. You know what, children
About to head out of the cafe, Grey pays for the coffee both men had taken with his card.Stepping outside, he inhales the crisp cool air and sighs.His phone ringing distracts him from the search of his keys and he sees the caller to be Smith."Hello Smith? Can I help you tonight?""Where are you right now?""I had a meeting with Mr Santinello and I am heading off to my bed. Do you have something for me?""Certainly. Can you drop by the office before heading home?"Grey groans. "I hope for your own sake that it is something worth my time, if not, you'll spend the whole remainder of this week in the holding cell and I mean it."Smith laughs. "Sure then. Just come on over first."Grumbling, groaning, tired, weary, weak, sleepy... All of the states of mind Grey experiences before appearing at the office. He slouches up the stairs to the office where he meets Smith bending over a computer."What do you have for me?""Before I show you, I did it to show that I did not take my job as a jok
The day before, Lucas and Mikayla had left the school around six pm that evening, driving off in the direction of the apartment where Lucas had met him just four days earlier.Their meeting had not ended well then, and it does not look like it will now.Lucas receives a text message from his number, Logan. He pulls up by the sidewalk to check it."If you think you will find me at the same location as the other times, you're kidding yourselves. I told you clearly, you do what I ask you to do or you're in deep shit. You'll never see your precious children again. You'll receive the first directions in a little bit. I want you to keep going to the apartment though, your first mission is over there."Lucas punches the steering wheel, startling Mikayla a bit, her nerves are still frayed, getting so worried about her children and even worse, they are still in the hands of a maniac that no one knows where they are.Cursing under his breath, he starts the car once again and the journey continu
Mikayla begins to shiver in the cool weather.Lucas stands outside, a look of immense fury on his face from what Logan is asking him to do. He grabs his phone and dials Logan who picks up on the second ring."Do you like what the package looks like? Cute, isn't it?"Lucas, seething... "What the fuck are you asking me to do? Tie up another loose end for you? What do you want from me exactly? Stop tormenting I and my woman and my family and just tell me what you're after.""This is cute but you're forgetting that I am your family too? Anyway, I do want something from you but it's extent is what I'm yet to decide on. You can start by disposing off the body first. Maybe when you finish this mission, just maybe, I might have my request ready.""So you mean this is not the fucking end of it?""Depends on how you act and what you're doing now is making me think of murdering someone else, maybe your daughter since she looks the most scared here. I'm waiting to see the body at the bottom of th