Ninety Nine

KATHY

“That can’t be Henry!” I thought to myself as I walked down the hallway alongside Jess who had her arm wrapped over chest.

I could tell she was deep in thoughts,

I had so many questions in mind to ask but then I knew I wasn’t going to get answers to the questions in my head either.

I turned over to the frames hanging by the hallway, wondering how long it's been hanging up there.

And just as I wandered off in thoughts, it struck me.

“I will join you later on” I said running off.

I was headed to the woods, where they had claimed to have found his body.

I had my arm wrapped over my chest as I was headed out of the mansion.

I didn't want anyone to follow.

Whatever had happened there, I was going to find out…

I hurried down the front stairs heading out the gate, and was lucky to not have been questioned by any of the guards.

On getting out of the mansion premises, I realize the route down to the wood seemed a little too lonely for a lady like myself to be wandering about.

I paused b