At first, I didn’t know what Jackson meant by hottest lead. In my mind, what my mother said about their best lead being taken back was true. Derek was the person who would give up all of Mario’s secrets, not only to save himself from a harsher punishment but also, it would enable my mother to take such a dangerous man off the streets. But now he was gone and back with his best buddy, who knows what horrifying things those two are concocting. Jackson told me to put what had just happened at the lane to the back of my mind for a second but focus on what we were doing before we got Alison’s call. This did confuse me for a second before I remember, we had found the house which Mario had been hiding out undetected for who knows how long. “Are you sure it’s safe for us to go to this house, I mean we just saw him leave this morning?” I ask as we turn on the street of the house, my fear was what if what had happened in the lane will happen here to us if he spots us. “Mario won’t be coming
We both stand in silence for a few moments, there are so many things you can explain away when it comes to creepy facts surrounding places. But a creepy dark basement in a huge criminal's house isn’t something you can, what the heck could be down there?! “That doesn’t seem like a very normal thing to have in a house.” I say trying to break any terrified vibe we had going on here, Jackson looks over at me shaking his head before reaching into his pocket. He pulls out his phone and turns his torch on, this beginning to illuminate the first few steps of the creepy staircase. My brain began to try and rationalise what may be happening, maybe Mario didn’t know about this, and it was here from the previous owners. But let’s be honest, I was able to find this place from just taking a very step around the house, he must have done that thousands of times while living here. Or maybe he wasn’t hiding anything sinister down there, I know Mario is a huge criminal and probably has some of the da
After my initial cry session, we leave the house, but Jackson does make sure to take photos of everything that he could. We know there may not be a chance for us to go back to that house, either my mother will find it herself and we’ll have to act like we never knew it was there. Or as Jackson said, we may have to send this all to my mother again which we can’t allow her to know it was us. We were on our way home now, the day started with us in the car heading towards that house, it now ends with us in the car leaving that house. But so much has happened in between, so much so that my brain can’t really comprehend everything which happened. My phone unexpectedly ringing on my lap causes me to jump, this because I was in my own little world but also, only three people have this number and one of them is sat right beside me. I pick up my phone to see it only read unknown caller, I look over to Jackson who also looked rather taken back. “Answer it but put it on speaker so I can hear.”
I woke up very early the next morning, not that I managed to get much sleep that night anyway due to how scared I was of how this morning will go down. Mario gave me strict instructions of where I must go and what I must do, but at the same time, there are so many things that are unknown and could go really bad. I was stood in my bedroom after getting ready for the day, my mother and Reece will be over in a moment to give me the items which I’ll drop off for Mario. I hope and pray they haven’t tried to discreetly tamper with these items, my father doesn’t have to die for them to get more information. A knock at my door soon snaps me from my thoughts, I take one last look in the mirror to make sure I was fully ready before telling the person to come in. The door opens and in walks a smiling Jackson, a glass of water and what seemed to be a breakfast bar in his hands. “I know you’re going to be too nervous to eat or drink, but it’s important that you’re on your A game to meet Mario
I enter the park very slowly, now I was in the threshold of the park, I was more determined than ever to get this situation dealt with so my dad will be one step closer to being allowed home. I didn’t know what Mario wanted me to do, so I continue to walk deeper into the park looking around. I didn’t know who I was supposed to look for, I can take a guess that it won’t be Mario I’m meeting, he’ll be much too smart to be out in the open like this. I had just reached a little crossroads in the park when my phone started to ring, I reach into my coat pocket and pull it out to reveal an unknown number. I knew who this was, so I soon answer and hold it up to my ear. “Good morning, Miss Carter, I see you have a box with you containing what I hope to be the items which I asked for.” Mario’s voice soon says, he sounded calm and collected as he spoke, while I was terrified. “That’s what I was told was placed in the box, where do you want me to put it?” I ask still not seeing anyone walking
I sat on the steps of the bandstand just trying to get the image of Derek laying there out of my mind, why would somebody do that to another person? My head was being cradled by my arms as the many thoughts swirl around my head, worried my own father may end up like that if we don’t do exactly what Mario wants. Mario did tell me I would be seeing Derek soon as his usefulness has come to an end, I had no idea that would mean he would kill Derek and dump his body for me to find! What kind of present was that?! I know I kept repeating that whatever Mario was going to give me wouldn’t be nice, but not a part of me thought I would walk into that! My mother's team had cornered off the entire park, most of them inspecting the scene with Derek, while others were searching around the park in hopes Mario had dropped something which will point them in the right direction. Someone taking a seat beside me causes me to look away, I was expecting Jackson or maybe even my mother to sit there, but
It was later the same day, and I was just getting ready for bed, the entire rest of the day was spent with me, and Jackson sat at the base telling them what had happened. The number of times I had to explain the story of me talking on the phone with Mario was insanity! But that’s not the only part of the story I had to relive in great detail, but the moment we found Derek was also spoken about more times than I could count on my hands. Every time I would have to go over in great detail what happened, the image of his body lying there facing me, his eyes wide open looking terrified kept repeating over in my mind. I felt as though I needed to wash myself repeatedly to get whatever was in the air off me, but still the thought of Derek looking back at me wouldn’t leave. After getting changed, I look at myself in the mirror, my eyes also looking terrified just as Derek’s did. “Pull yourself together Ally.” I whisper to myself in hopes I would start to calm down, but still the feeling wou
It was now dinner time the same day, Jackson and I had done nothing but sit on the sofa, watch tv and talk about the most random of things. I know I have been saying I want nothing more than to catch Mario, which means I won’t stop until he’s found. That still remains true, and I want to work any hour I can until I find him, but I actually enjoyed today. I didn’t have to worry what would happen if Jackson and I were to make the wrong move, I didn’t have to sit and listen to all of the horrible details of the kind of things Mario has done to so many people. I felt like I was just a normal person going through their normal life for once. For dinner, Jackson suggested we go out to a restaurant to eat which at first, I was worried about Mario, but I knew he probably wouldn’t try to attack us I mean, he wants my help on more tasks so injuring me in anyway won’t be beneficial to him. The dinner was so delicious, we had picked food up at this place multiple times since I started staying at