"We've been following this man for so long, '' Amari said, exhausted.
"For once I agree with you’, Emma said tiredly.
"Come on guys it will all be worth it when we see his face in prison," said Lea. ‘I guess so…’, Emma replied. ‘WAIT! Guys, the dude just went inside a house. LET’S GO!’Zach said seriously.
‘Guys, let’s sneak in’, Lea exclaimed. ‘Let’s go!’ Zach said happily.
They walked into the cabin. It was dark and no one could see anything. They heard the leaves and breeze but nothing else
‘Guys, search for anything which seems vulnerable and if anything seems suspicious, tell’, Lea said.
Lea saw a list of names and she saw her mom's name but struck off.
She took the list and hid it and said “Let's leave, there's nothing here.”
Then they all left in dismay
“It's a long walk so let's go to the market and buy some water,” replied Zack.
They all agreed.
Meanwhile, back at Fay's house. ‘Oh, I hope they’re doing alright’, Fay said worriedly. Someone knocked on the door. ‘Coming!’, Fay said, thinking it was Lea, Zach and they’re friends. Fay opened it, ‘Hello, my sweety’s welcome back--’, Fay said happily. She looked and saw Ace. ‘Oh... you again, what would u like now?” answered Fay.
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“I know you know Mizuki and I know you know Zack. So tell me now...or no one gets hurt,”
Fay got scared and picked her phone and called Lea, but before she could say anything the man knocked her out.
He called his boss “I got Mizuki’s sister. Fay right?’, The man said.
“ Fantastic, I expected more from a trained agent like you. But I guess it wasn’t worth it’, Said a woman in an evil tone.
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‘G-guys, I found something out… It’s about my mom. Back in the cabin, I found a paper… It had a bunch of names. My mom's name was there but it was crossed out.’, Lea stuttered. ‘I- uhm. I-It’s ok. Let’s find this murderer’, Emma said frightened.
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‘Hey, Lea? You dropped your phone while coming so I picked it up and...Aunt Fay called. You should call her back.’, Zach said, still processing what happened at the Cabin.
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Mmhmm, I'll call her now.
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‘Aunt isn't picking up," replied Lea
"You know Aunt Fay isn't à ‘techy’ person, she probably having so issues with her phone," replied Emma
"Yea I guess," said Zack.
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‘Oh well, I’ll ask Aunt Fay once we come home’, Lea said. ‘Ok, so. We can give this to the police too!’, Emma said excitedly. ‘Hey uhm, don’t you think it’s a bit weird?’, Zach asked. ‘About what?’, Emma asked curiously. ‘That, it had been 3 years and the police still didn't find the murderer. But for us, Amateurs found a ton of clues?’, Zach continued. ‘I guess so…’, Emma said looking down.
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‘I feel the same way. If the police were on this for 3 whole years. They could've gotten a lot of clues’, Lea said. ‘This makes me feel a bit suspicious of the police.’, Amari said seriously in a cold tone.
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‘If anything, we should avoid including the police as much into this,”
Replied Lea
“But guys, the police have gotten our first clue’, Emma astonished
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‘No, I don't think so… The police probably gave us a clue to show they got progress. They could’ve found a ton of clues in an instant. The criminal left so many clues too!’, Amari debated.
“Ok, so from now on we better be on alert to the police and we shouldn’t trust anything without proof. Now let go and check on Fay,” replied Lea.
The 4 friends walked and walked and walked until they reached home.
“I can't walk anymore, can I bunk at your place?’, Amari said lazily.
“Yea, Me too, my legs are paralyzed,” stated Emma. ‘Ok, ok You Lazy kids. We’re at my place. Let’s go and check on my aunt’, Lea bossed.
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They went over and knocked, ‘Aunt Fay! We’re home~~!’Lea said in an excited monotone.
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But then, Zach saw something. A note outside and it said ‘I took your precious Aunt. She was a pest, I hope you understand and You better stop the case or you'll regret it.’
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Zach got furious. ‘GAHHH!!!’, He yelled.‘W-what’s the matter?’ All of them asked worriedly.
“R-read the note..” said Zack sadly. When Lea read it she got mad and shouted “First take my mom then my aunt when I find you, you better be ready,” Lea said filled with anger.
Then Lea went to her room and slammed the door. ‘L-Lea wait! We can talk about this, As besties. I made a promise to help you. Come out!’Emma said’.
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We're gonna make a plan !” replied Amari. ‘Guys let’s just… give her some space, she’s going through a lot now. She will come out eventually too.’, Zach said. “I know, we all care for Lea but we need to give her some time to process everything…’, Zach said sadly...
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Zach removed the cameras and went on with their day. Lea stayed in her bedroom for the entire night weeping tears down her rosy cheeks till sun-rise
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**At the morning***
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‘Uhm, Lea? This is Emma. Me and Amari decided to stay at your place over the night to keep you safe. I hope you're doing well. We made waffles! Come out whenever you feel like it.’, Emma said supportively. ‘S-sure… I’m coming’, Lea said in a tone where it was sure she was crying.
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They decided to wait for Lea to come out and eat. At last, she came! She was wearing her PJs and her hair was all messed up. They ate the food and decided to search for their Aunt after eating.
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“WAIT! Fay’s phone isn’t here so we can track her location and find her!’ Yelled Lea .
“Sure, Ya wanna go?,” asked Amari
“Why wouldn't I?”, Lea asked
“We’re concerned about yesterday,” said zack
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‘I’m ok! WE LIVE IN THE PRESENT! Let’s go!!’Lea said happily,
“Let's go where ???” asked Emma
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‘Zach! Do your job', Amari bossed.
‘I’m already one step ahead of you all. I did it last night, she’s at the cabin’, Zach said.
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‘Uhmm… I’m not breaking my legs today..’, Emma said sarcastically
“Fine, we'll take a cab’, Zach said
“It's too risky, we can use our cycles’, '' Amari said.
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‘Uhm, can we try asking Brooke for a ride instead?’, Emma said.
“ Yeah, we trust her right ?”, Amari asked.
‘Of course!’, said Lea and Zack
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‘Thank you so much for the ride! We would like it if you’d stay here. We think that your daughter Charlotte also might be here, So please stay!’, Lea pleaded. ‘Sure! I’ll stay here’, Brooke accepted.
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‘Ok! We’ll meet after we get 'em!’, Emma said as she waved.
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They walked into the cabin. ‘Let's go i-in…’ Zach stuttered. Then they heard some voices. It screamed ‘H-HELP! I NEED HELP! SOMEONE… SAVE ME PLEASE!’, a voice said. ‘T-that sounds like Aunt Fay…’, Lea stuttered. She ran closer to the voice. ‘IS ANYONE THERE?’, the voice yelled once again. As Lea came closer, she saw… AUNT FAY!. ‘AUNT FAY!’, Lea yelled at the top of her lungs.
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Fay was in a room, in darkness. She was blindfolded and handcuffed. ‘It's me, Lea. Hold on, I'm untying you ‘, Lea said in a hurry. At last, she was released.
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‘Oh… My darling! I thought I'd never see you.’, Fay said on the urge of tears and she wrapped her hands around her in happiness.
“What happened? Tell us everything,” continued Zack.
“Not now they're coming ..” replied Fay .
“Who ?” questioned Amari .
“Just follow me,” muttered Fay.
Aunt Fay showed them the way out and explained “Ace showed up at our house and held me hostage. He had another girl named char--charlotte!’
But I saw someone else, a woman wearing a hoodie and she wore a purple sweatshirt, that's all I remember… now we must leave,”
“Okay Aunt Fay, our Friend Brooke came let's go,” Declared Emma.
Then they went into Brooke's car.
“It's not safe to go back home,” replied Fay
“You people are welcome to stay at my place and by the way, any news on Char?,” mumbled Brooke
“She's in there but we can't go now, it's too dangerous I'm sorry,” explain Fay
“Oh,” Brooke said disappointed
“We’re truly sorry,” said Amari
“No, I understand it’s for my daughter's safety,” answered Brooke.
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‘Thanks, for everything. And don’t worry, Charlotte will be ok… I promise’, Lea assured. ‘ I hope so’, Brooke said.
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‘Well, I guess we should return now’, Amari realized. ‘Yeah, let’s go’, Brooke replied.
They started the car and got home. They all decided to get Charlotte tomorrow and told Brooke their plan to go and get her back. They also all moved into Brooke’s place till Ace was caught.
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‘Ok! Guys. Let’s go!!’, Lea said happily.
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