Quianna's POV
After that flowerpot incident, some guards went out of the hospital and starting asking what happened with this huge mess. Being shocked and in disbelief, I just stare at the ground while Dylan guides me to sir for a second. What if I did not saw that message? My life could've ended in just a few seconds. That flowerpot was huge enough to have me injured or put in a coma.
"Are you okay?" Dylan asked me and handed me a cup of water.
"Yeah, I guess so." I answered.
"Who would do such a prank?" he said irritatingly.
"Calm down, we already called the security and they are now investigating it." I said to him and grabbed his hand to let him sit for a while.
"Ma'am, we are done checking the CCTV's and we saw no one who could've to push that huge flowerpot." They said.
"What? So you're telling us that the air breeze can move that huge thing?" Dylan answers.
"We have nothing to say, we are sorry."
"Dylan, it's okay. Sir, please investigate it further and report to me if you've seen anything." I said to them and let them leave.
"Yana, are you sure that no one attempts to kill you?" Dylan stubbornly asked.
"I am not sure. Read this." I said then handed him my phone, it shows there the message that my dad would be killed in an accident and that flowerpot also.
"The person who sent you this message is a psychopath." He said.
"Let the police investigate. I already gave them that message history." I said to him.
"I'll take you home." He offers which I gladly accepted.
Third Person's POV
This place was the violent crimes department which detectives are all busy investigating their cases. Each team has its leader who makes the process more rational and systematic. But not all teams can say that their leaders are in their right minds.
"Sir! We received a tip that the suspect was seen at the vicinity." Jason said to his team leader.
"Okay I got it." he just answered but still comfortably sitting on his swivel chair while his eyes closed.
"Sir? I think we should be there fast. We cannot let the suspect on lose." Jason repeats.
"Yeah, sure." he calmly answers.
"Sir—"
"Jason! I got it, okay? You know the drill, you should call the team, telling them the tip and not just to me." the team leader says irritatingly.
"I got it, sir. But we need your order." Jason insists.
"Jason! I said go on to your work. I am waiting for something." The team leader says while staring at his phone.
*Phone vibrates*
"Now, this is the right timing! Dispatch 1 you'll be searching the east side and Dispatch 2 on the west. Always come with your partners as they'll your alibis. I don't trust anyone's words only. Quickly" the team leader announced and the whole team left the station in haste.
The team leader looks at his phone and reads the message.
The Torso killer will be seen at downstreet, Loki Village- the message shows.
"Team, go to the Loki Village and start your search there." The team leader orders through his walkie-talkie.
"Are you still trusting that message?" Aaron asked.
"You know how helpful this person to our team." He replied.
"But you don't know that person." Aaron insists.
"But it really happens, all its messages." He debates.
"Austin, what will you do if it vanishes some time." Aaron asked.
"Then, I should find it." Austin smiles crazily, Aaron just shook his head out of disbelief.
Austin's POV
This is my 3rd case in this division and all of those were closed as culprits were all apprehended. This was all because of the messages I received throughout those years where I thought my police career will be ended.
"This is Dispatch 1, We arrived at the Loki Village and we still haven't seen the suspect." Says through our radio.
"This is Dispatch 2, we did not see also the suspect at our current location."
"What? But this is where the message said." I whispered.
"I told you, you should not trust that." Aaron said to me.
"Shut up maybe they just missed it." I said then went out of the car to start the search.
"Austin, wait!" Aaron called. I did not look at him back and continue walking through the woods.
I am sure the killer is here, the sender would not tell a lie after all these years it helped me. I still believed this person whoever it is.
I saw old signage which states the name of a lake, it is the Red Lake. I walk towards it and I saw how the moon reflects on the small body of water in front of me. it was quite mesmerizing, but I am not here for a walk. I stroll around the lake and I saw a human figure lying at the shore. I run towards it and I saw a man bathing in a pool of blood, I flipped the body and I saw that this is the killer we are searching for. The message is real, but it does not say that it was dead.
I put my ear onto his chest to check if he was still breathing, I cannot let a killer be dead for the case will become a cold one. When I heard that he still has a heartbeat, it was a feint, but I can hear it for sure. I gave him CPR, pumping to his chest. Before I finished the CPR, I heard someone screamed, I looked at it and I saw a man being scared out of his wits.
"Wait, sir! I am with the police!" I shouted but he just ran away. I disregard it and continue giving him CPR. I grab the stones and clear the way to his body.
"Freeze!" someone yelled. I looked at it and I saw Aaron.
"Good thing you are here Aaron, the killer---" I cannot finish my words as they have a suspicious look on their faces.
"Wait, why you are looking at me like that?" I asked him. Aaron just walks past me and looks at the suspect who's still lying.
"Check the suspect." Aaron ordered. I just moved to the side and let the paramedics take care of the rest.
"Sir, the suspect is dead." The paramedics announced.
"What? That's impossible. He was still breathing when I got here." I said to them, but they are just staring at me.
"Wait, don't tell you you're suspecting me. Come on Aaron, you know me." I said to him.
"But I did not know what you did right now." He said to me.
"I cannot kill a suspect." I said.
"But you can beat him pulp." He insists.
"Come on."
"Bring him to the station, we'll get your statement, Austin." He said.
"Okay fine, as you wished." I said then walk together with them.
"Don't cuff me! Idiot!" I yelled to Jason who's holding handcuffs.
"Not for you, for the suspect." He said.
"He's dead, did you not hear that? How can he run away, huh?" I irritatingly said to him.
"Oh right." He just said. What an idiot.
Arrived at the police station, Aaron signaled me to enter the interrogation room.
"Why are we here?" I asked.
"Getting your statement." He answered.
"Are you treating me as a suspect now?" I can't believe it.
"We are just talking here, no other meanings."
"Okay fine." I said then sit down.
"What happened out there?" he asked.
"I was searching for the suspect and I saw the lake, I walk around it and I saw a body lying. When I approached it, I saw it is the killer that is why I am giving him CPR." I explained.
"How did you make it out to the lake?"
"I just saw a signage." I answered.
"No one can ever go there."
"What? That's impossible."
"Well, it is not. The lake was closed to people as it is dangerous."
"But—"
"Sir, the forensic results are out." Someone said.
"Give it to me." Aaron said.
"It says here, the cause of death is an external concussion, someone deliberately strikes him with stone and there's only one fingerprint caught at the crime scene."
"Who's fingerprint?" Aaron asked and silence began. I saw the detective glance at me.
"Me? of course, I moved those stones earlier." I said to them.
"Why did you moved it? to avoid us getting the murder weapon?" Aaron asked.
"Come on Aaron! I just move it to clear the way while giving him CPR." I still insist.
"Sir, we have a witness." Another detective went into the room.
"Let me talk to the witness." I said.
"No, I will be the one who'll talk to them." Aaron said.
"Then, let them in here." I said and he just nods. After some minutes they both entered.
"I-I saw him!" the witness exclaimed while pointing at me.
"What? Where?" Aaron asked.
"I saw him and another man lying. He has stones on his hands, and he was strangling him." The witness continues.
"What are you saying? You are making a mistake there, mister." I said to him.
"I am not. I saw it with my own eyes." He is still firm about it.
"But—"
"Okay, I got it, sir, you can now leave." Aaron said.
"Aaron, don't say that you are believing his words?" I said to him.
"Austin, we have witness and forensic evidence. It is difficult to ignore it." he explained.
"How could you believe his words than mine?" I frustratingly said.
"It's better than believing a message from an unknown sender." He said and I just stare at him blankly.
Quianna’s POVI started driving quick beyond the maximum when Austin texted me the location of the accident. I was nervous, scared and even unstable at the same time, but I do not have the time to be weak. I thought I already overcame those struggles, Aina lived after that day, Austin also lived even though I am not still sure if he died in the other world. But Dylan, he do not have the right to feel comfortable or even relaxed knowing that there is no direct evidence, in the beginning. But now, Aina got another one, but her life became in danger, I do not deserve to be called as her best friend or even the one to receive those messages.I arrived at the location of the accident, and I saw a car parked in the middle of the road and somewhat little smoke was coming out from the front of that car. I quickly get off and run towards the driver’s seat to check if Aina was still there, but she was not. I was in mental breakdown, do not know what to think, my mind
Quianna’s POVI stayed on the ground as long as I wanted, my tears were already dried because of the cold gusting wind of the night but I am still here on my knees. I looked up in the sky and it was dark grey in color, despite of the night being calm, I could still sense its gloominess. I slowly stood up as I decided to go back to the ward, I should be doing another plan of catching Dylan’s tail instead of sitting in this place alone and crying. I do not have the time to feel the pain, to feel the sadness, to feel the pain that both of us were having.It was all pointless.I walked towards the door and turned the doorknob slowly, when someone at the other side pulled the door and I forcedly let the door opened without me exerting any kind of effort. I stood firm as I looked of who could that person be. I smiled weakly when I recognized his cold face staring back at me. He slowly walked towards me and I was just waiting for him to arrive in front of m
Quianna’s POVI sat on the couch here in the VIP ward where Austin was resting, I personally asked for this room as a private place for the four of us to talk about the plans. In this separated room from the others, as well as from the other wards, no one could ever notice the people who would go in and out from this place of the hospital. This is exclusively made for the family, a ward that all of the relatives could go whenever something happened- and now that I do not have any family now, I could use this to whoever I wanted.I looked on Austin and he was comfortably lying on the bed while sleeping. It is already past midnight but I cannot sleep. I have to think straight and plan my next move, the enemies would not stay still knowing that their mission of killing Austin, the thing that they expected will happen did not take place in this version of the parallel world.I heard pairs of footsteps from the outside and walking towards this direction. I quic
Quianna’s POVThe clock struck on midnight and I am the only one staying in the house. Because of the conflict that our group made, every one of them has their own thing to be done, or to do just to save me in this hell. I was sitting on the cold tiled floor at the living room and leaning my back against the couch I am trying to fit myself in between the glass centerpiece and the long couch in this part of the house. In front of me was a huge transparent fiber glass window, but it was open halfway leading the cold evening breeze coming in as the white plain curtains were moving in the shadow. It was pitch black inside the house, I have been here since Aina left hours after Aaron and Jason did, she said that she has something to do for the case that he now has to leave.Not saying anything to me or even a hint, she left without turning back. I only kept on staring blankly, letting out deep sigh of worries and frustrations not only for the situation we are in but m
Austin’s POVI looked around the crime scene, just judging by the look of the room, I guess there had been a fight that leads for his demise. Aaron keeps walking around even if the only thing that he should be checking is the drawers of this table, I searched all of it, even the insides and under of the furniture, to check if there could be any secret compartment- but there is none. The forensics might also get the results from the prints they got in this room, Aaron is glancing over me and I realized that we got the conversation we are needing right now. I nodded at him and both of us went out from the room, stood by the end of the hallway and even look around checking for people who might eavesdrop from our conversation.“What happened?” I asked to him and leaned on the wall.“When Jason and I got in the room, he is already dead.” He answered to me.“Not that one.” I said and he looked at me.“What
Austin’s POVIt was a brief confusing moment for me, why the regional office would open that case again, and on top of that, it looks like a confidential and close investigation to me. She stares at me as I looked at her in my puzzled look, I do not want to any anything, as I might say something that I was keeping to myself- Yana’s case is not known to anyone, especially to the police force. As what Yana said to all of us, this case is extra special, not only that it does not have a direct suspect, but at the same time evidence are difficult to find.Child murderer, that is the name of the case in which Dylan was connected to. Based on the database, he is the victim of that crime but the name was telling something otherwise. His mother committed suicide but the only one who witnessed that crime was himself, Dylan- in which should be the witness not labeled as the murderer.“Why would that case resurface again?” I asked to her and she plai
Austin’s POVI am frustrated, that is for sure. I am mad to myself that I cannot accept the fact that Yana is saying the truth and probably the most plausible thing to do in this case. I left the house and decided to have my adventure on my own, just only this time. I need time to be alone and think of the possible ways to solve everything. I know parallel world is something that was not yet taken seriously and is still not normal in law and even in the society. I went back to the police station and they were looking at me, I am still not yet back in the force but I do not care on any of that. I will still go back in here, investigate like my badge was still active and order these juniors who has been slacking since Aaron got another case- and that was Yana’s.As soon as they saw me, they quickly moves and started to act like they were busy looking on those documents who were just nothing but empty papers piled. I walked towards them and stood firm as I ser
Quianna’s POVAina and I were only looking at him, he is totally out of his mind and he wanted to sacrifice the life of his daughter when he said that it is the sole reason why he is doing this study. I just cannot understand how his mind works, he initially wanted to save his only daughter and now, he is willing to give her up just to prove his theories. I looked on Aina and she was silently watching his own father being mindlessly rummaging through the files and looking like some crazy scientific man who gave everything up for his own discovery.But I wanted to correct my word for that, this is not his own discovery- he just stole it from my dad.I stood up and started walking towards the door, I cannot waste my time here watching and even babysitting some insane person, I need to know more or even everything about this place. I successfully went out but I felt that someone got the door behind me, I looked back and it was Aina. She smiled at me and nodde
Quianna’s POV\I looked again on the message and glance over to Aina sitting on the couch, how could I protect her when I just asked her to observe those people? I just let out a deep sigh and trying to rack my brains out to think the possible solution for it. I still believe these messages; I still want to believe in these things. I stood up and decided to go to the Sekai Organization, I noticed that she also stood up and followed me, I abruptly stopped and looked back to her.“You have to call Jason.” I said to her and she looked shocked.“Hey! I told you, I do not have anything to say—” I did not let her finish her sentence and showed her my phone.“You are dying.” I said to her and she went silent.“What do you want me to do?” she seriously said and put down my phone.“Do you want to go with me?” I asked and she smirked.“Of course.” She said and I