Chapter Nine

I immediately stood up from my seat, eyes wide, still staring at the screen of my phone. It felt like someone just splashed me a gallon of cold water.

Please no… God, please…

I wouldn’t know what I’d do if something bad happens to her. I’d rather want it to be me at a gun point than my little sister.

I didn’t have to reply to Michaela’s text because she sent another message containing the link of the newly-published article.

‘I didn’t want to send this to you, especially at this hour because you might freak out. Please have some rest for now, and I’ll go with you to that location when the sun’s up,’ she added.

There was no way I’d be able to rest after that news. I clicked the link, and read as much as I can to know more about the case. It was the body of a girl in her early 20s. She had nothing else with her, not even her clothes. She was just dumped on a bridge like some sort of garbage, as if she wasn’t a human being who lives her own life; as if she was some sort of an animal.

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