Two days later. (26th. May. Friday.)"Emily, any update?" Leo asked over the phone, leaning against his office chair."Not good update, actually, but we stand to believe someone was really behind it.""Talk to me.""The CCTV cameras didn't show anything strange, and thanks to a liable officer, we were able to detect an error in the time frame.""Error?"Emily nodded. "Time skipped in it. Like 10-20 minutes were missing.""Someone broke into the surveillance room in the company then." Leo figured."Not just that, Leo. Since the missing time was noticed, we decided to go back to what happened to your father, and it turns out there was time missing too.""Are there CCTVs in prison?""That's the thing, Leo. Someone broke into the penitentiary, poisoned your dad, and messed with the CCTV outside the penitentiary to avoid being caught in their getaway.""Wow.""You were right. This is serious."Leo nodded. "Yeah. You should, um, yeah, interrogate the securities in charge of watching the sur
Two days later. (29th. May. Monday.)Damien, Damon, and Aria ran down the stairs looking really happy, and excited. It made Alexa smile at their cheerfulness. "Wow. You guys look really happy to go to school today."Aria nodded. "There's something going on in school, and we need an update.""Something?" Alexa asked in curiosity."Yeah, mom. It involves..."Damon hit the back of her head causing her to shut up, and looked at him. "What's your deal?"Damon gave her an eye, she equally gave him an eye. Alexa just watched in confusion as she dished their breakfast.It reminded her of when Phoebe and Emily were talking behind her, or rather keeping a secret. It generally reminded her of Phoebe."Oh." Aria mouthed, and nodded.Alexa also nodded. "I'm guessing you now understand why I shouldn't be told."They all looked at their mom, their mouth gaping. "Um, mom. It's really nothing to bother yourself about." Damien told her and walked to sit at his side in the dining.Alexa sighed and just
30th. May. Tuesday.Damon, Damien, and Aria got to school the next day, and they couldn't help but sense there was something like a vibe in school. Students were talking to each other in the hallway. In fact, everyone."What's happening?" Damien wondered looking around at everyone's brooding faces."Something really did happen," Aria confirmed also looking at everyone gossiping with their sad faces on.She walked toward a girl, and the boys followed. "Hi, Charity. Did something happen?"Charity looked at Aria and nodded. "Yeah. We heard something big happened. Something very sad.""What's the sad thing?" Damon asked."It's Sam from our class. We heard he's dead.""Samuel Fitz?" Damien asked for clarification.Charity and her friend nodded. "The news came in early this morning from the teachers. He died of food poisoning." Charity's friend made known."Soon they're going to call us all out for an assembly once information has reached the principal." Charity made known.The siblings nod
"Dad, mom..." Damien looked at his mom, and dad as they sat on the dining chair."What is it?" Alexa asked him."There's something you guys should know." Damien continued and looked at his siblings. They nodded giving the go-ahead."It seems it's something bad." Leo noticed.They all nodded. "Someone died in school.""What?" Alexa asked with a frown, while Leo was taken aback by it.""A kid named Sam Fitzgerald. He died."Leo nodded. "Okay. What killed him? Accident?""Drug overdose." Damon blunted out.Leo and Alexa looked at him. "He took too much paracetamol or what?" Leo asked.Damon shook his head. "The illegal kind."Leo and Alexa looked at each other surprised by it."Methamphetamine?" Leo asked.They all shrugged."Who gave him that?" Alexa asked with a frown on her face."The cops are beginning their investigation tomorrow," Aria answered."Although he was caught using drugs before he died. It was found in his bags and he admitted it. We just don't know or get how he overdose
"This is just wrong, Philip. Watching a little kid as a suspect. Not fun."Philip looked at the frown on his partner's face. "Still this stakeout is necessary, Rita. We have to find the older kid behind the little kid. He might come to visit."Rita nodded. "Yeah, I guess. I still find the domino effect hard to believe. Kids taking meth? How are we even sure that Joseph kid didn't take it? Kids do lie.""That's why I'm thinking of doing a test on them. It's essential." Philip imparted.Rita looked at the door of the house of Alan Murray. "It's a good thing the parents weren't informed yet. We have to be sure if that kid was right, or wasn't just throwing his friend under the bus.""You don't believe him?" Philip asked.Rita looked at him. "Believe that a kid like Alan is capable of introducing and forcing his friends to take meth? That's absurd." She looked back at the door. "At least for now.""Who do you really suspect, then?"Rita looked back at him. "Left to me, it'll be the older
(1st. June. Thursday.)"Happy new month, Leo."Leo looked at her as he was about to wear his jacket. "You're awake."Alexa nodded. "Yeah. And you're already dressed for work.""Told you I have an early meeting."Alexa sighed. "Yeah, you did. So, um, there's a special day this month, you know that right?""Father's day?"Alexa chuckled. "Yeah. That, and your birthday. Two days it seems.""Oh." Leo gaped, and then he nodded putting on his tie. "Yeah.""We should celebrate it this time, Leo. I really don't like the fact that you neglect it. It's an important day."Leo sighed, picked up his shoes, sat on the bed, and began wearing them. "I've told you times without number, Alexa. It's nothing to celebrate.""Everyone's birthday is worth celebrating.""Not mine, Alexa. It makes me remember things that I don't want to remember. The main purpose of why I was brought to life.""You're letting it affect you, Leo. You shouldn't keep letting it. I feel like you just hate celebrations as a whole.
Alexa looked outside her window, her brow furrowed as she saw a car stopped in front of their gate. "Someone is here, Leo."Leo looked at her and got up toward the window. He tried wrapping his hands around her, but she wiggled herself away and walked toward the door. "We should go check who that is."Leo sighed feeling frustrated at Alexa. He was beginning to wonder what he'll do to appease her.Alexa left the room and Leo followed. They both walked down the stairs and as she was about to walk out of the door... "Leave it be, Alexa. I'll handle it."Alexa looked at him and sighed, then she looked toward the movie room, or as her kids like to call it, their game room. The door was ajar, so she decided to go meet them.Leo watched her go, he shook his head and proceeded out the door, and toward the gate. He opened it as the visitor was about to knock."Hi."Leo looked at her in confusion. She was oddly familiar. "Do I know you?""If I'm that lucky to be remembered, we've taken glances
Four days later. (5th June. Monday.)"Hey! Charlotte!" Aria called as Charlotte was about to walk past her.Charlotte stopped in her tracks and turned toward Aria. Aria did the same, her hands folded, giving Charlotte a smug smile."What do you want, Aria?"Aria walked toward her. "I don't like the attitude you've been giving to me, Charlotte. Don't you think it's high time you apologize to me?""Apologize?" Charlotte asked with a frown. "We both know I did nothing wrong.""Does it matter?""If it doesn't matter, then why not apologize to me instead?"Aria scoffed. "Apologize to you? You must have been dreaming big to ever think that."Charlotte sighed and nodded. "Then don't call me when you see me. If you don't apologize, this friendship is over." She turned and walked away.Aria gritted her teeth at her retreating back and turned toward her other friend who just watched. "It seems Charlotte has grown some wings."Her friend blinked nervously. "Truth be told, you wronged her, Aria.