After around an hour of Jackson’s manic driving, we arrive in the street of his house. I wanted nothing more than to get out of these soaking wet clothes, the only part of me that wasn’t wet was my top half due to this amazing coat. As we turn onto his street, I spot Reece getting out of his car with a bag in his hands. “What we going to do?” I ask Jackson more than a little panicked, if we casually just drive over where we’re covered in mud and soaking wet, Reece is going to see right off the bat that we didn’t just go for an evening drive somewhere. Jackson stops the car abruptly before putting it into reserve, before I knew it we were reversing very quickly down the road. I mean if this night has shown us one thing, it’s Jackson is a great driver! Once we reach the end, he swerved the car to the side and races the opposite way. “I’ll park the car in the back, I’ll have to come up with an excuse.” He says as the back of his house soon comes into view, the longer we leave Reece wa
We spent hours at the base with Allison, I think it’s the longest I’ve been at that place since this whole situation begun! Allison was explaining what had happened with Mario and where she has been staying, it sounds terrifying but also, Jackson and I were right on what our investigation was telling us. According to Alison, the night of her engagement to Derek, they headed to a hotel room which Derek had booked for them. She thought they would have a lovely evening until she walked into the bathroom, Mario stood there with an evil smile on his lips. As Alison had been working tirelessly on the case alongside my mother, she knew who he was straight away. He congratulated her on her engagement to Derek, but also told her things weren’t going to be the fairytale she had dreamed off. Before she knew what was happening, Derek comes up behind her and slipped her what she suspected was chloroform to cause her to pass out. When she finally awoke, she was in the little shed place Jackson, a
After I had finished with my tiny little breakdown, I convinced Jackson to take me to the house Mario is said to reside. At first, he was very hesitant and told me how dangerous it would be, which I knew was correct. But I assured him, we wouldn’t get out of the car at all, but I just needed to see if I could catch a glimpse of him. I don’t know why I felt the need to see this man in person, he is the one which kidnapped my father and sent my whole world in a spin. I have seen many photos of him and know what he looks like, but to be in the same facility as him felt like a must for me. After a few moments of persuasion, Jackson finally agreed, and we left to head to the address. Alison decided she would stay behind, she said after being forced to see that man on a daily basis and endure all which she did, she didn’t want to see him again until he was safely behind bars. We dropped her off at the base before getting on our way, while I looked over the evidence we have against Mario.
We continue to speed past traffic towards wherever this farm was, the whole world was a blur as we race down backroads and down alleys. I still had Jackson’s phone in my hand trying to call my mum, but each time it would go to voicemail caused the worried feelings to get closer and closer to the surface. I couldn’t stop the worried thoughts from swirling around my head, what if something bad had happened to her and Reece? The last time we had a proper conversation was an argument and the final time we spoke; I was so cold towards her. Yes, I’m still angry that she was never upfront with my dad and I about what she did. If we would have known she did this for work, we would have been more prepared if someone like Mario was going to appear in our lives. But as much as I’m angry with her, I still care about her so much. She is my mother after all, somebody I have always wanted a relationship with no matter what had happened through the years. I don’t want her going such as that thinkin
Within a few minutes, the quiet dirt road was now littered with agents from my mother's work and crews to check over my mum and Reece. Jackson and I were off to the side letting everyone get on, I wanted to start looking for Derek, but Jackson had to remind me, my mum doesn’t know that Jackson and I have been looking into this when we were told no. If I just start casing this place and not looking terrified, she’s going to know I’ve been in situations like this before. I lean up against Jackson’s car bonnet with my arms crossed, Jackson spoke with Alison who was still pretty shaken up from the whole ordeal. I begin to look around the surrounding area, the owner of the farm was stood by his fence with shock filling his expression, I bet this was the last thing he thought would happen to him this morning. I than move my eyes down to one of the exits of the lane, where it was my turn to feel intense shock roll through my body. The car which Jackson and I were following before we came h
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.”