CHAPTER FIFTY FIVE - YOU COULD NEVER STOP THE FIRE

JACQUELINE

My denim checkered converse dug into the concrete pavement as i walked on, my hoodie shielding my face from the sun.

My hands sat in my pocket as i jogged unto the porch before giving it a slight knock.

"Thabk you so much for helping" Dele came out almost immediately, handing me a pile of posters before he shut the door.

"We need to get going" He said, as he pulled my hands unto the seemingly serene street.

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"So no clue? No hint as to where she might be?" I asked as we jogged along the sidewalk.

He wiped his sweat as he turned to me.

"No, I'm just waiting on the police. I did file a missing person's report-" He halted. 

"-and then this" He said, stopping to paste a poster unto a surrounding wall.

"And i hired like five private investigators and-" He heav