"Now, let’s continue." The man in a police uniform started as he took out the photos inside the brown envelope and scattered them in front of me. My eyes fluttered as a sign of dreary. I want to ask for a glass of water, but I know nothing would be enough to drain the chaotic emotions in me. Instead of looking at the gruesome photos of the people I grew up with, I turned my head around in the small plain room. It’s so cold here, and I’m tired of answering the same questions over again. Nothing seems to be enough with the detective sitting in front of me. The old man is eager to prompt me to say the answers he wants to hear from me instead of the truth.  “Mr. Hernandez, for the hundredth time, can you please answer our quest

 THE DISGUISED INVITATION November 27, 2020 6 months ago... ZACK           It was around 6 pm when we got home from the public market. We own a meat and vegetables stall and my aunt is always the one who handles our store. Sometimes after school I go straight there to help her sell. Our store is quite popular for the buyers who want lower prices and our store is remarkable when it comes to that.           "Zack, I almost forgot. Your grandpa sent you a letter, I put it above the fridge, I didn't read it, don't worry." Aunt Olive joked, she's in the living room watchi

THE REUNION May 18, 2021 ZACK   “A-Aunt Olive?” I muttered under my breath. Surprisingly Aunt Olive swiftly dropped the knife on the coffee table in front of us. I just came to notice that I am lying on the sofa in the living room and not in my room. I felt the tight embrace of my aunt, “I was so scared, I thought I’m gonna lose you.” She whispered. I sighed as I let down my walls, I hugged her back while my boy continued to shake. “You dozed off and then a while later you were having a seizure, I kept on waking you up but you’re not responding, I thought -- I thought --” As aunt Olive started to hysterical, I immediate

THE CONTINUATION... *BLAG!*        I abruptly woke up when I heard thumpings from a window. Because of panic, I became sober immediately. I looked to my left and saw a woman outside the window who seemed to be in her 40s, continuously knocking to get my attention. While her other hand’s sticking a paper in the glass. When I carefully looked at the paper that is where I realized that it wasn't just a simple paper but a missing poster. I looked in front of me and found out that the driver was gone. I wandered my eyes everywhere only to find him outside eating at a local eatery store. I noticed that the sky is getting dark , I guess it's 6 in the evening now. I feel a sense of pity in her drastic situation. She seems exhausted so

CONFUSIONS May 18, 2021 ZACK “G-Grandma?”  It took her some minutes before she familiarized my face. She slowly put the knife down as she shifted her gaze to all of us back and forth. Finn stepped backward when he returned to his senses after the shock that grandma Debbie gave to him. When I look at them one by one I figured out that they all have the same face of shock and fright. "Z-Zack? W-What are you doing here?!" Grandma Debbie stammered firmly, redness striking upon her face. She looked at the others in disbelief, "And who are they?!" She pointed them using the knife in her hand. I immediately rushed in front of my friends and raised my hands in front of my chest as if I'