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The demolition site stretched out before them, a jagged reminder of what once was. Half of Kelly's childhood home had been reduced to rubble, though the portion nearest the main road still stood.

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It would be some time before the crews reached this part, but Kelly could already see the inevitable.

Oscar and Melody stood beside her, their presence a confort in this place so steeped in memories.

This was the home where Kelly had shared countless moments with her parents, a place that no longer felt like home.

"Wait," Oscar's voice cut through the silence. He surveyed the doorframe with careful eyes, his instincts as sharp as ever.

The wood was darkened, scarred by years of weather and time, and the door handle was coated in ash and dust. "Someone's been here recently."

There were clear signs of disturbance, the dust on the handle still fresh as though someone had come by only a short while ago.

Yet, Kelly hadn't returned until now..

"The killer likes to revisit the scene," Kelly murmured, her voice bitter. "They probably think they missed something."

Oscar nodded. "I've heard the Lynches tried to pressure the developers into moving up the demolition. Guess they're starting to panic."

Indeed, the Lynches had reason to be nervous. The land was under the control of the Lockharts, but it was the Hardisons handling the demolitions and infrastructure. Sidney Hardison, the older brother of Caden, would not be one to accommodate Clarissa's wishes.

motioning to Kelly to be cautious as

floor was marked by a trail of footprints, evidence that someone had been

said, his voice steady but firm. "They came to erase something." Oscar stepped

with a gas leak."

accident, why keep coming back to destroy everything?" Melody's voice held a quiet certainty, an understanding that was too clear to

were soft, filled with the weight of a

and silent, slipped down Kelly's face as she stared at the remnants of what had once been her warm

said, his voice lowering in an effort to shield Kelly from the

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"Kelly... don't look."

past him,

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parents had spent their last moments, and she

her parents had tried to block the door with damp bedding, possibly to shield themselves from the flames

reason, the window-despite its dilapidated condition-had

No one had escaped.

no other signs

to the floor where dried bloodstains remained. "The coroner's report says it was carbon monoxide poisoning. The gas knocked them out, causing them to fall. That's how they sustained

voice heavy with sorrow. "Now... without the bodies, uncovering any trace

it was clear this wasn't a mere accident-it had all the markings of

the years that had passed, the majority of the evidence

alright," Kelly said softly, her fingers curling tightly around the steel of the security window. "If the law won't serve justice... I'll

words hung in the air. "Kelly," he said, his voice laced with concern. "Please don't go down this road. Your parents would never want this for

voice barely above a whisper. "My life is too valuable to waste," she murmured, her tone distant as

Oscar's arm, giving him a sharp shake of her head.

Seaville Hospital.

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