193: BLAME
LUKE’S POV
Andre and I got out of the car, moving forward to Ariel’s vehicle. She wasn’t there, but I was a hundred percent sure that this belonged to Ariel.
“I can’t see anyone here,” said Andre, looking around this area.
“Yes, but this is Ariel’s car. She must be around here somewhere.”
“In an empty place like this? I don’t really think so.”
“Come on, we have to search.”
“Luke, this is telling us that something isn’t right here.”
“So, what are you trying to say?”
“I’m not going to jump to conclusions. But my mind keeps on telling me that Ariel’s been kidnapped.”
sighed, still staring at the car. “I know. The same thought keeps running through my head. I’m just hoping for the best.”
“What is this?” Andre’s eyes narrowed down, and he slowly sat on his heels. He took two necklaces from the ground. One I had seen around Ariel’s neck. And for the other, I had no idea who owned it.
“This is Ariel’s,” Andre told me, flaunting the necklace that he was holding.
“Of course, I see that.” I squatted and took the necklace from his hand. I looked at it pretty well, remembering how Ariel had that around her neck, making her really beautiful.
“And this belongs to Janice.” Andre showed me the other necklace. “I think someone kidnapped the both of them.”
never be too sure about that,” I said, trying to be positive. But trust me, my mind
and looked around, trying to find any clues or signs of where Ariel and janice could have gone. “We
you start looking for any other
the ground. I bent down and picked it up, my hands trembling. It was a note written
sure about that.
looked at me and noticed the scar on my face. “What’s
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the paper to him
it out, too. “What is this supposed
“That’s Harriet’s handwriting.‘
“Harriet. Your…”
was in prison for murder, but she broke out, and now she’s
you trying to say now? Is Ariel dead? That this ‘ex–girlfriend of yours
tell that myself. But we have to be really careful now.”
the cops need to know about this. Let’s continue our search. We can’t give up now.”
right.
burst into my car, and
to the front desk, asking for the officer in charge. A
important information
and asked,
and this is my friend André. We found some evidence that our friend, Ariel, and her daughter, Janice, might have been kidnapped.”
with
exchanged worried glances. We were hoping that the police would
useless questions about our relationship with Ariel, our whereabouts, and even the color of her car. It was frustrating, and we could feel our anger building
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