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.”
be too sure about that,” I said, trying to be positive. But trust me, my
signs of where Ariel and janice
nodded in agreement. “I’ll call them; you start looking
bent down and picked it up, my
I was sure about that. I had been with her for years and knew what her
the scar on my face. “What’s
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slowly handed the paper to him without taking a look at him.
out, too. “What is this supposed to
“That’s Harriet’s handwriting.‘
“Harriet. Your…”
broke out, and now she’s come
trying to say now? Is Ariel dead? That this ‘ex–girlfriend of yours
myself. But we have to
need to know about this. Let’s continue our search. We can’t give
out deeply. “You’re right. I
burst into my car, and
and rushed to the front desk, asking for the officer in charge. A middle–aged
have some important information regarding a
officer raised his eyebrows and asked, “And who are you?”
evidence that our friend, Ariel, and her daughter, Janice, might have been kidnapped.”
come with me, and we’ll take your
officer, Andre and I exchanged worried glances. We were hoping that the police would take us seriously and start an
officer just kept asking us useless questions about our relationship with Ariel, our whereabouts, and even the color of her car. It was frustrating, and we could feel
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