326: FALLEN FRIEND
“Detective, come take a look!”
Jack Ryan hollered from down the hill. The day had now brightened, and the cops were carrying out their duty, which had been going on for the past few days.
They all gathered around, looking at the lifeless body. Blood covered the back of the head, and the eyes remained closed.
The detective, Lucas Grayson, walked from his car, his eyes fixed on the scene before him. The days–long search had finally come to an end.
Sitting on his heels, close to the lifeless body before him, he took a deep breath and
closed his eyes, mourning for this person.
It was Mason.
Lucas and Mason had been good friends, and hearing the news that Mason was missing, Lucas set out to search for him, doing everything he could just to find his
great comrade.
Now, he was seeing the body of his friend, who was no longer breathing and whose heart was beating no more. Tears rolled down Lucas‘ cheeks as he recalled his
wonderful times with Mason.
This was definitely not suicide; who could have killed him? Who could have been so heartless to end the life of this nice and wonderful young man?
Lucas rose to his feet, not taking his eyes off Mason one bit. His fists clenched
tightly as if he was about to strike someone with his anger.
“Sir Lucas, is everything okay?”
The question came from Hailey, a recruit who had been following him around. A beautiful young lady who recently turned nineteen is chasing her dream of being a
cop, just like her father,who made a great name in New Haven.
Lucas turned to her/not willing to say anything, but he would have to give her a response. “It’s… it’s okay.”
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him?” Jack asked, standing closer
since they had no idea who the dead
he was not crying out, his
investigation, and he needed to do that fast. He wanted justice for his friend, but he was unaware of
more words.
her eyes back to Mason, hoping Lucas would break the
front of them. He scanned their faces and saw how they were all silent; he wondered if they were
their
did not come
took his eyes off the lifeless body, he became shocked. He knew who this was, so now he had knowledge of the
next to him.
of Andre, the owner of
the beautiful sounds produced by the birds, Ariel woke up from her sleep. After looking around the
tons of joy to her heart. It was her second
to see that it was 11:00 a.m. Her eyes widened at that
really startled that she had slept this far. But she was lucky
Saturday.
- FA; LEN FRENO
wonder why her sleep had to take this long. Was she so happy in Luke’s arms that she forgot the proper
was no longer in the living room. This could have made
because it was a
the way. The weekend’s activities had all
in the mansion until she heard the toilet flush.
had her
was just wearing a pair
like this was the
him.
mirror, noticed Ariel’s gaze at him. But he
Although he was trying to hide it, Ariel knew he was
him a smile. A smile was too wide, which
and set them on the mirror. He grabbed
dark hair, looking
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