Although Lunasha was curled up in the strange lady's warm arms…if she wasn't mistaken, she couldn't help her uncertainty. She was still hurt. Her head was aching drastically due to how hard the lady had wrapped her hair earlier. She was still feeling stinging pain in her left upper arm. She didn't dare to hug the lady back. She was trembling in the lady's arms. Stroking the kid's back, she looked down at her, kissed her forehead, and said, "You're trembling, honey. Are you catching a cold?" Lunasha could swear, the lady sounded like momma. "I…saw a stranger in the house. I saw her shadow." For a while, the lady was quiet, then she said, "A shadow? That was me…coming." "She hurt me," Lunasha sobbed. "She dragged my hair, licked my face, and hurt my arm." "Oh, let me see, darling." Lunasha stretched her trembling arms and the lady held her wrist gently, flashing the torchlight on it. She was apprehensive and curious, she couldn't take her eyes off the lady. Although the lady saw

In a couple of days, Lexie was apprehended the night she bumped into a sergeant in a supermarket. After the sergeants had asked her a few questions, she was led to an isolated detaining room so that they would carry out an intense interview the following day and deliberate on their judgment. They would also take her to the hospital where Leanna was admitted so that both girls would be properly interviewed. From the time Lexie bumped into that sergeant till now, she seemed to have been counting the number of beats her heart had skipped. Things were just at a fast pace and she felt like she was dreaming because she didn't expect to be arrested so soon and suddenly. The worst was how people were casting nasty glares at her like they were saying, “ What the heck is this murderer doing here!" And to her greatest amazement, the sergeant suddenly got in and confronted her. Damn! She'd never been so embarrassed her whole life. And that was a blow to her parents' reputations. Her heart was

"Aghh!" A woman in a white gown clamored as soon as she entered Leanna's room in the hospital the following morning. She screamed and scurried out without casting a second glance at Leanna's gory body. At the drop of a hat, other nurses rushed in and their lips dropped as they gasped in shock with wide eyes. None of them dared to go any further to Leanna as the whole place was bloodstained. *** "Sir! She's gone!" Chase, a young sergeant said to his superior. From across the high table, Mr. Halls cast a stern glance at him but said nothing. "Sir, I dunno how…" Chase continued hesitantly. "But…the cell is locked, just as I left it last night." Mr. Hall's eyes trailed from Chase's head to his thigh. He couldn't glance down at his feet as his papers-infested table covered them. Yet he didn't say a word. Soon, the handheld transceiver on the table began to make static sounds, and they both listened to the shocking report of Leanna's gory corpse. *** The padlock clanked severally

As soon as the sergeants entered the station everyone's lips dropped in astonishment as they were all bleeding from different parts of their body. Doctor Jake and the two ladies gazed curiously at them as they walked past.***As the door creaked open, Mr. Halls glanced expectantly as each of them walked into his office, and his brows furrowed in a deep frown when the last man shut the door. "Where's she?!" He inquired sternly.The men glanced briefly at themselves. Their superior didn't care about their injuries, or how messed up they were."Chase?!!""Sir!" Chase was dumbfounded. Everything seemed like a dream to him."You lost her again?! Chase?!" The man said and blew out. "I still don't understand what happened last night." Mr. Halls said, casting a grave speculating look at him. "What are you up to, Chase?!"As Chase lowered his gaze, blood dripped from his right eye to the floor randomly and he tried to wipe it off with his palm."Aren't you ashamed that one teenage girl beat f

Chase wouldn't risk going back home this time. He would rather stay and watch her all night if that's what it takes.After locking the cell, Chase was about to turn when Lexie said, "Wait!" And he stopped abruptly."Don't leave me here, please" She said shakily. "Stay with me…"This surprised Chase, but he said nothing."Look, I've not been the one behind these murders…" She whimpered, sniffling. "I wasn't the killer of my parents…and…Leanna…I promise." Her voice was breaking as she sobbed. "I was only trying to defend myself because I knew no one would…" She coughed and sniffled. "Believe…me."She couldn't stifle the cry anymore, so she burst out crying, grasping hard at the cell gate. Chase's face was emotionless and his glare was cold like ice. "So, what the f*ck were you doing in my house?! You even threw a penknife at my wife! You bloody liar!! You attempted to murder me but ended up injuring my right eye! You're a f*ckin' murderer and you gonna pay for this!""She sent me…" Lex