2024-03-20 12:53:56He left Sophie as she sniffed and stared back at him.
"You scared us all", she chuckled and stood, "come and grab a bite", she said to him.He nodded at her and she left.He rushed again to the drawer and found what seemed like an empty journal. It looked new. Whoever bought amongst man and wife hasn't used it yet.He took it out."Hopefully, If I sleep again and be awake from all of this", he said to himself.Darting his eyes at the clock, it was simply 1:53pm. God! That's a long time before nighttime. What is he supposed to be doing?!!!Well, he's going to act as Denzel to continue the story and hopefully time, so that time doesn't stop again and he can go home, back to his body.He was definitely trashing that mirror and breaking it to pieces once he got back!He sighed and stood and left the room. For the next couple of hours, he was going to be Denzel Williams.He stepped out into the living room, the woman from before turned to him, "Denzel?""Mom", he smiled, "forgive me", he said."I got scared... Really scared", she whimpered."Come and eat", Sophie announced and they joined her at the table."You still have to go to the academy right?", He asked."I don't know", she shook her head, "I just lost my baby"."We'd get to the bottom of this! We will", Sophie squeezed her hand........They were done eating and Sophie cleared the dishes. Mrs Johnson had to go back home to husband and relay the news about his daughter. They were going to trust the cops on this one.Something like this hasn't happened in a long time. Crimson Brooks was a quiet little town known for peace which was disrupted many years ago ...say 25 years ago when a serial killer was on the loose.The town was hell to live in back then. Lots of murder, robbery, rape but the cops did their best to calm the situation and the once deserted town had slowly returned to normalcy not until six years ago.Slow disappearances began.Mostly girls.The most of them were tagged as runaways and while the others turned into cold cases as they were no traces of the person nor the person's corpse, but it was random and seldom.Like once in four months.But none like this... None like a dead body at the early hours of the morning in a long long time.Seems like the cops are about to get pretty busy..Sophie spent a few hours with Denzel before returning to her house.It hadn't been long she settled in that the door bell rang. She sighed as she reluctantly dragged her body to the door and pulled it open."Oh.. officer", she pursed her lips."Ms. Harmsworth?""Yeah? How can I help you?", Sophie asked.She did recognize the cop, he was the one who took them to the morgue."I just need to take a look around and ask a few questions about your friend, Tania", he spoke."Sure...come in", she gave way, ready to help.He stepped in, darting his eyes to every corner of the room."Do you live alone?", He asked."Yeah. Pretty much", she nodded."No parents? Spouse?""Nope.. just me", she nodded."Okay...", He nodded and took out his little jotter again, "what time did Ms. Tania come to your home?""Well, we work together. Same hotel, so we came in together from work", Sophie answered."Time?""Say 7:37pm-ish", she wasn't quite sure, but she was certain they were home before 7:45 or even 8 sharp."You said Mr. Williams called you yeah? What time?""That was clearly around 8:45pm yeah", she answered and he kept jotting down."And what time did you say Ms. Tania leave your house?"Sophie sighed. Memories refreshed and she began regretting last night yet again."She was with me till around 10pm", Sophie sighed."And you called her husband immediately?", He askedSophie paused as though she was contemplating on her answer, "yeah I did. But he didn't pick up", she muttered.The cop stared at her for a few seconds before jotting down and closing his jotter."Well Ms. Harmsworth, that'd be all for now", he said, "I see a cam by the door...just above the door.. It works?""Uhhh... Yeah.. It uhhh.. it does". She nodded."Can I see the footage from last night?" He arched a brow."Yeah... Yeah sure", she had that installed when she got the apartment newly.She got out her laptop where it was been connected and they played the footage.Truly, they did come in from work together around 7:40pm and they were in till 9:57pm when Tania could be seen leaving the house but at 10:02pm, Sophie could be seen leaving the house as well."No... I called Denzel and he wasn't picking, so I wanted to go after her but it was pouring outside.. she would have probably taken a cab.. that's what I said to myself and went back in". Sophie explained immediately.The cop stared at her squarely and smiled.He returned his attention back to the screen, around 10:05pm, she was seen going back into the house, though she hesitated at the door."I really regret letting her out last night", Sophie shook her head.The cop sighed and stood. He wasn't here for a cry party, but something clicked.If she didn't actually go home to her husband or her mom's, maybe she tried returning to her friends."Can I see that one more time?" He stared into her eyes.He could see her tense abit and now, he really wanted to take a look"Sure", Sophie nodded, wiping her dry face with the back of her palm, completely oblivious of his plan.He took the laptop and watch further, fast forwarding the video and truly at 12midnight. A car drove up her front porch and a man alighted with an umbrella."Who is he?"Sophie stiffened."Ms. Harmsworth?""Just a friend", she said staring hard at the screen."You do live alone", the cop reminded her of her answer."And I just said.. he's a friend.. he has nothing to do with this".The cop stood."Give me a name or I might as well take you in. You were the last person to have seen her anyway"."Leave", her voice grew dark."Ms. Harmsworth", the cop stood up."Leave... Now...please", Sophie kept backing away till she turned and finally walked out."Ms. Harmsworth!!", He yelled and tried going after her.He met her in the kitchen."Who is the man in the video?""Tania was way gone before he walked in, he has nothing to do with this", she fidgeted as she spoke."That is mine to figure out. What's his name?" He stood before her, but he didn't notice her palms tightening around the handle of the knife."Ms. Harmsworth..?"She swung it.
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When Thomas's eyes snapped open, everything was blurred at first. Stirring in bed, the phone ringing continued.Stilldrowsy with sleep, Thomas stretched his hand to the bedside table and took his phone.."Hello", he voiced in a husky tone."I really thought you died", the reply came from the other end."Huh?""I called you countlessly forgetting how much of a deep sleeper you are", he scoffed.Thomas drew the phone away from his ear to stare at the caller, he recognized the voice but his brain felt still a little foggy."Liam", he mouthed and the sleep vanished.He sat upright, "Liam!" A spread across his face.."Hey! Don't scream in my ears"."You're in town now?" Thomas asked with a chuckle."I'm pretty sure I informed you yesterday", Thomas imagined him roll his eyes."I have someone to show you man, our usual spot"."Liam come on..." Thomas tried objecting."No, you come on! Tom it's been long enough, how long more are you gonna keep mourning? You don't do nothing these days""I'
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"God! I really could use an actual sleep on a real bed", he yawned."We signed up for this anyway", his partner yawned as well.Two juniors had been assigned to stake out at the particular location Carlton had given as a place Conrad would likely visit.They didn't have up to 24hours anymore to save Denzel but they weren't going to just give up. They've come this far and lost a lot. Justice for lives lost and the traumatized parents and friends left behind. More bodies were dug up in the backyards though some were not found yet.Crimson heights were in tears and fear. They would catch him by all means..Winston sat in his office, watching time, hoping for some goodnews. They had 3 hours left. He was literally praying.His phone buzzed with a message."I know what happened to Tania Williams".Winston stared at the phone in his hand. His heart beating fast. Was this a prank?He tried to call the caller but another message came in."21st street..."Winston stared at it. He knew that p
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A week left to Denzel's death and Deborah had been buried, Conrad's pictures were all over town. The entire Crimson heights were looking out for him.More bodies were dug up in compounds, turns out Conrad had made it a hobby to kill and bury them for unknown reasons.Why in the first place would a man thirst for blood?He wasn't related to any of the girls.. their families had never done him wrong, so why then did the victims become his target or he was just a psychopath.Diana had taken a leave from the office. She had become a shadow of herself. The fear of Conrad still roaming the city taunted her. Three were dead already, not to mention the lots he has wasted already. At most times, she'd imagine him breaking into her house and taking her life.The more she thought about him, the more she felt guilty over the soul she was about sending to hell.How possible was it that Conrad's photo would be all over town and yet no sight of him. The cops now patrolled the city. Civilians were
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The man tried consoling his wife. They had taken the corpse in for autopsy. The result was out and this must be the toughest for a cop.Reporting death to the deceased family.Winston walked into the room where they were waiting. The woman nearly pouncing on him, grabbed his shirt as her being shook, "that's not my angel right?" Her eyes were bloodshot.Winston bit his lips."I'm sorry", was all he could mutter.Her wailings filled the entire room, but Winston had one more question to ask. He couldn't definitely ask the mourning wife so he drew her husband aside, presenting a picture of Conrad before his eyes and asking, "do you know him?""No", the man shook his head."Please think well...", Winston urged him. He shouldn't be doing this in this situation but he needed answers. Winston had this hunch that conrad had something to do with the disappearance cases.The man took the phone from his hand, peering deeper into the picture before a 'yes' escaped his lips."I'm barely at home,
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Diana couldn't stop her legs from shaking continuously. She'd never been that anxious in a long time. Not even the toughest case at court got her shaking like this and she was only here to see a man.They bundled him out and he didn't resist. Cuffing his legs and hands and Diana wondered what all of that was for.Turned out Denzel had finally lost his mind in his cell. The warder relayed to her, how he keeps claiming he's not from this word.She returned her gaze to a lost man that was staring at her but she was sure he didn't even recognize her presence. He was seeing nothing.A tear threatened to escape her eyes.She blinked them back and thanked the warder who left, giving them privacy.She put him in this situation. She couldn't even imagine await your deathday but that's what she did to this man simply because she wanted a better case that would bring money and fame."Mr. Williams", she didn't expect her voice to go out in a whisper.Denzel didn't reply. He just kept on staring a
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Winston stared at her completely wowed at her narration. Her story does explain his unanswered question. They've tried searching Conrad Johnson up but the name nor face does not exist."So he's neither Matteo nor Jonathan nor Conrad and he didn't come from Neverdale either", Winston chuckled.."The face doesn't match. Isn't registered""Plastic surgery", they both said simultaneously and Winston nodded.How on earth were they supposed to track a guy with no roots, and Diana's narration didn't help so much. Winston needed a bait. Something to drag Conrad in with but it wasn't working. It might have been Deborah, but he can't reach her. Something also doubted his thought. A man like can't Conrad wouldn't care twice if Deborah died."I'm gonna head over to Ms. Harmsworth. See if she can get into his home and get Mrs. Johnson ", Winston said and Diana nodded.He stood ready to leave when he turned to her, "get well soon", he said to her."Thank you", she smiled lightly and he headed for
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