Thomas clicked his tongue as he put down his fork. "Mom, come on!" He noticed his mom sitting in front of him. Their positions were separated by a table that stretched out."You know I'm serious, Thomas.""But your decision is ridiculous. You can't possibly do that to me!" Thomas shouted. He didn't really notice that his tone of voice rose several octaves. He looked at his mom with eyes that were already fiery.Thomas growled in annoyance. His hands were now clenched into fists. He had lost his appetite. Anger was increasingly gathering to form an army at the top of his head because of a damn decision his mom made for him, without saying, without any discussion first. This is what made him angry and unhappy with what she did to him.Without lessening his annoyance at his mom, Thomas exclaimed again. "You didn't discuss it with me first! You made a decision without involving me, even though this is all about me. This is not fair, mom. You can't do this to me.""I'm doing this for your
Thomas's steps quickened when he saw Angie, who happened to be outside her house. She looked like she was about to take out the trash. This was his goal outside the house after fighting with his mom, he wanted to meet the girl as well as cool his head from the anger that was bubbling up because of what his mom did to him. "Angie!" Thomas finally called out to the girl.Angie had just thrown a large black plastic bag when Thomas's voice blocked her ears. The girl immediately looked at him, she was a little dumbfounded because he appeared unexpectedly again. She wasn't used to this, so she couldn't mask her surprise.Thomas now preferred to appear before Angie quietly, without any prior notice.Angie's gaze did not move from Thomas, who was currently wearing a black jacket and jeans. He approached her with both hands sunk into his jacket pockets.Thomas's lips painted a smile. He now stopped in front of Angie. "Hello." He greeted her with a waving hand."Hi." Angie replied simply, and
As far as Detective Anna knew, Hilda was a girl from a wealthy family. She was beautiful and 17 years old. She died at the beginning of her senior year. Poor girl. She would forever be frozen at that age. She would never wake up again. Detective Anna deeply sympathized with this murder victim. She was young and had a long life ahead of her, but a tragedy froze her in place. She died before she could grow into a mature woman. It was very painful. Detective Anna was even more determined to solve and bring this case to a conclusion.This time, Detective Anna was about to go meet Hilda's family. She had researched and found the address. In her car, she went there with a lot of curiosity. She needs to meet with her parents, and this is not an easy thing considering that they are still in a state of grief over the disappearance of their beloved daughter.In a short time, Detective Anna finally arrived at her destination. She had made sure that she didn't get the wrong address. After getting
"Hilda is a good girl, detective. Yeah, I'm sure any parent would say this about their child to anyone else, but it's the truth, she's good, and I love her very much."Detective Anna listened as she prepared her book and pen. She watched Mr. Lockwood, clearly listening to what he was saying. She nodded, signaling that he could continue with his story."It's not just me, of course, my wife loves Hilda too. She's very beautiful, detective, you've seen her picture, right?""Yeah, I've seen her. I admit she is indeed a beautiful girl.""See? I even realized that her beauty became even more obvious as she grew into a teenager."Detective Anna nodded."I've both noticed Hilda's development, which I think is rapid. My wife and I even agree that she must have a lot of crushes at school. Do you agree, detective?""I can imagine that.""So, you agree?" Mr. Lockwood pressed because, in his opinion, Detective Anna was not giving a definitive answer.Detective Anna smiled warmly, then replied, "Ye
"I don't think my wife should be yelling and getting angry at Hilda. You know, it's too much. And we ended up fighting, Hilda wouldn't even talk to her mom. I tried to talk to my wife nicely after that because I realized that if I kept playing with my anger, the problem would just flare up even more. In the end, my wife realized that I was right, and she regretted scolding Hilda.""It's good to hear that she finally realized.""Yes," Mr. Lockwood replied. "After that, I told her to apologize to Hilda. She agreed and followed my wishes. But the problem didn't stop there, my wife had already scared Hilda, and she chose to stop talking to her mom.""Until when will Hilda not talk to her mom?" Detective Anna asked."Fortunately, it wasn't long, just a few days, the problem was solved, that's how I remember it. I told my wife to try to keep approaching Hilda. Several times, she said she was sorry for being angry with her. She realized that she had gone too far. Hilda melted in the end. But
Mr. Lockwood began to explain again. "We of course demanded answers as to what had happened, and everything seemed to blur together after that. Hilda was murdered by someone. Her neck was cut, and she was hanged. Blood everywhere. We couldn't process it all at once. My head was spinning. Not to mention, there were tons of people. The students were swarming. I was so weak, while my wife was already falling apart. We couldn't process the terrible things that were crammed into our heads at once. The point is, we didn't expect Hilda to die, detective."Mr. Lockwood rubbed his face roughly. "We don't know what really happened. And we still don't. What did our daughter do? Why was she killed? Who did this to her? Hilda didn't seem to have any problems, and I'm confused as to how something like this could happen to her, detective. My wife and I are still confused. We can't let go, we're still trying, but you know it's not easy to do. Whatever the reason, my daughter doesn't deserve this. She
"I need to look around Hilda's room now," Detective Anna said. Then she got a quick nod from Mr. Lockwood."Oh yes, let's go there. I told you that Hilda's room is upstairs, right?""Yes, you did, Mr. Lockwood." Detective Anna said, who immediately stood up, following Mr. Lockwood's lead."Let's go up there.""Please."Detective Anna followed Mr. Lockwood up the stairs to the second floor. She looked around, the furnishings and interiors of the house were a mix of classic and elegant. Everything was mesmerizing and a feast for the eyes.Until finally, Detective Anna did not realize when Mr. Lockwood had arrived at the place she wanted. She almost bumped into his back, but luckily he didn't notice.After opening the door to Hilda's room, Mr. Lockwood turned to face Detective Anna. He smiled slightly and said, "This is my daughter's room, detective. Please come in," he said.Detective Anna said yes. She nodded her head. "Thank you, Mr. Lockwood. May I come in now?""Sure."As her feet b
"It's still about that issue. Are you the type of parent who forbids your daughter to have a boyfriend?"Mr. Lockwood chuckled softly. He waved his hand. "Not at all, Detective. I don't forbid it. For me, falling in love is a natural thing. I don't mind if Hilda has a boyfriend. She's still a teenager, liking someone is part of life.""So you allow Hilda to have a boyfriend?""Yes, of course, there's nothing wrong with that." Mr. Lockwood said, who seemed very confident in the answer he gave to Detective Anna."What about your wife? Would she have no problem if Hilda did have a boyfriend?""Yes, definitely." Mr. Lockwood was much more confident this time. "My wife has always agreed with me, so she would have no problem if Hilda had a boyfriend. My daughter is young, detective, having a date is something we don't have to worry about.""But you two didn't know about that, did you?" Detective Anna emphasized the question at a similar time."Yeah, that's true. I thought Hilda was a bit se