HAUNTED

Chapter 5

Waking up the next day morning she went to her bathroom business after which she ordered room service while putting a call across her boyfriend and daughter after making sure they were fine she went to the dressing mirror to try taming her curls while at it herb phone rang answering it she heard the voice of her boss from the other end of the phone immediately, she knew something was wrong her boss who was always collected sounded frantic dropping the bombshell he said "there's been a killing of one of the victims he said as the line went dead. Putting on some clean clothing she rushed to her Brandon's room barging in, she saw him on the verge of putting on a shirt as she caught a glimpse of his chest his six packs bulging as her eyes trailed on his body for a second she felt like tracing her fingers on his chest, when she remembered the reason she had barged into his room she informed as she walked out of the room she heard his husky voice behind her "do well to knock next time" he said.

As they headed to the car with a cup of Starbucks coffee on both of their hand she filled him on what Carl had told her. The journey to where the body of Jeanette Lee was found was eeriely quiet as she was ashamed to look him in the face.

Getting to the place where Jeanette was found she discovered it had been sealed as the reporters struggled to get in the taped arena. As the cops pushed against the crowd of reporters a space was left as she and Brandon walked in. Nothing has been removed a female cop who had followed them said. It was then she realized the body of the woman on the dusty floor, taking in her appearance she looked to be in her early thirties though she was fifty her body had whip marks some healed others looked fresh. Dressed in a silver silken gown that was now torn with blood and she looked scrawny like she had not been fed when she was kidnapped looking closer she shuddered as she saw knife marks also inscribed on her skin was the word "Bethlehem" Take the body for autopsy, clear this arena of reporters ordered Brandon as she was too shaken to say anything. As Brandon led her away from the scene she collapsed "It's alright sunshine was the last thing she heard before she blacked out completely.