In The Midst Of Adventure

Episode 20

Playlist ~ Ben Platt - In case you don't live forever

Beatrice's POV:

My heart was heavily sad as I drive back home after the long wasted search in the beach of my daughter and her friends. No one in the beach including the shop owners has agreed to have seen my daughter and her friends, it's really weird. Wasn't that the place they told me they were going to? I sobbed silently in my car as I drove home.

On getting closer to my house, I sighted Lizzy and Victoria, Bernice and Trisha's mom at my doorstep with my husband. "s**t! They're not meant to be here, my son can come out and see them or could be eavesdropping" I whispered to myself and drove in to the driveway. I rushed out of my car to my house.

"Hello ladies" I greeted flashing them slight smile and the three of them turned their attention to me.

"Honey" my husband called and pecked me on my cheek.

"Beatrice" both women said in unison.

"Where have you been? I've been calling your phone but you weren't picking up, I was getting anxious of your disappearance when I woke up this morning and didn't see you, where did you go?" My husband asked and I glanced around and tugged my hair to the behind my ear and slide my hands at the back of my Jean pocket.

"We tried reaching you too", Lizzy said and I snapped my head up.

"Oh yeah", I paused and cleared my throat, "I stepped out for moment, I needed to clear my head", I continued with a shrug.

"Okay..." My husband replied with his voice sounding unconvinced. I didn't want to mention I was at the station this morning so I had to keep it a secret for now until 24hours like the superintendent said.

"Any updates on our daughters?" Victoria asked.

"Uhmm, not really" I answered. I'm no alien to have known where they are, so why would she ask such question?

"I think we should report the case to the police, this is now a missing case that needs to be worked on", Liz suggested.

"I agree with her", my husband concurred. "Oh, what a coincidence, they're at our house already" added and immediately I turned around to see officer Sean and one of his men.

I didn't count how many steps it took me but all I knew was that I was already standing in front of him gazing up at him for an update.

"Mrs Rodriguez, it's good to see you again, I have a news for you" he said and my body went cold.

"Good morning officer, may we help you?" My husband asked standing next to me.

Shit! I should have just told me where I went to few minutes ago when he asked me.

"Well, your wife reported a missing case few hours ago and we were able to come up with an information that's why I'm here" he explained.

I refused to glance up at my husband out of guilt, but I could tell his eyes are on me right now.

"What were you able to find?", I heard my husband asked and I gazed up at him in surprise and he stared at me for a few seconds and shook his head.

"We did an investigation in your daughter's school regarding the fourth girl. Here are the pictures of all the Catherine's in the school", he handed me the envelope and I brought out all the pictures and glance through them, I was on the 8th pictures when I saw her.

"It's this one", I half-yelled pointing to it and Sean took the picture from me.

"Oh, very good, we were able to run a background check on each of them, she's Catherine Powell, the only daughter of late Mr and Mrs Powell, she moved to this city to live with her only elder brother she's got after she lost her parents a year ago." He fed us with the info of Cathy and I was dumbfounded.

Cathy is an orphan, quite sad. Then what would she be doing with my daughter and her friends if she was really behind their disappearance?

"Catherine Powell is a good girl, she has no bad record, but still if you want we can go investigate her home", officer Sean spoke up clearing my thoughts.

"I'd like that, can I come with you?", I requested and my husband touched my hand and I gaze up at him.

"Don't you think you should let them do their work?",he whispers to me and I frowned at him.

"Darling, we're talking about my daughter here, I can go anywhere and any length to get her back to my arms", I whispered back locking gaze with him. He stared at me for a moment before nod and I whispered a thank you.

"Can I?", I asked the officer again.

"Sure, you can if you've both agreed on that" he gestured to myself and my husband.

"Yes we have" I replied.

"Can we come along?" Victoria asked and I glanced at them, I just remembered I had them right here during this long conversation.

"Sorry, you can't, only one person can go with us to avoid any interruption or invasion of privacy for the home we're investigating.

"It's fine, my wife can go with you, we'll wait right here for your return or if you need anything just give me a call" my husband replied.

"Okay, I beg to take my leave" he turned around and I followed behind to their police car.

I got in and sat in the back of the car while the superintendent sat in the front passenger seat and the driver was one of the men he came with, I think I heard him called him Tim.

Rodriguez POV:

"Can we go in?" I asked the two women standing in front of me. They glanced up at each other, "A cup of coffee to calm your nerves?" I offered.

"Sure, why not, we're all one big family" Victoria said and I gave a nod and open up the door for them.

Immediately I opened up the door my little boy Ethan was standing there gazing up at me.

"Dad?" he called and I touched his cheek with a smile.

"Hey my tiger, you're awake", I greeted cheerfully.

"Where is mom and my sis?" he questioned and my smile switch to a blank face.

I cleared my throat, "Mom just stepped out, and your sister is fine, she's with her friends, she'll be here any time soon", I lied smartly to prevent him from being scared and worried.

"Okay..", he responded.

"C'mon, let's go inside so I can make breakfast for you", I said ruffling his hair.

"Who are there?" He asked pointing at my wife's friends.

"Oh, they're mommy's friends. C'mon say hello to them", I replied gesturing to them.

"Hello, good morning" he greeted with a cute smile.

"Hi, cute candy", Victoria chirped excitedly giving my boy a light pinch on the cheek.

"Hello, handsome", Lizzy greeted with a smile.

"Okay, c'mon guys let's go in it's almost freezing outside" I said and they nodded and we all went inside my house.

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Bernice's POV:

No, this can't be happening, I just lost one of my friend a few hours ago and now I'm about losing my best friend. I weep uncontrollably on the unfortunate things happening to us as I watched my best friend lying lifelessly in the arms of Cathy.

"She calls for you, Bernie", I heard Cathy said and I sluggishly crawled to them.

Nat took my hand and held it firmly and I covered her hands with mine and kissed it as more tears stream down my cheeks. "Please stay!" I begged as those were the only words I could speak out.

"I'm sorry... Bernie... for ...getting you guys... into this, I just wanted ....us to have fun and try.... something adventurous, but things.... didn't happen like I expected it to be", she stutters weakly in silent sobs.

"Please forgive me, tell my parents to forgive me and that I love them, and for my brother....", she paused and emerge into a sobs as she grimaced in pains, that got me crying more, same was Cathy. "Tell him big sis loves him so much and she'll ever remain his guardian angel. Please take...care...of him", she continued.

"Stop talking all those like you'll die", I warned and embraced her body and I sobbed into her chest uncontrollably.

"Nat, Nat", I heard a voice called and immediately I released her body to see who it was.

"Scott!" I exclaimed with a slight relief on seeing him. "Please do something, my best friend is dying", I cried holding his shirt as he knees beside her.

"Calm down okay, she won't die, I have the cure with me", he assured me and I nod repeatedly with an hiccup.

He immediately brought out some leaves and squeezes it, he dropped the liquid content of the leaves on her stomach where she had been bitten and she screamed in pains. He did it again and placed it on her stomach but then we didn't hear her voice again. She was laying down there silently with her eyes shot closed.

I gaped at her body speechlessly and then to Scott and then to Cathy and then back to Nat's body. I touched her arm but she didn't stir, my eyes were getting blurry as I sat there numbly. She's gone.

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