Where Your Secrets Hide

SECRET 27

"Your neighbors heard your loud scream from inside your house. They heard you screaming for help and heard a breaking glass. They saw a shadowy figure got thrown out by a window and that's when a gun shot was heard, a gun shot that echoed to your whole neighborhood. That's when they decided to check on you." Detective Portman said.

And you guess it right, I am back again here at the station where everyone is going to question me.

Like literally, there's no day that I am not going here in the station. I'm afraid that my next call is about me being Chase killer.

"You really don't remember that?" hE asks me again. I shake my head as an answer. "They saw you, choking your own self, like you are out of your mind. They even saw you trying to reach something because you look like someone is trying to kill you, but there were none. You are alone their in your home." He added. "is it possible that I got possessed again? By a ghost? I mean, I couldn't remember any of that, just like the last time. Maybe I got possessed." I answered. "Everything in this world can be explained scientifically. There's nothing supernatural going on here. I lived in this town for almost 40 years, and this is the year where I first encountered any of that, since Chase missing case." HE said.

He look to his folder that is on his hands and showed me a picture.

"This is a human blood. The blood that used to write these words are form human. But my team couldn't identify whose blood this is." He said while showing me the picture of my wall that says I am a murderer. "So?" I asks him. "Are you Chase murderer?" He asks.

But just before I can answer, someone opened the door where we at.

"Sir. We received a report that something similar happened from Jackson's incident today." A woman police officer said.

Detective Portman look at me with his confuse eyes so we stared to each other's eyes, thinking what is happening.

"Who is the victim?" HE asks to the officer. "Austin Kobe sir, a highschool student here too in WestHood High."

"Austin?" I whispered to myself.

"Okay, prepare the team." Detective Portman requested so she immediately obeyed.

Before he leaves the room he look at me.

"you can stay to the Caliesto's house for today since your house is being investigated. I will see you later." He answered.

He left me alone in this dark room, where the only light that is supporting is from my above.

What the hell is happening to our town?

And why does the same thing happened to me, happened to Austin?

What is this s**t?

Someone is really playing with us.

"You're a very brave person, you know that, right?"

My heart almost stop after I heard a woman's voice form inside the room.

I look up and saw the lady in red sitting in ront of me, the same lady I saw the other day and earlier, the one with a red hair and a white dress.

"How did you get here?" I asks her. "Where ever you goes, I go." She said but just before I can asks a question, the lights flickered and when the lights stayed on, she is gone.

Passed had time and I woke up finding myself on Henry's bed.

I fall asleep yesterday the second I arrived their house.

I stood up and I found myself alone inside the room. As soon as I step my foot on the floor, I immediately look to my house from this room's window.

The police are gone and everything is so quiet.

"I was hoping to find you sleeping so I can wake you up, but I guess I don't need to wake you up anymore." I look behind me where Henry is standing on the door. "Let's have breakfast." He invited me so I just followed hum downstairs. "My mom is out with Jonas, they went to his school since Jonas is becoming me, haha kidding." He said and laugh with his own joke while preparing our foods. "I wish h won't, too young to deal with drugs." I sarcastically answer without realizing it.

I immediately covered my mouth and he stop moving like he couldn't belive I said it.

"I'm sorry. It slipped." I apologize. "It's fine." He answered and he continue preparing the meals. "May I ask if... What did you do with those money?" I asks him and sat down on the dining chair. He stop and look at me. "What money?" He asks. "The one in your secret cabinet? Where I got the gun?" I said and he aggressively put all the plates on the table and look at me. "Jesus Jackson, don't you ever talk about that gun!" I said. "I'm sorry, I got shocked when I saw that, I thought you stop dealing with those junkies, but I guess you are happy since you are getting thousands of dollars." I answered. "THAT!" he stop and he take a deep breath. "That wasn't for me, alright? That money I am making is for someone." He answered. "Then the gun wasn't yours too?" I asks him.

I told him about the gun that we dispose, that the gun is from him, so he can't deny it.

No secret shall keep us away, that's our friendship code.

"Look Jackson, just your food. I am tired right now. I couldn't sleep since you owned the whole bed yesterday." He said and he start eating his breakfast.

So I apologize again and start eating too.

We ate our food in silence when the door opened.

"Hi Mrs—" I stop greeting when I saw other man inside their house.

It wasn't Mrs Caliesto, but it was Detective Portman.

"Detective?" I said. "What the hell? Are you doing here? Is stalking me wasn't enough?" I asks him.

I sigh because of disappointment.

"He's my dad."

I almost choke on my own saliva after hearing what Henry said.

"YOUR DAD?" I asks him with confusion on my face and tone. "I thought he's dead?" I added.

Henry told me that his father died in a fatal car crash when he was just four, but I am guessing he is lying.

Maybe because he is ashamed to be the son of this detective?

Or I don't know, no one knows.

"He's dead to me." He answered and put his plate on the sink.

I don't know what his dad did, but I am pretty sure it is pretty mess up for Henry to be mad at him and spread a news that his father is dead.

"Hey can I have a favor?" He asks to me. "Please don't tell anyone that he is my father. Thanks." He said. "Finsh eating up, I'll be the one who'll do the dishes." He said and walk pass through me. "Henry.." Detective Portman said but Henry ignored him.

I just ignored their dramas and continue eating my breakfast.

Even though I am not looking, I can sense and feel that Detective Portman is just standing where he at.

After I finished my food I smiled to Detective Portman who is preparing himself a breakfast.

"Jackson." He called me. "Please don't think about what happened to me." He said. "I'm not thinking." I answered. "You can go home now, the cops are out and they already cleaned your room, I requested them." He said. I just smiled and nodded and went upstairs.

Henry is just on his phone, like he doesn't care.

"Hey... I'm going back. I'm sorry for any disturbance." I said. Henry just smiled. "Chill dude, it's fine. Next time, I'll be the one who'll disturb you." He answered and we both laugh.

I went downstairs and saw Detective Portman cooking his own food.

I just shrug my head and leave their house.

I went inside my house and a lot of stuff that I owned is gone.

Maybe they even cleaned up my house.

I just couldn't believe what happened to me, like, why I couldn't remember any of it? I mean, I remember something, but not the real event.

And who is that red headed girl?

She keeps disturbing me.

I mean, is she the witch? I she Lucy Sable?

If she is, then why the hell is she bothering and disturbing me?

And what disturbs me the most, is the same thing happened to me happened to Austin.

Like what is the connection, really?

And why does it have to happened to Austin?

I mean, there are thousands of people in our town and it has to be Austin, like really. Just wow.