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I help my uncle to pack their bags since after my cousin was Cremated, they decided to go back to California.
"Are you sure about your decision Jackson?" My uncle said. I smiled to him and take a deep breath. "Hmm." I nodded. I continue to pack their bags when something came off to Reynaldo's belonging.
I look down and saw a white scarf with a letter printed on it.
"C." I whispered to myself while reading the letter that is printed on the scarf.
Does this mean, Reynaldo knew who C is? Or did C forget about his scarf.
But it's impossible, it was hidden in between clothes of Reynaldo. What did C planning to do? What is he trying to do and trying to show? And, Reynaldo's belonging and their belonging is here upstairs, the murder was committed down stairs....
"Jackson." I look to uncle after he called my name. "Are you alright?" he asks me again. "Yes, I'm sorry, I just miss Reynaldo..." I lied.
I mean, I do really miss Reynaldo, but, I felt like there is something more about his case, I felt like, something happened that night. C can't just some in inside my house, unless he has my key or my doors are unlocked, or the windows are open. But, killing Reynaldo for just seeing Chase body is so...
Not make sense.
After we packed their belongings and stuff we went straight down outside to uncle's car. I help put their belongings inside their car. After we do that, uncle face me and hug me.
"Be careful Jackson. We don't know what will happen next." My uncle whispered. "Promise to finish only one year, and you'll go with us in Los Angeles. Alright?" He added.
After Reynaldo died, my uncle and Aunt Brenda decided to move back to their old house in Los Angeles where my grandmother lives before, but now she is dead, the house belongs now to my Aunt Brenda.
We heard a siren from the distance and that's where Detective Portman came in. He went outside his car and walk towards us.
"Detective Portman." Uncle said and he greeted him. "I heard that today is your trip going back to California." Detective Portman said. "That's why I came by to say goodbye." EH added. Uncle just smiled. "Take care of my nephew." My uncle said. I look to Detective Portman with my confuse face.
Take care of me?
"Of course. I'll take my eyes on him." HE said.
By the way, I forgot to mention. Uncle is not gonna wait for them to catch who killed Reynaldo, because they are scared, that's why Detective Portman said that he'll take care of Reynaldo's case, because he believes that Reynaldo's murder case has something to do with Chase Carter Missing case.
I don't understand how they knew about it, or how Detective Portman connected all of it, how he came up with this idea.
Uncle agreed, since he cannot stay here for a long time because he has some business to deal with, that's why he has to go back to California.
They are sad and mad about what happened to Reynaldo, but I felt like there is something going on between my cousins case and to Detective Portman, like they are hiding something from me. Like they know something but they do not want it to expose with me.
Because, how could a father just go knowing that the killer of their son is still not in jail. Because if I have a son and got murdered, I will never leave the place, and start investigating it by myself.
"Your Aunt Brenda and your cousins are waiting for me. I should probably go." Uncle said. He walk straight to his door car, but before he goes in, he look at me. "See you again, take care." He said.
After my uncle leave, Detective Portman taps my shoulder. "If you see or heard something suspicious. Don't hesitate to tell me, it can find the killer of your cousin, and can lead us to finding where Chase Carter is." He said before he leaves too.
Now I'm alone again.
I look around and some people are looking at me, others are looking at me like they are pitying me, while the others are looking at me like I murder my cousin.
I just went back inside my house, since there are no more crime tapes and police investigating my house.
I went straight to the kitchen to drink some water when I heard a noise coming from my living room. I immediately get a knife to be my weapon, when I arrived the living room, no one is there except for me.
I look to the cabinet where a loud noise was heard again, but now, I know exactly where the noise is coming from.
I slowly walk towards the cabinet and I drop my glass of water after seeing what is inside my cabinet.
"Holy mother of God."
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