Bloody Riddle

XVI : The Truth is Revealed Pt. 3

"Is he lost?"

"Which part you don't understand about James's, he's really missing this time." Louis glared. He knew that Earnest trying joking, but now Louis is not in the mood for that s**t. Earnest's cheerful face turns serious.

"Last time I checked, James missing for seven years and you don't even care at all. Then why do you guys look care now?"

"Because he is in danger." Karin spoke up. Louis dropped his gaze. He totally blames himself. "This is totally my fault."

"I'm not blaming you." Louis clenched his fist.

They felt silent for a moment.

Karin shifted uncomfortably in her chair, made Earnest looking at her, knowing something was not right. She wants to tell something.

"Karin, I can tell you want to tell me something, talk. I know you're close to him." Karin titled her head to face Earnest. He's waiting.

"We want to open James's laptop password." Karin handed the laptop forward Earnest. He paused. There's a visible doubt in his eyes. "Well, that not possible."

"Why?" Karin asked.

"You know, a long time ago, I like to give James a cruel joke several times." Karin and Louis staring at each other.

"Bully was the best part sometimes. But actually I bully him because he's a geek d**k before we become a best friend. I always try to steal his laptop because he seems to always hide something from me."

"But one day I got tired and ask him kindly to borrow his laptop. He agreed because my laptop broken."

"I got curious when there is a password folder. I try broke it and takes two f*****g days to do it." Karin and Louis glared, "Two days!" They shouted in unison.

"Is he insane or what?" Louis said.

Earnest smirked. "He's the mysterious guy, I can say. Be keeps all his secrets here." Earnest tapped the laptop. "Maybe he looks like ordinary people, but inside it's like something else. You guys don't know why I gave The Lone Wolf nickname to him, don't ya?"

"You gave him that nickname?" Karin asked. Earnest nodded.

"Yeah, because he was like walking in the dark alone. No one can touch him like a wolf. I was f*****g curious." Earnest put on a brief smile.

But their conversation off the track. Louis got annoyed. "Can we back to this 'code' part? Can you break the code?" Louis looks impatient. Ernest leaning in his chair.

"Of course I can, but it takes time. Three until five days maybe, depend on how complicated the code is to solve."

"It's too long, Nest. We need it right now."

"Hey! can you tell, I'm a prisoner here." Earnest stuck out his hand, showing the handcuffs. Louis got up and left the room. He needs to talk to someone about this. "Karin, wait here." Louis said from the doorway then disappeared down the hall.

"He's always like that." Earnest whispered to Karin. She blinked and clear her throat.

"Um... can you do it now? Open the password."

"You're the one who seems impatient here, lady." Earnest teases Karin to make her blush. Ernest types.

"Strange."

"What?"

"He's not even give an advance." That's new.

"So, you can speed up the process then."

"Whoa, be patient, it's still difficult." Karin pursed her lips. Ernest looked from behind the computer to see the expression shown by the woman in front of him. Something crosses his mind.

"You like him, right?"

Karin body tensed. Earnest more curious. "Have you slept with him?" the scene where she fell asleep with James on top of her flashed. Karin shook her head and put on the neutral face. "None of your business."

"Then that's a yes."

"Oh, please shut up." Earnest laugh. this woman is in love on James.

When typing on the screen. A window appears and suddenly sounds a phone call here. Karin and Earnest silent.

"You bring phone?" asked Earnest. Karin rush to take her cell phone. She saw the screen with puzzle look.

A photo of a gentleman. White skin, dark blonde hair and blue eyes. Then in the image's corner there is a writing, Eiden. Karin slams her cell phone. Her head brings together all pieces of evidence.

The killer is David Eiden.

"I don't think we need to break this stupid code any further. It seems he trusts you. Go Karin, find him."

**

This time James wakes up with the most uncomfortable circumstances. He blinked a few times. Bright light reflected through the white wall.

James frowned. He realized that his hands tied up again. And he is in a sitting position. He was so grateful.

"Finally, you awake." James's face turned sour.

"Yes, thanks for your kindness, I feel sick right now."

"Ah, you will not get sick, I give you antibiotics." He smirked. Looking at James's body down to the six-pack he has. James frowned.

"b***h. Don't look at me like that." James spat and David laughing. "Really, for the record, I'm not a b***h. And... You like Julia."

"Don't talk about her like you know her."

"You don't know do you, I used to date your sister a couple times."

"You lying."

"I'm not." James glared and clenched his hand. "We date and we don't need you to know it. Privacy, remember that."

They fell silent. James seems a little curious about the statement coming out of the mouth of the jerk who has held him as a hostage.

"Are you using her?"

David is a little uncomfortable. "No. Not until you showed up and take her from me. She's my love."

"What did you say? Oh, maybe I'm misheard. You... can't love my sister. No way a psychopath like you can feel love."

"I'm offended, James. I love her Kiddo. she's my world. We happy for each other. No one can separate us. But because of one reason she go to L. A and broke up with me."

"Then you blame me?"

"Yes."

David stood up and took something on the table. a piece of cloth covered it. He brought it to James and crouched down.

"You know I never forgot your sister, so I did this for myself so I can remember her forever."

David opened the lid. James's face turned pale. His green eyes are perfectly rounded.

A tube in his hand. Inside there was Julia's head that missing since seven years ago. James can't say anything totally speechless. He fully terrified.

"See, she always with me all the time."

"Crazy bastard! Give it to me!"

James shouted as loudly as he could. He shook his chair. His face turns red with incredible anger. David backed away, putting the tube on the table.

"Why be angry, this is all your fault sending Julia go to L.A."

"If you want to anger, blame yourself." David grabbed a duct tape from the table. He walked toward James, put on the duct tape on James's mouth so he couldn't talk many dirty words. James can't move under David's control.

"You know how much of my patience to wait for this day, I wait for you to be alone with no one's company, it's irony."

James's body tightened when a knife landed on his shoulder. David reached for his face and forced him to look at the tube. "Julia would be happy."

This time James was terrified to death. He saw Julia's face. And dead eyes.

He hopes to die.