DETECTIVE TEENAGE WORLD VOL 1

Chapter 4 case 3.2: The ugly truth part 1

Warning: The whole case will be under Grace's narration via her diary. Enjoy at all!

After going back home, I saw mom and dad packing their things. What did they plan to do in this hell snowstorm? Curiously, I asked:

"Mom? Dad? What're you doing?" 

"Oh honey, I'm so sorry ..." Mom said with sorrowed face

"Sorry for what mom?"

"Well, Gracie" Dad continued "We've recently received an urgent call from both of our workplace, the boss needed us to come back to Los Angeles immediately. So tomorrow we must go back to Los Angeles."

"So what about me?" I asked. At this time I felt myself wanted going back to Los Angeles because somehow I missed it with weird explanation and more specifically in this situation: I was being hunted again for what reason I didn't know. Dad calmly said:

"Honey, you feel stressed staying in Los Angeles don't you?" Dad pointed out my own opinion earlier as I insisted to visit Beverly Hills. I hesitated for a long time. Then Dad said:

"Well, I think you stayed temporarily in here to liberate your anxiety. I just want to see you happy like this Grace"

Happy? Was I great now as I learned that I was being targeted again? 

"He's right honey, I think you spend time alone with Nicole will liberate your stress. I see it has worked out. So tomorrow I'll leave some notes and keys to you. Don't worry, we will come back soon"

"Yes mom and dad" The only sentence I could say to them "By the way, mom, could you please close all windows before you leave?" 

"Sure, honey, you know we always do that when we leave for business"

I was so reserved girl, I never left any hint to my closest people about my feeling and my situation, so I don't blame them leaving me alone in Beverly Hills for their urgent work. I knew if they could understand my sophisticated personality, they would help me instantly. I had been selfish because I had ignored my dad's warning, my new life and my current trauma of my ex-boyfriend. I hardly forgot how he dumped me by kissing and losing his virginity with another popular brunette after getting together 6 months. 

I felt my depression had been more serious again. Not because of Matthew and my life in Los Angeles, because of my lives. It costed only one while my location or boyfriend could vary more than one. Why hadn't I thought of that earlier? I had been hunted by a mysterious woman with unknown reason, and I was pretty sure that Kevin had played small role supporting her. In that night, I tried to summary my thoughts of Kevin's behavior during and after Nicole's assault. He did what I said that checking the ground floor, but he had gone outside to check the burglar, then 15 minutes later he entered the house through the window which was opposite the front door in order to check the kitchen. But I knew he was lying, because he didn't leave any trace of snows in the kitchen nor the front door nor that window, and obviously, if he had went back inside at that time, he must have heard Nicole's scream and he had saved her immediately. However, I heard quite well about the conversation of male's burglar and he had voice which was similar to Kevin's. I started doubting Kevin because he acted so nervous and horrified and maybe he helped that woman to capture me alive. I must think and devise another plan to save myself

I woke up the next day and found nothing in the house except myself. My parents had went back Los Angeles and I suddenly missed them so much. I walked into the dining room where my mom put some remind notes and key on the table:

"I've made some of your favorite meals and I've put them on the refrigerator. Remember to lock the door carefully before you went outside. Love, Mom"