Chelsea Miller

Chapter 7

Will spun around in the air before his skateboard hit back down on the ground, smirking proudly. When his gaze landed on Liam, who was just sitting on the bench drinking his water while his skateboard laid beside his feet untouched for a couple of minutes now, Will just ignored him, getting tired of his mood.

"C'mon man, try not to think about it," Will finally persuaded Liam.

Liam just stared back at his best friend before he stared into space again, ignoring him. Will released a loud sigh before he strode over to Liam and sat next to him.

"You don't even know if it's him," Will said.

"There's a chance it's him, and that's enough to make me suspicious," Liam replied.

"Yeah, okay, you can get suspicious of him. But why are you so worried?"

"Because I care for Chelsea, Will. Okay? Even though we've only been friends for like, what? Two weeks?"

Will looked away from Liam and drifted into his thoughts, hoping to find a solution for Liam's worries.

"Do you know where Max was the morning Eloise was murdered?" Will suddenly asked.

"No," Liam replied.

Will looked at Liam as if he was stupid, making Liam finally look at Will.

"What?"

"You do realize we have Anderson, right?" Will asked as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

Liam's eyes widened before he instantly stood up and walked away.

"Hey! Wait for me, stupid!" Will yelled after Liam as he grabbed both his and Liam's skateboard that he forgot to bring with him.

Once Will got in the car, Liam drove away to Anderson's.

"How could I be so stupid, of course," Liam said to himself.

"You're welcome," Will commented.

Ben Anderson had worked for Diaz for a long time. His job is to track down targets and help the gang as they do their job by instructing them what to do through their earpiece. He was great with computers and a great hacker but to say he was a worthy FBI agent was wrong. But to say he's the smartest out of the whole gang, that's a fact.

Surely, Anderson must know where Max was the day Eloise Diaz was murdered. Liam didn't know why he didn't think of it sooner.

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"It's gonna take me a while," Anderson said as he started fiddling with the computer in front of him.

Liam nodded before he turned and walked around Anderson's house. He noticed Will taking a can of soda out of Anderson's fridge and drank it.

As Liam mindlessly walked around, he didn't notice a certain blonde walking out of the hallway.

"Liam?"

Liam turned his head instantly, recognizing the voice.

"Hey, Leah," Liam Instantly greeted back, surprised to see her at Anderson's house.

"What are you two doing here?" Leah asked curiously to Liam and Will.

"To find out some information about a suspect," Will replied to Leah's question.

"You already have a suspect?"
"Yes. You remember that Max guy I talked about to you a few days ago at the mall?" Liam said.
"Why are you suspecting him?"
"His physical appearance matches with Eloise's murderer, he had the same Jacket the murderer had on the day-"

"We should probably give this dude a nickname so it won't get confusing," Will commented from the kitchen.

"Fine. Max's physical appearance matches with… X, he had the same jacket that X has, and there was a detail that I missed when I first watched the footage," Liam explained.

"What was it?" Leah asked.

"Chelsea kissed X's cheek right before he left her house. She told me she had been dating Max for a couple of weeks so that means they were already dating when Eloise was murdered. That's why I suspect him. I'm not entirely sure if it is him, but… guess we'll find out," Liam said, looking at Anderson who was focusing on his computer and had not been listening to their conversation.

Leah nodded, taking in all of the information.

"Are you sure those are the only people she has a relationship with?" Leah asked.

"No. I definitely need to get to know her better and find out more about the people in her life but… this is all I know for now," Liam replied.

"What are you doing here by the way?" Liam asked Leah.

"Oh, Ben just gave me a mission," Leah nodded. "I have nothing to do today so I wanted to stay and hang out with Ben for a while."

Liam nodded. He then looked at Anderson then at Leah again. Liam had always been a little jealous of Ben. Leah and Ben were quite close which sometimes leads to Liam wondering if they were more than friends. Liam had always been a huge overthinker and it's one of the things he hated most about himself. But he couldn't help but wonder if they have feelings for each other.

Liam shook his thoughts away once he realized he was overthinking again. His phone suddenly rang in his pockets before Liam pulled it out of his phone.

Liam looked at his phone screen. Chelsea was calling him. "Chelsea's calling," Liam said to Leah, Will, and Ben. He took the call.

"What have you been doing!? Have you not checked my messages!?" Chelsea's excited voice was heard through the phone.

"No, why? What happened?" Liam asked curiously.

"Max asked me to be his girlfriend and I said yes!" Chelsea squealed, causing Liam to move his phone away from his ear.

Liam stayed quiet after hearing the new information, his worry for Chelsea instantly increased. Liam looked over at Leah and Will, the two of them looking at him expectantly.

"That's great!" Liam tried to sound excited.

"Right! But anyway, I have to call you later, I have to go. Just wanted to let you know," Chelsea said, giggling.

"Okay, yeah. I'll talk to you later," Liam said into the phone.

"Bye!" Chelsea said before hanging up.

Liam moved his phone away from his ear and put it back into his pocket.

"Max just asked her to be his girlfriend," Liam sighed out of stress. He quickly walked over to Ben and stood behind his seat.

"Have you found anything?" Liam asked.

"I'm currently tracking down where he is going on the morning of June 28th… at 9:50 AM his car is making its way to LAX," Anderson said as he carefully watched the many CCTV footage on his computer screen.

"LAX? So it wasn't him?" Liam asked, looking closer at the computer screen. A video played, showing a familiar white car that Liam recognized as Max's car moving across the road.

Anderson then fiddled with the computer, clicking a bunch of keys on the keyboard and soon a different video played on the screen. The video was another CCTV footage showing Max walking across LAX with luggages in his hands.

"At exactly 10 AM sharp, when Eloise was murdered, Max was seen at LAX," Anderson said.

"So it's not him," Leah commented.

"Better try harder, Liam," Anderson said once he turned around in his chair to face Liam.

Liam sighed, half happy and half disappointed. He was happy that it wasn't Max as now he knows that Chelsea's boyfriend was not a murderer. But that means he has to continue finding out who X is.