Until it is solved

Chapter 2

"I'm sorry miss, have you seen a tall boy, with long honey blond hair?"

"No I'm sorry."

It was the 55th person I have asked, and yet I still got the same answer.

Let's recap what happened.

After the disappearance of Tewksbury, my brother went to find him. Later that night, me, Amy and Jane went to search of them. We split.
I'm currently searching for Tewksbury while Amy and Jane for my brother.

I was staying at a nearby hotel. The rooms were cheap, but the quality wasn't that bad. Tired I decided to go and find a bar to have tea. Tea always calmed my nerves.

Entering the nearest bar I found, the smell of alcohol hitted my nose. I craved a glass of good strawberry champagne, but I mustn't get drunk. Especially alone, in a bar with unknown people who might even be criminals.

Sitting I called the bartender and ordered a sour lemon tea.

"Hey girl." A voice called me.

You must be questioning how do I know the voice called for me? I was the only girl there.
I decided to just ignore it. He was soon gonna stop.

"Hey! I have some valuable information for you."

At that I raised a eyebrow.

"Can you please repeat it?"

The man chuckled.

"So you finally decided to stop ignoring me?"

God, he was starting to make me mad.

"I said, repeat it."

The man seemed annoyed. A face full of annoyance that soon let out a small smirk.

"I know someone who might have seen the boy you're searching for."

"And that might be?"

"pay up."

Why of course. All this is for money. It must be a scam. But there's no harm in trying. After all....I'm rich.

Handing him money, he gave me in exchange a piece of paper, then leaving the bar.

I read it.

"Miss. Edith.....hmmmm.....might as well pay her a quick visit."

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Finishing the cup of tea, I headed to the address, written on the letter.

A karate fighting class. Interesting.

Entering the door I said: "I'm searching for miss Edith. Does anyone know where she might be?"

"That must be me." A woman with dark skin and black hair answered. "And you must be lady Casendy. I was notified that you might arrive here. And yes. Yes I have the answer for your question. But I'll only tell it to you if you beat me in a Karate match. So what do you say?"

"I have no other choice, do I?" I sighed while she smirked.

"You got it right."
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The sun was setting and all miss. Edith was doing was beating me. At this rate I'll never find Tewksbury.

I fell to the ground feeling exhausted. I failed this. My whole body was aching and I wasn't even near finding Tewksbury. I was all alone in an unknown state. I messed up big time. Amy was right.

"Raise your head child." Edith said giving me a hand. "You can either continue or give up, but if you give up you'll not have any other chances."

"I-I wanna continue!"

She smirked.

"Very good." She then took out a piece of paper and wrote an address.

221B Baker Street.

"Go there and you'll find information about the boy you're searching for." She said handing me a paper. "You have gained yourself a friend. If you ever need help, don't hesitate to call."

I smiled, took the letter and hugged her.

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Satisfied with my work for today, I headed to my hotel. Leaving the letter with the address at a safe place. I took another letter, a pen and started writing.

Dear Amy and Jane,

How are you two doing? Any step closer to finding Laurie? I hope you are okay and in a safe place.
Luckily, I'm getting closer at finding Tewksbury. I have my first clue and I'm going to an address tomorrow. I don't know if it's a trap, but if you don't hear from me in three days after receiving this message, go to 221B Baker Street.

Yours,
Y/n Casendy