What they say

Autumn's p.o.v

Ace, Alec and I all sit by the table looking at the letter.

"Do you think dad was part of a gang?" Alec asks.

"Well no shit." Ace says.

"I never thought about it." I say quietly.

"I have work in thirty." Ace says getting up.

"How much an hour?" I ask looking at him while he gets up.

"22$" He says grabbing his coat.

"You have to leave now?" Alec asks him. 

"Yes."

I look down at the letter then at the both of them. 

"Should we do something while you're gone?" I ask.

Ace scratches the back of his head. "Try and get into Dad's office." 

I nod and get up from the table. I twirl the ring on my finger.

Ace nods and stares at me for a moment before grabbing his hat and walking out the door.

I look up at Alec, he looks to be deep in thought.

"What are you thinking about?" I ask.

"Dad usually gets home around 9 or 10." He points out. "It's 8:30 at night we need to hurry and do what we are gonna do before he gets home." He says.

I nod and head over to Dad's office.

If I was him where would I put my key to the office? Somewhere where the kid's wouldn't find it or someone who shouldn't find it, won't find it. I walk over to their bedroom. I open the door slowly, It's pitch black in here. I turn on the light. I look around the room, I need to think of where he might have put it. 

I take a step into the room, then another step. I look over at Dad's side of the bed, I open the drawers of the nightstand, I rummage through them.

I find pictures, of Alec, Ace, and Me. I find a spoon, and a pair of socks, a few books but that's basically it.

I sigh and shut the drawers. 

"Hey uh, Autty I think I found something." Alec says.

I get up and one of the book's on the nightstand falls. 

I stare at it but decide not to pick it up.

I walk back into the kitchen. "What did you find?" I ask.

Alec is holding another sheet of paper. "It was stuck to the other one like they were glued together." He says passing me the sheet of paper. 

It has dates written on it.

November 5th 2019

August 8th 2018

March 12th 2017

December 17th 2017

I look up at Alec. We found something. I pick up the original sheet of paper, I align the two, they don't show through the other. Thick paper. 

I look back at the dates, what was happening on these days?

I bring my hand up to my mouth and bite the tip of my finger. This personally makes no sense.

What were the dates meant for? Why were  they hidden?

I look over at Alec, he's looking out the window.

"What are you looking at?" I ask.

"I swear I just saw someone by the tree." He says looking over to me.

"Let's not freak ourselves out please." I say walking over to the door to make sure it's locked.

"I swear Autumn something is out there." He says pointing out the window.

I look at the window then back at him. "Shush, focus." I say picking the letters back up. 

He walks over to me.

"You kinda look like syd from ice age." He says looking at me.

"I will kill you." 

"I'm just saying." He holds his hands up in surrender. 

I roll my eyes at him then put the letter down, I'm exhausted. Literally. 

"Wait." Alec says. 

He grabs his phone and grabs the paper of dates. He looks at the first date and looks at his phone typing. 

"November 5th 2019, The death of Kinsion Methikenter." He shows me his phone.

"Could be a coincidence." I say stepping next to him so I can see the phone. 

He searches up the other date. "The death of Mike Hundsun." He reads.

I grab my phone and search up Kinsion Methikenter. He was killed about two hours away from where we live.

I search up Mike Hundsun, he was killed four hours away from us. 

Is this a coincidence? 

I loom at both of there deaths. 

Both shot in the chest.

Shit.

"March 12th 2017, Kaylee Methikenter." Alec says.

I search her name up, she was murdered too, shot in the chest. 

I look up at Alec.

"December 17th 2017, Susan Grooves." He says looking over to me.

I search her name up, she was also murdered....shot in the chest.

"Alec...they were all murdered." I say staring at him.

He drops the paper.

"What the actual fuck." He says.

"Why would our Dad have papers that know about this?" I ask.

"You don't think..." Alec doesn't say it but I know what he's thinking.

Dad killed them. 

He wouldn't. He wouldn't hurt someone when he's not drunk. He was so sweet when I was younger, so sweet. Dad could never be a killer. I hope. 

"Alec.." I say.

"Do you think..?" He looks at me with fear in his eyes.

"No." I answer quickly.

He stays silent for a moment before looking at me. "We need to get in that office."

He walks over to the office and starts shaking the doorknob.

"Be gentle." I say. 

"Gentle?" He asks. "How the hell do you think breaking down a door works?"

I stay silent.

He shoves into the door.

Once, twice, three times and it's still not working.

I walk into their bedroom for the fifth time today. I walk around thinking of where the key could be when I kick the book. 

I pick it up.

Alice's adventures in wonderland 

I smile , Mom used to read this to us all the time. 

I open the book.

But what I'm expecting is not there. There is a hole in the book and inside the hole is a key.

Shit!

"Alec!" I say.

I run back to the office door.

I show him the key while grinning he smiles down at me and ruffles my hair.