When Good Girls Meet Bad Endings

NINE

Olivia:

  Aaron fell on the grass dramatically.

-"My head hurts!" He said put his hand over his forehead.

   Rui's head snapped down at him. He facepalmed and looked at Kayan giving him a nod. Kayan walked up to Aaron and grabbed his shirt, yanking him up.

-"KAYAN!" Aaron screamed.

-"Mathetimatically ridiculous.." Rui sighed. "Okay, where do we start with the case?"

  I walked around and then looked at Stella.

-"Stella?" I called out.

-"Yes?" She said.

-"I want to ask you some questions. About Nic." I said and sat down next to her.

-"Of course." She offered a small smile.

   Everyone gathered around us.

-"Okay,lets see if we can find him." Aaron's expression turned serious. "You've got this Agent Livy." He smiled.

    I took a deep breath and took out my phone to record.

-"No one speak." I said while looking around at everyone. "Only I will ask questions and Stella will reply."

-"Chicken. I spoke." Aaron laughed and earned a smack from Jules. "Ow—"

   I rolled my eyes and turned my attention back to Stella.

-"Okay. Interview with Stella Da Silva. Stella,can you introduce yourself?"

-"Why tho we know her?" Kayan interrupted.

-"Kayan." Jules shot him a look.

-"Oh right sorry." He shrugged.

-"Of course," Stella looked at us before starting. "My name is Stella Da Silva. I am 18 years old and I want to be a doctor.Not sure if that matters." She shrugged. "My Dad is Daniel Da Silva,and he is a police officer. My mum,Florence, is a teacher. I had a brother. His name was, Nicolas Da Silva. Nic,for short. He went missing ten years ago and never returned."

-"Okay..Thank you. When was the last time you saw your brother?" I asked,trying my best to keep my voice loud and clear.

   Stella thought for a little while before replying. I could feel Aaron shifting his position next to me while keeping his eyes on her.

-"Well it was...The day he went missing. I saw him that morning, 10 years ago, on the 15th of May. He went to school and didn't really say goodbye to any of us." She hugged herself. "I don't remember much,but I remember that specific detail,because Nic would never go to school without saying goodbye."

   I looked at Kayan and nodded for him to ask the next question. He smiled widely and turned to Stella.

-"Okay,Stella, was he acting odd before he went missing? Like even the days before?" He asked.

  Stella pushed a strand of hair behind her ear. She seemed to be thinking,but it was clear in her expression that something was upsetting her.

-"Not really... I mean he did get in some fights with Mum,which was out of character for him, and he would ignore me a bit but he was still Nic. So nothing out of the ordinary.." She swallowed.

   We knew Stella was young when her brother went missing. The wheels in my mind started spinning. Nic wasn't acting weird before he went missing,but fighting with his parents and ignoring Stella was a bit out of character. Maybe something happened between the family members? But why would that have him going missing?