Truth

Chapter 29

Today is the day. I'm going to get Katie back! I didn't bring a change of clothes so I still have my grey hoodie, black T-shirt and black ripped jeans. I look in the hotel mirror and place the ear piece in my ear. I then walk out the door and head outside. I quickly look at my watch and it's 12:15pm Aliayia and Graysons plane would of landed by now. I wonder if Ethan's on it?
I walk outside and it's pouring of rain, the usual Scottish whether. I put my hood up and start to walk to the address.

I'm about 20 minutes into the walk when I reach a very quite street. The rain has eased off a bit, thank god. I walk pass a car which has D.S Thorpe inside with another guy. They will be waiting in the car until I go inside. I have about 30 minutes alone with Sketch before the police take over. This has to go well.
I finally reached the start of the woods and I see a familiar face standing there staring at me, I walk closer and closer and I soon realise it's Harry. I stand right in front of him and he looks upset, he starts to walk away and I follow him. He leads me behind a very large tree.

"Where's Sketch?" I ask in a soft tone.

"You will see him shortly but first I have to check if your wearing a wire, he thinks you have been talking to the police" he said and I nod at him and he begins to search me. He makes me pick up my shirt and he pats my legs. He then picks my hair up and looks in my ears.
"What the hell Ari, you can't wear that!" he yelled quietly. He has noticed the ear piece.

"Please let me do this. Don't tell Sketch, he will never notice it, I can get him sent down for good if you don't tell him" I said in a reassuring tone.

"He is going to flip and I can't guarantee your safety"

"Please just let me try. I know you want him behind bars as much as me, please don't tell him" I waited for what felt like forever for his reply.

"OK..... I hope you know what your doing.... Come on" he said and we started to walk up a path to the house.
It was really quiet, I kept looking at him, he has still got it. When I first met him I had a massive crush on him, I mean he is not that much older than me and he looks like one of those posh boys but has that bad side to him, but there something about him that freaks me out. Could just be drugs though.

"So why are you still working with Sketch?" I ask, my voice was a little shakey.

"Good money" he replied bluntly.

"Come on Harry I know that's not it"

"It's complicated"

"Has he got something over you?"

"You could say that" his voice was really shallow and he was looking towards the ground.

"Come on you can tell me" I said putting my hand on his shoulder. He was quiet and I decided not to push it.

"I met a girl....her name is Melissa." Harry blurts out.

"Oh...." was all I could think of saying.

"I was secretly going out with her for about a year. I knew if Sketch found out about her he would use her against me. God she is the love of my life and she didn't deserve it" he said and I grab his arm and make him stop walking.

"What are you talking about?" I said and he looks to the ground and back up to me.

"She fell pregnant quite quickly into the relationship.....We had a wee boy......called him Billy. He was 2 weeks old when I last saw him. Sketch found out about Melissa and Billy and he flipped. He kicked the shit out of Melissa and made me watch. Billy was screaming in his cot and I couldn't do anything because I was handcuffed to the radiator. Once Sketch left that day with Cameron I told Melissa to run. I have no idea where they are and I haven't seen Billy in weeks. Sketch said if I didn't help, he would find them and kill Melissa and hurt Billy. I'm sorry Ari, but I can't let him hurt my family." he was crying his heart out at this point. I pull him in for a hug while a few tears escaped my eyes. God Sketch is even more messed up than I thought.

"It's OK I understand. I will do anything for Katie and Ethan. He won't touch them again, I promise." I said in a reassuring tone and pull away from the hug. He nods and we continue to walk to the house.

We finally arrive at a massive two pointed roof house. My whole body starts to shake, I look to Harry and he mouths 'Good Luck' and we head inside. We go into a very large dining room where I see, Cameron, Jessica and......Sketch.

"Hello Princess" he said in that chilling voice.

Here goes nothing.