Dark Løve | Jake Fitzgerald (Complete+being edited 2021)

Chapter 27: Aftermath investigation

Natalie and Emma walked into the hospital. Natalie still covered in blood.
"Natalie!"
Teresa ran to her daughter but didn't touch her.
"You two follow me to the showers okay."
They walked down the hallway, all eyes on them. Noah and Brooke were sitting in chairs at the end near the showers.
"Oh my god."
"Em?"
"Not now."
Natalie and Emma entered the shower room.
People stared in there white towels. Audrey ran through the shower doors and saw Nat.
"Everyone OUT!"
People that were staring ran out with there clothes, the only people left were the three of them.
"Come on. Let's get you showered yeah."
Audrey said to Natalie.
"Yeah..."
Audrey gently moved her into the showers and police officer entered with an evidence bag.
"Really?"
"Someone died and it's all over her. I need the clothes."
"Audrey...it's okay. Let me get undressed. Find me something to wear."
"And you Emma Duval. You have blood on you too."
"Sure."
Emma went behind a shower curtain and changed.
Another police officer entered with new clothes.
She passed a shirt and shorts to Natalie and a shirt and pants to Emma.
Natalie washed her self, getting everything out of her brown hair. She finished up and Audrey lifted a white towel over the curtain.
"Thanks."
She dried herself and put the clothes on.
She stepped out and gave the clothes to the officer, she put it in the bag and left. Audrey opened her arms up and hugged Emma. They looked at the frozen Natalie and hugged her too.
"I'm so sorry Emma."
"It's okay. You had to choose, you saved me today and that's good."
"But-"
"No buts."
Nat nodded and rubbed her eyes.
"I want to see Jake. Tell him myself about what happened."
"Only family can go in."
"I am family. I'll ask his mom."
She left the shower room and walked down to see Jakes mother about to leave.
"Hey!"
"Nat. How are you."
"I'm um...not great."
"Well Jake can have a visitor if you want to see him."
"That's what I'm here to ask you."
"Go right ahead Nat. Room 214"
She smirked and jogged to his room. She opened the door and saw Jake laying on the bed. He opened his eyes and saw her.
"Nat! Hey."
"Jake."
"How's Will and everyone?"
Tears started to fall down Natalies face.
"I'm so sorry. Will he's..."
"No...you said he was okay."
"Let me explain."
She sat beside him on the bed. She told the whole story about The killer, Will and Emma.
"So you chose to kill Will..."
"I didn't want to. I'm so sorry."
He started to cry. She leaned over putting her head against his and put her arms around him.
"...He's gone."
They sat there upset and broken.

*Back at police station.*

Teresa and Maggie zipped the black bag open. Wills body was there, the bag over his head was now red dyed and his head was split apart.
"Oh god."
"I can't Maggie..."
"We both knew him but we have to make out his prints and find evidence. I don't like this, I knew the boy since he was 2."
"I'm sorry Maggie."
She sniffed and breathed in and out loudly.
She took scissors and tweezers and pulled the bag off his face. She examined it and was puzzled on what she saw.
"Teresa look at this."
She looked and was wondering the same thing Maggie was.
Teresa opened the bag more and lifted Wills shirt.
"Maggie."
"The wound...Will had. It's not there, theres a bandage though."
Maggie jogged over and unwrapped the bandage around the body. Something was there. A note was in the bandage.
Maggie picked it up and Teresa examined the skin that had no stab wounds.
"Nice find detectives...better find out who this really is.."
Maggie read out. They looked at eachother.
"This isn't Will."
"Oh god. Let's get moving. We need to know who this actually is."
"Teresa."
"Yeah?"
"Wheres Will if this isn't him?"

*Unknown destination."

"Hello. Time for your dinner."
The killer threw burnt bread on the floor. In the darkness of the building a figure appeared and took the bread.
"Good boy."
The killer locked the room and left.
"I'll kill you for this."
The figure said and he threw the bread at the wall in frustration.