MERLIAH

Chapter 11

I stand there still as I look at the blood marks, I touch them. They are very dry as if it had been ages since those blood marks are there. I hear footsteps behind my back, I turn to look back and I see Edward panting.

"What happened? Did you get to know who was the person" I ask because I want to know who was that person who was following us

"I couldn't catch that person but I could figure out this much that it was a woman" Edward says as he grasps for air

"A women?" Jack asks as he consoles Lisa

Who is she? What does she want from us? Is there some connection between her and Mom's death?

"What are those?" Edward asks as he lights up the torch and and looks at the wall behind me

"Those are blood marks" I say as I look back to the wall

"What? Are you sure?" he asks as he comes closer and touches them 

"How can the police miss this?" I ask because these are noticeable evidences 

"Maybe after you and your father left someone came in this house" he says

"Merliah think maybe there is someone who doesn't want you to know the truth" Lisa says

I think who it could be? Who doesn't want be to know about my Mother's death

"Who knew that you and your father were leaving for New Zealand?" Jack asks

"Most of our close friends" I say, as far as I remember Dad told everyone that we were leaving for New Zealand

"Wait! Your father kept the house keys under the mat saying that you both are going to come back, who was there that time when this thing happened?" Edward asks

"Mrs. Roger" I say because Mrs. Roger was about to leave next morning, she came to see us off

"Mrs.Roger, she is our prime suspect now" Edward says as he starts moving upstairs

"What? No you can't  do that" I say as Jack, Lisa and me follow him

"Yes, I can" he says

"You can't just judge people seeing few evidences like those police officers who judged my Dad by mere evidences" I say angrily because he can't do that he doesn't even know Mrs. Roger

"Okay fine" he huffs and goes into the guest room again as Jack, Lisa and me follow him

We start checking it again trying to figure out any secret passageways but as far as I remember there weren't any.

"They aren't any passageways in this house and I am sure about it" I say

"How can you be sure you were just seven back then, if you were so sure you could have guessed out about the person who is following us?" Edward says 

I keep my mouth shut and continue searching because what he said was kind of true. We couldn't find anything so we move out of the guest and head towards my room. As soon as we enter my room I could see everything on it's same place: my bed,the wardrobe and everything. My memory rewinds back as I remember how I used to play in this room with Mom and I couldn't forget the last time she came to  the room and gave me a goodnight kiss.

"Are you alright?" Jack asks

I hold my tears and nod my head in reply I start searching my room.

"Whose ring is this?" Jack asks

I turn back to look and focus my torch on what he is holding in his hand.

"Is this ring your Mom's?" Edward asks as he takes the ring from Jack's hand

I walk towards them and take the ring I look at the ring carefully it was an emerald one, Mom never wore emerald rings.

"My Mom never an emerald ring," I say

"I saw this ring once on Mrs Roger's hand," Lisa says

And we all turn to look back at her in shock.

Cliffhanger!! Hi guys! How are u? So what do you think? Can Merliah really count Mrs Roger as a prime suspect or not? 

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