Death & Grief

2 0 0
                                    

"At 3:05am on Tuesday, the eleventh of July, a body of an 15 year old female, named Emily Carter, was found in the middle of Westfield Woods. We believe she was struck by a blunt object, which at this present time has not been found nor been identified. We urge the public if they have any information related to this murder, they should contact Kent police immediately!"

"She's de.. dead? She was murdered?"... I repeated that in my head to force myself to believe it. My twin sister has been murdered. At first, I thought it was a prank. One big joke. My first feeling I had was anger. Anger towards my sister, who, at the time was being pictured, pictured lying on the ground, cold, lifeless, she was no longer human, she was just evidence. It became real when I looked out the window and saw the police car outside. It was only then did I realise this was no joke. I turned to my little brother and just stared. He was only eight, innocent, called Max. Jack my big brother was on the floor, "state of shock". Mum was in floods of tears, and Dad just stood there, looking at the clock, waiting for it to work magically, because ironically, the batteries died that night.

15! She was only 15. The only enemie she should of had was herself! But that was far from the truth. Friends, family, school colleges, everyone seemed to have a motive.

But it was up to me to bring whoever killed her to justice, I owed it to her. And I did...

Westfield WoodsWhere stories live. Discover now