The Sebana Heir

Chapter 38

One evening as Ria and Lynn were trying to figure out the particular fire that took place in Santa Fey County, on the net; Mr. Harber stopped at their desk before leaving for home.

"Mr. Harber," Lynn said.

"Anything interesting that you found yet?" he asked.

"Well, not here," Ria said looking up from her computer. "I can't seem to find anything on the web that connects to the fire case that we have."

"Of course they are not on the web Ria. You'll have to go SFC if you want to find more information on that," Mr. Harber answered. "Let's see what you got there." He took a look at the file and found it quite interesting, the most vital information of the whole fire report had been twinked out. "Time? Date?"

"None," Lynn shook her head.

"And this is the only fire report you're left with?"

"Yeah," Ria nodded to his question. "Out of the hundreds that we've gone over during these past three months."

"This came with the rest of the files that you ordered from the archives?" he asked Lynn, who later nodded at him too. "So it should take place around that same year. Judging from these hazy pictures......we'll be able to find this unstated location from the environment in the picture itself.......... Hhmm..... Santa Fey County.............it's not that far from Hitchell, isn't it? Probably just a days drive."

"Hitchell?" Lynn was unfamiliar of the place.

"It's the town near Masylon," Ria was finally realizing where Mr. Harber was getting to. She looked on as her mind lit up with assumptions. "Could it be-"

"Whoever left you outside Masylon, Ria, didn't pick you up from a long way away," Mr. Harber rubbed his chin, like he was solving a mystery case. "If nothing in Hitchell burnt down around those years.....then you may have been taken from another different location."

"Throughout the past decade, Hitchell had only had several fires so far," Ria stated, "It's a boring town, nothing much ever goes on in there. Peaceful. Friendly. It's after all, a great country side. Could you be right, Mr. Harber?"

"Only one way to find out," he said. They looked at one another knowing that the only way to find out more was to take a little trip to SFC soon.

•••

Hayne woke up in the middle of the night, unable to sleep. He walked down to the kitchen, thinking of getting himself a midnight snack. As he neared the kitchen doorway, he heard noises; someone was rattling the utensils. His superstitious mind thought it might be a ghost or sinister being, but then he heard a groan. He reached for the broom stick on the side and got ready to charge in. He sneaked into the kitchen, seeing a dark figure move and he reached for the light switch and turned it on simultaneously holding the broom over his head.

"Aah!" he screamed. Hayne felt Ria's head bump into his chest after he turned the light switch on. He looked down at her and she was staring up as they were extremely close. He could feel a lump down his throat just from looking into her pretty eyes. She blinked twice before turning away and putting down a glass on the counter. She was in a fitting grey cotton v-neck and cute black shorts, showing off her thick thighs.

"You scared the crap outta me," she said with a frown. "Did you really have to scream like that?"

"S-sorry, I......thought there was something else in here," he stuttered. "What were you-"

"I was just getting myself a glass of.......milk," she stated hoping not to sound like a nine year old kid. She walked past Hayne to head for the doorway. "But, I guess I'll just leave." Hayne's gaze went after her as she was about to go but he didn't want her to.