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Chapter 19

Being Captain is really starting to take a toll on me. Not just mentally, physically as well. For the past week or so, I haven't been feeling like myself at all. I know it's because with everything going on with Braxton's case and these recent murders. I still can't get it out my head that this killer is sending a message directly to me for some odd reason. I'm not understanding why, I don't have any enemies or nothing. Who would want to send me out of all people such a hateful and disturbing message? The fact I have nothing to go off of is what's making me more paranoid. If I knew who it is, why they after me, or why they are targeting people that I know; maybe I could make sense to all of this. Right now, none of it makes sense. At least we figured out what the signature means. Now, just have to figure out who the next 5 people could be. I'm hoping and praying the next 5 people are not people that are really close to me. I'm hoping even more, im not apart of that 5.

I know I need to get out of bed and go to the station but my body just not allowing me to get up right now. You still in the bed, Chance said while coming out the bathroom. I'm so exhausted, I said. You are overworking yourself, I tell you all the time it's ok to slow down. You told me that before I became Captain. Now that I am, I can't slack off now. It's not about slacking off, it's called knowing your limits. I have to get this case solved and fast. You do know you have other detectives that can get it solved, right? But im the Captain, I have to be the lead on all cases. You are putting unnecessary pressure on yourself. I just want to make sure im being the best Captain I can be. Well if you don't slow down, you'll be a dead Captain. That's how you got the position in the first place. Don't say that, I said. You know it's the truth. Captain Williams was old, he been at the station for 25 years. The position had nothing to do with his heart attack. You said it yourself, he was always overworking and stressing. All that stress and overworking is what caused his heart attack. If it didn't cause it, it damn sure helped it. Slow down before you be in the hospital bed next. I appreciate Chance for being concerned and I get where he is coming from. With everything that's going on at the station, I can't slow down right now. The minute I slow down, everything will fall apart.

I was still in the bed when Blake called. Yes, I said while answering the phone. I'm assuming you're not coming in today, Blake said. I'm coming, it's just taking me some time to get out of bed this morning. Everything ok? Yeah, im just exhausted. I'm sure you are, you've been stressing over this Braxton case and all these recent murders we keep getting slammed with. It's like somebody got it in for our station or something, Blake said. I don't even remember it being like this when Captain Williams was in charge. You think maybe Smith behind these murders? What! That's crazy, I said. You just said, it wasn't like this when Williams was in charge. We both know Smith out to get your spot. What's the odds of all these murder cases happening back to back when you in charge? Smith want to see you breakdown, drop the ball, and resign. In a way, it did make sense. Smith been acting shitty towards me since I was voted Captain. He was never like that towards me when I was just a regular detective like him. Kaydence just really think about it. The last 5 murder cases were somebody you knew. If you are the link to all of this like your mom said, what's the motive behind it? Smith been wanting that Captain position since Williams first got sick. He was hoping Williams didn't come back. He was Captain for them 3 months Williams was out. He enjoyed having that title and power for them 3 months too. The way I see it, he'll do anything to get that title and power back. When somebody want something that bad, they'll do WHATEVER to get it. Killing 10 people that's close to you is just enough pain to make you or anybody else quit their job. This is why Blake is my favorite person at the station and has been since he got there. I would have never looked at none of this the way he did. It all makes perfect sense too. With Smith being a detective, I know he is covering his tracks well enough to not get caught. Any kind of slip up on his end will be great.