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Chapter 36

   Chance was up all-night crying and drinking. I stayed up with him for as long as I could. You didn't sleep at all? How could I? My best-friend and my sister was killed yesterday, for whatever reason. How could I sleep knowing that? I'm really sorry, I said. If you were doing your job instead of cheating, this wouldn't be happening. Excuse me? IF YOU WERE DOING YOUR JOB INSTEAD OF CHEATING, THIS WOULDN'T BE HAPPENING! How is this my fault? AGAIN! IF YOU WERE DOING YOUR JOB INSTEAD OF CHEATING, THIS WOULDN'T BE HAPPENING! This fucking X killer done killed 9 people and yet he/she still running free. I see why you quit, this ain't your line of work. What? DAMN, ARE YOU HARD OF FUCKING HEARING? You were too busy on other dude's dicks, this killing running loose all over the world. I know you're just lashing out because your upset. You don't mean what you're saying. I mean every word, Chance said. You know what, just get the fuck away from me. My mother always told us, you can't turn a hoe into a house wife. I see now she was right. I was so hurt that Chance was talking to me like this. I know it's coming from a place of hurt and anger. I didn't want the best thing to do is give him his space. I don't want him taking his anger out on me no more than he already has. I got dressed and left. I don't even know where im going. Hate my mom is not here right now.

After driving for about 20 minutes, I ended up at the park. The fresh air could do me some good. While I was sitting on the bench, Blake called. Hello! Hey, how you doing? So wish I could be better right now. Where are you? At the park. The same one from yesterday? Yeah, I said. I'll meet you there in a few minutes. Ok. I'm glad I got Blake to talk to. With my mom being out of town and Chance being mad at me; I didn't have nobody to talk to. I wanted to reach out to King just for the comfort, but it's too soon. You got here quick, I said. Sound like you could really use a friend. You right, I really need one today. How is Chance holding up? Blake, im seeing a side of him I never knew he had. I didn't get a chance to tell him. He ended up getting the phone call before I could tell him. I didn't know how to tell him his sister was dead. He was soooo crushed, I said. I can imagine. He was up all-night crying and drinking. Chance is not a real drinker. He drinks every blue moon. He's blaming me for all of this. Why? He said if I was doing my job instead of cheating, this wouldn't be happening. Then he said, my mother always told me you can't turn a hoe into a housewife. I see now that she was right. OMG! He didn't say that to you. Yes, he did. He yelled at me and told me to get the fuck away from him. I'm sorry, Blake said. I know he's hurt and angry, but he can't take it out on you. In his eyes, it's my fault. I know we should have found this killer along time ago. If we would have, a lot of people wouldn't be dead right now. You can't blame yourself for this. We've been doing everything we can to find this killer, it's been impossible. I think I know who the killer is, I said. Who?

King, it's kind of obvious. How? Think about it, they've been spending a lot of time together. All this weird shit he's been doing lately. Plus, he was the last person to see her yesterday. I can look more into it, Blake said. You should talk to him, tell him about Honest. Yeah, ill see what his reaction is. I'll reach out to him, tell him to meet me somewhere, and break the news to him. See what his body language and stuff is like. I'll text him now, I said. You still have your gun? Yeah, but you know im not going to use it. I'm not a detective anymore, it'll be considered murder if I use it. Not if it's self-defensive. He said he'll meet me in 5 minutes. Where? I told him the café around the corner. Ok, ill go get a table. Just sit where I can see y'all, Blake said. I was a little nervous about meeting with King this time around. I got a feeling he has something to do with Honest being killed. Although im nervous, im curious to see what his reaction is going to be.

I was sitting at the table waiting for King. Hey, thanks for coming. Thanks for calling. I didn't think I was going to see you again so soon. I wanted to talk to you about something. What? Honest was killed yesterday. WHAT! What happened? Neighbors called the police about her music being too loud. Police get there, knocked the on the door a few times. They had no choice, but to kick the door in. They found her dead on the kitchen floor. How long did you stay at her house yesterday? I left maybe around 8 that morning. I had some work to get done. She said she was going to clean the house or whatever. I told her ill see her later that day. I tried calling her, but she didn't answer. I was going to just stop by, but I wasn't sure if she was home or not. I tried calling her again a little later. She never answered, so I stopped calling. I'm asking because if the police knows or seeing you were the last person to see her, they going to ask you the same questions. So, you're looking out for me? I just want to make sure you didn't do this. Why would I do this to her? Although I didn't know her well, I still had some type of connection with her. We hung out and talked everyday since we met. What would I gain from killing her? By the look in King's eyes, I could tell he was telling the truth. They still going to question you, it's protocol. I understand, you do believe me right? It's not about if I believe you or not. I'm not a detective no more. Rather I believe you or not don't matter at this point. But you can tell somebody right that will listen to you, right? I can't be involved with this at all. Kaydence, please you have to help me. If you're innocent, you don't need my help.

I wanted to go home, but I didn't want Chance taking his anger out on me again. I didn't have nowhere else to go, so guess ill just have to take it. I was scared as shit to talk past Chance. Seeing the state of mind he's in, he might hit my ass. I know that's not Chance, but who knows what he's capable of right now. When I walked in the house, I walked right passed Chance. He seemed more clam than he was this morning. We need to talk, Chance said. I'm sorry for the way I acted this morning. I'm just hurt and upset this happened to my sister. I understand, I would be the same way too. I shouldn't have took it out on you, it's not your fault. Did they say what happened? They didn't tell you when they called? I didn't give them a chance to tell me. Well, her neighbors called about her music being too loud. Police knocked on her door a few times, they eventually had to kick the door in. They found her dead on the kitchen floor. Why would somebody do this her? They trying to figure it out. It's something I need to tell you, I said. What? Aiden was one of the guys I cheated with. What? I meet him a few weeks ago. We started talking or whatever. We slept together a few times. What's a few times? Maybe 5, 6 times. So, why you didn't tell me you knew him before? I didn't think he was going to be around like that. That's why you didn't want him to come over Honest house. I had already broke things off with him long before we met him at the restaurant. He told me his name was King. I have something else to tell you. What now? He was the last person to see or was with Honest before she was killed. How you know? He reached out to me yesterday. He told me some things Honest had told him. Like what?

She told him everything you told her. About how you knew I was cheating this whole time and never said anything. She was plotting to get somebody to fuck me, so you would catch me. That don't sound like my sister. I didn't want to believe him, but everything he said made sense. How would he know I quit and I confessed to cheating? Honest has always been over-protective of you. It's been plenty of times where she caused problems between us. You know, she wasn't too happy about us getting married. That's my sister, of course she going to be over-protective. I'm the same way with her, well was. How did she react when you told her about me cheating? She wasn't too happy, Chance said. What did she say exactly? She thought I was being stupid and soft for forgiving you. She felt like I should walk away from you for good. See, my point exactly. That's why believe she was plotting against me. If she felt like you shouldn't forgive me, she would do whatever so that you wouldn't forgive me for real. Enough about my sister, Chance said. How we know this King guy didn't kill her? Blake is looking into it, I said. I met with King and asked him a few questions. Why? I just wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt. Wow, Chance said. Wow, what? Clearly you still care for this dude. Why you say that? It sounds like you tried to warn him. No, it wasn't like that at all. Blake felt like it was a good idea if I meet with him first. We wanted to see what his reaction would be when I told him. That sounds like bullshit, Chance said. It's not, I knew he was the last person to see her. With our past or whatever you want to call it. I knew he would be comfortable talking to me. I'm telling you now, he's next to die. When Chance said that, I thought back to him being the X killer.