Turmoil | Spruceworth 5.1 (#Wattys2018)

Chapter 28

Chapter 28

Holden

       Shaw's dad, Jaime, wanted Shaw and Viola to meet up with their half-sister, and it took me a few days to convince Shaw to meet up with her. I knew he wasn't happy that Jaime kept it a secret for so long, but Shaw couldn't blame the half-sister for what Jaime decided to do.

        While Shaw was out with his family, I stayed back and decided to have a lazy day, even though that was basically all I did since school got out. The only time I left the house was to work.

       There was a knock on the door, so I got up from the couch and walked over to answer it. I opened the door to see Horatio standing there. "Can I come in?" he asked.

       "Yeah, of course," I said, letting Horatio into the house before closing the door behind him. "So, what's up?"

       Horatio sighed. "I'm just going to get straight to the point. We weren't able to charge Roman."

       "What?" I asked. "Why not? He kidnapped me and Mercy."

       "Yeah, I know, and trust me I believe you," Horatio said. "But unfortunately, your and Mercy's statement isn't enough. We need actual evidence to prosecute him, and he just so happened to have an alibi."

       "What about Clyde's statement?" I asked. "He's the one that rescued us from the shack."

       "Apparently, the police isn't trusting him because of his criminal record," Horatio said.

       "Unbelievable," I said. "Forget me; Roman kidnapped an eight year old girl. How is he getting away with that?"

       "I have no idea," Horatio said. "And it really annoys me that it's like the police department isn't doing their job properly. I'm not giving up on the case, though. The chief did close the case but like I said, I believe you one hundred percent. I'm going to find something that will pin Roman to the kidnapping, but it might take a while."

       "I honestly don't care how long it takes," I said. "I just don't want him to completely get away with it."

       "He won't," Horatio said.

       It was nice to know there was at least one police officer in Spruceworth that took things seriously. I didn't know how many people were able to get away with anything because of it.

       I just didn't understand how Roman was going to get away with this. Were they really going to take his word over three other people? It shouldn't matter about Clyde's criminal record and even if it did, what about me and Mercy? 

       What made Roman's alibi more believable over my and Mercy's statement?

       After I thanked Horatio for not giving up on the case, he told me he was going to inform Kendra about it as well. He left, and I went back to the couch, mainly to pout this time. If Roman could get away with kidnapping me and Mercy, what else could he get away with?

       Because I had a feeling his revenge on Shaw wasn't over, especially since Clyde ruined his plans last time.

       While I was watching a movie, the door opened and Shaw walked inside. Well, he didn't really walk inside. He stumbled inside.

       "Shaw? Are you okay?" I asked.

       "I'm fine," Shaw said, standing up straight. "Absolutely fine. Just peachy."

       If I didn't know any better, I'd say Shaw did something he wasn't supposed to do. Something he promised he wouldn't do.

       "Please don't tell me you're drunk," I said.