New friend || book 1

Chapter 10 - the first suspect

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Dan lead us to a house with a white pickup.

He was hesitant.

"Dan? You don't have to.. go in..", almost immediately Dan shook his head.

"N-no! It's fine! Let's go!", he turned and made his way to the front door.

We walked up and knocked on the door.

"Coming."

A man around his fifties opened the door and frowned.

"I don't want what you're selling."

He attempted to close the door but Peej and I stopped it with our hands.

"We came to ask questions.", Peej told the man with much dominance.

"Regarding to Daniel James Howell.", I spoke up giving the man a glare.

"I already answered-", I angrily slammed my hand on the door.

"Does it look like we care? Now, let us in.", the man nodded, opening the door for us. We walked in and took in our surroundings.

Very tidy.

"Well, I got questioned two years ago.. why am I being questioned again? Was he found?"

"He's dead."

"He's d-dead..?"

"Uh- you didn't?"

"God..."

"WE'RE NOT SURE.", the man stopped rubbing his face in terror and looked at us.

"What?"

"Well uh-"

"WHY DID YOU KILL HIM?!"

"P-Peej!!!"

"I KNOW YOU DID IT YOU BITCH."

"Peej Stop!"

"I-I didn't! I swear!"

"oh really? That's why you are CRYING?!"

I looked over at Dan and he sighed.

"Peej.."

"I-I'm not even!"

Dan walked behind Peej and wacked him upside the head.

"Ow!"

"Don't mind him-", I tried to take the attention off of Peej. "You may be a suspect but not guilty yet.."

"Suspect?! With the cops!?"

"With us dirt bag.", I slightly smiled at Peej's comment. "Now, where were you the night his whole family was murdered?"

"I was with m-"

"THAT'S WHAT THEY ALL SAY MURDER."

"Peej, shut up.", I turned to the man and pointed at him, giving him a que to continue.

"I was w-with my wife."

"Yeah?", Peej DONT. "Where is she now? Huh? We need proof."

"She died two months ago."

"Yeah well Dan died two years ago and his body hasn't been found and WE KNOW you did it so-", I cut him off by punching him in his gut as hard as I could.

"I'm sorry about your loss, may I ask you something?", he nodded, "when was the last time you saw him?"

"Well, I was in Smith's burgers and he was with a group of friends and Dan was fighting the owner-"

"What about?"

"Dan was cussing.. he apparently stole some money from the tip jar."

"Dan? Th-that doesn't sound right.."

"Yeah it doesn't..", Peej looked at Dan and back at the man. "Thank you for the help, we'll be going now."

"W-"

"Bye sir."

All three of us walked out of the house.

"Dan."

"Y-Yeah?"

I felt.. disappointed.

"Did you really..?"

"No! No the group I hung out with loved seeing me argue and do stupid things.. they handed me the money, I didn't even know."

"Okay."

"Hurry up guys."

"Where are we going Peej?"

"We're going to go get a burger."

We knew what Peej meant.

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