Chapter 8: Another Death

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Jason's P.O.V.

       The creepy house was struck by lightning and after that, the house started burning. Thomas and I went nearer to get a closer look. The smoke is coming our way so I thought that I should call the firemen, so I did. The firetruck came here really quick.

       "Hey! Stay away from the fire!" one of the firefighters said but more citizens came.

       The firefighters were doing their best to put away the fire. And after half an hour, the fire was gone. I told Thomas that we should go back to the police station so we started walking. 

       I know the directions to the police station but it's far away. I ran as fast as I can but Thomas can't catch up.

       "Faster Thomas!" I screamed.

       "Wait, let me rest." He said while inhaling and exhaling and leaning on the wall on his right.

       "No time for that!" I yelled.

       "But--" he said while I started grabbing the last doughnut in my bag.

       When I grabbed the doughnut, I wiggled it near his face and started running. He started chasing me. I ran fast and I ran in thirty minutes. Then I stopped and wonder when Thomas went. I took a look in my hands and the doughnut was gone. Then in my back, I saw him eating the doughnut, and I saw him a bit thinner or maybe a lot thinner. It's obvious that he lost weight so I told him to get up and start walking.

       "Wait! Let me finish this doughnut!" he told me.

       "Well eat faster!" I yelled.

       "Nope." he said so I twisted his ear.

       "No! No No No No No No No.. NO! Stop it!" he said while he quickly walk backwards.

       "Okay! okay! I'll go with you! Alright?" Thomas asked.

       "Let's just go and help you lose some more weight." I said. 

        After ten minutes, I saw the ice cream shop. I didn't mind it until Thomas stopped and stared at the ice cream shop's name. He read it. The ice cream shop's name was "Cone Land". He grabbed money from his pocket and bought a chocolate-flavored ice cream on a cone.

       "One chocolate-flavored ice cream on a cone. Make it quick we're in a hurry." Thomas told the ice cream vendor.

       "Sorry but there are no cones left. If you want ice cream you need to buy it in a small plastic container." the ice cream vendor said.

       "Alright, make sure it's chocolate." Thomas said.

       "We're really sorry sir but there are no chocolate-flavored ice cream left. Please choose another flavor." the ice cream vendor said.

       "Uhh.. I'll just come back tomorrow."  he said while he walked outside the shop and I followed him. 

       After 20 minutes of walking straight, we saw the park and ran to the direction where the police station is.

       "We're back." I said. Then Thomas ran into the police station really fast.

       I didn't catch up so it took a little time for me to get there. I went inside and they were all staring at Thomas. I think it's because he lost a lot of weight from all that running and walking. "Thomas, let's see each other tomorrow. I have to go." I said as I walked outside without minding if he was gonna say bye, I just focused on going back home.
 
      I started walking back home. But I smell something, it smells like dog poo. It could be Cuddles's but it's a low chance of it being his. I just focused opn going back to my house. And when I got there, I took the keys from my bag and unlocked the door. I slowly opened it, I turned on the lights and I placed my bag on the couch. I did the house routine, eat dinner, take a bath, change clothes and I went to sleep.

    When I woke up in the morning, I heard someone kn ocking on my door. I went out of bed, I went to the living room and I opened the door. It was my uncle! I thought he was dead! And she's with Allie! Finally I have some company. They became my guests and we talked in the living room.

       "Uncle Ben, I thought you were dead! It's really good to have some company around here." I told him happily.

       "I'm not dead. Ther news might've got it wrong, I'm still alive!" uncle said. His name is Ben.

       "Have you met Allie?" I asked him.

       "Jason! It's so obvious that I met him already, if I didn't meet him yet I wouldn't be here with him. You're really still a kid hahaha!" she said with a sarcastic voice.

       "Yes, I met Allie. Could we have some breakfast?" uncle asked.

       "Sure. And Allie, I'm not a kid. You are." I said and I giggled

     I went to the kitchen and I started cooking some food. I cooked pancakes and for the beverage, I'll prepare coffee. I put the pancakes on a plate and I made some coffee for the three of us, I prepared the plates and the table setting and lastly I called them.

       "Breakfast is done." I told them.

       "We'll be right there." Allie said. They went to the dining room and we started eating. While doing that, I asked uncle about some things.

       "Uncle Ben, what happened to our other relatives, do you have any idea who the killer is?" I asked my uncle.

       "No, I don't know anything about the killer, all I know is they killed my brothers and sisters, I think I was lucky that I wasn't killed." he answered.

       We were done eating the pancakes and we drank coffee. 
  
      "Wait a minutes, where's Cuddles?!" I asked Allie.

       "Jason, he got lost! I'm sorry, can we find him? Pleaase!" she said.

       "Ugh, okay, after I clean this." I said.

       So I cleaned the dining table while Allie and my uncle were at the living room watching TV. I washed the dishes and I'm done! I got some food, put it in my backpack, and I shared some with Allie and Uncle Ben too. Me and Allie grabbed our backpacks and we went outside the door, I locked the door and we started finding Cuddles.

     "When did you notice that Cuddles was gone?" I asked Allie.

       "Ummm, if I remember it correctly, it was just a while ago in the park, and I met your uncle and we went to your house, I hope he's still in the park, I tried to find him there but I gave up." she answered.

      "So we'll look in the park, Did you stay up all night?" I asked Allie.

       "No, I slept with this nice stranger, she treated me well, her name is Trina." she answered.

       "Nice work." I said. After a while, we got to the park. And again there was a murder in the park.

     I went nearer to where the murder happened, I also saw Thomas trying to push back the people from gettign any nearer to the murder.

       "Thomas lost a lot of weight, when did that happen?" Allie asked me.

       "Long story, I'll tell you later." I told her.

       "Look, that woman has a gunshot!" uncle said.

       "You're right!" I said.

       "Is this new?" I asked.

       "No! It's not new, it was just this morning when I lost Cuddles! Also when I met your uncle." Allie told me.

       And while that was happening, we saw Cuddles running around and around a tree with a different dog.

       "I see Cuddles! YAAAAAAAAYYY! I'm SOO HAPPY!!!" Allie said while she ran to the tree really quick.

       "Ohhhh you made me worried! Bad boy! don't ever do that again!" she told cuddles as she carries him and brings him to us. The other dog just played with another dog.

       Who could've done this? Could it have been the killer who murdered this beautiful and innocent woman in the park?

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