Sisters Till Death

XV

Breaking News

     The search for incoming freshmen of Holdermin University, Camellia Reyes, has just come to an end, as the 18 year old's body was found in the elevator of an abandoned building on the east side of town. Reyes had been missing now for two weeks. The search for her started after her sister reached out to the school campus police but they allegedly disregarded her report and never tried to search for the teen. She then reached out to the city police department and the search for Camellia began. The search was hazy, with no trails whatsoever, until tonight, when two other fellow students of Holdermin University, Melena Norwood and Noki Jones, found her body in the abandoned building's elevator. This has turned from an amber alert to a full murder investigation, though the investigation on the campus police department has come to a halt as of now. Our condolences goes out to the family of Camellia Reyes.

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     The news reports didn't take long to air. They immediately started to get the news out with no hesitations. They asked me and Noki for interviews, but Noki was persistent in saying no. I agreed with her on her decision because honestly, after what I witnessed, I wasn't up to talking about it so soon.

     Angelo arrived on the scene not long after the breaking news reports interrupted his and everyone's TVs. He looked frantic. He rushed out of the car and ran up to the building, well as close as the yellow tape would allow. He looked at the black body bag, as the police carried it onto the back of the ambulance. He watched their every movement until they closed the doors and drove off. After the ambulance was out of sight, he lowered his head and covered his eyes with his hand. Then a fling of rage let itself out as he punched the tree next to him and yelled.

     I walked up to him and held him by his broad shoulders. He looked down at me as I looked up to him, staring at each other.

     "Let's leave." I simply said.

     "Where's Noki?" He said, his face stern.

     "She left already." I said, "Now let's get out of here."

     He looked up to the building one last time and then proceeded to walk with me to the car.

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     The car ride was silent. Nothing but the rumbling of the engine was heard. But I needed to ask something, even though I knew the answer.

     "Angelo." I said, breaking the silence.

     He hesitated for a few seconds, "Yeah?"

     "Did you know Camellia?" I asked.

     He hesitated again, "Yeah, not much but she seemed cool."

     I knew he was lying. It was something more than that. But I decided to let him go.

     "Why were you at the studio?" He asked.

     "To clear my head." I answered.

     "Why was Noki there?"

     "She was jogging around." I lied.

     "What made you guys go into the studio building?" He asked.