Chapter 9: Three Tree Clues

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Jason's P.O.V.

         A woman is dead in the park, by 3 gun shots, two in the stomach and 1 in the head. The killer is out of his mind! Or her mind.. I'll try to start exploring and investigating around the park, let's see if I find something.

       "Let's investigate around the park and let's see what we can find." I told Allie and Uncle Ben

       "Good idea." Uncle Ben replied

       "Alright! Let's start!" Allie said

       We started looking around the park. After 30 minutes of looking and finding stuff, nothing. We found nothing. Completely nothing, but when I looked to my right, I saw a writing on a tree.



       The writing said:
       "JASON, I WAS HERE..." 


       I got shocked, I called Allie and Uncle Ben to take a look at it.

       "Hey guys come here! Look at this!" I said as I called both of them to come near me.

       "Look what it says! Creepy right?" I said then Allie and Uncle Ben read it

       "The killer was here, he's got to be close!" Uncle Ben told me

       "I'm getting ne..ne..ner..nevous.." Allie murmured

       "Let's just keep looking!" I told them

       "Right." they replied

       "Let's meet at the center of the park at 12:30pm and we'll go to a restaurant

       "Sure." Uncle Ben said

       "Okay, Mr. Bossy." Allie said with a sarcastic voice. I just ignored her and we started investigating again..

       As time passes by, I found another clue! It's another note! I grabbed the note from the ground, it was folded. I unfolded it and I read it.



       The note said:
       "I'm near you... I'm gonna catch you!" 

       This is getting scary, but I'm brave! I will find the killer of my parents! Or maybe, I already found him... or her.. Could it be Allie?! No, no no no no.. what am I thinking? She's to childish and immature to do such a thing. Maybe my uncle? no.. no not him... Or maybe it's Thomas!!! No it couldn't be, if he was he would have killed me right away.. Maybe it's Jenny! My partner!! No it couldn't be her.. She always stays at the building.. and her penmanship is nothing like the writings on this note.. Or could it be the woman who died?? Did she commit suicide?! No, that wouldn't explain this note and her having three gunshots. No no no.. It's not her. Maybe it's me! No! Not me! Ofcourse it's not me! What am I thinking?!.. I'll just keep looking around.

       More time passes, and I found another..thing. It's an illustration of an eye on a tree. Maye it's just a kid's work.. or maybe someone just vandalized it. But it could be the killer who did this, so everytime I'd look at it, the killer is telling me that he has his eye on me. Or in short, it symbolizes that the killer is on my trail or he is following me. So many random thoughts.. 

       Now it's 12:00 noon. And I found one more clue, I wonder if my Uncle and Allie found something now. Or maybe their just doing nothing, just being lazy. Let's just focus on another clue I found. It's a small amount of blood in a little plastic. I grabbed it and I put it in my bag so I can study it later or sometime. Why is the even a plastic of blood in the park? Obviously the killer's doing. I'll just keep looking around again and I might find something again.

       20 minutes already passed and it's 12:20pm. But unfortunately, I found nothing since that plastic of blood. I was thinking if I should head back to our meeting place. I thought of it for a little while and I just went. I walked there and when I arrived, it was 12:25pm. I'll sit on a bench and I decided just to wait for them. Will they come?

       10 more minutes passed and they're still not here, where could they be? it's already 12:35pm. They should be here 5 minutes ago.

        Another 10 minutes passed, still they haven't arrived yet, it's already 12:45pm. What's taking them so long to get here? They shouldn't go any further than this park.

       And 15 more minutes passed, It's already 1:00pm. Maybe they're just late. Or maybe the killer has them? No that can't happen, there are two of them. But what if there are more than one killers? Probably... I'm getting hungry now..

       30 minutes passed. I'm getting impatient now, I grabbed my phone and I called Allie. But she didn't answer. What could have happened to those two? I'm sure Allie brought her phone with her! I saw it back in our house, back at her house. She always grabs her phone and puts it in her pocket. I'm really hungry now so I decided just to eat at a restaurant nearby.

       I went inside a restaurant named "Kimchi-bi.", A restaurant that sells Korean food. I sat on a chair and I was on a table good for 1 person. I waited and the waiter came. He gave me the menu. I immediately picked Kimchi. the Napa Cabbage Kimchi. It looked delicious. And for my beverage I just wanted water.

        I raised my hand and the waiter went near me.

       "What would you like to eat, sir?" the waiter told me

      "I would like umm.. I would like to eat the Traditional Napa Cabbage Kimchi, and rice." I told him back. I'm kinda not used to these fancy restaurants because I'm used to eating what I cook in my house. 

       "Uhh, okay. What about your beverage sir?" the waiter asked me

       "I would just like a glass of water." I answered

       "Okay, Kimchi, rice and a glass of water coming up!" the waiter said,

       So yeah, I'm really not used to these fancy restaurants. Also the restaurants that sell food from other countries. I waited until my food got here. I was a little impatient because I'm really worried about Allie and my uncle. And the waiter came to me and placed my food and my water on my table.

       "Here's your Napa Cabbage Kimchi, your rice and your glass of water sir." the waiter told me nicely

       "Thank you." I told the waiter as they go away

       I tasted the Napa Cabbage Kimchi, it was delicious! And I ate rice with it too. And it was REALLY SPICY! After 15 minutes of having and eating that spicy and delicious Kimchi with some rice, I tried to drink water, but I finished it because the Kimchi was too spicy. I called the waiter and I requested for one more glass of water. It didn't took long for the waiter to give it to me and I drank all of it. That makes my tongue feel better. 

       After that, the waiter came near me again.

       "That will be $20.00 please." he told me. Good thing I brought $200 with me. I grabbed exactly $20 from my pocket and paid for my food.

       "Here you go." I told the waiter as I gave the money to him.

       "Thanks sir, come again!" he told me nicely and I walked out of the restaurant.

       That was a delicious meal. But I'm really worried about Allie and Uncle Ben. It's already 2:30pm. I grabbed my phone and I called Allie again. The ringing sound occured but there was no answer. What could have happened to them?! Allie is lost again, now with my uncle! Where could they be?! I need to think straight, I decided to go to the police station and talk to Thomas if he has a clue where Allie is. So I started walking, the police station is nearby anyway. 

       I walked until I reached the police station. I went inside and I saw Thomas sitting on a chair while eating a doughnut. He became fat again. But not that fat.

       "Hey Thomas..Uhh.. What happened with you? You gained weight." I told Thomas

       "It's none of your business. I like being fat." Thomas replied back. He likes being fat?!

       "Okay, nevermind that. Have you seen Allie?" I asked him

       "Umm.." he murmured

       "I saw her this morning with my uncle, Uncle Ben, he's not dead! We went to the park and we saw a murder there, We investigated and we found notes. I told them to go back and meet somewhere in the park. But when we did, they were gone!" I told Thomas the story and he listened while eating his doughnut

       "Really? Well, a while ago, I saw Allie with some stranger walk pass the police station an hour ago, maybe that was you uncle, But I'm not sure if it was really Allie, she just looked like Allie." Thomas told me

       "Where were they headed to?!" I asked Thomas curiously

       "They were going to the left, I think the direction to your house and Allie's apartment. But I'm not sure." Thomas told me. Atlast some clues!

       "Okay, thanks Jason, Oh and you really need to exercise again! Bye!" I told Thomas while I quickly ran out of the police station.

       As I was walking trying to find out where Allie and Uncle Ben went. I saw another clue! I knew I was on the right track! It's a writing on a tree. This is the third time I found a clue on a tree. I read it.



       The clue said
       "Go to Allie's apartment, I got a bunch of clues for you Jason!  - The Killer"

       I was staring at it, and many people were too. Many more people looked at it and felt nervous. So I rushed to Allie's house. I sprinted as fast as I can. I was worried about Allie and how did the killer know my name? And how did he.. or she.. know Allie's name too? I must go to Allie's house as fast as I can.

       I ran until I reached Allie's apartment! I went inside. Why aren't the doors locked? I searched for some clues. But I was unlucky, I looked in the window, in the wall, in her desk, in her kitchen, even in her bedroom, I even looked inside her closet but found absolutely nothing, I didn't find the killer too. This is making me feel really nervous. It would have been better if I had some company around here!

       I was really searching for clues fast. And I saw a writing on her flower vase! Her flower vase! Why didn't I see that immediately?! I'm getting really nervous! I read the writing on the vase!


     
       The writing on the vase said... 










       

       

       

  

       

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