Sometimes Friendship Dies

Chapter 2

Nova P.O.V

We ran to Adams's office.

"You got something for me?" He asked when rushed in.

"Has the autopsy report on the fourth girl come back yet?" Nico asked. Adams nodded.

"Strangled. Around 5:30 yesterday. No one saw her body until this morning." He said looking at me.

"Makes sense. Today would have been four days. Yesterday was three." I said leaning against the wall catching my breath.

"Whatcha got for me?" He asked again waiting a while to let us catch our breath.

"We think the killers preference of killing is strangling. Yes he killed Adele and Anna by other means, but his first choice was strangling. Secondly, we think the killer is targeting people who walk through that alley every 3 days at 5:30." Jakob said.

"Interesting. And you figured all of that out in 4 hours?" He asked. I nodded.

"Nico, you said you found something in those files." Phoenix said. He nodded.

"This actually might be a somewhat copy cat killer. About 30 years ago in Chicago every five days someone would be murdered in an alleyway around 2 in the afternoon. So our killer might be taking after that. Except every 3 days and... More extreme. Liv?" Nico said.

"Before we left, I was looking at the autopsy reports of Anna and Kylie. Traces of semen(sperm) were found on their bodies. None was found in Adele, which means who ever our killer is, after he kills his victims, he is um. Raping them. With Adele, he couldn't because the gunshot was too loud that it was sure to draw attention. But Anna and Kylie's bodies weren't found until later in the night." She said. Steve walked into the room.

"Detective. Teens." He said.

"What is it Steve?"

"Surveillance cameras around the city found that masked man running from the crime scene yesterday. We sent an officer out to search that area and she came back with a burner phone. There are no names only numbers but what we found is interesting. According to this, there is a party tonight. Our killer is supposed to bring some girls to the party." He looked back at us. "Teens." He said. "The text was sent 10 minutes ago. Even includes the address." Adams asked the question that popped into all of our minds.

"How many teens?" He asked standing up. I was about to clench my hands but Phoenix caught me and grabbed my hands before I could.

"Three." Steve said sheepishly. Hailee instantly volunteered herself.

"I'll go." Nico grabbed her hips and whispered something to her.  Adams looked from Olivia, to Hailee to me.

"Steve, get officer Jean in here." Adams said. Steve nodded and walked out. Adams still surveying the girls and I. Steve came back with a girl who didn't look much older than us.

"Jean, we need your help." Adams said

"Sir, she was the one we send to search the area." Steve said. Adams nodded.

"You're 18 now right?" Adams asked.

"Yes sir." Jean said.

"I want you to go to that party. And as much as I don't want to do it, I need you to pick 2 of the girls to go with you." Adams said and Nico, Phoenix and Jakob started telling. "Quiet you three!" Adams yelled as Jean surveyed us.

"That one." She said pointing at Hailee. Phoenix protectively wrapped his arms around me letting go of my hands that Olivia grabbed. Jean looked between Olivia and I. Finally she picked.  "And that one." She said pointing at me. Phoenix tensed up.