Summer With Autumn

Chapter 1: Message Received

Autumn's POV:

I woke up and I rubbed my eyes. I looked at my clock at my door and I saw that it was 7:27 am. I got in the bathroom and I took a bath. I then got ready for the day. I put my white polo and I put my brown suit on. Then I put my dark brown pants on and I put on a short brown skirt on top of that. And finally, I put my beige trenchcoat and red glasses on.

I'm not really a fan of skirts but I don't hate it. I just see it as a contrast for my whole outfit so I don't immediately look like a complete tomboy, even though I kinda am a tomboy.

Anyway, I just went downstairs and ate breakfast with my dad.

I don't do much around the house since we had maids and all. My duty was just to assist the police force whenever there's a case of murder or something like that. Other than that, I don't do much.

I got to the dining room and I saw my dad eating.

"Good morning, dad" I greeted him.

"Good morning to you too, Autumn" he greeted back.

Then a maid sat me down on a chair and she gave me my food.

"Here's your food, Miss Autumn" the maid told me.

"Thank you, Kate" I replied.

"Call me if you need anything!" she told me excitedly and she ran off.

She's Katherine Harris or as I call her Kate. She's a new maid that applied here because of her sister's decision, Mary Harris. She can be a bit ditsy at times but she's very determined.

She's the youngest maid in the manor at sixteen years old. She had brown medium hair, tied in a ponytail, fair skin and and green eyes. I built a good connection betwixt us since she wanted to get to know me. And she was wearing the usual maid uniform.

"How many case have you solved, Autumn?" my dad asked me.

"Forty-nine now" I answered.

"Well, I'm certainly impressed with your work" my dad said.

"How's the military work, dad?" I asked him.

"It's going good" my dad answered. "I've been helping the UKSF and the JSOC with their joint operation in the Argentine revolt".

"Jeez, I hope it just dies down" I commented.

"Me too, Autumn" my dad replied.

Then I finished breakfast and I was excused from the table. I got upstairs and I went to my room.

I got inside my room and I turned my radio on.

"Now to just wait..." I said to myself as I sat down on my bed.

Then I heard several knocks on my door.

"Come in" I called out.

The door opened and I saw Kate holding a teacup.

"Hi, Miss Autumn" she greeted. "I have some tea for you".

"Oh, okay..." I replied.

"Put it over there" I told her as I pointed to my bedside cabinet.

"Okay..." she replied and she walked slowly since she's afraid to spill the tea in my room.

Eventually, she made it to the bedside cabinet and she put the teacup on the cabinet.

"Whew, didn't spill it" I heard her mutter to herself.

"Sooo, tell me if you need anything" she told me and she proceeded to leave my room.

She was walking until she tripped on something and she fell to the floor.

"Oooww..." she groaned in pain.

I got off my bed and I ran straight to her. I knelt next to her and I helped her up; with my right hand on her right hand and my left hand on her right shoulder.

"Are you okay?" I asked her.

"Yeah, I'm fine" she answered. "I think I broke something".

"Really?" I asked, I slightly pulled on her right arm and she whispered in pain "Ow, ow, ow".

"I see..." I said. "I'll see what I can do".

I looked at my closet for anything I could use to make a makeshift sling. I found a number of neckties.

"This'll do..." I muttered.

I got back to Kate and I tied the neckties end to end. I then wrapped it around her right arm, around her neck and back again.

"That'll hold for now..." I said.

"Woah..." she said, amazed. "How did you do that, Miss Autumn?".

"Eh, I learned first-aid when I was a kid" I replied. "You have to prepare for anything".

I sat her on my bed and let her rest. I took out my phone and I texted her sister that Kate fractured her right arm.

"Okay, I informed your sister so that she can take care of you" I told her. "For now, just rest here".

"Thanks, Miss Autumn" Kate said.

"Anytime" I replied.

Then I stood up and I was thinking about how did she trip. I then looked at the floor and I saw a disk lying on the floor. I picked it up and I saw a note on the disk. It said "Play Me" on it.

"What's that, Miss Autumn?" Kate asked me.

"I don't know" I replied.

I didn't know what else to do with it other than do what the note says. I then put it in my disk player connected to my television. I turned the television on and I sat with Kate just to see what's the disk all about.

"I wonder what this is..." I muttered to myself.

There was a white noise for a few seconds and then I saw something off.

"Wait! Miss Autumn, isn't that your girlfriend, Elizabeth?" Kate pointed out.

Then I saw Elizabeth tied to a chair, she had messy medium black hair. She never keeps her hair messy. She had her blue dress with some tears. I was worried about her, where she is and how did she get there.

"H-Hello? Anyone there? Autumn? Please... help..." Elizabeth said looking at the camera, crying.

Her crying made me cry myself. Then a person dressed in black with a white mask, holding a knife and went behind Elizabeth. They then held the knife close to her neck and they were playing around with her cheeks.

"You know what to do, detective..." the person spoke with a voice modulator, programmed to have a low voice. "You know what to do...".

"Autumn, please help..." she said to the camera and the screen went back to white noise.

I was crying because I was worried about her. I felt that Kate was patting my back, trying to console me.

"Miss Autumn..." she said, not knowing what to say.

"Kate..." I said.

"Yes, Miss Autumn?" she asked.

"Call the force" I commanded her.

"Right away, Miss Autumn!" she replied and she got the radio to call the force.

(To be continued)