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story preview

I'm in the middle of writing a book, or at least just a story.  There will probably be chapters, so yeah, I guess it's a book.  It's kind of a mystery story.  I don't have a name for it yet, which is frustrating.

Here's the story description or whatever you wanna call it.  It's not the best description, but that's cause I dunno what I'm doing.  en knee wayz,,

"Young detective Riley Carson is determined to solve a missing persons case that has been ongoing for over 4 years.   When new information is uncovered, they discover the lead suspect is a close friend.   Now, Riley is torn between justice and friendship.   If their friend really is the culprit, will they do what's right and turn him in?"

And here is a small preview of the actual story.  This is some of the beginning of chapter 1.  My writing skills have gotten kinda trashy over the past few years so don't expect anything fantastic afhjkfdshhdhjfds.

          Riley flipped through file after file, looking over a specific case they've been working on since 2014.   Their coworkers have told them repeatedly that it's a lost cause and they're just wasting their time.   Clearly these people don't know them as well as they all say, otherwise they would be aware of how stubborn Riley is.   They're determined to solve this, no matter how long it takes.  Although, even the best of us can get a little pessimistic from time to time and despite how persistent they are, Riley has often gotten discouraged and thought about closing the case.  They never followed through with it, of course.

          A sudden knock on their office door caused Riley to jump.   They weren't expecting any clients as it was nearly midnight.

          "Come in."  They called.  A teenage girl entered their office.

          "Hello, Mx.Carson. Sorry to bother you. I'm not sure if you remember me-  I'm Jeremy's sister."  She seemed nervous, her hazel eyes looking everywhere but at Riley.   They did remember this girl, she left quite the impression last time they met.  She seemed almost glad that her brother went missing and it was nearly impossible to get any information out of her.   She was rather bitter during questioning, always avoiding the topic.  Riley thought that she had something to do with Jeremy's disappearance, but they turned out to be incorrect.

          "Yes, I do remember you. Edith, was it?"

          "Yeah."  She glanced down to the floor, fidgeting anxiously.   "I know it's been a few years, but I think I have an idea of what happened to my brother. Or at least some people who may have had something to do with it."  Riley was immediately intrigued.   They quickly sat down and gestured for Edith to do the same.

          "You do? Please, tell me."  They grabbed a pen and turned to a new page in their notebook.