Close Enemy

Chapter 35

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A new day had just begun, after what I had discovered last night I knew there was more to what my mom was telling me, and I was willing to find out by all means, but there was only one way to find out.

I woke up a bit earlier than usual today, I sat in the dining table eating a bowl of cereal, then my mom walked into the kitchen.

"Good morning " I whispered

"morning " she said as she picks up a mug from the top of the refrigerator and places it on the dining table.

"I heard some noise last night, were you the one" she asked

"yes,  I couldn't sleep so I was moving somethings"

"okay"

I got up from my chair, placed the bowl on the sink then walked straight to the living room to get my draw string bag.

"where are you going to?"

"To find a job"

I stormed out of the house immediately I replied her, in order to prevent furthermore questions.

After hours of sitting in a taxi, I had finally arrived at my grandpa's, the journey from home was quite a long one, and I hoped my journey here wouldn't be a waste of time.

After I had paid the taxi man off, I walked into my grandpa's compound, he lived in a brownish red split-level house which had a small vermont gate and a low fence.

I walked pass his garden which was beside the gate, I paced through his driveway then got to his front door.

I knocked on the door then waited there for someone to come open the door. I wouldn't want to come a long way to find out that his not home, that would be extremely disappointing.

I knocked one more time as I waited out there, before I could knock the last time I hear a familiar voice.

"I'm coming!!" he said sounding croaky

The door opens, and it was grandpa his face lit up with a smile when he saw me, it had been long since we saw each other.

"Grandpa!!" I said with a huge smile on my face as I embraced him.

"You're now a big girl, come in"

I walked into the house, it had been so long since I'd visited several things seemed to have changed. Starting from the new hardwood floor, the new pvc ceiling and smooth walls.

We walked into the seating room, took our sit on the white mid-century modern chair.

"How is your mom?"

"she's doing fine"

"okay, let me get something for you to drink"

"oh don't worry grandpa, no need for that. I came here for a reason"

"And what is that"

"Give me a minute" I said to him as I pulled out my bag from the right side of my arm.

I opened the box while still in the bag, then brought out the picture of Josey Scott.

"Grandpa who is this?" I said handing over the picture to him.

"Where did you get this picture from? " he said as his eyes bulged out in shock

"my mom gave me"

"Why"

"I don't know, she wanted you to tell me something about the lady in the picture"

"Give me a second, I need to get something from upstairs" he said.

He gets up from the chair and slowly walks upstairs. Immediately grandpa left I got an urgent call from detective robles, grandpa had taken so much time to get back so I couldn't wait anymore.

*****

Finally I arrived at the police station, I went straight to detective robles office immediately I got to the station.

"Good Afternoon, you're finally here"

"what's the new update " I said in a heist

"calm down, have a seat first"

I rushed and had my seat

"okay tell me!"

"miss you have to be calm, I know this won't be nothing new to you"

"Officer Talk!!"

"We brought Chuck in for questioning yesterday, what he told you matched with what he told us. And he kept insisting that your mom has a hand in both Joel and Brenda's death"

"his obviously lying!!"

"well I'm not too sure he seemed genuine, he also admitted that he kidnapped you and tried killing you"

"Where is he now?"

"His in the jail, right now his been charged for your kidnap and attempted murder. But we can't charge him for Joel's death we need someone to testify against him and also needed evidence , with out all that we have a baseless case"

"God" I placed my right hand on my forehead in frustration.

"the same way his a suspect is the same way your mom is a suspect,  there's no evidence against either of them. We would need your permission to search your entire house, we're doing the same with chuck"

"okay sure"

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Detective Robles and the search team had arrived at my house, they searched the entire house for any evidence, but the only thing they came across were some old receipt showing transaction between Brenda and my mom.

When they had come across those receipt earlier on my mom had told them what she had done with them, but I never knew what she had told the detective.

The search team had taken the receipt along with them to see if it would be useful in anyway.

Later in the evening, I was at the living room relaxing when my mom had just arrived home.

"you're back" I said out loud

"yes, or do you want me to leave and never return"

"No, I didn't mean it that way"

"Brenda we have something serious to talk about " she said with a frown on her face.

"And what is that"

"What were you doing at your grandpa's, and without letting me know?!? "

"am I not allowed to visit him anymore?, besides I'm no more a child!"

"oh so now you've grown wings"

"I'm now a mother, if you keep treating me like a child then how do you expect me to be grown enough to take care of my child"

"okay tell me why are you so interested on knowing about that Josey"

"because I think I deserve to know,  I saw a wedding picture of she and dad, why did you make me believe she was my grandma"

"see honey they're some things that have to be left the way they are, that is all in the past"

"Did dad leave her for you? "

"what why do you say so? "

"I don't know, the day the picture was taken showed on the picture, and I wasn't born then"

"see darling let the past be"

"why do you seem nervous,  mom just tell me was dad married before?!, did he have a family before you met him, please explain!! "

"Allie don't disrespect me, I'm your mother and there's nothing to explain here. Now please leave me alone"

"well you're the one who started it"

My mom walks up the stairs as she heads to her room looking all upset.