THE PLAYGROUND

CHAPTER EIGHT

Alexa and Chris wondered what was taking them so long. The young man, Drake, had ask if he could leave and Chris said he could. The twins stayed there waiting patiently until they saw a girl running out of the inn.

She was blonde and she looked older than Alexa. The Blondie looked so  frightened that she didn't noticed that Alexa and Chris were standing there. When she noticed them, she started to run in the other direction but they went after her. When they caught her Chris tried to hold her down so she doesn't escape but she was struggling too hard so Alexa joined and they succeeded in holding her down.

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Officer Gale managed to open the door and they both ran outside to find Chris and Alexa restraining the blonde girl.

He handcuffed the Blondie and took her to the police station for questioning.

When Alexa and her siblings got home, Aiden was already there and it made her happier because she had missed him. "Where have you guys been?, I've been really worried." he said with genuine concern. Alexa smiled at him and apologized, " we're sorry we didn't tell you, it was pretty urgent."

"Okay. Well I hope you guys are hungry cause I made dinner."

" You cooked?, seriously, wow that's new. I didn't even know you knew how to". Dave said jokingly.

"Of course I know how to cook, I'm an excellent cook."

They laughed and went to have their dinner. While they were eating, Aiden got a call and he became sour. When Alexa asked what the problem was, he said his mother had died.

"Oh... I'm so sorry." He looked so heartbroken that she felt really bad for him. She wished she knew what she could do to get that look off his face, but she didn't.

The guys offered their condolences, but it didn't seem enough. Their dinner and their mood was ruined. They retreated to bed early, though neither of them could sleep due to different reasons.

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The next morning, Aiden said he had to go home for a while and he left pretty early. Sometime around noon, officer Gale called and asked Dave and his siblings to come down to the station.

When they got there, they noticed the blonde girl sitting in officer Gale's office and she was crying. They all sat down and waited for him to start.

"This is Mrs Sophie Smith. She said she's Josie's daughter in law."

When Alexa heard that name, it put a bitter taste in her mouth. The woman that almost killed her because of something she doesn't even understand. She had always suspected that Josie had something to do with her dad's disappearance and now her suspicions were being confirmed by this woman.

"She said that she never kidnapped your dad," he continued " that he drove to the inn himself. She said that her job was just to take care of him."

"So you're saying that the same woman who killed my sister, and almost killed me too is responsible for my dad's disappearance?" Alexa asked then continued without waiting for an answer. "Why?," she asked, her eyes teary "what has my family done to deserve something so cruel from Josie?, I mean I..." She let the words trail off as she tried desperately to fight back the tears pouring from her eyes. Chris pulled her into his arms and tried to comfort her. He wanted to say something but he was interrupted by officer gale.

"I'm sorry about what happened, but you don't have to worry about Mrs smith anymore." He said without looking at anyone in particular.

"What do you mean?" Dave asked looking serious all of a sudden.

"She died last night, suicide". He said simply.

Alexa didn't know if she should be happy or sad. A side of her was happy that Josie was dead but another part wasn't because she felt like she didn't suffer enough. She slowly left the comfort of her brother's arm and turned to face Sophie. " I want to hear it from you, your plans, reasons for all you did, everything."

"Well," she reluctantly started " it started when you turned twelve. Mrs smith said she noticed something in you that normal kids didn't possess. She said your aura was incredible, that you held great powers, powers that had been lost for decades, powers that could change the world and she wanted them. She was told to be patient till you were of age, till you were eighteen but when you turned seventeen, she said you were stronger and that if she didn't take your powers then, she wouldn't be able to anymore."

"I'm sorry," officer gale raised his hand to stop her. " but what kind of powers are we talking about here?"

"I think Josie was being delusional that Alexa possessed some kind of spiritual powers or something like that." Dave answered.

"Interesting, go on." officer gale said with no expression on his face.

"That's why she decided to kidnap you. We had planned it out and everything was perfect until your sister showed up."

When Alexa heard that, she became more alert and she glared at Sophie like she could drill a hole inside her.

"Mrs Smith said your sister was like your guardian angel and that with her around, we wouldn't be able to carry out our plans."

"So you killed her." Alexa said, her voice coming out like a whisper that Chris could hardly hear her. "You killed my best friend!" She yelled.

"I'm sorry, Mrs smith was really obsessed and there was nothing I could do. My husband and I tried to plead with her to wait but she didn't listen. The day your sister got home, Mrs smith was really worried and her son didn't like it so that's why he decided to use your sister for sacrifice."

"Wait, so you're telling me that Mrs smith didn't kill miss jenny, it was her son who happens to be your husband."

"Yes officer."

"Okay, what's her son's name?"

"Jacob."

"Okay, how was Mr Jacob able to enter the Hathaway's apartment?"

"I don't know, he wouldn't tell me."

"Okay, what happened after that?"

"Well, Mrs Smith had to leave the house and she wasn't able to take Alexa with her because it would be too odd and she said she needed the blood of a parent, that's why she took your dad."

"Where is he now?" Chris impatiently asked.

" She said she doesn't know, that her husband took him away few days before we went to the inn." Officer gale answered.

"How can we get to this Jacob guy so he can tell us where our dad is?" Dave asked.

"Well, I've collected his number and all the information i could get about him and I'm sure we'll find him soon."

"I hope you do." He replied as they got up to leave.

"In the meantime, we'll keep Mrs Sophie here and continue our investigation, and Dave whenever I get any leads, you'll be the first to know."

"Thanks, I'd appreciate it." They shook hands and they all left the station.