My 'One and Only' : Matthew Espinosa

Chapter 14: Secrets

THALIA'S DAD'S POV

How am I going to tell them? The cops should be here soon and I have to let them know what is going on before they show up. This is terrible! I have to-

Too late. A key clicks and the door swings open. "Hey kids," I nervously laugh trying to cover up the bloody footprints with a nearby rug. "Hey dad!" Thalia comes up to me and gives me a hug. "What's wrong?" She asks concerned. I sigh, "There's something I need to-" I was about to tell them the news but there was a big pounding on the door. "Police. Open up."

I look at my shocked children and give them a comforting smile, "it's okay," I say walking over to the door. I open it to see 3 big cops standing on the porch. "Where's the evidence," a cop with a black beard asks. "Um," I turn around to my children. "Kids, can you go pick up some dinner. Come back in a couple hours or so," I say picking up my wallet and pulling out two 50's, "stay out of the house and go have fun for a couple hours, ok?" I say nervously handing Dustin the money.

Thalia gives me the 'you're busted' look before turning away and stomping out the door with Dustin following behind. "Okay gentlemen," I fold together my hands, "let's start."

THALIA'S POV

Walking into my house, I see my dad fidgeting nervously by the couch, trying to do something with the rug..."Hey kids," he nervously laughs as he continues to mess with the rug. "Hey dad!" I run up to him to give him a hug just to break the awkward tension in between us. "What's wrong?" I just had to ask. He sighed, as if relieved of my question. He meets our eyes again, "There's something I need to-" he's cut off my a strange pounding on the door.

"Police. Open up." Oh great. I just arrived home, and the cops show up? What's been going on for the past two months? I nervously glance at Dustin, who looks back at me with the same expression. Dustin and I shift uneasily on our feet as my dad opens the door, letting in the three huge men.

"Where's the evidence," asks a cop with a black beard as he steps through the doorway. I step closer to Dustin, confused and scared about what the strange man is talking about, and he puts his arm around my shoulder, protecting me.

All of a sudden my dad turns to us and hands us some money, telling us to go get dinner and not to come back until later. What is he planning? Dustin reaches his hand out to grab the money as I give dad the death glare and stomp out the door. Dustin follows behind me, towards the car, and shuts the door behind him.

I automatically loose my temper, "What the hell was that!?" I slam my door as I hop into the passenger's seat. "Don't ask me! I'm about as clueless as you are!" We both sit there and stare at the house, waiting for action. 10 minutes pass and nothing's happened, "I think we should go now," I suggest, wanting to get out of this awkward situation. He just sits there for a minute before replying, "yea...yea. Let's go."

DUSTIN'S POV

It took me a few minutes to realize what had happened. I didn't tell Thalia, but I thought I saw...footprints. Bloody, footprints. And I think my dad was trying to cover them. Kinda strange...

Also, I didn't see mom...but her car was home...maybe she was in the bathroom or something. I don't know...but. Oh my god...
Did he murder mom...? Or did someone else!? I dont know but dad kinda looked suspicious, trying to hide the evidence from us...why didn't he want us to know?

After a few minutes of complete silence, Thalia speaks up, "I think we should go now." I agree and we start our drive to nowhere in particular...