Secrets

Chapter five- Where out thou sister

I wandered around my room, my box of stuff just arrived, Lee just sorted out the sofa and I finally felt at home. I was putting out my teddies and sorting my aesthetic pictures for my wall when I realised my sister wasn't home yet.

I wandered down the ladder and down into the top hallway and peeked into Lee and Chlo's bedroom "Lee?" I said and I heard him reply "Moo, You ok?" and I looked in to see him unboxing a flat-pack "Lee" I said stepping into his room "Chloe isn't back yet, it's been two hours and its getting dark" I said and worry could clearly be heard in my voice. He looked up, screwdriver in hand "She's fine, she probably met Jade and went into town to get stuff for the house" and I agreed "Yeah, your probably right." I said and wandered back to my room. 

Two hours later, after sorting my clothes and arranging my collection of funko pop figures, I realised that Chlo still wasn't home, if she was home she would of come and said hello. I jumped up off my mattress and when I got downstairs I wandered into the living room "Lee?" I said and he was pacing in front of the window "I know, but where could she be if she isn't with you?" his voice sounded strained and worried and I knew he was talking to Jade. 

"Jade, Let me know please if you hear from her, you know this isn't like her" he added and then he hung up and turned around, his face white "It has been four hours, she isn't with Jade, Jess, I have NO idea where she is!" he gripped the sofa and his knuckles turned white contrasting his usually deep tanned skin. "I know. I think we may need to call the police" I said and I was worried about upsetting him by mentioning the police, he doesn't like to ever admit when things are wrong "I can go look for her if you like?" I offered but he shook his head "No, all I need is you going missing as well on the first night we have you living with us, no. I will wait another hour if I don't hear anything then I will call the police." He mumbled and sat down. 

I felt awkward so went back up to my room, texted my friends, then I texted Jade "Jade, Lee is calling the police in an hour, will keep you updated, M" I sent and Jade replied "Thanks, Lovely. x" and I put down my phone. I laid on my mattress and tried to manifest my sister coming home by saying out loud a dozen times that SHE WILL COME HOME. She didn't come home.

An hour later Lee called the police as he said he would and the police came, took statements, and were very aware of the serial killer. They told us they would search and keep us informed. At 2 o clock in the morning, the police called off the search until the morning.

I didn't get a wink of sleep, I could hear Lee constantly shouting down the phone at the police all night to continue searching, but as soon as the sky lit up for the morning, the police were back out searching. Lee asked me to go look for her with him and we started with the forest opposite us.

The first thing we noticed whilst wandering through the woods was the footprints, small ones and big boot prints pretty much behind every small print "Chloe's footprints!" I shouted to Lee and his face turned even whiter than before "She was here. Why was she here?" he whispered barely able to speak "Lee, I don't know, but you need to call the police here" I said and he nodded and ran off toward the road outside the woods near our house where the police team was gathering ready to search and within minutes I heard branches snapping, Lee was beside me and dogs were barking through the woods as the police combed past the trees.

I whistle blew and a dog was snarling and barking and suddenly three police officers ran in the direction of the whistle and the snarling "Stay back!" another one came toward us pushing us back and my heart stopped, I looked up just as Lee's confused face turned to realisation and he sunk to the floor "No!" he shouted and I ran, slipped past the police offer and moved the tape they were currently putting up "NO!" I shouted and I see Chloe's phone and her shoes and blood smeared up the tree.

We were escorted back home by police officers, they made us tea in our kitchen. We were both in shock. The police officer, a small woman sat opposite us "I know it is hard to comprehend, we haven't found her, but that amount of blood means she COULDN'T of survived. I am so so sorry." The police officer said. "We will be taking her things to the police station as evidence, but I wanted to give this back to you" she said and she handed Lee a ring in a small evidence bag, confusion piled on Lee's face, and the police officer continued "It was left at the scene" she said and then grabbed the bag back "Your certain this wasn't hers?" She asked concerned and I shook my head "No. definitely not, her fingers are so small it wouldn't have fit her" and Lee nodded in agreement. The police officer put the silver ring, with an aquamarine stone shaped like a dolphin on it back into her bag. 

I walked out of the room as my phone buzzed and see Jade's name buzzing up "Jade?" I answered and I heard sniffling "Is it true!? it's on the news?" She added and I gulped "Yes." I said and she cried. A few minutes later she stopped and I added "They only found her phone, her shoes, also a ring they thought was hers, but wasn't, it was too big for her fingers, a silver one with an aquamarine dolphin on it." I finished and Jade breathed hard "Did you say an aquamarine dolphin?" she said quickly and I breathed "Uhm, Yeah." I added unsure what's about to happen and Jade cut in before I could tell her I needed to go "That ring was Lauren's ring, she was buried with it" She said and I grabbed hold of the wall behind me "What are you saying, someone- dug her up? to put the ring onto Chloe but then why leave it behind?" I asked and Jade sighed "I don't know. But we will find out, get ready, I am coming to get you in an hour." She said and hung up.

As I walked back into the living room Lee turned to me "Someone dug up Lauren's grave and stole her body" and my heart stopped "That ring, that was Lauren's" I said and the police officers face went pale and grabbed out her walky-talky "We need back up at Bush fair cemetery, a body has been placed in an open grave, female, brown hair, small." A voice on the other end said and the police officer looked up at me and Lee, shock, and tears falling from both our faces "We will need you to identify the body" they said and we nodded.

An hour later, whilst waiting for the call to go and identify Chloe, the police called Lee, he put them on speaker "Mr. Hutton?" The police officer asked "This is PC Warrell who was with you earlier" She added and Lee replied with a simple "Yes?" and the police officer continued "It won't be necessary to identify the body. I can't say more at the present moment, I will be updating you this evening. Someone came forward to collect their ring." Me and Lee gasped "Who was it?" I asked and the police officer replied with "Lucie Swann." and me and Lee looked at each other confused. "Who's Lucie Swann?" I asked and the police officer chuckled "Well isn't that the million-dollar question, I will update you as I said this afternoon, when I know more." She said and we hung up.

"Lucie Swann?" Lee muttered "Who the?"