VIVID

4:06 NEW YORK CITY | Fire kills three children and one goes missing

I read the headline for the third time, black ink blurring together because of the heavy rain pouring down over the city.

Fire killed 3 innocent children of the Delcassio family in Queens. Addie Delcassio, 16, goes missing as the flames roar into the early morning and into lunch time. Nothing is salvageable-

"I'm ready." I whispered as the man beside me handed me the gun.

"You're now on my side." He whispered as he moved the air off of my shaking shoulders and trailed his hand down my back. "Welcome to the masquerade." He placed the purple mask onto my face as it sparkeled under the street lights. "You will be my favorite."

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4:06 NEW YORK CITY | Fire kills three children and one goes missing

"Aladdinson" Chief said as he popped his head into my office. "You will take this case and you will find her. You hear me boy?"

"Yes Sir, I will try my best."

"You won't try, you will DO your best." He said tossing the file onto my desk. "Everything you need is in there. Her text messages from the phone we found, last person's house she stayed at, family background, even the little things like favorite food. Find her, God knows what she has been getting into." He slammed the door behind him as the blinds pound against the glass.

Addie, Addie Delcassio. Where the hell are you?