Chapter One.
I was in my office, studying a case.
My name is Haley Kallowell. And I'm a Private Investigator. Not the kind you see in the movies, just an ordinary person, skilled with 'spying'
I was studying up on a person I was pretending to be. I had to wear a blonde wig and put on coloured contacts. I was pretending to be another girl to try to get a criminal (the cops have been chasing for months) in jail. I was pretending to be this guy's girlfriend. Trying to get him to confess his criminal activities.
I was in my car, and drove to a street down from his house. There were more undercover cops around me hidden just in case anything got out of hand. The mic in my ear was uncomfortable, but was all part of my job. I rang the doorbell.
"Hey, honey." He said inviting me in.
"How's everything?" I said winking as I walked by.
"Good, good." We went into the kitchen where he was on the computer typing up credit card scams.
I wanted to get a picture of the screen, but I didn't have a camera just a mic. I needed him to confess verbally.
"How was your aunt's place?" he said looking at me occasionally taking his eyes off the computer screen.
"It was good. She's still sick though." I said and I wanted to get this over with so I decided to ask him subtly. "Who you scamming this time?" I said laughing a little.
"Hmmmm…" He said concentrated. "I'm pretending to be this guy," He said showing me on the screen. "We can take all his cash and go on that vacation we were planning on next week." He looked up and smiled.
I checked my earpiece when he looked away to make sure the other undercover cops heard him. Just then about four police officers came through the door.
"You're under arrest…" I heard as I walked out the door. I went into my car down the street and took of my wig. That one was too easy.
I drove back to my office, and sat down. My boss came in.
"Good work Halley. You've done it again." He said sitting down in the chair in front of me.
"It was no problem," I said feeling proud.
"I'm giving you a vacation. For two weeks. If you see anything suspicious though. Any crimes. Come back to the office and let us know." He said
"Thank you." I said standing up. I haven't had a 'holiday' in a while. But when I do it never really happens. I always find a case somewhere.
I left the building and made my way home. Someone was there, and broke in.
"Hello again." Jake smiled and watched me.
"Don't scare me like that!" I said startled. Jake and I had a thing for each other. I met him at one of my brother's parties. "You really take advantage of that key I gave you."
"Yeah I do." He smiled and stood close to me.
There was something he didn't know. There was something, not even my family knew. My name was Halley at work. My real name was Iris Scarlet.
He kissed me and walked away.
"Where you going?" I said looking behind him
"I'll be back. I got to go do something."
He was always very secretive. I always wanted to figure out what he was up to.
I walked into the living room and turned on my computer. A screen was up. It was a website for a shop selling cars. I checked the site and tried to remember if I had ever been on this site before. Hm, Jake must have been.
I decided to check it out. I went into my car and followed the address on the site. I drove up and to my surprise Jake was there. I didn't know he owned a car shop.
"Found you." I said from behind him.
"Oh, you scared me Iris!" He turned around.
"You work the night shift?" I said looking around.
"Yeah. I sell cars…."
"Why didn't you tell me?" I said.
"Because they're not ordinary cars."
He led me into the shop and showed me a station where people were removing licence plate and putting on new ones. I looked shocked and I felt my heart break. He's a criminal…
"They're stolen… I didn't want to tell you because I didn't know how you would react to me selling stolen cars." He said hopeful that I wouldn't mind.
My boy friend was a criminal…. And I was stuck in between love and the love for my job.