It isn't a good day for Cornelia. Once again, her attempt to rescue her best friend, Elyon, from Phobos' clutches failed. While her friends are having plans on their own, she is sitting on a nearby lake with depression on her face.
"Hey," a voice called. "Do you need any help, miss?"
Cornelia turns around to see a man in his thirties standing behind her. He's wearing a grey fedora and a suit that has a pink and grey coat, blue necktie, white shirt, grey pants, and brown shoes.
"No, I don't need any help," she turned away from him.
"Are you sure?" he asked. "Please, I'm an understanding adult. Please."
"Okay, I'll tell you," Cornelia clears her throat and started her tale while the man listened. "I had a best friend. We spent some quality time together. We shared secrets, but I never told her one. In fact, I wanted to tell her of how she was chosen for some destiny, but our leader doesn't want to. Anyway, I lost her during the Parents' Day at out school. We tried to get her back, but she refused because she believed we are her enemies. I don't know what to do anymore."
As she cried after the story, he puts his arm around her shoulder.
"It's okay. I know how you feel. I lost a best friend," the man started his tale. "In fact, he was one of the greatest LAPD cops I'd ever met. I helped him out on a few cases until he committed adultery when he cheated his wife for a singer. His partner on that branch just sold him out by reporting his affair to corrupt officials, losing his position and getting him demoted to Arson. Of course, he makes the attempt to fought the corrupt, but he died in the sewers when he drowned by flood water."
"That's one horrible tale," Cornelia commented.
"Same as yours. Just do whatever you can to get your best friend and make sure she doesn't end up with the same fate as that man," the man begged while holding her hands.
"Okay, I promise," she promised before he leaves her.
"By the way, my name is Roy Earle, and I'm a detective from the LAPD," the man introduced.
"My name is Cornelia Hale," the girl introduced as well.
"If you want to tell me something, here's my card," Roy gives a card containing his cellphone and telephone number as well as his address. "I'm open-minded with secrets. Besides, I'm investigating the disappearance of your best friend, Elyon Brown, isn't it? Let me know if you want to tell me something."
As he left, Cornelia could ponder if it's safe to tell the man she just met her secrets.