White Lie
Chapter 1
''Tonight. 12 p.m. Is it all clear, Marco?''
''Yes… Are you sure that she's alone.''
''Do you want to stay alive?''
''I…''
''Answer me!''
''Yes.''
''Then you're going to do what I say.'' The man ordered and hanged up the phone.
….
''Are we there yet?'' The little boy asked.
''No. I told you to shut up all ready.'' The redhead woman on the front seat said.
''You promised me that we'll visit my dad.''
''Yes. We're going there.''
A few silent minutes.
'' Are we there yet?''
''Still not. Shut up.''
''Which town is this?''
''It's…''
There was a sound of a shot-gun. The car ran into a tree.
….
Dream
Send me a sign
Turn back the clock
Give me some time
I need to break out
And make a new name
Let's open our eyes
To the brand new day
It's a brand new day
….
Foster was driving home after a long day at work. She was thinking about some case and she almost didn't saw the smashed car near the road. There was no one else around. She turned off.
The front window of the car was all red. The woman sitting at the front seat was surely dead. Foster returned to her car to get her mobile phone.
''Please don't go.'' A voice behind her said.
''Hey!'' She looked through the smashed car window. ''Is anybody there.''
Suddenly a small face showed.
''Hang on.''
Foster tried to open the door but there was a branch that she couldn't remove. She didn't know what to do.
''Don't worry, I'll be here soon.'' She said to the two bright green eyes looking straight at her on the other side of the dirty window.
'' I don't believe you.'' The boy said.
'' I promise you. I'll just get the mobile phone from my car. It's over there. Ok? Don't worry.''
The little boy nodded.
Foster went as faster as she could to her car and started looking for her phone. But it wasn't there. ''Damn it!'' She had left it in her office.
She went to the crushed car once more and tried to open any of the doors but there was no way of doing it alone.
The boy in the car was watching her carefully.
''What's your name?'' Foster asked when there was nothing else left to do.
''Fin. What's yours?'' He said calmly.
''I'm Gillian. Nice to meet you Fin.''
''What are you going to do?''
''I don't know yet but I'm sure we'll come up with something.''
A minute of silence.
''Is she dead.''
''Is she your mother?''
''Yes.''
She expected him to start crying but there wasn't any sign of sadness or fear on his face. He was no more than 8 years old. That was strange… Or he just hadn't realized what had happened yet.
''And where's your dad?''
''We were going to his house tonight. I haven't met him before.''
That was enough for now. She didn't want to force him to talk more even if he still looked pretty calm.
Foster decided to wait for another car coming. They had no other option. The thing that bothered her was the shotgun in the woman's neck. There was no weapon in the car and she wasn't going to ask Fin about such a thing. This meant that there was someone with a gun… somewhere near.
A few minutes later she saw the lights of a car. She got on the road and started waving to the driver. He pulled off and stopped.
''Excuse me, I…''
'' Gillian?''
''Dave! What are you doing here?'' She asked shocked and relieved.
'' Funny, I was going to ask you the same thing.''
He saw the car.
''Why didn't you call me?''
''I forgot my phone in the office.''
They got to the car. Dave started looking at it. Then he saw the woman and looked closer at her shot wound. Then he saw the boy. He watched him for a few seconds really closely.
''Hey there.'' He said and stared at him for a few moments more. ''I think we should call the police. It's impossible to open these doors.''
…
''Where is he going so late'' Lightman asked himself while he was spying at Dave Burns.
He wasn't sure about this guy from the moment he saw him. He wanted to do a research about him but he didn't do it only because he was a little bit afraid of Foster's reaction. But now he was definitely going to do it. Cal was following him for 3 hours now. His cell phone rang. It was Locker. There was a man waiting for him at the office. ''It must be important.''
He had to go… but he was going to renew his investigation the next day.
…
''I'm only worried about the boy.'' Dave said from the other room while she was brushing her teeth.
''Yeah, me too. Tomorrow I'll ask Reynolds to try to take this case.'' Gillian answered and lay on the bad beside him.
''You don't have to do it. I'm sure it's not something Lightman is going to want to work on.''
''I don't care, besides that I can take any case I want to.'' She said and hugged him.
'' I know that honey… But this case is going to be a little bit more personal to you after tonight.''
Foster looked at his face. He looked nervous. There was something that he was hiding from her. She felt it in his voice before but now it was obvious on his face too.
''You know… you're right.'' She said not looking at him anymore.
He breathed out suddenly. Relief. It was definitely something going on.
…..
Agent Reynolds entered Lightman's office.
''We've got a case. It's a…''
''I need you to do me favor.'' Cal cut him.
''Ok but let me finish first.'' The other man said.
''It's related to the case… the favor.''
''But you don't know anything about it yet.'' Reynolds insisted.
''I know everything… in fact there is only one more thing that I don't know everything about. And because of that as I mentioned before I need you to do me a favor.''
''What is it?'' He said knowing that he had to listen to it anyway.
''I need you to find something more about a man called David Burns.'' Lightman said.
''David Burns?'' the agent repeated.
''Yes.''
''Oh, ok.'' He turned around to leave.
But…
''Hang on. You can tell me something about him right now. What do you know?'' Cal asked looking him in the face.
''I don't know anything.''
''Come oooon, I know that you know something.'' Lightman said and started spinning on his chair.
''I'll check and then I'll tell you.''
''In case you know it already?''
''Well, I don't know everything.'' Raynolds said and walked out.
''And agent, don't tell anybody.'' Cal said before the other man walked out.
Three days ago Ben had found that someone had used his computer. Everything was deleted from the history of but he had his own ways of checking what's going on. Someone had taped the name David Burns. It wasn't Lightman.
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Hey! Thanks for reading!
That's my first Lie to me fanfiction. I hope you like it :)
I'll publish the next chapter soon and I will be really happy to see your comments :)
Marty
