VI
"Adriana wears wigs, and she obviously has no clue how Sarah died," Veronica said as she sat in the break room with all the cops. She noticed the only one that wasn't there was her mother. "Where's mom?"
"Someone with Bell," Nick said passively. "What about everyone else?"
"They were apparently the last to see her," Veronica said.
"Adriana has been ruled out, she wouldn't have had the strength," Scotty said. "None of those kids would have. We got no leads."
Everyone was stumped when Kat and Curtis walked in.
"Where've you two been?" Lilly asked.
"I've found out I have a kid," Curtis said. "Well another one," Veronica stared at the two with wide eyes.
"You're not…" she addressed her mom.
"No, hell no." Kat said as she shook her head. Curtis rolled his eyes and put the picture Rachel had given him down on the table.
"THAT'S ADRIANA!" Veronica yelled as she jumped up. All the detectives, besides Kat, looked at Curtis and the photo.
"She has your hair, and eyes," Scotty noted. "Well, now that we know this… now what?"
"We find out who killed Sarah." Lilly said. Everyone in the room nodded in agreement and Veronica stared down at the photo then pulled out her phone to text someone since she wasn't being included in the conversation.
You never told me about your parents –V
She eyed the doughnut that sat in front of Nick. She wanted it. She knew that it was wrong to take others food though, even if her mother did it all the time.
Her phoned buzzed.
Not much to tell. My mom has been in rehab since I was four, in and out. Like a marry-go-round. –A
Veronica looked at her mom's boyfriend out of the corner of her eyes, he wasn't looking at her so she felt safe to type.
What about your dad? –V
She locked her phone.
"Who're you texting?" Nick asked as he looked across the table at her.
"Someone from the school. I wanted to know if we have homework," Veronica lied. He nodded but her mom gave her a look, she knew that she was lying and didn't say anything.
Before the phone could buzz Veronica was looking at the message;
My mom told me about him once when I was eight. Apparently he is some lawyer or A.D.A with the police or something. His name is Curtis Bell… I think. Never met him and never seen a picture. I don't think he knows I exist. –A
I bet he'd know. –V
Veronica stood up as her mom motioned that it was time to go.
"Bye," She said before walking out, and she knew that sooner or later they were going to find out she was texting Adriana. But Adriana wasn't the killer, so it wasn't a bad thing. Was it?
Rachel sat in her room at the rehab, staring at a different picture of Adriana. It was when she was younger.
"Kelly!" she yelled. Each floor had three nurses, Kelly was the only one Rachel would talk to.
"Yes?" The nurse asked as she poked her head into the room.
Rachel seemed to be gathering her thoughts before she spoke, "I want to see Adriana, get her here." Kelly shook her head though, sadly. Rachel stared at her, wanting know why the nurses seemed unhappy.
"I guess they didn't tell you, you've been in rehab so much that they've taken away Adriana fully. You get out again and she has to stay where she is. You've gotten no more chances." Kelly said. Rachel stared at her before screaming;
"GET OUT!"
"You three were the last to see Sarah?"
"Yeah, so what?" Scotty and Lilly were interviewing Courtney, Phillip, and Alice. The last three to see Sarah before she died.
"What were you doing?" Lilly asked. "And don't even think of lying."
"Why wouldn't she come? She is a kid, kids love Halloween!" Alice exclaimed as the four of them walked down the street.
"Probably her foster parent." Phillip said with a shrug as he took a drag of his cigar.
"He is my old one," Sarah explained. "I'll get Adriana, don't worry."
The teenagers walked up to the door with the faded red paint that was chipping off.
Knocking, the four stood there.
"I'M NOT GIVING OUT CANDY!" yelled a voice from somewhere in the house.
"I don't want any fuckin' candy. I want to see Adriana!" Sarah yelled at the door. It swung open, forcefully. Revealing Cain.
"She isn't going anywhere with you." He snarled at Sarah. "get off my land!"
Sarah glared at him. She hated him when she lived with him and hated him now.
"She is just a kid, let her come trick-or-treating!" Courtney said drunkenly.
"Get off my land before I call the cops." He glared at the teens before slamming the door.
They sighed and started down the street again, stopping on a street corner under a lamp post.
"I'm gonna go try again, you three go ahead," Sarah said as she looked back at the house. "Adriana deserves Halloween."
"That was the last time we saw her," Phillip stated. "That house is fuckin' creepy, man. Cain is the worst foster parent there is, yet he always get 'em."
The girls nodded. "I lived with him when Sarah did, he is a pervert," Alice stated. "You want your killer? I bet it was him."
"Thanks for helping." Scotty said as the teens slowly left.
"What am I here for?" Cain asked.
"We want to know why you killed Sarah, I know that you did. But my question is, how was she outside by the street light?"
Cain glared at her. "I want a lawyer."
"And I want a confession," Lilly said as she glared down at the man. "Now spill."
Joshua was staring out the window when he saw that pain, Sarah, walking back down the side walk towards the house. He grabbed him gun, which he always carried when he left the house, and walked outside and onto the side walk.
"Go home," He demanded.
"Not without Adriana," Sarah said. She was going to stand her ground. He wasn't going to push her around, not anymore.
The two stood, glaring at each other. The sky was dark and cloudy. Thunder sounded, but not a drop of rain spilt from the sky.
"Adriana is mine. Do you hear me?!" Cain yelled at her.
"She isn't a piece of property you can own!" Sarah yelled at him. "None of us are! We're human beings with feelings! Let her go and be happy!"
That was enough for Cain. He wasn't letting another one slip through the cracks, get taken away. So, he raised his arm and shot her.
Scotty pulled Cain up to stand and cuffed him.
"Joshua Cain, you are under arrest for the murder of Sarah Leonard. You have the right to remain silent." Scotty said as he pulled him from the room, Lilly following.
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