Chapter 10
Friday
7:56am
Spencer family home
Shawn and Henry Spencer were sat at the large dining table eating their breakfast; well it was Shawn's second breakfast – he had lied to his dad so he could get some deliciously cooked bacon and eggs. While eating they discussed Shawn's current situation and the fact that Henry was a suspect's alibi, "So Lexxie's in jail, you're a school teacher and Gus is acting weird?" Henry pondered while summarising what his son had told him.
"Yeah, Gus is always excited when he's around Lexxie. It's so confusing?" he said shoving a piece of bacon into his mouth.
"Did you ever think that Gus likes her?"
"No, he can't that's like, eww. She's only just turned twenty, she was nineteen four weeks ago." Shawn's face twisted in his childish dislike of the subject.
"That may be Shawn, but Lexxie is extremely mature for her age – a heck of lot more mature than you. And she's very intelligent and she knows how to take care of herself, I mean come on it took her what, one minute to figure out that you're a fake."
Shawn thought about what his dad was saying and he realised the amount of truth in his words, he began to ponder them for a moment before his mind reminded him of his true purpose of visiting his father that morning – except for the free food. "Anyway dad, I'm stuck on my case and that's why I came over."
"Why did you come over?" Henry asked.
"Because when I'm on a case and I get stuck, I come to you and you do your dad thing and it helps me."
"My dad thing?" Henry asked slumping back in his seat.
"Yeah, you're dad thing. Just do it."
Henry put down his fork and knife and said, "Shawn, close your eyes!" Shawn leant back in his own seat and did as he was told. The darkness gave him the clarity that he craved. He breathed deeply, in and out, in and out – calming himself down.
Henry began to speak again, "Right, Shawn, go back to your fist day at the school. Tell me what happened."
Shawn envisioned it as he recited what he did, "Well, first I got off my bike. I talked to Lexxie for a bit, we went into school together and she went left and I went right."
"Then what?" Henry asked.
"I walked to my classroom; I'd been given a map so I could find it. I went to the front of the class, put my bag and coat behind the desk. The bell went and all the girls came in."
"And?"
"Well I talked about how psychics worked and a load of rubbish like that for a few lessons until lunch. At lunch, me and Lexxie were sat on a wall behind the school discussing what we found out ; I hadn't found out anything but Lexxie said she was sure Shelby didn't like her but she as sure she had become friends with Daryl."
"What else?"
"Then lunch was over and we had the same lesson. I saw Shelby and Nina and Daryl…"
"What?" Henry asked because he knew when Shawn had realised something.
Daryl was looking at Alexis with admiring eyes, her hand was tapping the desk and her bracelet was waving up and down. Her bracelet: it was a friendship bracelet and it was purple and yellow. Shawn remembered.
Shawn jumped up from his seat and screeched, "I know who did it, I don't know why but I know who." He ran out of the house and called Gus and Juliet to confirm his theory.
Gus first.
Gus answered after three rings; he could hear Alexis in the background. "Hey, Shawn what's up?"
"Hi Gus, tell me what was the attacker like?" Shawn asked
"Huh?"
"Shelby's attacker from the hospital. Was there anything outstanding about the person?"
"No, not really … except for a tattoo." He eventually said.
"Let me guess, a blue hummingbird?"
"Yeah, Shawn, how'd you know that?" Gus asked in a worried tone.
"No reason, just try and convince the chief to let you and Lexxie come to the school."
"What? Why?"
"It doesn't matter. Pass the phone to Lexxie." He did.
"Hi Shawn." She said.
"Hey, Lexxie. Can I ask you a question?"
"Sure."
"How did Daryl get you to go to the mayor's house?"
"She texted me, coz' I gave her my number just in case, and said Nina really needed us two there for something important. But Nina never showed up."
"Thank you!" Shawn hung up the phone.
Now Juliet.
Shawn couldn't be bothered to call her, since he had hardly any credit left anyway, so he decided to text Juliet instead.
Shawn: Hey, did you get my info? X
Juliet: Yeah, Nina Summers was expelled from her last school.
Shawn: What for? X
Juliet: Something to do with a relationship with a teacher, she started acting out in school around him and stuff. The file doesn't say anything else.
Shawn: Thanks for the info, Jules. Get down to the school; I know who the killer is. X
Juliet: Okay see you soon, after we can watch the Voice … I recorded it. X
With that Shawn hopped onto his motorbike and raced off towards the school.