"Angel's fingerprints are the only one's visible on Shayleen's body."
He said. Nidia put her hand over her mouth and started crying. Shane wasn't
ready to just give in and say Shane did it because he wasn't 100% sure. He
figured what he was going to say next would either totally burry Angel or
maybe give her hope of being found not guilty.
"Of course Angel's fingerprints were the only ones on her! She was the last one with Shayleen. But could the person have worn gloves?" Shane asked. The doctor nodded thoughtfully.
"Yes we thought of that. Although when we checked the site strands of Angel's hair were there as well as the sole design of her shoe in the soil. However we found this behind a tree." He said and handed Shane a small silver object. Shane looked at it. It was a small sterling silver ID bracelet that said "Modesty" with two star shape emeralds (her birthstone) on either side. Shane had given it to her for her birthday years ago.
"What the fuck?" Shane asked.
"The police are stumped." The doctor answered.
"Maybe Angel was trying to frame Modesty." Jeff spoke up.
"That's a god possibility." Matt agreed.
"No it's not." Shane disagreed.
"Why not?" Nidia asked.
"Because when she called me the other day she said she didn't know Modesty was out."
"Shane she could have been lying sweetie." Nidia said gently. Shane glared at her.
~~~~~~~~
"Hello?" Modesty answered her ringing phone.
"They think it's you."
"What? Who's this?"
"Someone you have wronged in the past."
"What's your name?"
"My name is no important right now."
"To me it is."
"That doesn't matter. The cops should be coming to arrest you soon. Make it easy on yourself and confess."
"But I didn't do it!" Modesty screamed as the person hung up.
~~~~~~
Shane nervously sat on his chair. He knew once Shayleen was allowed to be seen he and Nidia would be the first two people in to see her. Shane wanted to see Shayleen but not under these circumstances.
Shane remembered when he was a teen. Jeff had been put in the hospital because he seen a wrestling move on TV, tried it, and seriously hurt him. Shane felt so nervous walking into his room and when he got inside he wanted to faint. He couldn't handle seeing the IV in Jeff's arm or the tube in him. How could he handle his own baby girl who probably had more than one tube in her?
"Shane buddy." Matt whispered and patted Shane on the back. Shane looked up. "Here." Matt said and handed Shane a cut of coffee.
"Thanks man."
"No problem Sugar. How you holding up?" Matt asked and sat next to him.
"Barely." Shane answered sadly. Matt put his arm around Shane's shoulders.
"Everything will be ok Shane. Don't worry."
"Matt put yourself in my position. You can't. You're not married; you don't have a daughter who was kidnapped. Two of your friends aren't suspects. This is hard Matt."
"I imagine it is. But you're tough. You're going to come out of his a stronger person."
"I'm not concerned about me. My question is will Shayleen make it?"
"She has a little bit of you in her and I little bit of Nidia in her. I think she will."
"Matt?"
"Yes Shane?"
"You rule."
"I know." Matt smiled. Shane smirked.
~~~~~~
Modesty wandered around the North Carolina streets. Someone had called her. She didn't know who. The voice sounded female but that didn't mean anything. It could have been a man disguising his voice.
At least now she knew someone was out to frame her. Now she could put her guard up. Modesty wasn't going to the cops just yet. She wanted to handle this on her own and prove her own innocence.
But who could it be? The person someone she had pissed off in the past. The new question was who DIDN'T she piss off in the past? So she had an attitude. She couldn't help it. She had to piss this person off really bad for the person to want to seek revenge. Or Modesty hardly did anything and this person liked to hold grudges. Modesty sighed. This was not what she had planned.
~~~~~~
Angel sat on her bunk. Why didn't the cops release her? Modesty obviously did it. She was jealous she lost Shane's baby and Nidia had it.
"Hey Angel." Angel's cellmate Donna said as she walked in from her visiting hours.
"Yes?" Angel asked and drew her knees to her chest. She hated Donna.
"Word on the street is your hair and footprints were found at the crime scene and your prints are all over Shayleen."
"Are you serious? They found her?"
"Yep."
"Oh my god! Is she alive?"
"Barely. She might be a vegetable though."
"Oh my god!" Angel exclaimed and began crying. There was no way Angel could have done that to her goddaughter.
"You're going to be in here a long time." Donna commented which made Angel cry harder.
"Of course Angel's fingerprints were the only ones on her! She was the last one with Shayleen. But could the person have worn gloves?" Shane asked. The doctor nodded thoughtfully.
"Yes we thought of that. Although when we checked the site strands of Angel's hair were there as well as the sole design of her shoe in the soil. However we found this behind a tree." He said and handed Shane a small silver object. Shane looked at it. It was a small sterling silver ID bracelet that said "Modesty" with two star shape emeralds (her birthstone) on either side. Shane had given it to her for her birthday years ago.
"What the fuck?" Shane asked.
"The police are stumped." The doctor answered.
"Maybe Angel was trying to frame Modesty." Jeff spoke up.
"That's a god possibility." Matt agreed.
"No it's not." Shane disagreed.
"Why not?" Nidia asked.
"Because when she called me the other day she said she didn't know Modesty was out."
"Shane she could have been lying sweetie." Nidia said gently. Shane glared at her.
~~~~~~~~
"Hello?" Modesty answered her ringing phone.
"They think it's you."
"What? Who's this?"
"Someone you have wronged in the past."
"What's your name?"
"My name is no important right now."
"To me it is."
"That doesn't matter. The cops should be coming to arrest you soon. Make it easy on yourself and confess."
"But I didn't do it!" Modesty screamed as the person hung up.
~~~~~~
Shane nervously sat on his chair. He knew once Shayleen was allowed to be seen he and Nidia would be the first two people in to see her. Shane wanted to see Shayleen but not under these circumstances.
Shane remembered when he was a teen. Jeff had been put in the hospital because he seen a wrestling move on TV, tried it, and seriously hurt him. Shane felt so nervous walking into his room and when he got inside he wanted to faint. He couldn't handle seeing the IV in Jeff's arm or the tube in him. How could he handle his own baby girl who probably had more than one tube in her?
"Shane buddy." Matt whispered and patted Shane on the back. Shane looked up. "Here." Matt said and handed Shane a cut of coffee.
"Thanks man."
"No problem Sugar. How you holding up?" Matt asked and sat next to him.
"Barely." Shane answered sadly. Matt put his arm around Shane's shoulders.
"Everything will be ok Shane. Don't worry."
"Matt put yourself in my position. You can't. You're not married; you don't have a daughter who was kidnapped. Two of your friends aren't suspects. This is hard Matt."
"I imagine it is. But you're tough. You're going to come out of his a stronger person."
"I'm not concerned about me. My question is will Shayleen make it?"
"She has a little bit of you in her and I little bit of Nidia in her. I think she will."
"Matt?"
"Yes Shane?"
"You rule."
"I know." Matt smiled. Shane smirked.
~~~~~~
Modesty wandered around the North Carolina streets. Someone had called her. She didn't know who. The voice sounded female but that didn't mean anything. It could have been a man disguising his voice.
At least now she knew someone was out to frame her. Now she could put her guard up. Modesty wasn't going to the cops just yet. She wanted to handle this on her own and prove her own innocence.
But who could it be? The person someone she had pissed off in the past. The new question was who DIDN'T she piss off in the past? So she had an attitude. She couldn't help it. She had to piss this person off really bad for the person to want to seek revenge. Or Modesty hardly did anything and this person liked to hold grudges. Modesty sighed. This was not what she had planned.
~~~~~~
Angel sat on her bunk. Why didn't the cops release her? Modesty obviously did it. She was jealous she lost Shane's baby and Nidia had it.
"Hey Angel." Angel's cellmate Donna said as she walked in from her visiting hours.
"Yes?" Angel asked and drew her knees to her chest. She hated Donna.
"Word on the street is your hair and footprints were found at the crime scene and your prints are all over Shayleen."
"Are you serious? They found her?"
"Yep."
"Oh my god! Is she alive?"
"Barely. She might be a vegetable though."
"Oh my god!" Angel exclaimed and began crying. There was no way Angel could have done that to her goddaughter.
"You're going to be in here a long time." Donna commented which made Angel cry harder.