Conceal, Chapter Four
I start school MONDAY so I don't know how often the updates will come after that. I was hoping to finish this story up by the time I started school. I'm updating all my ongoing stories tonight/tomorrow though and hopefully a couple more times for a few until then. Besides this one I have four others going on, and I'm not going to start up any more until these are wrapped up. I don't think this will have TO many more chapters so I may finish this one first.
Elliot walked into the station the next morning with a cup of coffee and a bagel for Munch. He had called at 6:30 in the morning, "innocently" asking when his favorite partner was going to be coming in.
Elliot threw the bag at Munch. He was definately not a morning person. "Don't ever call me at 6:30 in the morning again," he snapped.
"What, none for me? I called at 6 but no one answered," Finn explained. "Well, at 6:40 I wake up to get the kids ready, so I'm already in semi-mode by 6:30. What posessed you to call me before the sun comes up?"
Finn patted his stomach. "Hunger, man."
Olivia followed Elliot. "Have you talked to Cragen yet?" Olivia asked.
"No, I got here a few minutes ago."
"Right. So is there anything new on Brandon?"
Finn shrugged and tossed a file on the desk. "Regular kid stuff. He's a sophomore, of course. Has an older brother, Derek. A younger sister, in the first grade, named Kayla. Parents are divorced. Relatively well-off. Not in much trouble, just ISS and stuff. He's an athlete...Last year he was on the football, soccer, baseball and track teams. Pretty damn good, too."
"Sketchy. But it's just normal."
"Why are we digging up dirt on him, anyways?" Finn asked. "He told us what he knew."
"Well, I find it a little suspicious that this teacher that was substituting him that same day, yet he couldn't recall what the guy looked like or what his name was," Munch said, looking over his glasses.
Finn shrugged. "I never knew what my substitutes names were. Poor people, they were either trying to keep us from killing eachother or wearing ear plugs and reading People."
"I don't know. Something about him bothers me, though. I don't think we're getting the complete truth," Munch stated.
"I don't, either, but I don't think a school file or whatever is going to reveal whatever it is. Or even help."
There was a moment of silence and then Cragen called Elliot and Olivia from his office.
"Olivia said you think you may know who the girl Arrington was talking about is?"
Elliot and Olivia sat down as Cragen sat behind his desk.
"Uh, yeah. This girl that my daughter Kathleen has over a lot. Her name is Kristyn Clark. Freshman, in Brandon's 4th period geometry class. She was over yesterday, working on a project for geography with Kath. Her arms had a lot of bruises on them, lined up. And Kathleen said that she doesn't like guy teachers, and has been acting really weird lately," Elliot explained.
"Sounds good enough to me. Visit the school, after school though. I don't want to disrupt her routine any more than needed."
At 3:30, Elliot and Olivia sat on the steps in front of the school. They had already gotten permission to talk to Kristin from the principal.
They waited ten minutes while students filed out of the building, some taking slow and deliberate steps and others running down and greeting friends. "I never got the appeal of getting out of school," Elliot admitted. "Unless it was a sport season that I was into, I had nothing to do. And God forbid we do any homework."
Kathleen and Kristin were some of the last to emerge from the building. "Dad?!" Kathleen exclaimed.
"Surprise," Elliot replied.
"Well at least you didn't come during second period," Kathleen mumbled.
Olivia noticed that Kristin had started to creep away. She nudged Elliot who called out Kristin's name. Without looking back, she broke out in a run.
Elliot quickly gained on her, though.
"Okay, I did it! I had to, he was gonna do it again! Don't hurt me, please. I'll tell you everything, just don't hurt me..." Kristin exclaimed as Elliot grabbed her shoulder.
Kathleen and Olivia ran up, despite Olivia's order to Kathleen that she stay there.
"What'd you do?" Elliot asked.
"My dad...I'm sorry! He was coming at me again and I didn't do what to do. I grabbed the gun. I'm sorry!"
Elliot quickly dropped her shoulder and Olivia stared at her.
"You killed your dad?" Kathleen exclaimed.
PLease review! Thanks for ALL the reviews! Believe me, guys, this isn't what it looks like from chapter 3 (an open-shut-case). I think there's only going to be 2 or 3 more chapters, 4 at tops. Enjoy!
I start school MONDAY so I don't know how often the updates will come after that. I was hoping to finish this story up by the time I started school. I'm updating all my ongoing stories tonight/tomorrow though and hopefully a couple more times for a few until then. Besides this one I have four others going on, and I'm not going to start up any more until these are wrapped up. I don't think this will have TO many more chapters so I may finish this one first.
Elliot walked into the station the next morning with a cup of coffee and a bagel for Munch. He had called at 6:30 in the morning, "innocently" asking when his favorite partner was going to be coming in.
Elliot threw the bag at Munch. He was definately not a morning person. "Don't ever call me at 6:30 in the morning again," he snapped.
"What, none for me? I called at 6 but no one answered," Finn explained. "Well, at 6:40 I wake up to get the kids ready, so I'm already in semi-mode by 6:30. What posessed you to call me before the sun comes up?"
Finn patted his stomach. "Hunger, man."
Olivia followed Elliot. "Have you talked to Cragen yet?" Olivia asked.
"No, I got here a few minutes ago."
"Right. So is there anything new on Brandon?"
Finn shrugged and tossed a file on the desk. "Regular kid stuff. He's a sophomore, of course. Has an older brother, Derek. A younger sister, in the first grade, named Kayla. Parents are divorced. Relatively well-off. Not in much trouble, just ISS and stuff. He's an athlete...Last year he was on the football, soccer, baseball and track teams. Pretty damn good, too."
"Sketchy. But it's just normal."
"Why are we digging up dirt on him, anyways?" Finn asked. "He told us what he knew."
"Well, I find it a little suspicious that this teacher that was substituting him that same day, yet he couldn't recall what the guy looked like or what his name was," Munch said, looking over his glasses.
Finn shrugged. "I never knew what my substitutes names were. Poor people, they were either trying to keep us from killing eachother or wearing ear plugs and reading People."
"I don't know. Something about him bothers me, though. I don't think we're getting the complete truth," Munch stated.
"I don't, either, but I don't think a school file or whatever is going to reveal whatever it is. Or even help."
There was a moment of silence and then Cragen called Elliot and Olivia from his office.
"Olivia said you think you may know who the girl Arrington was talking about is?"
Elliot and Olivia sat down as Cragen sat behind his desk.
"Uh, yeah. This girl that my daughter Kathleen has over a lot. Her name is Kristyn Clark. Freshman, in Brandon's 4th period geometry class. She was over yesterday, working on a project for geography with Kath. Her arms had a lot of bruises on them, lined up. And Kathleen said that she doesn't like guy teachers, and has been acting really weird lately," Elliot explained.
"Sounds good enough to me. Visit the school, after school though. I don't want to disrupt her routine any more than needed."
At 3:30, Elliot and Olivia sat on the steps in front of the school. They had already gotten permission to talk to Kristin from the principal.
They waited ten minutes while students filed out of the building, some taking slow and deliberate steps and others running down and greeting friends. "I never got the appeal of getting out of school," Elliot admitted. "Unless it was a sport season that I was into, I had nothing to do. And God forbid we do any homework."
Kathleen and Kristin were some of the last to emerge from the building. "Dad?!" Kathleen exclaimed.
"Surprise," Elliot replied.
"Well at least you didn't come during second period," Kathleen mumbled.
Olivia noticed that Kristin had started to creep away. She nudged Elliot who called out Kristin's name. Without looking back, she broke out in a run.
Elliot quickly gained on her, though.
"Okay, I did it! I had to, he was gonna do it again! Don't hurt me, please. I'll tell you everything, just don't hurt me..." Kristin exclaimed as Elliot grabbed her shoulder.
Kathleen and Olivia ran up, despite Olivia's order to Kathleen that she stay there.
"What'd you do?" Elliot asked.
"My dad...I'm sorry! He was coming at me again and I didn't do what to do. I grabbed the gun. I'm sorry!"
Elliot quickly dropped her shoulder and Olivia stared at her.
"You killed your dad?" Kathleen exclaimed.
PLease review! Thanks for ALL the reviews! Believe me, guys, this isn't what it looks like from chapter 3 (an open-shut-case). I think there's only going to be 2 or 3 more chapters, 4 at tops. Enjoy!