Mark sits on his motorcycle which was still running, He was looking up at the apartment complex that Jeff called home. He wanted to check up on Jeff, To see if Gilbert didn't hurt Jeff when he was dropped off the day before.

He was nervous though, He didn't know what to expect, And he didn't know if Jeff really would be up to seeing him, He was pretty upset with me when I forced him to go back home. But he needs to be with his family, I can't just take some kid in. I barely know the kid. What could I do, He needed to go back. If he never wants to forgive me for it, Then I guess I just won't see him again. But I need to reassure myself that he's okay. I'll just spend a few minutes talking to him, Seeing for myself that he has no fresh bruises, Any newer ones on his face, Then I'll just leave. I think that'll be alright. If Jeff tells me to get the hell out, Or get lost, What-ever kids now-a-days says it as, Then I will. But I'm here now and I'm gonna see him, I didn't come all this way to just sit on my bike wasting time and gasoline.

He grabs his bandana off his head and stuffs it in his back pants-pocket.

He walks up to the doors, He wasn't sure which apartment was Jeff's so he went inside to the land-lady's office.

He explained that he was looking for Jeff, She knew right away who I was referring too. Must not be too many Jeffs living in this place. Mark thinks.

"It's room 14. Just up the stairs to the right. She says as she lowers her gaze to finish watching her program on tv.

Mark thanks her and heads up stairs, His boots tapping away on the old wood panel floors.

He reaches Jeff's apartment, He was checking his hair, Making sure it wasn't all over the place, It was in a small ponytail but it was windy on the drive here so he knew it didn't look like he had even combed it this morning.

He knocks on the door waiting for Jeff's father to answer but no-one did.

He knocked louder the next time, And even louder for the third knock but still no-one answered. Must not be home, Mark looks around and notices one of the next - door neighbors sweeping in-front of her apartment door. Mark walks up to her slowly, "Um, Miss do you happen to know where the residents are in apartment 14?." Mark asks politely.

She looks Mark up and down "You don't look like someone Gilbert would be friends with. Do you know they think the younger boy did it, Terrible thing, That is. Gilbert was a good man, Never gave me any trouble and to think his own kid did that to him, I always thought there was something iffy about his kids. They never did what was told of em. As to where they are, I assume their both down at the station. She says.

Mark looks down at the floor with a huff. "Excuse me mam."

She looks back up from sweeping, She had a ignored look to her.

"I'm sorry, But what do you mean?. What happened?."

She looks at him, Her gaze a little bit more concerned.

"You don't know, Gilbert was murdered, Well the police say it's still not clear what happened, If it was a accident or not but I say it was intentional, And I say the boy did it. And I'm not the only one who thinks that, Just about everyone else who knows about it , thinks it's his doings, Just read up about. There was no signs of someone breaking into the apartment, The boy was the last person to see his dad. The boy was always doing something he shouldn't. Anyways I heard the cops this morning, Taking both boys in for questioning. Now are you done bugging me, I do have things to do other-then gossiping about what happens around this place." She stats before walking off with her broom in hand.

Mark watches her leave, before heading back out into the hot sun.

Do I really think it would be right for me to go in there, I can't say I've known Jeff for very long, But he's a kid and He's in the police station. No kid would feel calm in a place like that, They need an adult, To make sure they're being treated fairly.

But if he wanted you there, He would have called you, Maybe it would be best if you just stayed out of it, It's got nothing to do with you.

He still didn't know weather to go or not when he was sitting on his bike, Waiting at the turn. One way would lead back to his house, The other further into town and towards the police station.

He kept racing in his mind what would be the better option. He couldn't leave that scared boy in that place, With all the cops surrounding him, Who knows what their trying to get him to confess too, If they've even giving him a Lawyer. He would regret it if he didn't go and make sure Jeff was being taken care of. After-all he was a kid, And now his dad's gone, Weather he was a good dad to Jeff or not, It doesn't matter, He was the only adult Jeff had known. He needs someone to look after him.

Jeff was sitting in the police chiefs office, They weren't being too mean to him, They were very understanding of the situation but to say that they weren't suspicious would be a lie, Jeff could understand that, He was the last person to see his father alive and there was quite a mess left back at the apartment, Matt was out of town so they didn't have any reason to think that he had anything to do with it. In-fact Matt didn't have barely any questions to answer.

They just kept drilling me over and over, About if I had seen anyone before leaving home, Why I left home, Where did I go, If there was any kind of problems between myself and my dad. Matt had told me yesterday that I should tell the truth, "Just be honest" he said that night but I was still so out of it and today I'm just too scared, And Matt ain't much help. I think he's really coming to realize that dad's gone, I can't blame him, I had my time to freak out over it last night. Matt wasn't able to come to terms with it because he needed to take care of me. Now that we're here and he knows I'm okay again, He's kind of an emotional wreck now like I was yesterday. I just wish he could have held off on it a little longer, I don't know what to tell the police, I'm so scared I'm gonna get in trouble, I could really use his help.

TBC

Sorry for the late update.

I hope that you like this chapter.