Chapter number 19. Loyd's quest
The sun rose across the crystal blue water, catching it's light in the tiny ripples of the waves, it was the start of another beautiful sunny day in Summer bay, and two local residence sat on the sand enjoying every minute of it, and every minute of their company in each other's arms.
"It's so beautiful out here at this time of morning" Martha spoke softly from where her head was rested on Jack's shoulder.
"Not nearly as beautiful as you" Jack whispered, kissing her on the head.
"I thought I knocked out your hearing, not your eye sight" Martha laughed sarcastically before playfully kissing Jack on the cheek.
"Hey, there's nothing wrong with my eye sight" Jack defended himself, "you just don't want to admit that your a total hottie" Jack smirked, giving her a cheeky wink.
Martha pulled away from Jack, pretending to be offended, "is that your way of telling me you want to get me back into bed constable?" she asked innocently teasing him, enjoying every minute of it.
"Mmm, absolutely" Jack nodded smartly with a huge grin on his face. He then got up and lifted Martha over his shoulders.
"Put me down Jack!" Martha screamed between giggles.
After about ten seconds of Martha's carrying on, Jack stopped and put Martha back on her feet. "Fine reject me".
"Aww, you know I love you" Martha told him sweetly.
"Of course. And I love you too" he whispered in her hear, leaning forward and sweeping her off her feet with a kiss.
"Martha, earth to Martha" Rose called out waving a hand in front of Martha's face. Martha looked around the room, she was still at home in the lounge room, not on the beach with Jack, for the last few minutes, her mind had been with him, back when they were still young, still together and still free from the world. But she couldn't hide her smile that was plastered across her face like her mind was still partly with Jack.
"Yeah, what?" she asked, still smiling.
"What's up with you? Ever since you got home you've been off with the fairies, with one huge smile" she said.
"Nothing" she shot out straight away.
"Yeah, and you could of convinced me" she said sarcastically.
"Alright so, I've got my eye on someone" Martha told her, tipping her head back on the arm rest and sighing contently.
"Really? Looks more like your head over heals for the guy" she laughed, "wait let me guess... is it the new chief down the road, now he's a hottie".
"Nope".
"Hmm" she puffed, taking another guess, "is it... is it that guy who couldn't stop drooling over you last week at the beach".
"What guy?" Martha asked, taking her smile away for a second.
"Never mind, I'll take that as a no" she told her, studying her face for a moment, Martha's smile had returned, it was so full of joy, she'd seen it before, she just couldn't think where... "Oh I see".
"You see what?"
"That look could only mean one person".
Martha looked at her strangely for a second.
"Jack".
"What?"
"It's Jack isn't it?" Rose demanded, she knew the answer to that one, she could read Martha like a book, and right now Martha's face had turned to a, still happy, yet guilty look. "You don't need to answer that one, just tell me all the goss" she said, pulling up a pillow making it clear that Martha was not about to get out of this.
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Back at Greensville, Peter and Lara were walking into a bar in search of some directions. "I'll go talk to the guy at the counter, see if he can help".
"Alright, I'll go sit down then".
"So what brings you hear officer?" the guy at the counter asked.
"Well I was hoping that you could help me with something" Lara explained.
"Really and what might that be?" he asked raising one eyebrow in curiosity.
"Well I'm looking for a church that got bombed out about five years ago".
"And is there anything significant about this church may I ask?" he asked with a curious look on his face.
Lara looked at him for a moment, he didn't look like the type that could be trusted, just about everyone in the room looked as if they'd been a criminal, including the guy at the counter. He had a bald head, muscley arms, a black leather jacket and tattoo's all the way up the length of his arms. Thinking of the smallest detail she lowered her voice and spoke, "a cross".
"A cross you say, hey?"
"Yeah".
"Don't let anyone hear you say that too loud. There very protective about the quest" he whispered .
"What?"
"The quest, please don't tell me you haven't heard of the quest?"
"Sorry" she shrugged.
The guy then looked cautiously around and then leaned forward, talking in a whisper, "the quest to..." he started, before looking around again, then whispered even softer, "Loyd".
Lara's eyes widened, "Sean Loyd?"
"Shh, keep your voice down".
"But were not looking for him, he died years ago" Lara whispered.
"I ment the quest to ind his secrets, his work, what made him so damn good at being bad. This town is full of wanna be Loyd's, I see tones of them coming in here and asking about the cross that leads to the quest" he explained, still keeping his voice right down and his.
"Well looks like I'm the first who's not loony to ask about it then, anyway can you give me directions to the church or not?" she asked getting a little impatient.
"Yeah of course I can" the guy told her leaning back from her and returning to normal pitch. "Turn left at the intersection just down there" he told her pointing down the road, " and then go right two streets down".
"Thanks" the said before walking back to Peter. "You ready to go?"
"Yeap" he replied getting up and following her out the door. "Lara?"
"Yeah".
"I think I've figured it out" he told her as they got out the door, he handed her a piece of paper that's he'd been writing on. He'd figured out that the person or place the case was revolved around went in the gaps. 132637 had been the missing person's case on Matt, 257935 was the case on the burned out church they were looking for, 667728 had been the case about Sean Loyd's murder by Jack and 138666 was Jack's court case.
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Missing person Matt Wilson. All matter was hidden, police tried to find evidence of the crime, failing to find anything and letting down the innocent people of this world.
Greensville town church, at the cross, turn right, walk ten meters, turn left, cross road, walk for a kilometer. Find what you want detective, some how I think it will fascinate you.
Sean Loyd / Jack Holden (ether one), death, death, death.
Greensville, Greensville, Greensville.
bang, bang, bang, find the clues, or it could cost you your life, someone is watching you, it's not me, I can only hint who it is. Bang, bang, bang, if anyone asks I never helped you.
Tick, tock... Jack Holden.
ding dong, anything clicking now?
Greensville, Greensville, Greensville, Greensville...
maybe you need some more clues...
Greensville, Greensville, Greensville, Greensville...
tick, tock, tick, tock, tick, tick, tick, tock...
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"Oh my gosh" Lara said in amazement, "It can't be, what's this got to do with Jack?"
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"So your saying he cheated on Serena for you?" Rose asked after Martha had explained.
"Well I guess you could say that"
"You guess?"
"Well I hadn't really thought of it that way".
"So what are you going to do about the major problem, being his wife?"
"Look were taking it as it comes, and for now were waiting for the right moment till were actually together" Martha explained, "so you never heard this ok?"
"Yeah, like I'd tell, you know me, I never liked that bimbo anyway".
"Rose".
"What, I'm just being honest, maybe you should try it".
"Sorry?"
"Martha, one minute your best friends with the girl and the next your hooking up with her husband, make up your mind would you woman!"
"Well it's not my fault she's in love with the same guy as me" Martha exclaimed, "I certainly don't blame her ether".
"Yeah but Martha think about it, for the last three years she's been married to him and do you really think it's going to go down well when she finds out he's been unfaithful with her best friend? Martha, I'm on your side, I really am, but I'm just trying to make you think about it" she pressured her.
"Yeah I know" she sighed, why did life have to be so darn complicated!
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"Well that's our cross" Lara stopped the car, letting the headlights shine on the tall white cross that stood in the middle of a round about outside an old burned church. It was getting dark, and soon there would be no light except the moon.
"Ok lets take a look" Peter said getting out and grabbing two long black torches, handing one to Lara.
"Thanks" she replied, also getting out and taking a look at the cross. "The question is which left to we go? For all we know who ever wrote this could have been meaning from the other side".
"Yeah and I think they were too" Peter told her.
"What makes you think that?"
"Have a look at this" Peter told her who was standing on the other side of the cross.
Lara made her way around and looked at what Peter's torch was shinning on, it was a gold piece of metal that had written in black letter's, 'the cross, the way'.
"Well I guess they were then" she agreed, "come on, lets make a move".
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"How are you feeling now Serena?" Dr Simpson asked after bringing her out of chemotherapy.
"Alright, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be this time".
"Well that's good, I'll come in tomorrow just to do a routine checkup like we did this morning, just to make sure your still healthy".
"Ok, thank you" Serena said.
"You welcome, anyway I'll see you later, I've got plenty of other patients to see".
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"Ouch" Lara cried, tripping over a log, they'd been walking for half an hour now and it was pitch black.
"You right there?" Peter asked reaching out a hand to help her.
"Yeah, I just hope we get there soon" she told him picking up her torch that she'd dropped.
"Well I think your in luck then cause we've been walking for about a kilometer now and I think that's what were looking for" Peter explained, shining his flash light at a old wooden shed.
"You sure?"
"Well there's nothing else out here".
"What do you think is in there?"
"I don't know, but whatever it is, it better be good, and it better be fast, It's getting late" Peter grumbled.
"You first" Lara said nervously as they got to the door.
"No, ladies first" Peter told her opening the door out for her.
She took in a deep breath and swallowed hard, making her way in. "Well looks like we've got a lot of work on our hands" Lara said in surprise when she shined her light on the masses of files and boxes crowded in the room.
Peter sighed when he saw what she ment, "I don't believe this".
"Peter come on, lets get started, complaining will only make both of us hate this even more".
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"This is a waist of time, come on Lara, let's just admit it, this was a..." Peter paused when he saw what he'd just picked up.
"What?"
"I think you should take a look at this".
Lara came from behind Peter and reached over to take the file, skimming through it, "oh my gosh" she said in astonishment. "It couldn't be could it?"
Peter nodded, "Loyd" he simply replied, "this was his plan".
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