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Josh's POV
-1 week ago-
I'm late, I knew I forgot to do something last night I just couldn't figure out what. I get the NYC News and run to my desk just before my boss does a check to make sure everyone is here. Mrs Gooben (my boss) is really strict but someone I admire and hope to succeed like them in my writing business. Mrs Gooben finishes the roll and starts to go back to her office when she yells
"Mr Matthews my office now" I immediately stand up and rush to her office.
"I have an important story for you to follow" Mrs Gooben addresses
"Okay" I answer
"Here is the file and I want it on Friday" Mrs Gooben says as she gives me the file I nod and go back to my desk.
Madame's art
A young artist first gallery is on
Artist: Maya Hart
Degree: Art
Background: Went to Abigail Adam's High school and graduated in 2019. Attended NYU majoring in Art and graduated in 2023. Daughter of Katy Hart Hunter and Shawn Hunter, associates with Lucas Friar, Farkle Minkus, Zay Babineaux and Isadora Smackle.
I put the file down wincing at the memory of the night Riley decided to leave. Riley was crying her eyes out for two reasons, 1 she was leaving her family and 2 about Lucas's descion. I haven't spoken to any of them since and I am dreading that I will have to go back there but I swear to god if Lucas is there someone needs to put the ambulance on speed dial because nobody should make anyone feel this way especially if it involves my niece.
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I arrive at the exhibit and head right in. I look at some of the paintings, there amazing Maya is a really good artist. I look around a spot Maya who is wearing her hair in a high messy bun, a dark green long sleeve shirt that is tucked in with a short black skirt, black stilettoes and make up. Maya really has grown up.
"Hello I am from NY News and I was wondering if I could get an interview for some of your paintings" I say as Maya turns around
"J-Josh?" Maya stutters
"Yes, so about the art" I repeat
"Oh yes, well I painting things that either happen in my life or I see" Maya answers still staring at me.
"What about this painting, the star of the show?" I ask pointing to a painting of two girls crying, one with brown hair and one with blonde. They are both crying and they're hair looks like Ying and Yang.
"That's Riley and I" Maya starts "From when she left because she came and said good bye to me"
"Oh" I say, I didn't know how much this must've hurt Maya. We just kind of stand there awkwardly so I decide to quickly change the subject.
"What about this painting?" I asks pointing to another painting with six teens all sitting in a circle in a sunflower meadow all laughing or smiling.
"That's what could have been if Riley never left" Maya tells me, tears swelling up in her eyes.
"Every painting is under the influence of Riley" Maya addresses as a single tear falls from her eyes.
We just stand there until Maya goes and talks to other people. I walk around to look at all the pictures when I see Charlie Gardner looking suspicious. He looks around then nods at two men on opposite sides of the room, Charlie then attaches something to the back of the painting of Riley and Maya Ying and Yang hair. I begin to walk over when the lights turn off except for a red light flashing where Charlie was, I hear screaming and then lights turn back on and Charlie, the two guys and the painting are gone. I see Charlie's ID card and hide it behind a painting next to the one that's missing and I head out. I turn into an alley way when someone grabs my mouth and everything goes black.
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I open my eyes and everything is just a blur until all the memories come rushing back and my heart starts pumping, I look around but there nothing much here. There is a door on the left, the room is white with no windows. There is a table in front of me and I'm strapped to a chair. I look down at myself and I am wearing new clothes. I am wearing a tight white shirt and white ripped jeans. I hear a clank and a man walks in, he is very muscular and is wearing a suit behind him walks in Charlie wearing the same thing he was before, a black jumper and navy blue jeans, a grey beanie and scarf with black nikes.
"What do you want?" I ask trying to act confident, hopefully they won't see right past my mask.
"The famous Josh Matthews" Charlie exclaims
"I'm not famous" I state.
"In Riley's eyes you're legendary" Charlie smirks
"What do you want with my niece" I ask
"Nothing unless you tell anybody about what you saw" Charlie answers
"Riley's a FBI agent you couldn't do anything to hurt her" I snort
"I won't be hurting her physically more like the death of her uncle being pain to her mentally" Charlie tells me with a look in his eyes that I have never seen before. There full of evilness.
"Okay" I tell him "But what if people find out will you hurt me then even if I didn't do anything" I ask
"No" Charlie answers "Now leave" Charlie says pointing to the door I get up and walk off. My mind full of possibilities and pain.
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I get home and put my keys in the pot and slouch on my couch, pondering on what to do when the phone rings.
"Hello" I say
"Hey Josh" I hear a girl voice at the end
"Riley?" I ask
"Yes" Riley answers
*sigh* "What do you want?" I ask
"You think I would call for something?" Riley asks sounding hurt
"Yeah…" I answer unsure of what she means
"You're such a good guesser!" Riley chirps "Can you tell Auggie that we will pick out his present when I get to New York"
"You're coming to New York" I stutter
"Yeah for a case on missing art work" Riley replies and everything comes rushing back
"Hello?" Riley asks
"Oh yeah sorry um yeah I'll tell him" I answer
"Great bye" Riley says and the phone goes dead, I know what I have to do.
I finish the call with my friend to stay over at his and go to my room. I get changed into a black shirt, black jeans and some black nikes. I run to my drawers and grab the safe out. I unlock 34 56 72 and see my gun, I stop for a minute making sure I want to do this and the answer is yes. I grab the gun a slide it into my back pocket. Riley got here with her team 2 days ago and is staying at Kirko Resort, I run the plan through my head. Find Sammy or Ricky and tell them about the ID card and that that person has something to do with the missing art then run to my friend's house and stay there for 3 days until leaving for Philadelphia for a 'holiday' with my parents. I grab my leather jacket with a navy blue hoodie attached to it and put it on and I look at my apartment one last time before I leave.
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I'm walking down the street to the Kirko Resort when I see Sammy up ahead, I start jogging up to him before slamming him into the wall in the alleyway.
"I-I don't have a-anything" Sammy stutters
"Look it's me" I say looking up
"Josh?" Sammy asks
"Yes, now there is an ID card hidden behind the painting closet to the one that's missing, the guy on it has something to do with it but I don't know what" I tell him
"Okay, but why couldn't you tell Riley?" Sammy asks
"Blackmail" I answer "Now go" I instruct him before taking off in the other direction. No one can know I was…
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Everything went black. I don't know what happen but all I can remember is black.
I open eyes and I am strapped to a chair, I look down to see my pants ripped. They couldn't let my pants survive could they, whoever they are. I start to struggle to try and get out when some grabs my head and hold it.
"Couldn't wait to tell someone could you?" Someone laughs
"Who's there?" I ask
"Your worst nightmare" Charlie says right in my face.
"No, my worst nightmare is your breath" I joke which earns me a hit
"You are going to pay for that" Charlie yells "I told you not to tell anyone"
I just laugh nervously not knowing what to say.
"Now it's time for you punishment…
-MEANWHILE-
Riley's POV
We got back from the police department to find our hotel room completely trashed. We stand there before looking around to see what they took.
"Case file is missing" Ricky says
"What are we going to do?" Sammy asks
"I don't know you're the Brainiac" Ricky jokes and receives a death glare as a response.
We all find ourselves in the middle of the room looking at the damage when I get an idea.
"I know what to do" I say
"Well that's a first" Ricky teases. I elbow him in the gut and he yelps while Sammy laughs
"We should go check the cameras" I state "To find out who did this"
They nod and we walk to the door I open it to find Josh standing there all bashed up. He has a black eye with a ring of sticky yellow around it, a bloody nose, a swollen lips, a deep cut across his left arm and grazes you can see through the hole of his pants. He looked up with a look in his eyes I hope I will never see again, his hand was trembling holding a gun and my mind goes wild with thoughts.
"Josh what happened?" I ask
"T-Talk i-inside plea-se" Josh stutters and I immediately let him in, Josh sits on the couch before explaining everything.