Chloe's mouth felt dry, and her face was white as a sheet. She wished the ground would open up and swallow her whole. She wanted to scream but seemed to have lost her voice.
She had come here looking so radiant and expectant but now, all she wanted to do was run away in shame. For some reason, her legs had completely glued themselves to the ground like they had a mind of their own.
Inside her being kept screaming for her dad and mum to save her. If only parents could hear the desperate pleas of their children before something bad happened to them, she thought, there wouldn't be a need to solve a crime.
How had Leon discovered her, she questioned her frantic mind as she stared widely at the pictures on the table. She tried to act indifferent to the pictures but it was too late as even a blind man could see the guilt in her eyes and expression.
She swallowed hard but instead of saliva, she felt needles jabbing down her throat.
