"Who was Adrien by the way?" Shade asked as he jumped on to his bed.
"I can't believe you are making me carry your luggage." I said as I dragged his suitcase into the room. "After knowing that doctor told me to rest." I said with my arms crossed. He just shrugged his shoulder, Unbelievable.
"You are changing the topic, Sam." He said. He slipped off his shoes using his feet. "Who is Adrien?"
"He was my classmate in high school big deal." I said frustrated.
"Hmm… But the story you told me," he said while he scratched his head. "It felt like more than just classmates." He winked.
"NO!" I shouted. He smirked, dang it. "Fine but it was just a tiny crush, and everyone had a crush in that age."
"I knew it." He said. He then asked me to sit next to him, I did. "Do Jezelle still bother you?"
"I avoid her most of the time and it was the first time in years since I saw her." I said, in years… "Anyways I had a busy life so most of the time I forgot about it." I smiled
He patted on my head. "Still single?" He asked. I nodded, and suddenly he burst out laughing, "Pathetic." He was laughing even harder as he was basically rolling in bed.
"Come down for dinner, kids." Mom called from downstairs, I was saved, for now at least.
The next three days were like as if we were in a family vacation. Me, Shade and Mom, travelling around
Manchester. It felt so relaxed and I was loving it. After the three day long trip when we reached home we all were so exhausted that there was no talking as I crashed on to mom's bed and she laid beside be, Shade slept on the couch as he said that he was too tired to go to his room.
The next morning, I heard chatting and laughter from the kitchen, I went there to see that mom and Shade were cooking together.
"Am I still dreaming or is Mr. Lazy cooking." He mocked me as he continued to cook. I went to the bathroom took a nice shower, then I walked to the kitchen took my plate for breakfast as I was starving. "Is that … Ratata what was it again."
"Ratatouille"
"Yeah that did you make it?" "Yes" He said as he served me some. "Taste it." I took a bite and no way that tasted so good.
"How did you?" "I was in Paris for a while remember." He said with a wink. I looked at him then at the Ratatouille. "You can have it we ate." I squealed with excitement as I took the whole pan with me. You know not every day we'd get to taste some French food.
After eating I was sitting on the couch scrolling through my phone as Shade was in his room talking to his girlfriend, Stella.
I then heard a knock on our front door. When I opened it, I saw cops waiting for me outside. New officers? I thought as I never seen them before. One of them walked up to me.
"Are you Ms., Samantha Larsen?" One of them asked and I nodded. "Mam, we need you to come with us." He said. There were no handcuffs and no compelling, strange.
"Can I know why?" I asked.
"We will talk about it in detail but first you have to come with us." He said. It sounded more like a request. Missing the ironic like, you are under arrest. You have the right to remain silent, whatever you say can and will be used against you in the court. You have the right to call your attorney.
Which made it clear that I wasn't getting arrested.
"Can I tell my Mom about this, it will only take a minute I promise." I said and he looked at me suspiciously but reluctantly he agreed. I ran inside and told mom everything and then came out. They directed me towards the car and then we drove off.
They stopped near a house, an oddly familiar house. It was
Jezelle's house. There was another cop car which arrived with us. They then guided us towards the house. There I saw so many familiar faces, Alex, Atlas, Gwen, Lucas, and some other unfamiliar ones along with some officers. "Got them both sir." One of the officer said from behind me. Both? Maybe they are referring to the one in the other car too I guess.
"These two," A woman jumped in front of us barking. It was none other than Jezelle's mother. "I know these two done it?"
"WHAT?" I said in unison with someone standing next to me. Skyler. Of course if she have got some complaint she would definitely assume us first. Should have known.
"Mam, we can't press charges without evidence." An officer said. He was a tall man who looked like an experienced officer. Haven't seen him before either. "You both just go and stand with the others as I give a call." I was about to say something when her mom started to bark again and Skyler and I walked and stood with the others.
"What is happening exactly?" I whispered to Alex. Skyler leaned towards us to hear the matter.
"They are saying Jezelle has been kidnapped." Alex whispered back.
"With her character she probably must have runaway." Skyler added and we quietly laughed.
The officer came back and said, "They have send one detective and he will manage it." She nodded.
A few minutes passed and a car pulled over at the driveway and a guy walked out of it. I couldn't see who it was but I was curious. He stood near the doorway and I tried to go there but the officers refused. "But I –"
"Shut up you brat, I know it's you. I just need more evidence that's all." Her mom interrupted me. Ok then suit yourself.
The guy then came inside and looked over the place. Then I get a glance of his. I recognized that brown eyes and the black hair. But he didn't see me and I couldn't go towards him. He was talking with the officer but I couldn't hear a thing. Then he walked towards us.
"Note down their details and let them go, I have to check the house." He said, the officer nodded. After a long two hours the officers let us go. I was walking out when I saw another familiar face, Grace.
"Hey!" I called out to her. She turned around. "What? Got in trouble?" She looked annoyed and left.
"You think she is kidnapped." I heard a voice from behind me. It was Skyler, he looked worried. "For real?"
"I am guarantee it's like runaway. After knowing her for these many years I know it's the only explanation." I looked at him and he still looked worried. "Hey don't be worried, the guy we say inside, I have heard that he is great in solving these kinds of cases, so chill dude," I said as I patted on his shoulders.
I was walking back home as the cops had brought us there but I had called Shade and he said he'd pick me up. As I was walking I got a message from Arjun.
Arjun: Hey, Are you busy?
Me: No spill it.
Arjun: I need your help, you know we always work together…
Me: let's meet then, at the park.
Arjun: I am kinda stuck right now but how about evening?
Me: Sure…
Then Shade came to pick me up.
"What was that all about?" Shade asked.
"Princess Jezelle got abducted." I said nonchalantly. "Her mother claims that she was abducted as when she was out she got 20 missed calls from her daughter." Shade coughed out a laugh on hearing 20 missed calls. "And when she came home princess was missing." He then laughed out loud.
"Wow, bet you are the prime suspect," He said sarcastically. And I nodded. "Great! So what is she in our basement or something?"
"You wish,"
We both then laughed all the way back home.