Ring....
"Hello, Sir! This is Detective Nolwazi speaking..".
"Nolwazi, give me a report about the job I sent you".
"Okay, Sir. REPORT ONE: Cape Town School, the CCTV showed a man dressed all black zooming off with a car, plate number CA 988-475. The man wasn't really visible because he wore a mask, but we can identify that he is 6'1, white, and in his 60's".
"Good, Nolwazi, You will tell Sergeant Chase to investigate the plate number CA 988-475 before 36 hours".
"Yes Sir, REPORT TWO: The kidnap case in Stellenbosch, we were able to identify a guerrilla militant group operating in the area, so they were the prime suspect for this kidnap, Sir".
Deep breath.. "I think I will need to inform the Inspector about this new development in Stellenbosch...well, keep me updated about the goings-on and stay grounded....Before I forget, what's the update on the forensic analysis for the attempted murder case in Cape Town High school?".
"I'll need to contact Sergeant Chase for that, Sir".
"Okay, Dismissed".
Line went dead.
FORENSIC LABORATORY
"Cinderella, I just got a call from Sergeant Chase, so you're to deliver this forensic report to him tomorrow".
"At the police headquarters, Yes Ma'am, I'll do that, Ma".
"Will you take the report home but keep it safe or you'll pick it from here tomorrow before leaving for the headquarters?".
Gesticulating... "Hmm, I think I'll prefer taking it home, so I'll drop it as early as possible".
"Okay, that's good. Contact me once you deliver it".
"I'll do just that".
CAPE TOWN SPECIALIST HOSPITAL
Orion slammed into an elderly man as he tried to avoid been hit, while running past the hospital entrance door. The old man staggered and fell right at the door post. Indigo, who was two strides behind Orion, and a hair length away from the lady that dropped dead, took a long jump and went above the old man like an antelope evading a lion. A cleaner, running towards the door, didn't see the old man, tripped and fell face flat, others who were behind followed suit, falling on each other. Due to the chaos, the entrance door was blocked. Another gunshot rang which hit a man who tried to step on the rest to escape the pandemonium.
Orion, Indigo and a few others, were able to get to the hospital gate just in time. The last taxi in the premises was waved down by one of the few that escaped, and they, along with Orion and Indigo rushed into the taxi while it zoomed off. By the time the shooter was at the gate, the taxi was almost out of sight. Enraged and livid, the gunman smashed the Glock-19 with him and everything shattered all over the floor. The particles from the gun hit a nearby car and the car alarm went off. The gunman ran into the street before the securities could get to him.
ORION'S HOUSE
Cinderella was surprised the house door was unlocked. She entered and called if anyone was home, no one answered.
"Orion... Jonathan.. Are you home...?".
No sound.
She entered, put on the sitting room's light, and dropped the package on the glass table. Cinderella went straight to the freezer to get a glass of water to drink, she turned towards her room when her eyes caught someone on the sitting couch. There they were, Orion and Indigo, laying like dead chickens, putting each limbs on each other.
"Weren't these kids supposed to be at the hospital this evening?" Cinderella bemused.
She moved closer and heard them snoring, each of them breathing in and out at the same rate. "Kids...". She said to herself walking into her room while sipping from her glass.
Cinderella came out of her room pandiculating and yawning, after two hours of rest.
'Checks time'... "It's 8pm already...huh! I guess I had a good nap after all. These kids are still sleeping? Did you guys work y'all asses out today?". Taps Indigo..."Indigo it's getting late, before your mom starts looking for you".
"Good evening Mrs Lace..." Indigo answered while changing position, "I'll be staying here overnight, I already told my mom" Indigo lied.
"Oh Okay, no problem. Help me wake Orion beside you.."
Indigo tapped Orion hard enough to wake him up. Grunting, Orion greeted his mom and took Indigo by the arm and dragged her into his room.
"You guys are not staying together in that room tonight" Cinderella said on high pitch.
"We just wanted to have a discussion that's all" Orion responded.
"Come and have that discussion here..."
"It's personal, mom".
Orion entered his room after indigo and closed the door.
"Indigo, now is the time to tell me what the hell you saw at the hospital today, today feels surreal....".
"Man! What I saw in ward room 6 was the last thing I was expecting to see at the hospital today..".
"IKR! For we to have escaped been shot dead meant what you saw wasn't ordinary".
"I peeped through the see through and saw a man dressed in white trying to...."
"Gotcha!". Cinderella burst opened the door, expecting to catch both of them red handed.
Orion and Indigo who were surprised by the sudden entry of Cinderella, looked at her and at themselves and laughed. Disappointed, Cinderella waved at them then closed the door.
"Okay, continue, she has left". Orion said.
"The man was dressed like a doctor, all white, I saw him remove Mr Rodrygo's oxygen tubes, and using a pillow to..."
"Gotcha!". Mrs Lace burst into Orion's room again, this time, with more determination to catch them.
"Mrs Lace, we're not kids anymore, stop doing this". Indigo retort.
Cinderella, disappointed twice, closed the door. Feeling downcast that the kids didn't understand her act of playfulness left for the bathroom to take a shower.
The television displayed a breaking news showing the pandemonium that happened at the hospital..."A tragic event happened at CAPETOWN SPECIALIST HOSPITAL around 5:24pm, where a gunman was seen chasing two kids from the third floor (a short partially clear video of them running was displayed) with four gunshot fired, killing 2 people and leaving 15 more injured. The whereabouts of the gunman is unknown as at this time of the broadcast and also the kids are yet to be identified...The D.P.O of the police headquarters is here with me to shed more light on their findings".
"Good day Sir, welcome to Cape Town Broadcasting TV"....
Cinderella was in the bathroom when the breaking news came up, so she missed the whole details. Still in her mood, Cinderella was heard humming Sasha Alex Sloan "Older" song.
🎶The older I get the more that I see.🎶
🎶My parents aren't heroes, they're just like me.🎶
🎶And loving is hard, it don't always work.🎶
🎶You just try your best not to get hurt.🎶
Indigo explained what she saw at the hospital to Orion, "The man was strangling Rodrygo with a pillow. Why would a doctor do that?".
Orion watched carefully every word that came out of her mouth, the way her lips parted each time she stresses every syllables, the up and down movement of her epiglottis. He swallowed hard at the sight of the damsel in front of him. He pushed himself closer to her.
Cinderella came out towel drying herself and moving straight to the sitting room. She sat on the couch trying to relax and order dinner when she abruptly stopped, stood up and went to the glass table. Alarmed, she paced towards Orion's room.
Orion had just tasted the salty lips of Indigo and was about to dive in for more when...
"Bam!". The door opened and slammed the wall sending shockwaves through the walls.
"Mom!". Orion screamed, disappointed that his mom just ruined his moment.
"Orion, I can't find my package!".
"What package?". Orion asked.
"The forensic package".
Orion knowing the gravity of what he just heard sprang up from the bed to the sitting room, followed by his mom, both frantically searched for it all over the houses.
"I kept it on the glass table just here, who could have taken it?". Cinderella said anxiously.
"Was Dad at home?". Orion asked.
"I don't remember seeing him, I'm not sure he's back from work". Cinderella replied with certainty.
"What are we going to do, mom?"..... "This is going to get us in trouble.."
Cinderella wrapped her two hands on her head...to indicate how much trouble she's in..
Her phone rings.....