In his hotel room, Alexander listened to Kelly’s story. After she had finished, a sick realization came over him. From the research he had done, Alexander knew that Kelly wasn’t telling the whole truth. He wasn’t sure exactly how she was lying. He was just certain that she was being dishonest in some way.
When there was a lull in the conversation, Richard excused himself under the guise of going to the bathroom, but really, he just wanted to read the message that Alexander had sent him. Richard had to read the message twice to process it fully. His head spun with confusion could Kelly be lying? Her story and emotions had seemed so re Either she was an amazing actress, or Alexander must have the wrong information.
Alexander sent another message to Richard, telling him to proceed carefully around Kelly because she could be dangerous and manipulative.
Richard typed back a quick message and then put his phone back in his pocket. He started to head back to the living room, trying to ignore his instincts to help the scarred girl whose story had put a big lump in his
throat.
But before he made it to the living room, he passed by a room where the awful smell was the worst it had been. Richard turned to the door and reached out of hand…
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“Were you born in Luceland?” I asked Kelly and took out my notebook
to record her answers.
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Throughout Ava and my investigation, I’d recorded everything that we have learned so far. This included Chloe’s drunk confession, and I added a quick summary of the traumatic events that Chloe had put Kelly through.
“Yes, I was born here,” she said.
“So, that must mean that you know the area pretty well?” Ava asked with excitement. She was bouncing in her seat.
Kelly shrugged. “I suppose so.
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I explained to her that Chloe had drunkenly confessed to the general spot where she had hidden Russell’s body. I told her that it was near a hill or mountain, by a field of flowers, a pond, and a cabin.
“Do you know a place like that?” Ava questioned, hope dripping through her tone.
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“I’m going to look around,” I told Richard.
“Be careful,” he warned.
I nodded.
As I walked down the short hallway, my stomach rolled from the smell that became even stronger the farther I went. Curiosity got the better of me. I plugged my nose like I was about to go for a dip in the pool and crept to the door where the stench was practically overpowering. My pulse quickened as I reached out my hand and grasped the door handle. What the hell could Kelly be hiding behind here?
Just before I could swing the door open, a warm hand touched my shoulder.
I jumped about ten feet in the air and spun around. “Richard!” I hissed and put a hand on my rapidly beating heart. “Don’t scare me like that.”
“I apologize, but I had to stop you from going in there,” he explained. “I didn’t actually go to the bathroom a few minutes ago. I was really investigating the scent.”
I gasped. “What did you find out?”
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