Quianna's POV
"Quianna, be the witness." He said with seriousness in his voice.
"What are you talking about?" I asked.
"You have to tell me every time you received a message, by that you would not be involved in any of it." he explained.
"But why would I do that?" I confusedly asked.
"Cause, I am with the police and you're just a civilian?" he answered
"I can protect myself." I said to him.
"Yana, I think I should go." Dylan suddenly entered the room.
"What's with this atmosphere?" he asked.
"I shall go also, seems like I got her statement completely." Austin said to us.
"I got it, thank you very much, sir." Dylan answered and Austin left the room.
"Dylan, I thought you'll be going to?" I said to him.
"Right, I should go. Rest well." He said then smiled at me.
Now that I am alone in the room, I can have peace and think about his offer to me. To be honest, I am tempted, I also do want to know who's sending us those messages but on the other thought, what if I put people around me in danger? What if by being the witness, my life would be in great danger?
From the first day I received those messages, I blamed myself for ignoring it and it cost my father's life. I do want to prevent these crimes but how can I do it alone? Should I really ask for Austin's help? Should I say this with Dylan?
*Phone notification*
I immediately get my phone on the side table and look at the message, it's from unknown person.
"Your father's corpse is missing." The message says.
Third Person's POV
In the middle of busy crowded place, there is one woman who's lurking and observing each person she bumped on the road. She's frantically holding her phone tightly and seems very anxious while typing on it. She knows she should let them know everything that happened, for then to avoid or even change the past. But at the same time, she also knows that past cannot be rigged that's why she's risking her life living the same time as hers.
Yes, she's living at the same time, age and even circumstances, even though everyone knows that no one can live with your other self at the same air. Parallel world is true, same people are living with same situation, but they chose different options which let them live differently from their other selves.
And now that she's living with the same Quianna in this current world, her primary foe is mainly herself. She must save herself from doom she has right now. Looking at the date and time she's living right now, she's preparing to send another message to herself with the hope that it changes someday.
"Your father's corpse is missing" she sends to herself. She must unravel all secrets she cannot unfold in another world.
"Quianna…" Dylan calls her.
"Dylan…"
"Are you alright? We must go back to our own life, she can do it herself."
"No, she cannot. She hasn't meet someone yet." She answered.
"Do you regret that you chose to say it to me than to her?" he asked quietly.
"I did not, but I hope I agreed with him than asking for your help." She firmly answered.
"I'm sorry, for not being worthy for you." He said
"No, I'm sorry for involving you in this mess." She said then left him.
"I should have chosen him than you." She just whispered.
She keeps on wandering around the whole vicinity, until she reached the police station. would he remember me? or does he only know me being a victim of the terror attack? Still indecisive but still she entered the police station, she was welcomed by numerous detectives and constables roaming inside the place, being busy with all cases in their hands.
"Would you like some help, miss?" some constable asked her upon seeing her entering inside.
"I want to talk to detective Austin, is he here?" she answered.
"He hasn't come back yet, he visits some victim from terror attack." He answered.
"I see."
"Would you like me to extend your words to him?"
"No, I would meet him myself. I would go some other time." She answered then turned her back on him.
Timing really is a mystery, it seems like fate but it's all your choices.
Austin's POV
How in the world can we both receiving those messages? I hope she will accept my offer, I think through her help we can avoid crimes and even solve them with upper hand. I arrived at the station and the usual scenario, people are all just doing how their jobs should be.
"Sir, someone arrived here minutes ago, she's asking for you." The constable said.
"Really? Did you get her name?" I asked.
"No sir, but she said she will come back again to talk to you."
"Alright, call me immediately if she came back."
"But did you not saw her? She just left right after you entered." He said.
"What?" then I looked back and look to the people who are coming in and out of the station. I run outside but I did not saw a woman outside. I just enter the station again being skeptical about it.
"Sir!" I heard someone yelled at me. I saw Jason waving his hand at the end of the hallway.
"What do you want?" I plainly said.
"How's your date?" he teases.
"What date?"
"You went to the hospital, right?" he answered.
"Yeah, how did that become a date? I went there to get her statement." I explained.
"But why are you look like that?"
"What?" then I touched my face.
"You looked like angry? Did she not accept your confession?" with his statement, I pull out my taser and pointed out on him.
"Whoa, calm down, sir." He immediately said.
"Shut your mouth or else you'll be paralyzed." I said to him.
"Enough with that, we have now the location who shot the victim." Aaron suddenly intervenes and snatched the taser in my hand.
"Where is he?" I automatically asked.
"We'll have a meeting." He answered then enter the meeting room.
"Sir, the suspect was seen at the 11th road beside the imperial hospital after being caught at the camera." Lino reported.
"Wait, Imperial? That's where the victim is, right?" Aaron asked.
"Yes, the suspect was also seen at the floor where she's hospitalized." Lino continues and shows the pictures from the recording.
"We have to move out immediately." I said to them.
"Wait." Aaron said.
"Where's the suspect now?"
"After leaving the hospital, he rode taxi and was seen at the National Highway going to an area called Hera District."
"I got it, now Dispatch 1 you'll be checking first the situation at the hospital then Dispatch 2, go directly to Hera District. Lino, keep us updated about the suspect's route." Aaron ordered.
"I got it." Lino answered and we all moved out the station.
"Austin, after you go to the hospital, go to Hera also." He said.
"I got it. Come on, Jason." I said to him.
"Sir, are you worried with her?" he asked.
"What?"
"The victim."
"Jason, it is our job to keep everyone safe." I explained.
"Yeah yeah, I got it." he said then started the car.
"This is Lino, the suspect is now seen entering an inn called Calling inn." He said at the radio.
"Dispatch 2, going to Calling inn." Aaron reported.
"Dispatch 1, arrived at the hospital." I said to them.
"Let's go." I said to Jason upon parking the car.
"Let us go first to the security department." I said to him.
"No sir, you should check the victim. I can check it myself." He offered but with grin on his face.
"You bastard but call if immediately if you saw something." I said then he just gave me his double thumbs up.
I walk towards the elevator and press the number 7th floor. Before the elevator doors completely closed, some woman put her hand at the middle to prevent it from closing. The doors opened again and she entered while constantly looking on the floor.
"You must catch him, whatever it takes." She whispered. I am pretty sure that she may be talking to me but I don't know her.
"Are you talking to me?" I asked her.
"You must catch him." She repeats.
"Who are you talking about?" I asked again, but the elevator beeps notifying that we are now at the 7th floor.
"You must convince me, Quianna." She said again I immediately looked back but the elevator already closes and I was late in pressing the buttons, it goes upwards.
"Jason, look at the CCTV in front and inside of elevator. I am looking for someone." I said to him at the radio.
"I got it." he said.
Upon ordering Jason about it, I walk towards the nurses' station and ask if they saw someone suspicious.
"Hi, I am with the police, can I ask if you saw someone looking like this in this floor?" I asked then showed her my ID and the recording photo.
"No, I haven't seen one." She answered.
"Sir." Jason called.
"What is it?"
"You are alone inside and before entering the elevator, sir." He reported.
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Austin's POV"You are alone inside and before entering the elevator, sir." He reported."What are you saying?" I asked."What is it, sir?""Nothing, I got it." I just answered him but still confused about who is that woman. I did not saw her face as she's still looking downwards while still talking to me.I walk towards the room of Quianna, but peek first to see if she's with someone inside. Upon seeing that she's alone lying on her bed, I entered the room and checking the place."What do you want?" she said while facing her back on me."I just got a report that the assailant went in this hospital." I answered."What? Did you catch him?" she immediately asked."Not yet, but our team is tailing him now, you can hear good news later." I answered."About my offer, have you thought about it?" I asked to him."I am still not sure. I can ask help with my best friend." She answered."But he's not a police o
Quianna's POV"Then I am just stuck at being your friend?" Dylan said to me."Are you drunk?" I jokingly said to him."I did not drink." He answered, another silence happened between of us."But why are you acting like a drunk?" I asked him."Who's drunk? I am not drunk!" Aina suddenly intervenes and collapsed after she said that."Yana…""Just go home, Dylan. I just want to breath fresh air." I said then get my jacket.I left Aina's apartment and sat on the wide bench here. I looked up and I saw a lot of stars shining at the dark sky. They looked so beautiful together, then this crazy idea suddenly crosses my mind, what if those stars are actually planets and people lived there, our parallel selves living at one of those stars choosing the things we do not do at this planet we currently live. That's so amusing, people are the same, but their lives differ on what choices they apply."What are you thinking so hard
Austin's POVI arrived at the station before the dawn breaks, I saw some constable moving around the whole place."Sir, you're early." Jason greeted me."What are doing here? Did you not go home last night?" I asked him."Aaron won't let the team go home until we found the suspect." He answered and started drying his hair with his towel."That guy, where is he?" I asked to him."I think he's at the evidence room" upon hearing it I went upstairs and go directly to the evidence room. I entered in and I saw him watching something on the monitor."What are you staring on, too early in the morning?" I said to him, and I realized that he's sleeping soundly."How dare you sleeping in here while the team is up the whole night?!" I yelled at him and smacked the back of his head."Austin! That hurts!" he shouted when he woke up."That hurts? Get a grip Aaron. I'll be out later." I said to him."Where are you going?"
Quianna's POVI saw the rescuers immediately responded to where the driver is. They are preparing for moving the victim out of the car and I just watching them silently and still worried about how badly that woman got injured."Ma'am are you sure someone is here?" one of the rescuers approached me and seriously asked me about it. I looked at him confused and glance at the driver's seat side of the car."Yeah, she's badly hurt. She's bleeding all over her face." I explained to him, and I saw him looking very confused like what in the world I am talking about."But, no one is here, ma'am." When the rescuer said that words to me, I felt my senses left my whole body. I feel numb, I definitely saw someone in there, bleeding badly."What are you talking about?" I just said to him and run towards the driver's seat. I looked at it and saw the seat was empty but there were traces of blood on some parts."Maybe somebody helped her to get off from the
Austin's POVI am standing here in front of the Imperial Hospital, Quianna should insured her life as she's always entering hospital since the day we've met. I directly headed towards the information desk and asked the room of Quianna. When the lady gave me the room number, I immediately walked towards the elevator and calmly pressed the floor button where the room is located. This time, I think we should stop thinking that everything is happening unusual, for it was really unusual. We should start asking how it happened and who's behind it, that's my agenda with Quianna today."Come in." she said upon knocking once."You knew that I'm on my way here?" I asked her immediately and put a basket of fruits on the table beside her."Yeah, Dylan told me." she answered and scanned the basket."You don't have to bring something like this." She said and started picking the grapes."This will be the last, can you stop going to hospital?" I sarcastical
Quianna's POVAfter Austin left, I think about all the things he said to me. Should I really need to leave the company for good? Do I have I focus on investigating my father's case? When should I tell of this to Dylan? I know I should trust my best friend but there's something about him that kept on telling me not to spill every detail that Austin and I have. I felt somewhat bored as I stare at the four-cornered white walls of this hospital room. I stood up and pull the dextrose stand with me as I walked through the hallways, it was a night of quiet and chilling place for me, this is the reason why I hate hospitals, I hate places that have no person in it, I hate to be alone.I continued walking and I reached the end of the side of the hospital where the rest place was located. It is a huge place enough for people who are visiting their loved ones in this floor, it also has tables and chairs used mainly by the doctors and nurses who are staying all night just to attend
Austin's POVQuianna received another message, why does it have to be now? The cases kept on piling up, but the culprits and suspects are still out there, free, and unknown by the police. After the dispatch happened during the terror attack, the person who's seen at the CCTV was discovered to be a corpse and now the whole force is being pressured by the media, they said that the police became soft on catching criminals that is why we are letting them free, all craps they are saying.After she called me, I immediately run out of the station and get in the car, I put the address on the map and it's somewhat far from here. I put my seatbelt on and stepped on the accelerator hard. I hope she's still doing okay despite of being pressured and worried about her mother, she should not loss another person especially if were dealing in some supernatural phenomena like this.*Phone calls*"Sir! How could just leave us here?" Jason said as soon as I answered the call
Quianna's POVAfter that incident, Austin and I head directly to Imperial Hospital. I need to talk to the head doctors there, not to ask what happened with my parents, instead, I need to know my allies to control the board of directors, after all I am now the president of the management. I don't know if I should tell this to Dylan now or just at the day he arrives back here, but I am sure news will immediately reach him.But on the other thought, I should call Aina. She's a forensic doctor under our hospital and he's father is a close friend of dad, I am sure he will help me especially in convincing the directors to support me. Note to be taken, our hospital has two sides as what rivalries always have. First side is to my grandfather's era wherein the other doctors are still under the close friend of grandpa, they have the highest position in every department of the management of hospital like finance and legal departments. Meanwhile, the other side is my parents', the