Austin's POV
I 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?" he asked while yawning and do some stretching.
"I'll meet Quianna." I answered then start rummaging the evidence we got.
"Quianna? The victim? Whoa, are you on a first name basis now?" he said with the hint of teasing me around.
"Shut up, just watch all those recordings." I said to him and leaned at the table.
"Where are you going?" he asked.
"Imperial hospital, she received a message again." I said to him.
"Message again? Do you still believe that scheme?" Aaron is the first hater of those messages I received.
"There's no reason not to believe in those." I answered.
"Then, what did it say?"
"Her father's corpse is missing."
"What? How did that happen?"
"That's what we need to know today. Her father died in a hit and run accident and the---"
"The culprit is not yet apprehended?" Aaron continued what I was going to say.
"Yeah, seems familiar? Yeah, it's all what happens to our cases nowadays." I said to him.
"Now, we have to see what will happen at the end." He said then start playing the videos.
"Wait stop!" I said to him.
"That scared me! what are you doing?" he yelled.
"Do you see that?" I said to him then pointed out on the monitor.
"What?"
"Don't you recognize him?" I asked him and he looked closely with it.
"I don't recognize him." He answered which makes me have a deep sigh.
"Send to me that picture." I said to him.
"Why would I?"
"Cause your team leader told you so." I said then left the room. I need to meet Quianna now.
*Phone notification*
I looked at my phone and saw that Aaron already sent the picture of the man who shot Quianna at their company. This man really looks familiar to me, why is that?
*Phone rings*
"Hello?" I greeted.
"Where are you? I'm here at the hospital now and I should go back to the office immediately." Quianna said at the other line.
"I'll leave now. I'll be there in 5." I said then ended the call.
After 5 minutes of driving, I arrived at the hospital, and I saw her waiting at the lobby. She waived at me and walked towards me immediately.
"You're so late!" she said to me.
"Sorry, let's go." I said then we go to the morgue area of the hospital.
"Hi, I am Quianna Ross and I am the daughter of deceased Larry Ross." She said to the window of the staff nurse.
"Oh, you're the daughter of the president." The nurse said and I just looked at her. They owned this hospital? That was huge.
"Yeah, I just want to see the death records of my dad. Can I know where his body was transferred for cremation?" she answered.
"Wait a minute, ma'am." The nurse said and started typing to her computer.
"Sorry to keep you waiting, but the records are stored at the confidential system. The head doctor and coroner has only the permission to access that." The nurse explained.
"Why is that?" Quianna asked.
"I don't have an idea, maybe it was asked by the relatives, or the rule indicated that the case should be confidential." The nurse answered.
"Okay, I got it." Quianna answered.
"How can we check it now?" I asked her.
"Let me call the doctor." She said then dialed it on her phone.
"Hi Mr. Spencer, this is Quianna Ross, and I wanted to see my father's death records?" she said through the call.
"Really? I got it." then I saw her ended the call.
"What did he say?" I asked.
"Mom would not allow it." she answered.
"What? Why is that? Her husband's body can be missing, and she cannot allow it?" I said to her.
"Yeah, I'll just talk to my friend who's also a forensic maybe she can convince the head coroner to let me see it." she answered,
"So, we just went here for nothing?" I asked her.
"I also experienced strange happenings a while ago." She said.
"What do you mean?"
"I saw some woman at the elevator, but she vanished immediately." She said.
"Same as mine? You saw her face?" I immediately asked her.
"No, it happens in a blink of an eye. She just said something to me."
"What did she said?"
"I should decide wisely."
Someone's POV
"You got the body?" the man asked.
"Yes sir, but any seconds we got late, his daughter would've seen it." another man answered.
"What? How did she know about that?"
"I really don't know. But she was at the cemetery then a while ago the doctor called me, and she wanted to see her father's death records." The man explained which be looked like some nurse staff.
"They should not about it, especially his daughter." said by the man who looked like the head of the people in the building.
"Of course, sir." Then the head left the staff.
I cannot let them know that Larry is alive, our experiment should not be put in vain after all that happens. If the experiment became a success, that's the only time the whole world would know about this one-of-a-kind miracle that no one has ever seen.
"Dad." The man looked at her door and he saw his daughter.
"Why are you here? You did not call me." the man said, while his daughter sits immediately on his couch.
"I am bored." The daughter said.
"What do want to do?" her father is doting at his daughter.
"I want something exciting, can I have your car?"
"What will you do with it?" the father is skeptical about it but he still gave her the key.
"Secret." The daughter answered and left the office.
"Hello, Gray? Follow my daughter." The father instructs someone through his telephone and the guy immediately follow his orders.
Quianna's POV
Austin now left me alone after we went to the hospital. Why did mom not allow me to peek at those records? That was very suspicious. I am walking at the sidewalk on my way back to the company. The hospital and the office are only a walking distance, which is why our parents are so close to each other, emotionally and literally. I passed through some playground and the swing somewhat attracts me to ride it. I walked through it and rode the swing, at first, I was just moving slowly, and it only swings low to the point that my feet are still dangling on the ground. Seconds after the swing started to lose its mind and swings it highly enough for me to feel the breeze on my hair and caressing my hair, my phone vibrates. I slowly stopping while trying to reach the ground, when I stopped, I read it and I saw the message…
"Get out of that swing, a car would hit you"
Being uneasy and feeling strange, I immediately get out of the swing and run at the side, seconds before I reached the side bar, I car was rushing towards me and it would've hit me if I did not believe in the message. I looked at the driver's seat and check the driver but she's injured very badly.
I reached out for my phone and start calling the Imperial Hospital's emergency hotline
"Hi, how may I help you?" the nurse answered.
"I am here at the playground near the hospital and a car accident just happened! Go here immediately." I said to them.
"How many are hurt?"
"Uhh, only one the driver only." I answered.
"Okay, ma'am. The ambulance will be right there." Then the call ended.
"Hey, are you alright?" I asked the driver when I saw her move a little, she regained consciousness.
"Where am I?" she said but still looking so hurt due to the accident.
"Don't move, the ambulance will be here in a minute." I said to her. Then, I saw the ambulance meters away.
"Here!" I walked towards to the rescuers while waving my hand.
"Are you okay ma'am?" one of the rescuers asked.
"Yeah, just save the woman inside." They just nodded and went to driver's seat.
"Ma'am are you sure someone is here?" the rescuers said.
"Yeah, she's badly hurt. She's bleeding all over her face." I answered.
"But, no one is here, ma'am." The rescuers answered looking at me confused.
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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
Quianna's POVAfter couple of weeks, the funeral was immediately taken care of, even the reading of my parents' last will testaments. Even if it is obviously that I am the one who will inherit everything they had, legal procedures are required for me to remain credible and reputable towards the shareholders and the society. Dylan already arrived last week, and he helped me with the needed documents and even closing mom's case. But still I did not say anything to him, except from the things that the police stated about the case. Austin and Aina are only the one who knows my plans, I know I should not keep this from Dylan. I would definitely tell everything to him when I finished doing things that I should do in the first place."Yana, let's go." Austin said to me, and I just gave him a nod."You don't have to go with me, though." I said to him as soon as I get in his car."I insist." He answered and started the car."But what did you call me? Yana?"
Austin's POVAs no one is speaking between us during the whole ride, I just focused on my driving and constantly glancing over her who is currently looking through the window, letting out a deep sigh and also glancing at me. Looks like she has a lot of things going on in her mind and she just cannot voice it out."Why are you glancing over me?" I asked as I cannot take any longer silence while she's stealing glances from me."Nothing." she answered and look outside again."Don't ever try doing it." I said to her seriously, but I was about to burst into laughing right now."What do you mean?" she asked and looked at me"Don't ever try having a crush on me." I suddenly said to her, and she just laughs it off. I just smiled and laughed also."Silly punk." She just said while still laughing."Why are you looking at me?" I asked again."I said it's nothing." She answered and I did not say anything again.I continued dr
Quianna's POVThe three of us were still here sitting at Aina's living room, I just finished checking and inspecting her whole apartment and I just said to her that everything looks like she's not staying here alone. I start collecting each thing I spotted and laying it all on the table for them to see those."Why are you messing with my apartment?" I heard Aina said while sitting at the couch, and while me still roaming her place again."I am not messing with it, just look at the things I bring out." I answered and opened her closet to check every crook and nook she may hide things."There, can you notice that if you're living alone, you only need one of each kind?" I said upon finishing my second inspection."She can have them as a reserve or something, though." Austin said to me."That can be the case, but I know where Aina stores her extra things." I said and approached the huge cabinet near her bathroom and opened it. It stores many tow