Chapter 2

Earnestine Blanchard's POV

"I am SPO2 Harr Hodgson, September 14, 11:21 pm. Start an interrogation with Ms. Earnestine Blanchard about the missing case of Mr. Rhett Lawson."

He sneezed before starting to ask me a question.

"Ms. Blanchard, what is your relationship with Mr. Lawson?"

"She's my fiancé."

"How many years have you been lovers?"

"5 years please. Starting 4th year high school."

"Do you often fight with Mr. Lawson?"

"M-sometimes. But we can fix it right away."

"Is it true that you are getting married soon?"

"O-opo. I hope next week if the accident did not happen."

"Before the accident, when was the last time you saw Mr. Lawson?"

"S-september 7, it was about 10 pm. He took me home. We were dating that night."

"Did you have a fight that night?"

"W-no. We are very happy because we are both excited about the wedding."

"Hmmm. That night, did he text you or call that he was home?"

"O-opo. He said he was in the parking lot of his condo. That was his last text to me."

"In that case, can I see your cellphone?"

I nodded. I handed him my cellphone. He checked it and then presented it to me again.

"There are two suspicious texts here in your inbox. Both are from Mr. Lawson."

I was nervous about what he said. That first text message came from Rhett saying ...

"Help me Earnestine."

And the second text says ...

"If you want to see Rhett, go to the address I will tell you."

"Do you have any suspicions that this could text you?"

"W-nothing."

He checked my cellphone again.

"You have a call history on Mr. Lawson's number. And just recently. Before the accident happened."

I nodded.

"I thought I could talk to him. But no, someone else called using Rhett's cellphone."

"What are you talking about?"

"S-he said I went to the old factory on Mahogany Street. A-I was the only one. K-when I was with others or I reported to the police I would never see Rhett again."

I almost choked as I recounted that incident. I never imagined I would experience such an event. It was like a nightmare.

"Do you know whose voice you are talking to?"

"N-no. The voice is too loud. P-it looks like he used some device to change his voice."

"How did the accident happen?"

This is the question I dread. I almost do not want to remember that incident.

"N-I was driving close to the address my interlocutor said. Suddenly someone ran so I hit him. H-I stopped and slowly got out of the car. N-I walked closer to where I collided. H- I didn't expect it to be Rhett. I-I don't know what to do. He was bloody, I was scared so I called Rhett's parents. I was just crying. It was my fault. I was the one who collided with Rhett. "

Tears continued to flow in my eyes. This is my fault. I bumped into Rhett.