PART IV (INTRIGUE)

CHAPTER I

"Elizabeth and her other classmates were in the classroom who continued to bother Andrés, they said that he was lazy because he came to sleep in class they began to throw papers over and over in his head there was no way they would stop the teacher had left Andrés tried to defend himself, there was no one to support him, he began to cry in the middle of the room, he did not know what to do, he yelled at him that he was a brute and an idiot because he always lost evaluations and did not present homework, he cried and cried an unstoppable cry to him They said that it was a germ, and that it should not have existed that the only thing it did was contaminate the place; someone threw another ball of paper Andrés knew that it was going to fall like the others and that there was no one to support it and closed the His eyes were no longer falling, but he opened his eyes and saw a girl who was protecting him. It was Elizabeth << take off Elizabeth >> the leader of the children who were bothering him said to him << no Rodrigo, I'm not going to take off >> << it is under your responsibility d >> << I already know that, but I will not let them make Andrés feel inferior >> << then you say that he is not a brute, that he is not lazy that he is not a thief because I have seen him with my pencils and with our things in her bag >> << look Rodrigo he can be whatever he wants but I would not like to be in Andrés's shoes >> << believe me Elizabeth, nobody would like to be in his shoes >> << just imagine you Being him, they just don't even feel hurt, they mistreat him here and there and they don't know why he does those things, or if they do? >> << Well, not Elizabeth but in the same way that doesn't change what he is or what he has done >> << Yes, I know, but it is not up to us to reprimand him, it must be his parents. The teacher has already spoken with Andrés's parents, they are in charge of reprimanding him .... Andrés, you can give things back to them so to stop bothering you >> Elizabeth whispers to Andrés and he nods his head << Andrés is going to return their things so please leave n to bother him >> << and who assures us that he will not do it again? >> << I assure Rodrigo, just take your things >> said Elizabeth >> "

"The World Yels had been very demanding, it was very difficult but everyone tried less Andrés, in that school they were very demanding and now the Olympics were approaching where they had to compete with other schools that had a very good reputation but for that they had They had to excel as a school in terms of scores and the school had been very patient with Andrés who had lost a year and did not want to recover nor did they see any interest in being promoted not only were they aware of him but he was doing the worst. Andres was sitting on the break just because he had no friends, he wanted to be accepted and he knew the only way was to catch up with things but it was difficult with the life he had, he took out a book on the subject in which he was doing the worst Elizabeth was passing by with her two best buddies Wendy and Lina were talking about the clothes they were going to buy to go to Inesita's 15-year-old party, a party to which everyone was invited ex cepto Andrés the poor always excluded him, Elizabeth saw him, said goodbye to her companions and went to sit with Andrés, her friends began to speak ill of Elizabeth but Elizabeth almost never cared what they thought of her << hello, can I sit down here? >> asked Elizabeth << yes, of course why not >> << what are you doing? >> << I'm trying to study so they can promote me for a year because I really need it and I know it sounds crazy but not yet I lose hope >> << Yes, I understand hope is the last thing that is lost, can I help you? >> << If I need a lot of help I don't understand anything >> Elizabeth tried to explain but she had to have a lot of patience because every time she He explained to him that he understood in a completely different way from what he was, they had to organize study hours to be able to finish understanding and be ready for the evaluations, both of them showed their enthusiasm for learning and the other for teaching; Andrés was improving over time, all thanks to Elizabeth, Elizabeth was also doing well since she had been reviewing a lot with Andrés and the others began to accept Andrés and apologized for misjudging him, even Rodrigo apologized and also asked him sorry to Elizabeth for not wanting to say she was right "

"Andrés confessed to Elizabeth and told her that it was all thanks to her, he said << thank you for trusting him even though no one else did >> << never let them humiliate you, the life you have is yours and alone Yours you see what you want to do do not let others decide for you >> Andrés and Eli became best friends they told each other everything, Andrés had told him about his father that he was a thief and sometimes forced him to accompany him, they had threatened him and his mother Elizabeth tried to support him when he came crying and promised not to tell anyone, so he did every time they asked him about Andrés's life, he knew how far he should tell and when to keep quiet, they were very good friends they had unforgettable moments together << Eli why can't we see a horror movie? >> Andres said to Elizabeth << because they are horrible and they are very scary let's watch a comedy or action movie but not a horror movie >> << well, well let's see one of action >> neither of them forced the other to do something he didn't like "

"In the middle of the year Andrés was promoted and his parents his mother Miranda was planning to move to another city and changing his school was a decision that no one could stop, Elizabeth went to visit him at his house when they were already putting things in the truck and the truck left Andrés was arriving from the city Elizabeth began to cry knowing that he was going to miss him a lot; Andrés saw her from the truck he told them to stop but they didn't want to, he threw his mother a tremendous tantrum until they let him get off he ran to where she was standing Elizabeth and told him not to cry told him that he loved her and that he was going to return it did not matter if it was when they were old he would return to wait for him he promised, then he ran back to the truck and he managed to hear Elizabeth shouting << I I love you too! >>. "

I hadn't remembered that promise he had made for a long time, I had completely forgotten that it had been more than 5 years ago that I was going to remember that, a whim can't last that long, I thought I had told Andrés to give me more time to respond. He gave me two days because that was how long it was going to last in the city then he was going to leave again and who knows for how long I would not see him again I could not believe that he was really thinking about it when it was just a children's whim But I thought about it over and over and over again and realized that it was not only that, apart from my mother and my father, I had not trusted him so much with anyone, not even with Natalia, but I had changed a lot since then and he was also more insecure now he looked determined and showed a kind of bravery he was a policeman who traveled a lot and was at the same time like a kind of detective who had to investigate several cases, my mother when I told him everything she told me exactly these words << you will see that he has ce >> and what was he supposed to do if he had given me permission to go out with him and everything but somehow I expected him to tell me what to do, if that was what I expected because I didn't know what decision to make, but decisions for my life were good or bad I had to make them I no one else could make them for me because then I would not be living my life I would be living the life that someone planned for me and I had to learn to make my own decisions, not do things Because others tell me, but because I know what I want and others cannot judge me for that, I had to be sure that I was happy with the decision I made.

Well, it was two days since he had asked me to be boyfriends but I had many other things to do, many things on my mind to make me think about that every little while; Natalia was helping me to understand some physics problems that were complicated for me a lot but in the end I always managed to understand but physics was horrible, well if it was super cool when one could understand it but while it was not horrible, I knew I had to try and understand it, Natalia congratulated me and then said

- What are you going to answer Andrés? -And again with the little item I only had two days left and I didn't even want to think about it

- Let's go back to review this that I did not understand very well

- Well yes, but later, what are you going to answer? I'm your best friend and I think I have a right to know

- I do not know, I said desperately, I have no idea what to answer him

- It's very easy to say yes or no and that's it

- It's not so easy Natalia

- Eli, I really don't understand you, forgive me, but you are sometimes very difficult to understand. Do you want it or don't you?

- Yes I love him so much

- Then why don't you say yes?

- Because I'm not sure

- Sure that?

- Oh, I don't know, I'm not sure if I'm ready to have a boyfriend, I'm not sure if my mother likes the idea because the only thing she answered me was << you'll see what you're doing >> as if she didn't care, I'm not sure if it's the same as before, I'm not sure if he will disappoint me how I'm going to react because right now I don't want to suffer -I said as I held my head with my hands as a sign of despair

- Eli answer me with total sincerity, do you want it?

- Oh yes, I had already said yes

- And how much do you want it?

- I love him very much - I said looking at the garden - but I haven't talked to him for a long time and I don't think it's right that he's going to be with a complete stranger

- Well if so, why don't you say no?

- Natalia, look, I still don't know what I'm going to say but as soon as I decide, you'll be the first to know, I promise you

- Well okay then let's get on with this

We continued studying until recess was over and I managed to clear up all the doubts I had; the classes continued common and current until in the middle of the history class when they let us organize ourselves in groups to make a billboard on some subject of what we had seen throughout the year, we chose to do one of the thousand days war I was the one who wrote on the billboard because supposedly it was the one with the best lyrics, it was a group of 4, 2 of them including Natalia were dictating what I had to say while Verónica was only gossiping about everyone in the room Talk and talk no one was paying attention to him we pretended we were paying attention to him but there was something that caught my attention Veronica had stopped talking about people's gossip and started talking about a case that had been presented on television in all the cases of deaths that had occurred in that municipality and he asked us if we knew that Edwin had died in the morning, they did not know how he had died, they found him in the same streets don he always left for school dead in a meadow he had a bullet mark in his head according to Veronica and she said they were trying to find out how it happened, she said that Anderson had told her this but she was totally sure it was true because the ninth grade boys did not stop talking about the death of their friend, their parents were surely distressed and the fear of walking through the streets without protection increased after so many things happened each time the fear increases more although some do not care and it seems as if they were looking for danger but it did affect me if it happened to Edwin it could happen to any of us; Edwin was a very wise 9th grade boy, we were amazed but he didn't understand how Verónica instead of saying news like that first than any gossip preferred to gossip first; Edwin was a great kid who almost always spent time with other children of the same grade. We felt a great pity for the parents and his classmates, he still had a lot to live for. We finished the billboard and it was time to expose it. I was the first to speak, then Brayan, then Natalia and then Verónica. It was a good presentation and I got 90 out of it. I felt happy about that; At the exit we continued talking about the murder, I was looking to see if I could see Andrés but the only one I saw was his mother, she smiled at me and greeted me, I returned the greeting, it was evident that Andrés was not there. idea that maybe he could be investigating Edwin's murder doing his job and very busy; That day I went to my house with Verónica, Brayan and Natalia, in the end, as always, there were only Natalia and I who lived much further away than Brayan and Verónica, We were talking about the murder and we met one of his friends named Pipe , Pipe lived almost where we began to cry while he told how bad he and his friends felt because of Edwin's death << Edwin was a great friend, he always helped us when we needed him, he was very funny and always tried to make us laugh He was like a brother to me, a brother to whom I could tell all the things that happened to me and he knew that he could count on us for whatever he needed, later I am going to stop by his house I am going to visit his parents to see how They are here, I'm going to go with Jack, Diego, Tiago and Sharith, they were also good friends with Edwin >> he said while tears fell from his eyes, he was repeatedly wiping them over and over again when we passed down the street from his house he said goodbye to us and he left, I got to my house and said goodbye to Natalia, she kept walking until she got home. When I got to my house there was still no one, I wanted to tell my mother what happened with Edwin but she was not there, I unloaded my bag and I started watching novels on television, they were not giving anything good, just another repetition of the Guadalupe rose So I looked for some other good channel and at the end I started to watch in rcn four elements challenge when it was 7:30, this was a program similar to the challenge where they had to pass obstacles by land, water, air and fire the one that I most liked. The test that I liked the most was the fire because I felt the adrenaline that they would not step on or collide with the fire because that would hurt a lot, but in the end they always did it well, I was very concentrated I had brought the food to the couch, I had prepared I had a hot dog and I served myself lemonade, I heard Josefina in the kitchen making a fuss and I went to see what the scandal was and Josefina was rolling around under the counter where the pots were kept, I scold Josefina and went to the living room to lie down in the chair about to lick my hot dog I ran to the furniture and stopped her before she could do it at that moment the phone rings I took my hot dog and I also took the lemonade I put them on the table and went back to the chair to answer the phone, it was my mom calling to see if she had gotten home safely she had also found out what happened with Edwin, I told her that she was fine and not to worry and take the opportunity to tell her about all the mess that Josefina had made In the kitchen she was a really problematic cat, when we bought her at the pet store we didn't know what name to put her only until we arrived and she started making disasters in the kitchen all the time we put her Josefina from a show that I watched when little Josefina in the kitchen, Josefina always had to get all her beautiful white fur dirty from whatever was in the kitchen, my mom said to scold her and to do her the favor of organizing it again ; As always, I had to clean up Josefina's disasters, once I finished cleaning and fixing the pots I went back to the table and found Josefina eating my hot dog, she gave me a rage and then I had to give it to her. eat cat drool, scold her and prepare another hot dog and I ate it looking at the last remaining challenge of four elements, Josefina did not interrupt me for a long time because she was eating my hot dog she finished eating it faster than me and he sat in front of him looking at me with a face of << please give me owner >> and he began to touch my knee with a front paw, I looked at her and I stuffed what I had left, chewed and passed it to me quickly I finished Drink the lemonade, I washed my glass and I sat down again. Josefina got on the couch and bothered me to caress her << how could I be angry with Josefita? >> well, four elements challenge is over and there was nothing else so I turned it off and saw Josefina asleep on the couch n she could not stay there for a long time on the couch because it filled it with hairs so the moose weighed terrible << how could not weigh a cat as eater and as fat as Josefina >> I took her to her bed which was in The patio in a hole that was under where we washed our clothes had a pink bed and a lot of blankets that kept her warm I put her inside the bed she was still asleep, I believed that there was no power that could wake Josefina when she slept, after take Josefina to bed I went to sleep myself.

CHAPTER II

I was a little worried about the decision that Eli made but it was her decision and if she said that it was not her decision, each one with his own, Eli was fully entitled to feel confused because we had not seen each other in a long time and if it is true that I was a bit changed and that I was not as sure as before but I did not forget what she had done for me nor did I forget the feelings I had had for her.

I had been very stressed lately, David, my other colleagues and I were trying to catch those responsible for the murders that had happened there had been many lately, this morning it had been terrible I had been investigating the murders but I thought that no one I wanted I was going to get hurt but Edwin he was a great friend, I remember that once I met him and some of his friends and I gained so much confidence that I decided to tell them everything that had happened to me with my father and Edwin tried to help me, maybe not I was so close with the others but Edwin was like a younger brother to me, there was everything that had happened to Edwin all day, I felt very bad and sad at a certain moment I came to cry but I could do nothing more than look for the murderers could no longer turn back time David realized that he was sad and he wondered why. Why was he like this? And I told him everything, he said that those things happened, that at some point we would all have to die and that nobody had planned it, nobody knows the day or the date of his death and Edwin according to how I described him sounded like a boy who had made the most of his life so there was no need to worry that made me remember a phrase << study as if you were going to live forever and live as if you were going to die tomorrow >> I wanted to believe that Edwin had listened to what this phrase said , but now I was worried about something worse the murderer was close to where Elizabeth lived and the last thing he wanted was for another loved one to die, I told David what I thought and as if he did not care about the risk he was taking he asked me

- Who is Eli? -I felt that he had every right to ask that question since he did not know her

"She's my girlfriend," I said without thinking very well what I answered because we weren't dating until Eli answered me.

- For real? –I wonder David

- No - I answered sincerely - she is a very good friend of mine.

- And why did you say she was your girlfriend?

- Because I'm waiting for your answer

- Huy Andrés I didn't think you were in love

- Who is in love? –Asked Zad who at that moment had entered together with Jon and they sat next to us

- Andrés from a girl named Elizabeth –said David hugging me with one arm

- Is it a good time to have this conversation? –Jon said trying to make us see reason

- Jon, you are a spoilsport, we are only trying to become more united as a team by entering into confidence - David said to Jon

- If Andrés had never mentioned any woman other than his mother until now

- Well, by the way, have you digested your friend Edwin? –Jon said referring to me, I didn't know how we got back to that topic

- Yes, I already assimilated it David helped me

- You trust David more than us, don't you Andrés? -Zad said

- Well, if he is like my older brother

- What are we? –Asked Zad

"Some very good friends and good companions," I replied.

- What are you guys doing here ?! –Said Captain Marcus exasperated, when he left his office

"Nothing sir, we were leaving," David said to Captain Marcus

- We have to question millions of witnesses and you are here chatting like parrots. WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THEM ?!

"Nothing captain, we're leaving," David said and made a sign to the others to come out.

We got in the car and David said that we were going to question some witnesses, he took out a notebook that he always carried with him and gave it to me and I saw a list of names and places << Manuela Victoria Peralti neighborhood calle 1d # 11-21, Saray Mendoza San Andrés neighborhood street 2b # 14-30, Anderson Muñoz San Camilo neighborhood 2c # 22-31 ... >> and a lot of other names I asked David if we were really going to go to all those places and he said yes. We needed to have a clue of where the criminals were, Jon and Zad accompanied us in the back and they were looking from one side to another at the landscape and I did the same while the car was moving I began to relive the events of that morning

"That morning I had gotten up like any other day thinking about how to solve the case of the murders that had happened, when suddenly a call came from Karol, Captain Marcus's secretary << Andrés, Captain Marcus wants you to go investigate a murder in San Pedro along with David >> << yes, ma'am >> I said and hung up the phone it hadn't been more than 5 seconds when the phone rang again it was David << Andres I'm coming to your house, I need you to be ready and fixed >> to be able to go to the crime scene, Captain Marcus is more demanding than usual since one of those murderers killed his uncle, do you remember the previous case the one of the guy who was shot in the head who Was he wearing blue pants? >> <<si>> << that was Marcus's uncle, that's why he's so demanding so please be ready when he arrives >> knowing that the captain was more demanding than usual I ate and I I put on the uniform I was brushing when I heard the whistle of the c arro of David; Before, he had a motorcycle that was very beautiful, but he sold it and now we used the car they assigned us. Who would ever think of selling a motorcycle as beautiful as David's? Only to him, I said goodbye to my mother and my stepsister and I left the part where we had the store, we had a stationery store; They were waiting for me so I got in the car and David began to scold me as usual << Why did Andrés take so long? Look, he took us late because of him >> he told me and excuse me, David was driving very fast to the crime scene that I estimated had been 25 minutes ago long enough for an ambulance to have arrived and the body had been removed, we arrived at the crime scene in a very short time and we began to examine in detail there were many people around taking photos and making videos and an ambulance had arrived but they saw that it was late and they took his vital signs it was already very late, as soon as I saw him I knew it was Edwin I was stunned I did not know how to react I could not believe that one of my best friends I would have died, it really is a horrible feeling when a loved one dies, I continued doing my job and inspecting the place I thought of Edwin's family and I saw his mother among the people who were not allowed They were crying and lamenting, I went to where he was and said hello and gave him comfort, I told him how wonderful his son had been and how special he was to me, but that was of no use to the lady, I was remembering when he was alive and yearning that he still was but there was nothing to do, we analyzed the place he was passing a bridge, Edwin was in the middle of a garden near the bridge and all over the place a fat cat passed quickly and went up some stairs, I saw that Edwin had the same uniform from the school where Eli and I studied a few years ago, a girl was asking her mother if this could happen to her and her mother told her yes to be careful and if she was going to go out with her; We investigated witnesses but nobody said anything that would help us to capture them, they only told us what had happened to them when they saw the dead man and that they picked up a phone and called the police and the ambulance, but that did not help us, we needed good information ".

Between the memory of what happened that morning and the mountains I have buildings without realizing it, we had already gone to two houses, what David was telling us was writing down and we were grateful even if the information was not good, when we went for the third witness David asked me the same that with the other two the name and address << Anderson Muños neighborhood San Camilo >> I told him and we went at a respectable speed but it did not mean that it was not fast when David was in a hurry to get somewhere he did it at a very fast speed Although now we had two witnesses and he was already getting discouraged, although knowing him he never gave up like that, I and the rest of us would have already lost hope, he was the last to lose hope. When we got to the San Camilo neighborhood he asked me the address of the house << 2c # 22-31 >> I told him, now we arrived at Anderson's house and at the beginning an old woman whom I called about 56 years old He was approximately scared because he thought we were bringing bad news or that we were going to arrest someone but when we explained things to him he said that Anderson was studying and that we were going to stop by at 7 we were going to find him, we continued going to the houses of the other witnesses without That there were good clues to catch the murderers, they rested in a tent and asked for beer a little while ago I was already 18 years old so there was no problem when it was 7 David was the only one who remembered that Anderson had to be questioned and we She made her go to Anderson's house at 7 o'clock at night, I didn't pick up Leonor, my stepsister that day I assumed my mother had picked her up. We arrived once more at Anderson's house, the same lady received us again and then I called Anderson to come down the house was two stories high and he was on the second floor I was amazed when I saw that the witness was a boy like me same age, before we could ask her anything the lady invited us to come in and we sat at the table so that we could talk more comfortably and said that if she could give us something to drink I felt as if it was wrong to say yes in someone else's house but I was very thirsty <<si>> David hastened to say before me and I said it again << yes, thank you very much madam >> << oh, please, officers, call me Mrs. Claudia >> << well thank you Mrs. Claudia >> David said, David allowed me to do the interrogation but I was distracted a bit by a child of about 3 years who was opening and closing the refrigerator, David also turned his head to look at what the child was doing the lady brought the drinks it was juice blackberry, also served Anderson and then scold the boy pe Queño << Kevin, what are you doing, don't disturb the fridge? >> he went towards him and the boy raised him, denying with the sweet voice of a small child << Grandma I want to see if it is true that the light of the fridge when it closes, because when I close it I can't see if it's on or off, granny, let me find out please granny! >> the granny, ignoring what the child was saying, took him upstairs and told him to behave, David was holding back laughing, Anderson was laughing and I was trying to hold back, when the fridge show finally happened, I started with the interrogation

- Anderson can you tell us exactly what you saw at the place where the accident occurred - David had said that he was a witness to what had happened with Edwin

- Where did Edwin Martínez die? –Asked Anderson << maybe she was in some other >>

"Yes, where Edwin died," I said a bit exasperated.

- Well then ... - he said while drinking juice as if he were about to tell a movie - I was going to school - << and another who was telling his story >> - and I met Edwin, we were going to school together Although we weren't such good friends that we said we had a good relationship, I stopped to go into one of the stores and I told him that I would catch up with him later, because no one was going to imagine what happened next - I turned to look at David, he had the notebook and the pencil in his hand but he did not write anything as with the other witnesses, so far this information was not serving us either- I bought a queen arm for lunch and a juice box - << as if we cared what was bought >> - Then I walked slowly I did not feel any desire to get to school, others I always went early, I arrived very late - I already knew that this would not work - Edwin had died I saw him lying in the middle of the garden grass - << the same thing we already knew >> - I saw in front of him a man with n a gun in my hand that kept looking at Edwin's body, maybe checking if he had died I hid behind the bridge making sure he didn't see me I was completely scared I didn't know what to do more than hide I didn't want him to kill me, I was a man of brown complexion when he turned and looked elsewhere, I could see the color of his eyes that were black or at least that was how he looked from a distance with black hair - we did not dare to interrupt him, he was already reaching a complete description although It didn't help us much- I was wearing jeans and a blue shirt I could only look at, I didn't dare to do anything else, sorry

"Well, please continue, or is that all?" Said David, waving his hands

- No, then he approached the bridge and I stood completely behind making sure he did not see me, he began to talk on the phone and I listened to what they were saying, I heard that they were talking about that he was going to meet other people next Tuesday at the club from 3d street # 19-25 of the San Luis neighborhood - I couldn't believe it came out better than we thought he had told us what we needed to hear, David wrote all this in his notebook this information was very valuable - that's all I know and had not told anyone out of fear

"It's more than enough," David said proudly, "and will you by chance not know the time when they are going to meet?"

- No, I don't mention it

- Well because if you knew you would have solved everything for us completely, thanks really boy –said David putting his hand on Anderson's shoulder- is the best information they have given us so far –said David full of joy as he approached the door to leave and stopped to wait for me, I said goodbye to Anderson, Doña Claudia and Kevin who had come down to browse when he heard that we were leaving "bye," David shouted happily from the door.

Zad and Jon were not in the car, we had taken a long time and we had forgotten to ask them to come to the lady's house, David did not worry, he knew them perfectly and he knew where they were, I followed him, they were in a store that for I knew the name from what David had told me that he came there with his companions was called << fool and little >> no idea why it was called that, David called them and they got into the car, David invited us to eat and We went through two stores that had strange names, one was called, it specified things very well so that they would not get confused << foot shoes >> that was the name, it was written in large letters, and another clothing store that needed a name! Quick!! Urgent!! It was called << I don't know what ... >> David laughed and said they needed to give it a very urgent name; We got to this restaurant if it had a very specific name of what they sold << rich and tasty >> we sat down and ate I ordered a hamburger, Jon and Zad also ordered the same and David wanted a hot dog.

CHAPTER III

I had gotten up and helped my grandmother like every day to organize the house and I also did my homework, when it was time to go to study I hung up my bag and said goodbye to my grandmother and my brother, Kevin at night I had woken up saying that I had a mission << Anderson I have an ultra mega special mission, I'm going to find out if the light in the fridge really turns off when it's closed >> I remembered that and smiled my grandmother had told me to buy my lunch box earlier of going to study << so big and buying a lunch box >> I thought but I said yes. I left the house, on the way from home to school, when I was passing through the San Pedro neighborhood, I met a boy I had met recently when Lucas introduced me to a classmate from my classroom, the boy's name was Edwin I was a ninth grade boy and I didn't know him much but I still greeted him

- Hi Edwin

- Hi Anderson. What else?

- No, burn, no I do not burn, the sun burns there but I am of normal temperature -I told him and he laughed a little

- Well then, so that you understand me, how are you?

- Well, so far I have been doing super well

- Well I'm glad

- They told me a gossip that Jack's father was arrested, is that true?

- Yes, he already had it well deserved, although here among us Jack did not take it well at the beginning he ran away from the house, but in the end I take it well and I assimilate it, although those gossip should not drift around Jack is a good friend of mine and he would not like to know that many people are talking about this. How many more know about this?

- Few people, not that many or well at least that I know of

- Well, because that is not something that can be spoken by word of mouth without Jack's consent, and during those days that Jack was going through these difficulties, I was ill and I couldn't help him.

- What did you get sick from?

- I had an upset stomach, vomited and had a high fever I missed school until my mother said that I was better and that I could go to study, I missed many things during the time I was sick

- How sad, well, right now I'll catch up to you I'll go buy something

I went into a store and I was thinking about whether I would buy the lunch box on the way to school or at school but in the end I had decided to buy it before at school they did not sell queen arm, I bought a queen arm and a juice box and I left the store I was in no hurry to get to school so I went slowly, when I was going over the bridge I saw Edwin lying in the garden and in front of him was a guy with a gun who kept looking at Edwin's body , maybe checking if he had died I hid behind the bridge making sure he did not see me I was completely scared I did not know what to do more than hide I did not want him to kill me, he was a man with a dark complexion when he turned and looked at another place I could see the color of his eyes that were black or at least that was how he was seen from a distance with black hair, he was wearing jeans and a blue shirt I could only look at, I didn't dare to do anything else, he approached the bridge and placed me totally of After making sure he didn't see me, he started talking on the phone and listened to what they were saying. Then he left I could not do anything but run to school at a speed that was enormous for me, I thought I had never run so fast, I got to school and went as fast as I could and finally felt safe when I entered I met Pipe one of Edwin's best friends and I caught up with him I told him everything that had happened I did not want to lift the burden of Edwin's death by myself only when I told him Pipe was very sad but we couldn't go on talking about anything else because at that moment they rang to enter class Pipe rushed to his classroom and I did the same. Once inside my classroom, the physics teacher Eulalia arrived and made us sit down for those of us who had arrived because as some students were always late, I also told everything that happened to Verónica whispering so that the teacher would not hear Verónica was astonished at that one of the schoolmates had died even though I had no idea who I was referring to, the rest of the classes passed normally, it was the first time that I stayed still in class due to the scare that that murderer had given me, in I spent the rest with Brayan and Lucas

- Lucas, do you remember the boy from the ninth grade Edwin who introduced me? -asked

- Yes, of course I was not going to remember he is a very good person just like Pipe –he answered me

- Edwin? –Asked Brayan

- Yes, he is a very good friend of mine that I introduced you to both of you last week - Lucas replied.

- Aaa if I already remember –said Brayan

- Well that one, he died this morning –I told them

- What?! –They both replied at the same time

- How do you know? -I wonder Lucas

"Because I was a witness," I said and my eyes watered for the first time since I saw that he died.

- But what happened? You're not playing a joke on us, right? –I wonder Brayan

- Brayan but you always think that everything I say is joking

- Because most of the time they are jokes

- Not this time, when have I played with the death of others?

"Well, he hasn't, but I don't believe him since he made that pass it off as innocent to Dona Claudia," Brayan told me.

- Which pass for innocent? I answered, I did not remember because I had done enough pass it to my grandmother as innocent

- You don't know, well I'm going to help you remember, you don't remember when your poor grandmother fainted because of you -I shook my head from side to side saying no with my head, I had made my grandmother faint many times -the day that you told him that you had made Verónica pregnant and that the daughter was going to be called Lola Mento - I laughed a little (Lo lamento word in Spanish means sorry in English)

"I always played pranks on my grandmother since I can remember the day I passed her off for innocent but that time my grandmother fainted for the first time, even my friend Veronica helped me, my brother was traveling with my mother in Spain, we arrived In the afternoon and we entered my house, Verónica had put a basketball on her stomach and was wearing a long shirt that did not allow her to see the ball, I wanted it to look as real as possible, we entered and arrived saying << my love, Let's go to the bathroom >> Verónica went to the one who had a stomach ache and nausea, my mother opened her eyes wide she had never imagined Verónica pregnant and she already knew Verónica's father would kick her out of the house if she were really Right, << I'm going to talk to my grandmother >> I said to Veronica as she entered the bathroom and Veronica could be heard coughing as if she were really vomiting, my grandmother was not able to say anything << Grandma, Veronica is pregnant >> I said very seriously, the she nodded because according to the performance that was evident << and the father is me >> I tried to cry or look a little sad but it was a little difficult with the desire I had to laugh my grandmother took a few steps back and lost her balance she was shaking From one side to the other it seemed as if she were going to fall, and she said << What ..? >> I did not respond and proceeded with my speech << her father took her out of the house and now I have to take responsibility for taking care of her, her I'm going to keep and I'm going to be a good father >> << no .. it can be >> said my grandmother in a low voice, then Veronica came out of the bathroom and gave me a kiss on the cheek and said that the baby had kicked me bend over to talk to the supposed baby and I said << Lola Mento, are you okay? >> Veronica later said to my grandmother << If she is a girl, we are going to call her Lola Mento >> my grandmother who had not moved from there at that moment she couldn't take it anymore and fell on the ground totally scattered, I was scared and tried to revive my grandmother I thought her dead at that moment and I started to cry and told her that Please forgive me that I did not know I was going to react that way, Veronica suggested calling an ambulance and I told her to wait I gave her mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and a moment later she was again aware, I helped her sit on a chair and Veronica He brought water, I was drinking water and I yelled at him << happy pass it off as innocent >> my grandmother got stuck with the water and after Veronica left, as expected, she punished me "

- But this time it's different, I was a witness –I told Lucas and Brayan

I told them everything that happened but they did not believe me, they said they would believe me when they were safe because I had not gained the trust of anyone after not taking things seriously after a long time. In one of the classes the teacher put us in groups of 4 I organized myself with Lucas Caballero León, María Victoria Sánchez and Armando Gavilán Víbora, we made the billboard that we had had to make and we exhibited I was very good at exhibiting, I exhibited very well and I got 95, the classes continued and when I left I went with Lucas to my house, we got to my house I said goodbye and Lucas kept walking, he had a long way to go; My grandmother greeted me telling me that the police had come to investigate a murder and that they were going to come again later. She asked me if it was true that she had witnessed Edwin's murder and I said yes; I came in and I started playing Xbox with Kevin, although he kept saying that he was going to discover the mystery of the refrigerator, we continued playing until the officers arrived at my house and my grandmother called me, my brother and I and my grandmother invited them to the Officers to pass sat at the table in my house and my grandmother gave them a drink just like me, they couldn't say anything because my brother started screwing up the fridge when my grandmother scold him they began to question me I told them everything I had seen and heard, they were two young guys but there was one who seemed too young to be an officer and despite the fact that he did the interrogation, you could see that his partner was safe and that he was a very proud guy, his partner the one who was like my age was the kind and attentive, they were a good team and you could see that they got along; At the end of the story, you could see on their faces that they had been very satisfied with what I told them, they left the house and my brother wanted to continue with the mission of the refrigerator but my grandmother scold him and told him that I was going to damage the fridge if I kept doing that, my brother threw a tantrum and went to his room, I also went to my room to play with my Xbox and I got some messages from Brayan and Lucas saying to forgive them for not believing him and that it was a horrible tragedy what happened, Lucas sent me a voice message saying how incredible Edwin was, you could hear him as if he were crying, try to console him, if he didn't affect Brayan as much as I did, why not We had gotten to know him well, we only saw him from time to time at school with his friends; my brother came out and apologized to my grandmother after a while as the tears began to come out of his eyes and he told him that he would not do it again my grandmother told him that there was no need to cry and that if he forgave me a great idea and I went down quickly pretending I was going to drink water I think I didn't think about it very well I unplugged the fridge and I pretended I was opening it I yelled at my grandmother << Grandma, Kevin damaged the fridge! >> my grandmother almost went down running up the stairs even though he was already of age he was in very good physical condition << Kevin !!! >> he yelled, he opened the refrigerator and saw that the light did not turn on << Kevin, what did you do to the refrigerator? >> I ask Kevin << yes, Kevin, what did you do to the refrigerator? >> I asked << u and no Kevin, why do you damage things that way? >> I asked him again, my grandmother put her head inside the fridge looking to see what had happened to the fridge, Kevin was crying loudly and saying << I just wanted to solve the mystery >> when I m my grandmother sent Kevin to his room and locked him up until he reflected while he was working to repair the refrigerator with who knows what and he wondered, because I told him the truth and told him that there was no need to thank me for teaching Kevin a lesson, pro my grandmother took it very badly and began to scold me and try to hit me, I hit very hard in my rear until it left me hurting and I sent to my room but not before connecting the refrigerator, I went to my room and my Granny unplugged my Xbox and didn't let me play anymore.

CHAPTER IV

In such a short time I had become a good friend of Andrés and we had already solved many cases of robberies and others, but this seemed to have no solution, I did not understand how or why there were so many dead people, I did not understand why they were murdered, it reassured me a little to know that none of the people important to me had died, but unfortunately the day before a very special person had died for Captain Marcus << his uncle >> and since then he had become much more demanding than he was he was on top of me demanding that gave results << as if it were so easy >>, but no matter how, I wanted to give them good results, I wanted to be the one to solve it together with my colleagues of course, I wanted me to once again have the fame I had with the case of smugglers and thieves some time ago, when I captured Andrés's father and his accomplices, when I felt important because no one had been able to solve the case and I was the only one. That was a feeling that had no comparison, I had to do something to recover those moments of glory, that morning my house phone rang and I heard Karol's voice << What's wrong Karol? >> I asked him, << there had just been a murder in San Pedro and you and Andrés need you to come urgently >> I hurried to get ready and leave the house, I always left the work car outside the hotel where my colleagues and I stayed, Andrés who continued living with his parents or well with his Mom and his stepfather, I had to go pick him up like a primary school child, I got in the car and went straight to Andrés's house at full speed I assumed that Karol had already called him so I called him I told him I was getting to his house and please be ready, I told him what happened with Captain Marcus and his uncle, then we hung up and I tried to get to Andrés's house as quickly as possible; I arrived at his house and without being a surprise to me again Andrés was taking time to leave, it was as if he did not understand me, since we became colleagues I was always demanding punctuality but he was not able to be punctual, which I expected Andres was that when I arrived he would be ready and waiting for me outside but I always had to whistle him to come down, beep him and wait a while more until he finally came out and scold him as always for being late he had already become a habitation since We became companions, we went very quickly and arrived at the crime scene very quickly, but that was thanks to me, not thanks to Andrés, because if it were up to him we wouldn't come; We arrived and we were able to witness the subject who was murdered was a boy from the school whose logo was called World Yels. I kept looking at the crime scene, the ambulance had arrived, but what case did he have? It was obvious at first glance that he was already dead, I noticed Andrés a little strange, he approached a woman that I had never seen in my life, the woman was crying, perhaps she was related to the boy who had died, and such Once Andrés also knew that boy, I did not give too much importance and continued questioning witnesses, look at the clock it was 6:32 am, Andrés came back to help us with the alleged witnesses after having talked for a long time with that woman to whom I I put him about 37 years old, while Zad, who had arrived minutes later on his motorcycle, was in charge of asking the witnesses questions, I took a look at the place in detail, I was given to look up and managed to notice a camera, how had it not occurred to me before? We had to look at the cameras to be more informed of what had happened although it was obvious that Captain Marcus knowing him was going to look at the cameras but he was not as good as me at looking at the facts and finishing things, he just looked and then did not know Nothing happened to him, I could ask Karol to let me look at the recordings and conclude my own theories, write that down in my indispensable notebook, "ask Karol to let me look at the recordings of the cameras", I always carried my notebook, for me A notebook was indispensable because I was afraid that if I did not write down the things I had to do and all my amazing ideas, I would forget and remember the days when I did not have a notebook, without a notebook from time to time I would forget things and not I knew if I forgot something, on the other hand with a notebook I did not doubt anything because I wrote everything there is, I had no doubt that everything that I wrote down in my notebook I fulfilled. When we finished our stay there and they were moving the body to another place, I got in the car and made a sign to Andrés to get in, Andrés entered was very quiet during the journey, I told him about what had occurred to me to get to ask Karol to check the cameras, he only replied that it was a good idea looking out the window, I started to worry and asked him

- What's up Andrés? Since he saw the victim today he has been very strange

- David, today's victim was not just anyone, he was a good friend to me, who for a long time I had not seen and I did not imagine that something like this could happen to him

- Andrés those things happen, at any moment I am going to die too, nobody plans it - I told him, without really knowing what I was saying, I was not very good with these issues but I wanted to try to support Andrés in some way

"Yes, but he didn't deserve to die that way." His eyes began to wet until the drops slid down his face and fell on his uniform.

- When someone dies they almost always say the same thing, if they were sick to death they say they did not deserve to die that way, it is always the same, very few people assimilate the death of a loved one; Andrés, all people have to die in some way, it is necessary for me to assimilate it, if at the beginning it may hurt to lose a loved one but over time it is overcome

"Yes, you're right," he told me and wiped away his tears.

We went to the offices and I went in to look at the cameras with the permission of Karol and of course Captain Marcus, Andrés was waiting for me outside Captain Marcus's office, despite the fact that in that waiting room, where Captain Marcus was We always liked to go there, the chairs were comfortable, very soft blue, there were quite a few chairs around the office and a television with a control that those who arrived could handle, of course we had to agree that I left the channel, I finished giving the last advice to Andrés so that he would not be so sad and he stayed watching television, I went to the security section where confidential files were found and also the recordings of everything that happened in the department It was a short distance from where Andrés was; Karol's desk was next to the security section door and in front of the waiting room where Andrés was, inside the security section I was not interested in confidential files for the moment, I sat in one of the three computers that were in that place and look for each of the videos of the places that I needed but unfortunately in some of the videos of the murders when they looked at the camera they shot him and he was all black without seeing anything, I took my head a moment of that section and I asked Karol if they had already made the report of some damaged cameras and he said no, which meant that Marcus had not seen the recordings, I personally took charge of reporting them to Karol and telling him the places where they were damaged, she was in charge of calling someone to repair the cameras, among other things she did at work, after reporting the damaged cameras, I started to look at the videos again, I dab I was furious at not being able to see where the murderers were fleeing due to the lack of cameras they had, but I had already filed complaints with Karol and Marcus and they said that it was not in their hands, I had to settle for what I had I decided to look for to the people who appeared at the crime scene places, taking them as witnesses, maybe one of them could give me a useful clue to be able to continue with the case, I concentrated on enlarging the images of the faces and then looking for the people Some of the files were easier to find than others, but finally I finished or at least with that, it had lasted from approximately 7am to 10am but with everything I had to do, that for me was a record, I had written down all the names and addresses in my notebook; When I left the security section, Karol asked me how I had left and I replied << I would lie to you if I said it was wrong >>, no one could say that I had gone wrong, at least I had tried to investigate more and was trying to get new ones clues, I approached the waiting room that was in front of mr. Marcus and I saw that Andrés was no longer alone and was talking to Zad, Jon and Goliad

- Well guys, I'm in a good mood today. Where are we going to eat today?

"It's too early to go eat lunch," said Goliad.

"But I'm not talking about any lunch, I'm talking about breakfast," I replied.

- David hasn't had breakfast, oh and that's it, is he on a diet?

- No, I am not on a diet, I have not had breakfast because I always have breakfast with my friends and I have been very busy with important things, not like others - I said a little annoyed

- I have also been busy, do not think that you are the only one who is always busy, black has us all working - Goliad said, he was trying to match me, in my opinion very few could match a bit in the work that I did but Goliad did not reach my heels and I knew from what his colleagues told me that he was lazy

- Do not try to compare me, what you do is only what they tell you, instead I do try to stand out –I told him

- Look David, you can recognize it as many times as you want, but realize that the rest of us do our work as well, even if you don't think so - Goliad says again, this time he was right, it had happened a bit.

"Yes, Goliad is right, everyone does a good job," I told him even though I knew he was still lazy.

"Thank you," he said, "if you see that your tongue doesn't slip

- Well guys, where are we going to eat today? -I told my colleagues who had been watching the dispute between Goliad and me

- I already had breakfast and I have things to do, so I'm going to leave –said Goliad for the last time << finally >> I thought

Zad suggested a bakery that I loved they had the richest croissants that could exist, Andrés and Jon seemed to like that shop too because they said yes as soon as Zad suggested it and I obviously said yes too; It was already almost 11 when we left for the bakery, we arrived and Zad chose one at the back of the bakery, Andrés said to wait for him because he was going to the bathroom, we sat at the table that Zad had chosen and the waiter came to ask we wanted, what did I ask for? Well, the most delicious thing that according to me there was a croissant in that store, Jon asked for a peasant bread, and Zad asked the same thing I did, a croissant, if we drank we all ordered the same << coffee with milk >> and for Andrés who was still in the bathroom, but we knew what he was going to order which was a chicken and cheese sanguis with coffee like the last times we had come here and he always asked the same thing; Andrés came out of the bathroom and came to sit down.Zad told him that they had already ordered and he was about to call the waiter but I told him that we had already asked him for what he wanted, he got a little upset and asked what we had asked for, he was amazed when I answered what he always asks as if it were not so predictable and asked how they knew he was going to ask for that, Jon replied that we knew him well; When we finished eating Andrés and I spent a long time like two hours in the waiting room where we love to sit down, Zad and Jon went to do an errand that Karol had asked them and from there they said they were going to stop by some places to ask about a new television that they wanted to buy for our apartment and I agreed with them; Andrés and I were focused on the game they were playing on television and then out of nowhere he told me

- David, don't you think we should watch the streets of San Pedro more? -Again he mentioned San Pedro, did he really love his friend so much? << If only I could help him >> he thought

- Well, yes, you're right, we should keep an eye on every place where people have been killed by those murderers who are still at large - I told him

- Yes, because Eli is unprotected - who was Eli? And how had he come to this conversation?

- Who is Eli? –I asked him, Andrés never mentioned women's names that were not his mother's or any woman I knew

"She's my girlfriend," he replied.

- For real? -asked

- No - he answered me again, that answer made me feel a bit confused - she is a very good friend of mine

- And why did you say she was your girlfriend?

- Because I'm waiting for your answer -Andrés proposed that this Eli be his girlfriend, he couldn't believe it Andrés never talked about girls that interested him in that sense, that was very serious, but he could use it to annoy him and little by little take out your good friend who died in the morning

- Huy Andrés, I didn't think you were in love

- Who is in love? –Asked Zad who at that moment had entered together with Jon and they sat next to us

I told them that Andrés and we started to bother him until all the black people damaged us, Marcus came out of his office to scold us I had to stop to tell him that nothing had happened and that we were leaving, I made a sign to my colleagues to leave, the last thing What I wanted was to find problems for me with the black man since since his uncle had died, he was putting a lot of pressure on us and he was braver than usual; We were going to the car when Zad and Jon stopped me for a moment to tell me about a television they had seen in a store that they thought was very cool if we could buy it, they described it as a large flat screen television that saw everything totally clear, the television that We had one of the old ones and it was very small, we wanted a bigger one so that we could better see the channels and put it in the living room; We got into the car and I gave my notebook to Andrés so that he could name me names and addresses, during the course of the trip nobody spoke, everyone was looking at the landscape, the atmosphere was very boring so I put on music, my favorite music was electronic And look at the radio stations they were playing "Eiffel 65 - Blue (2000)", I listened to it and we got to the first house we were attended by a slender woman, about my same age, had very long dark black hair and white skin like the milk, in that first house he accompanied me to do the interview, Zad Andrés was a little more distracted than normal and Jon had fallen asleep, Zad could not stop looking at Manuela's legs, who was wearing short black shorts and a light blue blouse that favored him , Zad was a little older than I was 23 years old while I still had a few months to turn 21, the first thing she said to us was << What do you want? >> << We came to question her because we believe that witnessed a murder >> Zad rushed to say without letting me answer, Manuela invited us to come in and told us her version of the story and how scared she was, I didn't think what she was saying was important at all, but instead my friend Zad seemed very interested in the lady's story, I didn't see the need to write anything in my notebook when I finished telling us the story, we thanked him when we left, I was about to get into the car when I realized that Zad was still talking to Manuela, I motioned for him to get in the car and Zad said goodbye to Manuela quickly, gave her a kiss on the cheek and got in the car, we started and we went to have lunch in a somewhat elegant restaurant, we ordered roast beef, they brought us our lunches with rice and soup, with a salad that was delicious, to drink we ordered lemonade and they brought a large jug with plastic glasses for us to serve ourselves, when we finished eating, it did not take us long to get to the se The second house, this was a bit decayed in the paint, an orange house that had very neglected gardens, Andres accompanied me to this house, we heard screams that came from inside the house, cries of women, arguing with a man and the sobs of A small child, I dared to knock on the house, they took a long time to open the door for us, a woman about 37 years old, approximately, and a very small girl appeared, who was just 1 year old, her face was full With tears, it was obvious that they had family problems, the woman somewhat astonished that the police visited them, she asked us `` What do you offer them? '', I told her what we needed to know and she hastened to say that she had not seen, nor knew anything about That and that if that was all we came to, we could go, we said goodbye to the lady and got in the car, I asked Andrés to tell me the name and address of our next witness, but when a woman arrived, already old d told us that the witness was studying, I was already a little disappointed we had talked to these witnesses and it was not helping at all they had not given us any good clues, we kept going to the houses of the other witnesses, some of them were not even at their homes , others said nonsensical things and others said they had not seen anything, we rested in the waiting room, I looked at my watch and it was going to be 7, I remembered the lady who had said that the third witness could attend us at that time and I told them to My companions to get up because we had to continue questioning the witnesses, they were very discouraged, they did not even want to move from where they were, I scold them and asked them to accompany me, they got up and got into the car. I asked Andrés for his name again << Anderson from the San Camilo neighborhood >> I was in no hurry but even so I tried to arrive on time at 7 o'clock, to Anderson's house to finish with the witnesses as quickly as possible since none had served me , when we got to Anderson's house, Zad and Jon wanted to stay in the car, the lady invited us to come and we had a nice time at Anderson's house, he had a little brother who was trying to discover a great mystery for him about the refrigerator , but his grandmother scold him and sent him to his room, unfortunately he could not finish discovering the mystery; Anderson began to give us his version of the murder that occurred with Edwin, one of many people who had died, but which was very important to Andrés, Anderson began to tell us his story like the previous witnesses and he did not see the need to write down any of the things that I said, until I get to the physical description of the murderer, I had already looked at the recordings and everything he said I had already seen on the cameras, the description sounded the same as what I had seen from the recordings, but there was something that He said that he would not have been able to get to know it through a camera, he said where and when the murderer was going to meet with someone, I had the murderer's face memorized, it was impossible for me not to recognize him, now I had the place and date where They were going to meet << next Tuesday at the club on 3d street # 19-25 in the San Luis neighborhood >> it was impossible to fail, as if they had left everything on a silver platter; We said goodbye and were going to get in the car when we realized that neither Zad nor Jon were in the car, I'm not surprised, Anderson's house was near a store that I liked to go with them, but never I had had the opportunity to go together with Andrés, whenever we invited him he had something to do, I went closer to the store, Andrés followed me, it was a store called << fool and little >> they gave it that name to annoy to Nicolás, the cousin of the owner of the store, Nicolás was an adult almost the same age but he was still the size of a 13, he was the smallest of the family and he said many nonsensical things that is why they called her to the store like this; I made a sign for them to come, once they were all inside the car I invited them to eat delicious and tasty, they all asked for a hamburger, but I asked for a hot dog, after I finished eating I took Andrés to his house and I went with Zad and Jon to see the television they talked about so much, it was a much bigger television than what we had but it was expensive, we were going to pay for it between the three of us so I gave my opinion and said that, if it was cool, that we should save to buy it I was anxious because within four days they were going to be able to catch at least Edwin's murderer, there were many different murderers I knew because I had seen the recordings, Edwin's murderer himself had murdered three more people besides him, but the others had been for other people in total they were like 5 murderers but with time they would manage to catch them all and it would cost them a little more work but they would also catch the accomplices.

CHAPTER V

The day finally came when David, Andrés, Zad and Jon believed that they were finally going to catch Edwin Martínez's murderer, David had fully memorized all the murderers' faces so he was sure he would recognize them.

David got up early that Tuesday morning and went straight to the club on 3d street # 19-25 in the San Luis neighborhood, he made sure he had done all his work so that no one would reproach him for anything, the plan was that they were going to take turns watching the place to see if there was a suspect, David had shown his colleagues the photo of the suspect so that no mistake was made; He entered the club and sat at one of the tables, he looked at his watch, it was 6 am, it was a poorly presentable place, the place was very worn and the ceiling was on; They could meet at any time and they needed to be in constant vigilance, he stayed there until 8am, which was Andrés's turn. Andrés, who was at home, got ready and went to watch from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., and then it was Zad's turn, who met Manuela, the beautiful woman he had recently met, approached her and Hello, she asked him << What are you doing here? >> Zad told her everything, he told her that he had come, because they had constant surveillance of the store, practically everything, after this Manuela says that she is going to call someone and Zad continues to guard the store, Manuela returns and continues chatting with Zad, Zad begins to flirt and behave in a very nice way with her, however, Manuela, although she follows the flow, shows no interest in him, minutes after they have already chatted and they have shared a pleasant moment, Manuela leaves and lets Zad continue working who does not meet any suspect either and finished his time when 1pm arrived, they had lunch at that time because before they had to do a lot of work, they had lunch at that club because they didn't want lose not a single second, after they had lunch it was Jon's turn; They continued taking turns until night fell, they still did not lose hope, they asked for food for dinner and between all of them from 8pm to 1am they were watching but obviously none of the suspects met.

CHAPTER VI

On the day of Edwin's funeral everyone was very sad, his mother, his father who had arrived after a long time and the first news they gave him was that his only son died, almost everyone had attended the wake, all his schoolmates were there because the school was also going to participate in Edwin's funeral, his classmates had insisted on going to see Edwin off, there was the family, the school principal, the teachers, the school friends Jack, Tiago, Diego, Sharith, Riana and Many more, including Lucas and Andrés, were practically all of the school apart from the family, of course some had come just because most of them were coming and others who had never interacted with Edwin stayed at home or anywhere else ; But the fact was that the church was full of people, Edwin was Catholic but despite the fact that some of his companions were not Catholics but of other religions said they were going to the funeral, at the beginning they were all walking behind a car full of decorations and flowers that the coffin carried on top, when they got to the church they sat down and listened to Father Lucho; Then they went to the funeral and in the speeches to remember him, his mother went on to say: `` Edwin was a very good boy, he always helped me with the house chores and he was a good student, a good friend and he wanted to become a pilot that was his dream –said his mother as she started to cry- she always supported my husband and me when we went through difficulties, my son was a very good person and I am sure that he is in heaven and from heaven he is watching us and supporting us so that we can move on and fulfill our dreams, live a happy life like Edwin's >> then the speeches of Edwin's father followed, and then his friends, Sharith, Jack, Pipe, Tiago and Diego because they wanted to talk about Edwin and how good a person he was, after the speeches they went to bury him and then each one went home.

CHAPTER VII

Part 1

David was terribly surprised since the information that Anderson had given them had gone wrong, he wondered if Anderson had deceived them but he fully trusted the boy's information, but he could not believe that doing so much surveillance would have escaped them but he still had not lost the Hopes, I had to find out where they were hiding. I spent most of the time doing surveillance in the streets but couldn't find anything.

Oliver, the Negro's assistant, had told David that Captain Marcus wanted to demand more of them, and David wondered if the Negro hadn't realized that they were giving 100%; he went to see Marcus to explain him but he didn't want explanations he wanted results, David went to do surveillance in several streets, he called Andrés and told him how Marcus had behaved with the << Andrés, the black man is demanding more from us with the case , we have to start acquiring better information, because we already know how black people get when they get angry, our positions are in danger and mine is even more dangerous >> << well, I'm going to be more alert >> Andres answered, they remained very alert and told them to his companions to be alert.

Part 2

Zad was on surveillance and was passing by Manuela's house, so he thought of saying hello but when he was getting home he heard the voices of some gentlemen, he thought it was the family so he approached and inadvertently managed to hear their conversation

- But we can never meet Manuela –said one of them

- We have to plan another exit, the last time the police ruined our meeting, luckily I let them know –he recognized Manuela's voice, and was interested in the conversation << Why had the police interfered in the meeting? >> Zad wondered.

- What if they try to find us again? -Said another

- No, someone who has not been responsible for any crime is going to be the one who is in charge of letting us know if there are or are not police officers, in order to meet with the client - said another of them

- Why don't we meet here at my house? –Said Manuela

"Because the police can come at any time," said one

- I already left them without evidence, they have nothing to do here - Manuela told him

- Well, then we will attend the clients here tomorrow at 5pm, have the heroine Joaquín ready

- Yes sir, said Joaquín

Zad was perplexed, he did not know what to do, he had believed that Manuela was a good person but he saw that nobody should ever be trusted, he left Manuela's house and called David, <<hello>> David said << hello , David I have information that you are going to love >> << what information? >> asked David, Zad told him everything, now if they were going to capture them, they were safe, they had the place, the date and the time they needed the most . They waited until the other day because they had to wait until they were all gathered, they commented the new information to Captain Marcus and he congratulated them, when the day and time came, they were all dressed in formal clothes so they wouldn't know they were policemen, or what were their intentions; The first to arrive at Manuela's house were a couple of gentlemen with hats and dark glasses, they had them on in such a way that their faces were not seen, David, Andrés, Zad, Jon, Goliad and some more companions were passing time and time again through that house acting naturally, three men continued to arrive, also wearing hats and glasses, along with two women also wearing hats and glasses, one of them was carrying a black briefcase, the men entered the house and it seemed that no no one was missing to enter, they stayed outside the house until they made sure that no one was missing to enter; David led everyone towards the house and they were drawing their weapons, at David's signal they were going to invade the house, they brought 10 more companions in addition to those of David's patch, Andrés, Zad and Jon so the plan simply could not fail There were 15 well-trained soldiers in total, David waited a few moments and then gave the signal he hit the door in such a way that it opened and they entered and invaded Manuela's house, David said << raise your hands and lower your weapons >> because two of them were pointing at Goliad and Samuel, Manuela was very surprised she would never have imagined that they would discover them, they all raised their hands except Manuela who told them that she had nothing to do with it and that they had invaded her house but nobody believed her and Zad told him why, Manuela was furious with Zad and now all of them would have to go through a sentence of up to 30 years in jail, they were handcuffed and put in David's car; who had left him higher streets so that he would not betray them, they were taken to jail and the other cars of their companions followed them, a recognition was made to Zad, David, Andrés, Jon because they were the ones who put the most dedication to this case and thanks to them it was solved, they were on the news and citizens were reassured by the new news.

Part 3

Andrés had gone to Edwin's funeral and said goodbye to a good friend that he would never see again but would revive in his memories, there he met Elizabeth once more and they talked for a long time after the funeral, but not about the proposal if Not about how bad Andrés felt about Edwin's death, Elizabeth tried to help him but couldn't change Andrés's state of mind. Elizabeth invites him to her house a very nice house on the first floor there was a garage, she lived on the second floor her garden was full of beautiful flowers, inside the house Eli invited him to sit in the armchair and asked him if could offer something to drink or to eat, he replied that if please, Elizabeth went to the kitchen and while Elizabeth was in the kitchen Josefina got on Andrés's legs but he was allergic to cats, I put him down quickly but He had already started sneezing, Josefina kept getting closer to him and he was moving away, Josefina began to meow very loudly and he sneezed over and over again, he began to run around the house and shout "Help!" Eli, help me !!! >>, when Elizabeth left the kitchen with lemonade and hot cheese chicken sanguis, she found him with his feet on the furniture, standing and hugging the wall, << Eli take that thing away from me >> , << It is not a thing >> Eli answered << It is my cat Josefina >>, << Yes, but I am allergic co >>, upon hearing this Eli took Josefina away, picked her up, and took her to the patio where he locked her up, <<thank you>>, Andres said << Josefina doesn't like to be locked up >> Eli said with a serious tone, < <Excuse me, Eli I'm leaving if that's what you want >>, << not first eat that sanguis and have the lemonade that I served you >> Eli said, Andrés paid attention and ate what Eli had served him, they spoke a good time and Eli did not hurt the loss of Edwin so much, Andrés remembered the proposal he had made and asked Eli if he already had an answer, that he had already been waiting for a long time, Elizabeth changes the subject And he asks how the murderers' case was going, Andrés answers that they had not yet succeeded and asks him again, Elizabeth tells him that it is too late and that he should go home, but Andrés told him that he does not know. She was going to go until he gave her an answer, Elizabeth tells him again that she is not quite sure if she knew him very well to have a relationship. In that way with him, he repeated to her that people never finished knowing each other and that she had been very good to him and had supported him when no one had, told her that he loved her no matter what she answered but that her answer was very important to him, he needed to know if she wanted him too, Elizabeth thought for about 5 seconds and answered yes.

CHAPTER VIII (Edwin)

I got out of bed and looked at the clock at 4:45 a.m. I had to get up to get ready and eat breakfast before 5:40 a.m. because if it passed that time I would be late to go to class, I bathed very quickly, I got dressed and went to breakfast I said hello to my mother who was a psychologist and she was proud to be one and I to have a mother like her, my father worked very hard and had to travel a lot, at that time I could not say hello or say goodbye to him because I was in another municipality, but my dad came from time to time and we had a lot of fun with the family, he had always tried to be a good son, a good friend, a good example, he had at least tried to help my friends with their problems and they were always there when they needed them, my mother instilled in me good values ​​and whenever I made a mistake she helped me understand things, I aspired to be a great pilot, that was always my big dream; Anyway, I finished breakfast, brushed myself, hung up my bag and said goodbye to my mother, she gave me a very strong hug and told me to be careful, she told me that she loved me and that I was a very good son, My mom always reminded me how much she loved me and how special I was for her, I left my house at 5:38 and started walking to school, I looked at the beautiful landscapes of the mountains, I was very happy that finally I would have recovered from that discomfort, I loved being with my friends, I had missed them, I had already spent two days with them but I wanted to make up for lost time and find out everything I missed, that day I was a little distracted I looked at the mountains once again, it looked very beautiful the mountains were covered by a little dark clouds and that even though it was still early you could see a light through them was the sun that had not yet appeared but you could see its rays, little by little the clouds were moving letting me see the sun, it was a beautiful At dawn, I continued my journey and I met Anderson, a friend of my good friend Lucas, I had met Anderson recently at school, he greeted me and we talked for a long time until he said I had to go to the store, I kept walking Since I wanted to get to school early, when I was going through one of the bridges, a man with a very bad appearance passed near me and stopped to talk to another man in a very lonely alley, the other man was hitting the one who passed by next to me a package, I took a good look at their clothes and I realized that they were carrying guns with them, I was alarmed and heard that they were talking about the authorities not letting them trade these products in peace, it was obvious that it was Illegal trafficking of something, maybe drugs, maybe it was a very silly idea but I hid behind one of the columns of the bridge and started recording with my cell phone, bringing my camera closer so that I could see and that the police could see better, What will they arrest? smugglers, when I brought the camera closer I realized that if it was evident that they had some kind of drug in their hands, one of them looked around to see if they were seeing them and I hide, I thought that all that had already happened. complicate I did not remember having been as scared as that time, one had left that was still hiding the drug, at the moment when I least expected it he saw me and came straight to me, I tried to hide the cell phone I put it inside the I tried to run away but that man came and threw me with great force on the grass, he told me to give him the cell phone and as my mother had told me that it was preferable to give them what they wanted than to be hurt, I handed over the cell phone and threw it on the floor, then I stepped on it over and over again until it broke almost completely and picked it up and put it in my pocket, I took out the gun and pointed it straight at my head, in that slightest moment I spend my whole life in front of me, I thought about my mom and how I react onaria if I died, I wish my mom would please go ahead without me, I thought of my dad and I also thought of how I would react and wish the same for him, I wish my parents would always stay together, I remembered all the beautiful moments with my friends and wish that their dreams could be fulfilled, I thought about how happy they would be when they had their own families, their children, I felt very happy for them and I remembered all the moments I had with my family, my loved ones and I also wish you the best, I remembered how happy I was, because I was very, very happy and I was finally able to assimilate my death, all of that in an instant, the last I heard was the shot they gave me that day in the head, in that beautiful garden.