CHAPTER 51: A TRAIL OF SECRETS

MARIE Crystal had been busy with the surprise she wanted to pull up for the kids during the coming summer. She went out that morning, and Charles volunteered to help her at the mall she had chosen to get her goods. I was left alone in the house. With the constant callings from a strange number, I had been warned against picking up just any call as rumors were spreading that some unknown gunmen were trying to trail me. So, I had been indoors, and my outdoor movements were restricted. I was forced to pick up this call when it wouldn't stop ringing. I hesitated because the shrill of the phone in the silence sent another fit of shakes down my spine from the earlier attempted kidnapping. Hesitation pounced on whether I should answer, but something forced me to pick up. Strange numbers have been calling me, and Charles has warned me not to pick any peculiar calls. I couldn't help but pick up the calls. The sudden rush of moving cars got me nervous, then came the voice. "Marie, it's Det