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“My uncle mentioned to my dad that they had police investigators coming in. He’s a serial killer, not someone the local police can catch on their own. They aren’t adapted to this kind of thing. But he did say they are working around the clock to find the guy.”
Becca wipes under her eyes, nodding at Cole. “I just want this to be over.”
“Guys,” Jordan rushes out, walking inside the living room.
I glance around her, noticing the door is still wide open, and move over to shut it before Tom, Dick and Harry let themselves in, too.
“What’s wrong?” I ask when I reach her.
She turns away from Rosie and Becca, her face pinched. “I came to tell you another body has been found and—”
I put my hand up to stop her when Becca gags. “We know. These two were walking down Alton Avenue when the couple found her. They saw her.”
Her face pales as she turns to Rosie. “Are you okay?”
“I’m fine. Just shaken up,” Rosie whispers, and whether she realises she’s doing it or not, she rests her head on CJ. He smiles softly down at her, leaning back and getting comfy. His chest puffs out, proud he’s a part of a miracle.
It doesn’t even bother me because this is the progress we’ve been waiting for. CJ has hated it every single time she’s flinched at his presence or avoided him all together. He might say he knows he’s nothing like he’s father, but I think, deep down, he’s worked hard to prove to others he isn’t. Seeing how Rosie reacted to him every day must have been killing him.
Jordan gives me the same wide-eyed, surprised look I gave CJ earlier. I nod, giving her a small smile and a thumbs up.
“I may or may not have been listening to the police scanner. I heard them ask for officers to go collect CCTV footage from the university.”
CJ seems in thought. “Do you think it was Marie Fleet? The girl who was reported missing yesterday?”
“No, her hair is longer than the girl’s we saw today, but I can’t be sure; she was barely recognisable.”
I’m a little confused at first because Alton Avenue, which is near the English Building, doesn’t have any cameras. It’s a dead-end street that used to house the old university’s dormitories.
I want to jump with joy when I realise the meaning of what she’s said. Over our holiday, the university had cameras and other safety measures put into place to keep students safe. That street, since it’s still used to get from the English building to the science building, had cameras put in.
“Oh, my God. It will be on camera. They’ll know who the killer is.”
She smiles, looking as excited as me. “Yeah, if he doesn’t know they’re there. But it looks like they might find this person. They need to lock him up and throw away the key.”
“Hey, have they said who it was? My mate from our rugby team called me this morning. His sister was supposed to be at the game yesterday but didn’t show up, and they haven’t been able to get in touch with her.”
Becca glances at Cole, looking green. “What friend?”
Oh, shit. She said her crush has a sister.
“Leroy. He’s pretty worried. This isn’t like her at all. We’ve met her a few times. She’s a good girl.”
Becca’s shoulders relax somewhat when she hears it isn’t who she thinks it is.
“What’s his sister’s name?” Jordan asks.
He pulls his phone out of his back pocket, and a few seconds later, he lifts his head, answering, “Kate Morrison.”
Jordan pales, sitting down on the edge of the arm chair. “I’d go be there for him. I heard the name Morrison over the scanner but didn’t hear what they said before.” She pauses, turning to Rosie and Becca, trying to figure something out. She seems to come to some conclusion because she continues. “When I was on my way here, I was walking down Layton road. The police have taped the end of the road off, so everyone is milling around, waiting to see what’s happening. There was a couple crying next to an ambulance. I was about to leave when the girls in front of me started talking. They mentioned someone called Kate. I hope I’m wrong, but I don’t think I am.”
Rosie glances at Becca, lifting her head off CJ’s shoulder. “That’s who was crying,” she says to her, before turning back to the room. “We asked to leave, not wanting to be there any longer, when a couple turned up. They ran straight over to the ambulance. It wasn’t even seconds before we heard the mum screaming and crying.”
Oh gosh, that’s terrible. That poor family.
“Fuck!” Cole groans.
I’m about to tell CJ to go, to make sure his friend is okay, when Rosie suddenly sits up, her eyes wide and cheeks pink. She glances at CJ. “Oh, no. I’m so sorry. I’m lying all over you.” She pauses to turn to me. “I—I’m… I didn’t mean—”
