“They were part of my family for a while” is all he says quietly, as some people start to walk over, first I thought they were going to a different stone but they look up shocked to see us, well more Anthony.
“What are you doing here?” The woman asks him she didn’t sound happy, he turns clocking into the people, he looks to me putting his hand on my back telling us to leave “you aren’t welcome here after what you done, who’s these people?” The woman asks, standing in front of the pram so I couldn’t move, normally Anthony would shout but he just looked to the ground, defeated kind of.
The woman looks around staring into the pram seeing Amelia asleep, she looks up at me than down at my hand which was holding onto the pram, she shakes her head looking back over to Anthony.
“Oh I see, a new wife and baby! She will never get to move on and that baby never got to live her life! But you have a baby now don’t you? One you’re gonna look after with a new wife” she starts to rant, pointing at all three of us as she spoke, I didn’t have a clue what was going on “they should lock you up and throw away the key for everything you’ve done, oh but they can’t, because they can’t prove it was you when we all know it was!” She shouts, starting to get into his face as she spoke, I was utterly confused on what the heck was going on, but all I knew was I was getting cold and so was Amelia, this woman was blocking me from getting her into the warm.
“Okay stop! I don’t know what’s going on and frankly I don’t want to, but you really need to keep it down, as people are trying to show their respects for the people they have lost and you shouting is being very disrespectful” I say shutting her up immediately, she went to talk but I spoke first, knowing she’d probably try to start an argument with me “now we’re gonna leave you to pay your respects to whoever you came to do so, my….. daughter is getting cold standing here, so please move so we can get her in the warm” I say, this was the first time I’ve addressed Amelia as my daughter, which felt so wrong but in a weird way nice, she nods moving aside looking down at the ground.
I take Anthony’s arm pulling him to start walking, as he’d been quiet this whole time.
“Thank you and my condolences” I smile at her, before fully walking away and down to the carpark.
I look over at Anthony who said a quiet “thank you” before we reach the car.
I should have let her continue to speak, than I would start to understand what was going on.
Hey guys, the people you just saw where Anthony’s wife parents, I had a chance to talk to them after it was done and apologise. They were so nice and actually thanked me cause they felt I brought justice for their daughter and grand daughter. But for now, I want you to think back to when Anthony went to take the phone call, wanna see who he was talking to?
Blake walks into Jacobs office after getting back from looking around the location of Adam’s phone, they didn’t find anything but the police said it was bringing them closer to finding her. He sits down on the seat as Jacob walks in, before he could talk his phone starts to ring. He asks Blake to answer and put it on speaker as he was taking off his coat, Blake does that putting it on speaker.
“This is officer Dufner” he shouts, while placing his coat on the hook, the sound of a mans voice laughing comes through.
“Hi, I’m Anthony Richards, the guy you’re trying to track down” the man says, immediately Blake’s eyes go wide as Jacob ran over to his desk, signalling for some of the officers to track the call.
“Well, you’re the last person I thought I’d get on the phone” Jacob starts, moving the phone to the middle of the desk sending a look to Blake, who looked worried staring at the phone “is this gonna be the call where you tell us where to find the girls?” He asks, pulling a notebook out writing stuff down.
“No, this is the call where I’m telling you to back the fuck off! You ain’t getting the girls back they’re mine now, you should just give up you’ll never find them” Anthony replies in a calm voice, Blake wanted to stay something but Jacob held his finger up shaking his head “really, you’d send my sisters husband up, did you really think I’d just hand the girls over to him?” Anthony asks, as a knock on the window makes both men look, they turn to see an officer holding a note up which read “untraceable phone”
“We didn’t send him he went on his own, we did try to warn him” Jacob explains, writing something down showing to the officer.
“Well he should have listened than he wouldn’t be in the situation he’s in now” Anthony laughs, causing both men to look each other, does that mean Anthony’s killed him? “I’m bored put ink on” Anthony says, before Jacob to respond to him.
“Well that’s gonna take a few minutes but we’ll get him” he says, before muting the phone for an officer to get ink, Not long after ink walks through the door confused “Anthony is on the phone and wants to speak to you, keep the conversation going and try to get as much details of where they are” Jacob explains, not even giving Ink the option of saying no, ink takes a feel breath nodding so Jacob unmutes the phone.
“Hello” ink says down the phone, but just by his voice you could tell how nervous he was.
“Oh ink, how great it is to hear that backstabbing voice of yours” Anthony says in a dark tone, causing ink to gulp “I really thought my men in there would have taken you down by now, but it looks like they’re taking their time” he laughs, but ink just shakes his head getting annoyed.
“Enough of the fucking games Anthony! Just give the girls back!” He shouts, causing Anthony to once again laugh, none of this was phasing him.
“Now why would I hand my wife and daughter over to some strangers?” He asks in a calm tone, ink slams his hand down on the table getting closer to the phone.
“They’re not your wife and daughter, you killed them remember, now you’re just playing pretend family to forget about them! But Anthony, they’re not Layla and Gabbie you know that right!” Ink shouts losing his tempter, Anthony pauses for a second which makes ink move away from the phone “this isn’t good” he whispers, looking at Blake and Jacob.
“I know they’re not Layla and Gaddie! I don’t even know people by that name! I used to but they’re not around anymore. You better watch who you’re shouting at, you might be in the safely of the police now but you won’t he forever! When I get my hands on you that’s it, over for you!” He shouts so loud they thought the speakers on the phone were gonna blow “now I’m gonna go and take my girls on a little outing, watch you’re back ink” he laughs, before the phone hangs up.
Ink looks at the two men before running towards the bathroom to throw up, Blake and Jacob just look at each other.
Wow, was all they thought.
That’s the first time Anthony spoke to police, the next time would be in the police station pointing at gun at all of us.
Like always I’m jumping ahead in the story, but mark my words, you won’t wanna miss the next parts.