Following a Lead

Liam Hendrik

In the end, I was able to persuade Xandra to take the rest of the day off from the chaos that was our professional lives. I was aware of her resolve to find the truth in order to protect her sister. She really just needed to be there for Sasha, though. She appeared reluctant to exit the car after I had parked it close to the hospital entrance. I fixed her with my full attention as we sat in the car for a while, as though that was all she needed to summon the courage to make the first move.

"You still don't believe me after everything we saw today, do you?" She glared at me as she said this.

I struggled because a part of me didn't want to believe that spirits existed. “I don’t know what I believe.”

She groaned in frustration before slamming the door of my car. My phone buzzed inside the pocket of my pants before I could respond to her sudden departure.

"Detective Hendrik speaking." I looked back at her retreating figure in confusion, not sure of what had just happened.

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