Oh brother

Recap

"DAD, DAD, I KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO KIM" I shouted as a theory started to form in my mind, I ran up the stairs straight to my dad's room, I opened the door without knocking "dad" I was out of breath, "I know what happened to Kim"

Luckily dad was packing and not changing.

"Did you have vision?" He asked, looking upset I shook my head, to which he looked relieved, I began to explain

"Andrew just left for work"

"So?" He asked telling me to carry on

"He told me we should lock up before we leave for home...."

"Sooo"

"...Using Kim's keys" I finished dad looked confused, I rose my hands in the air as if to say 'come on dad' I waited as dad thought about it then, as if a veil had lifted I saw understanding on his face

"Wait, Kim was last seen after meeting the estate agents," my dad started to work it out, I nodded "then why are her keys here?" He asked, "I mean if she went missing after seeing the estate agents her keys would be wherever she was, not in her house, unless"... I smiled widely it was a good question, a question a cop like Andrew should've thought of, so why didn't he?

"I have a theory" I started to explain, dad nodded letting me know it was ok to carry on "Ok, imagine I fall in love" dad smiled, I rolled my eyes, "We get married" dads eyes littrerly sparkled "Dad focus" I shouted dad stopped smiling "Anyway, we get married, but after a year I find out he cheated on me, multiple times"

"I'll kill him" my dad said furiously

"Dad, I told you, it's a theory" he nodded, and I shook my head, "So, he cheated on me and we get divorced, but he keeps apologising asking, nay, begging, me to take him back, but one day he turns up to my house, and practically begs me to forgive him, I forgive him, and you find out, what will you do?"

"Before you can get back with him, I'll lock you up and throw away the... Ahh So you think Andrew did something to her?" I nodded "but what did he do? Where is she?"

"I have another theory, do you remember the hide and seek game that Andrew told us about?, the one where five grown adults couldn't find her" Dad nodded "well what if Andrew found out where she hid, and now he's holding her captive, until she forgets about James?" Dad shook his head

"He wouldn't do that, he's a cop" dad didn't sound sure when he said that, but the more I thought about it, the more I believed I was right, I mean he cares for her, he loves her, and in his own twisted way he's looking out for her.... right?

"There is something bugging me though" I said more to myself then to my dad, but he nodded all the same telling me to carry on, "the painting, why is it there when Kim isn't, and why is Kim there when the painting isn't?"

"You do know I was just joking when I said she turns into the painting, right?" He asked looking worried

"I know dad" I told him, rolling my eyes

"But I have this, ... this feeling that the painting has the answers, I know it sounds weird, but...." I trailed off

"The painting won't give you a vision of Kimberly, it didn't belong to her" he told me what I already knew, "but, you should never ignore a gut feeling" he said confusing me further "your mum always followed through on a gut feeling, you should follow through too, who knows you might find something" he shrugged I nodded thoughtfully, he was right. So with a determined nod I walked out of dad's room and walked into Kim's room.

The unnerving painting was still there so I sat down on my knees in front of the painting, my arms resting on my blue jeans clad legs. I had never been so nervous about a vision before, I mean I didn't want to get a vision of Kimberly because that would mean death, but at the same time I wanted to get a vision so that we could find out the truth, I didn't want to go home not knowing what happened to her.

I took a deep breath and closed my eyes, I could feel as my dad sat behind me but to the side a little, I put both hands on either side of the painting.