CHAPTER 4.4 - Amelia Watson

Waking up early really does pay the price for almost everything, although I do feel a bit tired because I slept really late last night but at least I'm not late today.

I looked at my pocket watch to check the time and the hand of the clock just started hit 10AM. I was thinking that Jhon is going to be late again but..

"Ms. Watson!"

I looked at my side after hearing a familiar voice and after looking at my side, I saw Jhon arriving earlier than usual. Although I only witnessed him being late for like 2-3 times. But this is just something..

"Ehhh. You're not late huh, I give you my applause.", I said to him in a teasing way.

"You're not even taking your hands off from your pockets...", he replied.

"Heh. That just shows that you aren't yet worthy of my physical applause, so you get my verbal applause for now."

"Is there even that kind of applause...?"

"I just invented it, is there a problem with that?"

Jhon couldn't help but to endure his anger, I'm his senior after all so he can't talk back to me hehe.

"Whatever Ms. Watson, let's just go inside and start the interrogation. I bet the family is waiting for us.", he said.

"Suree.", I replied.

We met up 10 meters away from the family's house, so it wasn't really that far of a meet up place. But getting here was really something, since this place is almost outside of the city, so I had trouble getting here because of traffic. But like I said, waking up early really does pay off.

Both Jhon and I went towards the family's house. Jhon rang the doorbell once and the door immediately opened up for us.

'It seems like they were really waiting for us..', I thought to myself.

The Sister of the victim was the one who opened the door.

"G-Good Morning.. Ms. Kyler..", Jhon said in greeting.

"Good Morning.. Detectives..", the girl said.

She doesn't seem to be older than Marco, so I guess she's the younger sister huh..

"Is your mother home?", I asked.

"Yes.. She is..", the girl said in a low tone voice.

She doesn't seem to be feeling well, not that I meant it as biological health issue, but I meant as mental health issue. It seems like losing his older brother really hit the family hard huh..

"If you two aren't ready for the interrogations yet, we can come back tomorrow..", Jhon said.

The girl went silent then all of a sudden a woman showed up from behind her, opening the door wider.

"I'm sorry detectives, but we are ready for interrogations..", the woman said.

I'm guessing this is her mother huh, well it's not like there's another woman in their house besides these two.

"A-Are you sure about that Ma'am...?", Jhon asked.

"Yes.. We are sure.", she said as she held her daughter.

Both of them looked really down.. No.. They're both depressed, that is expected from a person who just recently lost someone who's important to them..

But they said that they're both fine with us interrogating them, we're not forcing them but they both agreed to do it so we have no choice but to begin..

Jhon and I got inside and the mother led us to their kitchen table. It looks like we're doing it here, their living room doesn't have much space so I guess that's understandable.

"Would you like some drink detectives?", the mother asked.

"Water is fine.", I said.

The woman then nodded to her daughter to make a signal for her to give us some water. After that she led us to our chairs and we sat down.

Everything is silent, we didn't dare to speak yet either since this isn't our house.

We didn't want to be disrespectful.

After the daughter gave us some water, she sat down across from us as well. The mother also sat down across from my seat. We made silence for a while but I had to make a move if we wanted to proceed.

"Mrs. Kyler.. I really am sorry for your loss.", I said as I bowed down a little.

"It's okay Detective. What's gone is gone, we can never take it back again. All we can do is mourn for now, but eventually the wounds will heal.", she said in a calming yet sad tone.

Me and Jhon both looked at each others eyes and nodded at each other to signal that we had to begin.

"So.. Shall we begin?", Jhon asked.

"Please do..", the mother said.

"First we need to know everything about Marco Kyler. We currently know what kind of Job he does and how old he is, but we have yet to know his personality and daily activities.", Jhon said.

"So if you can explain to us who Marco Kyler really is, then that would really help this investigation.", I continued.

The mother went silent then the daughter looked at her mother for a moment, then the daughter looked at us and decided to speak up.

"My brother.. Does indeed work, at a Super Market which is on the city. He would wake up really early to make breakfast for us, and he would wake me up by 6AM so that I could go to school early.", the daughter said.

We didn't say anything in response yet, so we let her continue on what she's saying.

"Ever since.. Father died.. He acted as both my big brother and my father.. He'd give me advice about school and in life.. When I was a victim of bullying once in our school, I tried to hide it from anyone, even from my own family. But my brother noticed it after he saw me that I was not as positive as usual. And after he found out, he immediately called my school and held a meeting. The bully was suspended for a week and I continued to go to school the day after. He really was a kind big brother, he'd protect me from anything... But now he's just... I can't believe that..."

After the daughter told us all of that, her tears started to fall from her eyes. She tried to wipe it but the tears won't stop dropping.

Jhon told the daughter that it was enough and she shouldn't force herself anymore.

The mother noticed that her daughter was crying and immediately wiped her daughters tears using a handkerchief.

Then the handkerchief looked familiar to me..

"That handkerchief... It's the same one Marco had on his hand..", I said.

The mother looked at my direction then looked at the handkerchief that she's holding. After that she held the handkerchief to her chest and started smiling.

"This handkerchief.. Was a gift from my husband..", she said.

We didn't say anything either and let her continue her story..

"When my husband was still alive, there was one time when it was my birthday. He gave me a gift that I didn't expect he'd give me. Even though it wasn't that expensive and only a handkerchief, it made me really happy. That's because.. My husband gave each of us handkerchiefs including himself. The same style but different colors. Mine is yellow, my daughter's handkerchief is pink, Marco's was blue and my husband's was red. I didn't get his color taste at that time but it didn't really matter to me, because for me.. That time was the best time I had with my family..", she said.

I did notice that Marco's handkerchief was blue and it had the same style as well. It seems like we now know Marco's personality and most of his past activities. I concluded it that he was a caring big brother to his younger sister, and a loving son to both of his parents.

I did a research last night on him as well, and he didn't have any criminal records.. No.. He didn't had any illegal records, even smoking. That and this is legitimate proof that, Marco was indeed a kind person. And to be killed like that by Jack.... Without a hint of hesitation from that guy... Once I'm done with his 1 month deal, I'll definitely beat that guy into a pulp.

After confirming that Marco Kyler was indeed a good person to both his family, it was time for us to leave and start to interrogate the next person. Which is his friends.

But before we left the house, the daughter, named Michelle grabbed onto my hand and said..

"Please... Please find the person who killed my big brother and put him to prison!", she said out loud while crying.

What a guy Marco is.. I really respect him now. I couldn't say anything else to his younger sister except giving her a smile while holding my cap and said..

"Don't worry, I'll definitely bring that guy to prison. For you, your mother and for your brother."

After Michelle heard my response, she smiled and went back to her mother. We waved goodbye to them and took our leave and went back to the city.

It took some time to interrogate the workers from Marco's workplace and it also took some time to interrogate his friends, but after all of that they all said that he was just a kind and hardworking man, with a goal of getting his family out of hardship. Seriously, what a guy.. I can't believe a guy like him still exists in this timeline.

After interrogating his last friend who also said the same thing, Jhon and I decided to end it here and headed back home.

As Jhon and I were walking at the sidewalk, our atmosphere was silence..

There's definitely no sign of a conversation.. But I decided to break that silence.

"What a guy right Jhon?", I asked.

"Yeah.. He is amazing.", Jhon replied.

Silence went on again, then I noticed that something was wrong with Jhon. He's not acting himself after interrogating the family..

"Are you okay Jhon...?", I asked.

"Yeah.. I'm fine Ms. Watson..", he replied.

That definitely didn't convince me...

"Are you sure?", I asked again.

He suddenly stopped then I noticed that the lights for the crosswalk is red. But I guess Jhon didn't mean to stop because it was red.. I think it's because. He's angry and sad.

His tears suddenly started to drop.

"Ms. Watson.. If by any chance we catch this killer.. Let me punch him.", he said in request.

I wanted to laugh but I couldn't so I just smiled and said..

"Don't worry, I'll leave the two of you in a room where you can punch him for as long as you'd like."

Jhon wiped his tears after hearing my response and looked straight forward as if he's now determined to solve this case.

I guess I'm now starting to understand my partner. He may not have the intelligence that I bear, but his emotions is what drove him to being a detective. Honestly, the people in this timeline is something..

Jhon and most likely everyone doesn't know by now, but the culprit.. Is already in my hands but.. He's still holding me and some of those woman as hostage.

I have to be careful on my next move, if I fail then all is lost.. And I will do whatever it takes, to bring that man down.

Jack, you'll definitely pay for everything.