"So, before we discuss the plan, show me the video so I can understand what happened exactly in detail as the video shows me what's going on," said Sabrina.

I nodded, turned on my phone, and showed her the video. Since I was recording while I was inside the car, she couldn't hear anything, but she could still see what happened.

"Mmh..." said Sabrina "I have no idea what's that black thing that Phil had put inside the box..."

"That's what I'm trying to figure out. But if we find out what that is, then the case is solved," I said.

"Wait...you told me at school that you took notes of Josh's conversation with someone, including the address of the place, when he was on the phone last night, right?"

"Yes, I did"

"You got it with you?"

"Yep," I answered.

"OK, good. May I see it?" she asked.

"Yeah, sure"

To be honest, I've noted the information in my book, where it contained the homework that should be finished. Then, I ripped out the piece of paper from the book, where I wrote it. I took out the piece of paper from my pocket and gave it to her. Once I gave it to her, she pulled out her phone, took a picture of the noted information, and gave the paper back to me.

"What are you going to do with it?" I asked.

"I'll go to Phil's house and search a little bit to find If there's anything important that has to do with your stepdad's situation"

"I'm coming with you then," I said.

"No," said my friend, who shook her head.

"Why?"

"Because if you get caught, do you know how much trouble you'll be in? You might even be in danger, just like the one with the car accident. Plus, your arm is broken, how will you be able to handle this?" Sabrina explained.

"It's the same thing with you. If you get caught, you'll also be in a lot of trouble. And who knows? You might also be in danger like I might be"

She didn't say anything. I looked at my right arm and continued

"Besides, I spied on Josh twice and the second time was with my broken arm"

"...he caught you on the first time, when he first bought the black box...which was why he lied to you by telling and showing you that what was inside the black box was a statue. You didn't even have a broken arm at that time. And I don't know if it's true, but maybe he caught you on the second time as well and you don't know that yet"

"If he caught me on the second time, then I don't think that he would admit to his friend that he'll lie to whoever found out about the black box. If his objective is to make sure that no one finds out about the box and he's aware that I was spying on them, then he wouldn't say that to Phil"

"Still, I'm worried about you, I don't want anything else to happen to you. The car accident is enough to suffer you and me," said my best friend, giving me a concerned look.

I held her hand and reassured her by saying

"Don't worry, I can handle this. Trust me"

She sighed and asked

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, I'm sure," I answered.

She stood silent for a moment, then she finally said

"Ok fine..."

I smiled and put my hand away.

"Thank you, Sabrina. Thank you for trusting me on this. Thank you for not being too worried about me"

"I don't blame your father's behavior, to be honest. He has the right to be worried, and so is your brother. You know, I'm also worried, but I guess I can trust you," she said.

I responded with a smile

"You know I'm not the kind of person to be scared easily and that I love to have adventures, so I'm not afraid. Plus, as long as we have each other's back, then I'm not scared of anything"

She gave me a weak smile, happy to know that I trust her. Even though she already knows this, she always smiles whenever I give her a sign that I have faith in her.

"I'm glad that you trust me, Vicky. Yet, I'm still worried, I'm afraid that something will happen to you. I don't want to lose a loved one, you know...just like how I lost my parents..."

I put my hand on her back, trying to comfort her.

"I'm sorry, I'm here for you"

She smiled a little bit more and said

"Thank you"

As you can tell, my best friend had a difficult childhood. It all started with her losing her mother. One night, a psychopath, who escaped from a mental hospital, broke into her home and stabbed her mother multiple times in front of her and her father. Soon after this, her dad began having depression because he lost his wife. Then, he committed suicide. Sabrina had only found out about this when she came to his room and that's when she found this horrifying scene of him being hanged. So now, her aunt is taking care of her.

That's when she remembered about the plan that we were talking about.

"Oh right, I forgot to ask you. When would you like us to go to Phil's house?"

"Mmh...how about tomorrow?" I recommended.

She shook her head.

"Sorry, I can't. I have ballet class tomorrow after school"

"That's ok. In that case...are you available after tomorrow?"

"Yeah, I am," she answered.

"Good then. We'll go to his house after tomorrow after school"

"At what time?" she asked.

"Well...why not 6 PM? It should give us time to chill our minds for a bit after school," I said.

"Sounds fine to me," she nodded.

"Good. The plan is ready then," I said.

"Yep. Oh wait, what time is it?" She asked, looking through her phone.

"Oh, it's 7:45 PM. I promised my aunt that I'd come home at 8 PM. I have to leave now, bye Vicky," she said, getting up from the bench and getting ready to leave.

"Bye Sabrina," I responded.

Then she left.

"Guess I'll go home too," I thought.

I took out my phone to call my Dad since he told me to let him know once I finished hanging out with my best friend. And that's precisely what I did.

"Ok. I'll come and drive you back home"

"Dad, please. I can walk. The park isn't that far from home," I said, annoyed.

"No, I'll drive you"

I began hating this, but I didn't argue, I just obeyed.

"Alright. I'm coming to get you now," he said.

"Ok"

Then I hung up. Dad eventually came and gave me a ride back home. Once I went inside my house, I got myself ready for bed and went to sleep.

23rd April, 4:30 PM, Friday

School ended and the bus dropped me off. Then, I entered my home, said hi to Mike and my father, and went into my room. Once I went into my room, I pulled out my phone and texted my friend, reminding her that we should go to Phil's house today. Suddenly, something came to mind.

"Wait...how will I come up of an excuse to my Dad? If I tell him that I'm going to Phil's house, a house that belongs to someone he doesn't know, he'll know that something's up. Maybe I can lie to him and say that I'm going to Sabrina's house? No, if I tell him that, he'll say that he'll drive me to her house when I'm supposed to go to Phil's..."

So, I came up with a plan and texted my friend, saying this

"Sabrina, stay at your house. I'll come to your house, then we'll both go to Phil's house together, ok?"

"Why?" she wrote.

"Because I know that it won't work. If I tell my Dad that I'm coming to your house, he'll say 'I'll drive you there') and he won't have any idea of what we're up to. But if I tell him that I'm going to Phil's house, he'll suspect that something's up. I don't want anyone to suspect this"

"Ok, if you say so," texted Sabrina.

One thing I'm not comfortable about is that I have to lie to my Dad. Let's say that I'm not the kind of person to hide or lie. I'm not used to being dishonest with anyone, especially with my family. Unfortunately, I've got no choice. But the good thing about this though, is that since I don't say false things to my family, then there are higher chances that they're going to believe every word I say and they won't suspect me much.

If you're wondering, why can't I sneak out of the house? Well, I have a broken arm and it'll be difficult for me to sneak out of my bedroom window. Even though I did that the night where I spied on Josh the second time, it was really hard for me to do this. I prefer doing the easier way than the harder way.

23rd April, 5:40 PM, Friday

I knew it was time. So, I left my room and came to knock on my Dad's room.

"Come in," he said.

I opened the door and entered inside. He seemed to be working on some papers. He turned around, looking at me.

"Oh hey, Vicky. You need something?"

"Yeah, I just wanted to ask you. Can I go to Sabrina's house today?"

"Yeah sure," he answered. "Get inside the car, I'll drive you there"

Even though I did expect this, I still decided to act like I'm not happy.

"Dad why? Why do you have to drive me? I could just walk!"

"I know, but I don't want anything to happen to you, so I'll drive you there"

"Fine..." I mumbled, rolling my eyes, pretending like I'm not happy.

In reality, I am happy for this time, since that's what I was planning. Things were going as planned. We eventually got ourselves ready to leave and the man who gave birth to me then started driving me to Sabrina's house. While he was driving his vehicle, I decided to have a small talk with my Dad.

"Dad"

"Yes?"

"About the case of the girl that has been kidnapped, Emma Taylor. Are there any updates about her so far?"

"Yeah. Well, we eventually found the address of the kidnapper. Then, my partner, Henry, and I, we both broke into their house and found the girl, tied up and abused. Her whole body was wrecked. Unfortunately, the kidnapper has escaped..." he explained.

"Did you ask her who kidnapped her?" I asked.

"Yes, but when we did, she started shaking a lot, meaning that she's traumatized and she's scared to tell us anything," He answered.

"In that case, you're gonna have to calm her down so that she can trust you and tell you everything," I said.

"That's what we're doing at the moment. Yet, she still hasn't opened her mouth about that person. But I believe that it'll take time until she can trust us" 

Our conversation ended as soon as we arrived at my best friend's house. I got out of the car and said bye to my father. He waved goodbye to me and drove away. Then, I entered her house and said hi to her aunt, Hannah. I found my best friend and we went inside her room.

"So, I suppose things did go as planned with your father, right?" the beautiful girl asked.

I nodded.

"Good. So, should we go now?"

"Yeah, let's go"

We got out of her room and she asked her aunt if we could go outside.

"Sure, I don't mind," her aunt answered "Where? and when are you coming back?"

"To...uh...a cinema. We'll watch a movie," she lied.

"Yeah," I said, covering her up "and we're coming back at...9 PM"

"Ok, sure. Have fun girls," her aunt said to us.

"Thanks," I said.

Then, we left her house and started walking. We went into Google Maps through my phone, typed the address, and we started walking. After 20 minutes, we found the place.

"So, let's go?" asked my friend.

"Yeah, let's go," I responded.

"Ok. Since there are 2 doors in this place, one in the front and the other at the back...which one would you like to go?" she asked.

"Mmh..." I said, thinking.

"How about I go to the back of the door and you go to the front door?" I asked.

"Yeah, sure," she said.

To be continued.