Chapter 22: Chapter 22

Marco Hastington

"Paris?" I asked Christian. He called me when I was driving. I just finished my meetings so I need to get back to my office to process my contract.

"Yes idiot.. Paris. Next week."

"I don't want to go."

"Let's have a holiday dude."

"Nah.. You guys go without me." I said and he sighed

"French girls are beautiful." He said and chuckled

"Stop trying."

"At least, I tried. You're so annoying." He hissed.

"See you at the office, almost there."

"Okay." He ended the call and I dialed Vin.

"Hey Marco." He greeted

"How's Carine?"

"She's healthy. She just went out from the therapy an hour ago" Yes, I watched Cassie's sister. I took care of her parents too. They got their money back and everything started to turn normal.

Her family were as reckless as me. Her sister was shocked to hear Cassie's death news. Me and Carina went through the same thing. We needed therapy.

"Thanks Vin, you can come back here. I'll visit them next week." I said

"Okay then." He ended the call and now I stopped my car since the traffic light turned red. I leaned back to my seat and looked around.

I need a coffee.. so bad.

Suddenly my eyes widened and my whole body froze. I got out from my car and rubbed my eyes a few times. I ran towards the coffee shop and suddenly a lot of cars beeped their horn. I couldn't help but ran back to my car. I turned to the right towards the road where the coffee shop sat.

I got out after parking and started to look around. Every small alley and every shop near there.

Nothing.

I called Christian

"What? Where are-"

"I saw Cassie!" I stated

"What?"

"I saw Cassie." I repeated

"Don't tell me you're hallucinating again?" He said

"Huh?" He's right. I might got some hallucinations again. I got this kind of situation a few times. I missed her too much

"Take your medicine and come back here to the office." He said

"Okay.." I got into the car and felt weird. I drove my car futher and parked again. I got out and started to look again.

I looked around and started to observe people around me again. I walked towards the previous alley and my eyes widened to see her again. She was walking across the street and I ran towards her.

Please tell me that I'm dreaming..

I bumped someone and spilled his coffee. My eyes widened and I apologized quickly. I gave the guy 100 dollar so he could shut his mouth. I ran again but shit! I lost her!

I looked around again and started to look into every shop and every alley again. I'm not dreaming right?

I called someone immediately..

"Frank! I want you to check the CCTV around the Central Park. Checked the west side. I want you to find 2 hours before the time that I call you. I'll go to your place now!" I said

"Roger that."

I walked back to my car and drove to Frank's place. I need to know if I'm hallucinating or not.

Suddenly my phone rang and it's my dad.

"Marco, can you go pick Lauren up? Her car broke down" what?!

"Can you ask Christian for that?" I said

"Christian is currently helping me, he can't pick Lau-"

"I can't right now, dad." I said and ended the call. I speed up towards Frank's house. I bursted into his house and got into his main room.

"You got it?" I asked and he nodded. He got up from his seat and let me sit. I started to play it in a really slow motion.

I started when my car stopped because the traffic light turned red. I zoomed into the coffee shop and started to find another angle.

I put the setting from every angle to be on the same second that I saw her. I looked at it seriously and started to play the video.

I looked at 5 big screens in front of me and my breath got hitch.

No way.. No freaking way!

"Frank! Hack this coffee shop's CCTV"

"Why are you asking me to do this? I teached Autumn and Archer the same skill."

"I can't tell this to them," I said and let him sit on the chair so he can hack the CCTV. I looked at the screen disbelief.

Cassandra is still alive, but how?

Her face is basically the same but her hair was different. I turned into brown and even her clothing was different. I started to be suspicious.

"Here." He said and I sat down again. Zooming to her face and looking at it intensely.

"It's Cassandra." Frank said

"But her face only." He added and I can't help but agree with her. I turned off my phone right away to prevent any trackings. I put the phone into Frank's bag secretly.

"Track her place for me, find her and email to this email!" I wrote down a secret email. I got another secret phone in case of emergency and I'm going to use it now.

"Thanks." I said to him and walked out of his house. I got into my car and drove fast towards the base.

How can I be stupid? I need to check the record. I drove at speed and can't help but be anxious. I got into the base and I was so glad that no one was in here. I ran into the control room.

I started to find her records here and there to match her photo with her current identity now. Marco you're fucking stupid! How can you easily trust that she's dead? Gosh Marco!

I opened my phone and checked the email. Frank gave me an address and at the same time the tracker stopped.

Patricia Melcome.

So she's Patricia Melcome now..