Prologue
December 24th, 2018
11:00 pm
She ran as fast as she could, clutching her travel bag. All she wanted was to reunite with her family before Christmas.
She had already placed a call through to them, hours ago and they were expecting her arrival.
“Elizabeth, I said stop!”
But she didn’t.
BANG! BANG!! BANG!!!
“I’m sorry, Gonzales.” She whispered her last words before dropping dead to the cold floor.
*
11:59 pm
Ding! Dong!! The doorbell chimed in the Gonzales’ home.
“That must be Lily.”
“Get the door.”
“Set the table.”
“M-mother…” Ten-year-old Emily stuttered at the door.
Matilda rushed to the door. “Good day, Officers.”
“Are you Mrs. Gonzales?”
Matilda stuttered. “D-id we do something wrong?”
“I’m Nick and this is my partner – Joe.”
“We’re here to talk about your late daughter – Elizabeth.”
