Chapter 23: The Little Girl (2)
"When?? How??" Staring at the young girl’s death certificate in her trembling hands, Madeline still found it difficult to assess how this was possible.
She knew what she saw that day at the lower East quarters, it was still vivid, and it was one of the memories she found crucial to toss aside. The girl’s alarmed expression when she looked at her for the first time. She chased the girl herself so how is she dead???
"If you don’t believe me, I could take you to her graveyard so you can see things for yourself." Cassian said suggestively. The look on Maddie’s face still showed she was doubting the authenticity of the death certificate, and he was willing to prove that the girl is long dead.
"But..but how?" Madeline’s shoulder dropped when an unknown weakness overwhelmed her heart and body. She wasn’t concerned about how the girl got missing at this point, but finding out that such a little girl had passed away hit her deeper like a sword to the chest.
"She went missing in November last year," Cassian sat up properly as he began the explanation, "when I found out, I had to start digging from scratch, wandering around different quarters and connecting the pieces I could find. By the time I got valid information, I was this close to saving her from the bastard responsible, but instead, I found her body, lying on the cold ground at the back of an alley." His tone became dull as he remembered seeing her lifeless body on the ground.
Madeline no longer knew what she had to say and just stared at the death certificate with a look of pity. The girl is such a little girl, who on Earth could be so cruel to take the life of an innocent child??
"Did you see the person responsible for her death?" She asked, but the young lad shook his head to both their dismay and leaned back against the headboard.
"Not yet, whoever is responsible has surprised me with the skills he/she possesses, cause I found no trail that could lead me to the mastermind behind all of this."
Brushing his hair through his fingers, he continued, "I’ve been on this case for a while, but I’ve made sure to keep it low-key. The King has been supportive of my decisions cause it made sense, and you my dear, are going to help me solve this mystery."