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This chapter is dedicated to Prayformamaswift3, Guest, AmyEden, NALEY23alwaysforever, and illse.
Chapter 2: The Unknown
Erin and Jay sighed heavily.
"You ready," Erin asked Jay, unsure if she really was.
"As ready as i'll ever be."
They both got out of the black suv, with sadness radiating off of them. They approached a small house. It looked exactly like the American dream. A cream colored house with a white picket fence, freshly cut grass, and tons of colorful planted flowers. It made breaking the news all that much harder. This was the worst part of the job, ask any cop around. Having to break the news to someone that they will never see their loved one again, let alone a 4 year old child. Jay softly knocked on the door. The sound of someone running around the house was clear. A young girl opened the door and gave a smile. She looked exactly like the little boy, except she was maybe a couple years older.
"Can I help you?"
"Hi we're detectives Erin Lindsay and Jay halstead, is your mom here by any chance?"
Before the girl could respond Lauren came rushing after her daughter.
"What have I told you about opening the front door by yourself Katie?"
"Sorry mommy."
"Go to your room and play, ok."
"Alright."
With that the little girl skipped up the stairs on her merry way.
"Hi we're detectives Erin Lindsay and jay halstead, can we come in?"
The women motioned for them to step on in.
"Please tell me you found my son?"
By now she was on the verge of tears. Erin and jay shared a saddened look, which Lauren picked up on instantly.
"Oh god, no."
"We are so sorry for your loss."
Lauren broke down in sobs and would have collapsed onto the floor if jay hadn't caught her. They gave her a good 10 minutes to calm down before they began questioning.
"Ma'm, we know this is a really bad time but we need to go over what you remember about the day Lonnie was kidnapped."
"I already talked to the police, it should be in the report."
"It's just protocol."
"Well I had errands to do that day. It's the only time I can get anything done because my two older kids visit my parents for the weekend. I decided to keep Lonnie home cause he wasn't feeling that good. It made it perfect since his daycare was closed for a couple days because of the vacation time the staff takes."
"What's the name of the day care?"
"Cheshire Oaks. Oh my god do you think someone who works there did this to my baby?!"
"We can't say for sure, buts it something we are gonna have to look into," Erin tried to say in the most calming voice she could muster.
"Continue."
"Ok, after stopping at like 2 stores I noticed this white van following me. I didn't think too much of it because there was some logo that matched one of the stores, plus I don't usually go to that part of town. I ended up taking Lonnie to the park since he was feeling better and was good the entire time we were out. I saw the van at the park maybe like 10 minutes after we got there. I got spooked and I decided to take him home and would let him play outside in the yard. That's when I looked away when I should have been watching him and…."
"It's not your fault," Erin said in a soft and convincing voice.
"Do you remember what the logo was?"
"Um...all I remember was an orange circle and it said kiwi or kiki on it."
"Alright, I think that's all for now. If we have anymore questions we'll let you know. Again, we are so sorry about your son."
"Thankyou. He was such a sweet kid. Very gentle and kind. I really can't believe he's gone."
Erin and jay stepped outside and gently pulled the door tight. Right now was a time of mourning for this poor family.
As soon as jay and Erin were in the vehicle, jay spoke up.
"I'll call mouse and see if he can match up anything to the logo Lauren described."
"We should probably head on over to the daycare."
Jay nodded his head and flipped his phone out. He went to number 7 on his contact list and clicked on it. The phone rang for a couple of seconds before someone picked up.
"Yeah?"
"Hey mouse, I need you to do me a favor and look up any possible logo that will match the description of an orange circle and have somewhere in it say kiwi or Kiki. Anything close to it will help."
"Got it."
Lilly Poller's residence...
"Here you go."
"Thank you."
Atwater gladly accepted the glass of water that was offered to him not even a minute ago. Erin had called 5 minutes before to tell him what they found, so they had an idea about what questions to ask.
"So you said you saw the van sitting outside the house earlier."
"Yes, it had been there the day before too. I usually don't notice those type of things, but I use to babysit her oldest daughter so I know that they don't have any family besides Lauren's parents. Also, the man that was behind the wheel looked super sketchy."
"Did you happen to see what he looked like?"
"No I didn't, but his body language was just off and unfriendly. He seemed like that kind of guy mom and dad warn you not to take candy from."
"What happened after that?"
"I was outside planting flowers when I heard Lonnie playing. The van had originally left when lauren first arrived home. Maybe after about 10 Minutes of Lonnie playing outside, did they end up coming back. She went inside for like a minute and that's when they made their move. By the time i saw it going down it was too late. The truck was speeding down the street. Although I did see a logo on it, I think it said Kiki's clothing. Although I'm not 100% positive."
"That's ok, I've think we have enough information. If we have anymore questions we'll let you know."
Lilly gave a weak smile. Atwater and Ruzek headed outside towards their vehicle.
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"Alright, thanks."
"Who was that?" Erin asked keeping her eyes focused on the road ahead.
"That was Ruzek, they said Lilly gave the same description to the van they saw. Except she saw the logo full…"
Jay was interrupted by a phone call.
"Hello."
"Its mouse," Jay mouthed.
"I found a logo similar to what you described. It's called Kiki's Clothing. It's a tiny store that sits on the corner of Autumn St. and they have a white van that does deliveries. They have an orange circle that sits right on the side."
"Thanks mouse."
"Yup."
Jay clicked the red end button on the phone.
"Mouse just confirmed Lilly poller and Lauren Parker's claim of the logo on the side of the van. There's a clothing store on the corner of Autumn St. that has a van that does deliveries. I'm texting the address to Atwater now."
10 Minutes Later...
Erin pulled up to the parking lot of Cheshire Oaks Daycare. The air inside was warm and tons of little kids voices could be heard shouting and laughing from different rooms. The building was small but obviously very popular.
"Excuse me," Erin said to get the attention of the lady typing behind the desk.
The lady looked up and gave both detectives a soft and friendly smile.
"Hello, how may i help you?"
"We were wondering if we can speak to whoever's in charge of running the daycare."
"The first door on your right, I'll let her know you're coming in."
"Thakyou."
"No problem."
Jay was the first to enter through the door followed by Erin. The room was very small for an office and it was hard to believe that a desk and 3 chairs could even fit without being piled on each other.
"Hi we are detectives Erin and Jay. We were wondering if we can ask you a couple of questions about Lonnie Parker."
"Sure thing detectives, I'm karen. It's just so sad to think about that poor boy being snatched up like that in front of his own home. Did you find him yet?"
"His body was found this morning at Ocean Dale's park," Jay piped in.
"Oh my, that's terrible. He was such a sweet boy. Loved playing with all the kids in the daycare. How can i help?"
"Did you notice a change in the boy's behavior?"
"Never. He stayed the same all the way up until I last saw him."
"What about anybody suspicious hanging around outside of the daycare?"
"Now that it's being brought up, I did see a van pull up a couple times when lauren pulled in. They would leave as soon as she did. Although i don't think it's anything because the lady who lives next door has a really bad shopping addiction."
"Shopping addiction?"
"Yeah. You see her coming home with all sorts of bags from different stores."
"Did the van have a logo?"
"Yeah, Kiki's clothing."
Jay and Erin gave each other a look. They now had a third witness to have seen the van.
"Lauren said that you guys were closed because of vacation time."
"yes, our staff took all of last week off."
"Have you noticed any weird behavior coming from your staff lately?"
"If you're asking me if one of them did this to that poor boy then no. We have a small staff. We are very close and decided to all go on vacation together in Florida. I know Sasha didn't go because she went to Texas with her family so her kids could visit their grandparents. Trust me when I say that everyone who works here adores each child, they would never touch a hair on any kid."
"Alright then, thank you for your time."
Kiki's clothing store…..
The sound of the bell ringing attracted the eyes of the young girl standing behind the counter, before her main focus went back to the magazine she was reading. The store was completely dead, except for the two other workers positioned more towards the back. The store obviously didn't do well in business because it over all looked like it was falling to pieces.
"What," said the girl behind the counter, not really caring she was talking to the police.
"We were wondering if you can tell us anything about the van that does deliveries for the store."
"Haven't seen it in almost 2 weeks. Ricky was making a couple deliveries when he claimed it was stolen. The boss is so going to fire him when she comes back tomorrow…"
"Where can we find Ricky?"
"He's right over there,"
The girl pointed to a man in his early 20s. He looked like a total mess.
"Thankyou."
"Whatever," the girl said going back to chomping on the piece of gum she had popped into her mouth a little before the detectives got here.
Atwater and Ruzek headed straight towards Ricky. Once the guy realized they were coming his direction he sped off into the back room of the store. This followed in Atwater and Ruzek going on a high chase speed after him.
Ok this is it! Sorry it took so long to update, but school got in the way. It sucks being only a freshman in high school. Just 3 mores years! Anyway, thanks so much for your reviews once again. I'm glad that people actually are enjoying the story. Make sure to leave a review following this chapter! Can't say when I'll have the next one up, but it should be much sooner than last time. Until next time :)
