Chapter 27

" Shit! Shit, we are so done for. We can't make it back on time and am yet to clean up the trash can of any trace of the girl's body" There is still the issue of returning it to school, come Monday and they notice one trash can is missing, with how pretty the school administration is they will do a follow-up and we will be under the spotlight once again. The only other solution is for me to it home and clean it from there. My brothers will think it's just me being weird, they would pester me for a while calling me names but they won't put much thought into why I would find it necessary to drag a huge trash can home.

" Drop me off at the crossroad up ahead, I can walk the rest of the way home. " This might save him the trip of dropping me at my house and he might be able to make it back to his on time.

" There is no need I can drip you at your house and still make it back on time. " There was a clear determination not only in his voice but on his face too bad this is not the time for that. This is an old truck, it might be working perfectly for now but it's got its limits, and if he decides to push it beyond its limit it will surely give out and it will be totally impossible for him to get back on time.

"Yan! just do as I say we can't afford to take any risks at the moment, you know your uncle better than I do, he sounded serious about involving the police and he will so just drop me off and get back to him." He seemed to get my point of view so he stopped the truck was at the crossroads and I hopped off. Going to the back of the truck I hopped on in to be able to pull the trash can off. I will just have to drag it all the way home, lucky thing it's empty I won't have to use much effort.

" What are you doing?" I did hear him get off the truck or make his own way to where I was, that's why I got spooked easily and dropped the trash can on my foot and once again I was thankful it was empty, but that didn't me it didn't hurt, well maybe a little nothing major.

"Don't do that! I almost got my foot crushed into sawdust." His expression didn't change, he only gave my said foot one glance, and then he was back to his question.

" What are you doing?"

" Fetching firewood!" No response " Am getting the trash can off the truck so that I can take it home with me to get it cleaned."

" So you are just planning on walking all the way home, dragging a trash can behind you believing that you won't come across even a single soul that will think you look suspicious dragging a huge trash can far from any residents and call the cops?" He just called me stupid without actually calling me stupid! I am not one to let this pass but he was actually Wright I had not thought it through. DAMMIT!

"So what do you suggest I do I have to clean it up somehow and get it back to school before tomorrow morning?" I was asking for ideas because I was running out of them at I was too tired to think of new ones at the moment.

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Am really going to do this! I keep getting myself deeper and deeper into this mess that I had nothing to do with and at what cost. From a witness to an alibi all in less than forty eight hours. If I was getting money out of it it would be understandable but am getting nothing well maybe several years in prison if we get caught, but since I made this my problem I have to help deal with it.

" Just get off the truck Alex I will handle it, and don't dare start arguing with me you said it yourself this is no time to take such risks. Since you chose to walk back home let me deal with the trash can issue and if you are worried about me not getting all the blood stains off don't I know a thing or two about it, and don't worry about my uncle I will handle him so you can be on your way." I had to physically pull him off the back of the truck and push him towards the road that lead to his street.

" Oh, I will be sure to return the trash can where I found it and exactly how I found it, well minus the you know what." I gave a chuckle at the end which got returned with a middle finger. I did arrive five minutes to the deadline my uncle had placed and all thanks to Alex if I had insisted to drop him off I would have been late by thirty minutes which would have been enough time for my uncle to involve the police considering he knew a couple at the station.

First came in a tight hug and words of concern then followed my ears being pulled so hard I thought they would come off and several scoldings to accompany the pain. Uncle was so relieved I was back safely and angry that I didn't inform him where I had run to that they didn't bother checking the truck so I had no explaining to do about the trash can at the back. Uncle was back to himself after a few hours and we prepared and eat dinner together.

He complained several times during dinner about how he was pissed at himself for not being able to stay mad at me to which I just gave him the smile that I knew lets me get away with anything when it comes to My uncle. I dealt with the trash can and at about two Am it was back to where it belongs, it's a good thing this crappy school doesn't have any cameras, it would actually be surprising if it had any.

Everything is done all that is left is for me to wait and see how long it will take for people to notice the girl has gone missing and who will be the number one suspect, this is gonna be an interesting puzzle to solve, the answer will be right under their nose but I don't they will be able to figure it out. I lay on my bed and as I drifted off I smiled picturing Alexander's facial expression when he gets to school tomorrow morning. Hope he likes my gift I did put a lot of thought into it.