The Deadbody

Julia was screaming hysterically. We ran toward her, and when we saw the pile of leaves, we saw a dead body. Emma takes one step back. I was gazing at her. Emma started falling, so I held her. Julia, who was earlier in shock, is fine now. I walked forward and bent forward, lifting the leaves from the face of the person who was lying on the ground.

I abruptly said He is Mateo Goldman. Emma collapsed on the ground. She was in shock. I take a deep breath. As we were all sitting there, we heard noises like a group of people coming toward us.

And a minute later, I saw some people coming towards us. Mateo's parents were also with them. As soon as Mateo's mother saw him, she hugged him. She started crying with hiccups.

How did this happen? He had gone out to work. My son, what happened to you?" Maura said while sobbing. As everyone was staring at Randal and Maura quietly. I heard a man's voice. I had never heard of it before. When I looked at him.

Tall and gangly with golden-brown skin, he has a contemplative feel about him. He has small, brown eyes, a rounded jaw, narrow lips, and small ears. He has shoulder-length, curly, dark brown hair. He has a thin torso with no chest muscle tone, a narrow waist, long arms, short legs, wide shoulders, and average-sized feet.

He often wears an immaculate, fine police uniform that is mostly brown and well-fitting. Who is he? I asked. Davian Barker is the police chief in town. Bethany said. When I heard this, I was shocked.

What?" I reacted.

I think we should all go home. Here, it will get dark soon, so staying in the forest at this time is not safe," Davian said. Everyone agrees with Davian, and without asking a question, they start to go home. I was seeing all this with my own eyes. Which seemed strange to me.

Because no one there seemed to be in shock. No one asked the question of what happened to him. And this was also a surprise for me. How did they come here so soon? We were alone. We were in such a deep forest. How did they find us?

As I was still thinking about it, someone tapped on my shoulder, and I looked over my shoulder. Robert was standing behind me. "Let’s go home," Robert said while grabbing my hand. I jerked Robert’s hand. I started walking toward Davian.

Before I went any closer, Elias stopped me. How did he die?" I yelled. Davian looked at me angrily. Who is this? Take him from here." Meanwhile, Robert comes forward. "Pardon me, he is my son. He just woke up from a coma, did not well, and I am taking him home."

I shook my head. I want to know what happened to him. How did he end up here?" I asked. This time, my voice was too loud. People who were going home stopped. Everyone was staring at me. Why are you staring like that? I am asking only one question. What happened here?" I asked again.

Robert quickly grabs me by the arm. You have become crazy. People are watching you. Let's go home," Robert said while taking me away from Davian. I pushed Robert with both hands. And again, I started walking toward Davian. I was screaming.

Why are you not answering me?" Elias runs toward me and shoves me to the ground. He made me lie on my belly and tied my hands behind my back.

"Let him go," Davian said. Elias bent forward and whispered in my ears.

"Go home. You are playing with fire."

Then he let go of my hand and stood up. I sat on the ground. I was staring at Elias. In the meantime, I saw a shadow in front of me. I looked up. Davian extended his hand to help me stand up. He was not in a pleasant mood.

Umm... Robert told me about you and how you are struggling. You are right; they have a lot of questions, but they did not ask me because it is not the right time. Their parents are grieving here. First, we do not aspect that. We are shocked like you."

Hmmm... But they want to know what happened to their child. It is not a little thing. A person died here, and if I have a question, I will ask. But it seems like you people are not shocked like me. This is not a big deal for you," I said.

Bethany abruptly said You do not need to answer him." Davian." Then she looked at Robert. You should take him home. Davian looked at Bethany. You should all go home. Let me handle the situation." Bethany comes close to Davian. I am telling you. You do not have to explain anything," Bethany said.

Davien grabbed Bethany’s hand firmly. I said I was handling it. Bethany jerked Davian’s hand and started walking in front. "Well, do not come to me later to solve a problem," She yelled while walking away. Her behavior also makes me wonder why she is acting like that."

Hmmm... so Luke, what do you want to know?" Before Davian said anything more, Robert Rudely cut him off. His name is Daniel. Davian looked at Robert with narrow eyes.

Fine, Daniel, before you ask anything else. I want to tell you that he died of an animal attack. Come here with me. I want to show you something." I started walking with him. When we got to the dead body, he showed me that Mateo's body was half missing.

I looked at Mateo for a second and turned my face the other way. I also noticed that there was no blood around the body. There was no dry blood on the ground. The leaves were also clean. There was no blood on them.

Everyone was gone. Me, Robert, Elias, and Davian were the only ones there. Robert comes over to me. Are you satisfied now?" Robert asked in a high tone. I was just gazing at the ground.

"Where did the blood go? Did the animal drink his whole blood?" I am mumbling. I was not paying attention to my surroundings. In the meantime, we heard a scream. As soon as Davian heard that, he went in the direction where the scream came from.

Elais and Robert remained with me. But a minute later, Robert walked toward Davian.

Elais tapped on my shoulder. "We should go home," Elais said. I looked at him. "You said something back there. What do you mean about that?"

He said nothing and started looking the other way. I grabbed Elais’s hand firmly. "What did you mean? Why did you say this to me?" I asked. You better go home. I feel. You are not feeling well. He said that while jerking my hand,"

Why are you acting like this? Elise grabs my hand. At least listen to someone. Sometimes it is better to remain silent," Elais whispered. I was gazing at him. I did not understand anything. Why was he saying this? Why is he acting like this?

Hmm... I will go home with Robert. I yelled while walking away. When I was walking away from the dead body, I saw a piece of paper in the distance. I bent forward and picked it up. It was torn off. I could not see clearly what was written on the paper, but I saw that it had Mateo's picture on it.