SEARCH IN THE DARK
The man was just as plain, with short brown hair, a little subtle and a long face. Petes was standing next to them, making sure they didn‟t go anywhere. I suspected they weren‟t allowed to leave until Sergeant Collins gave the go ahead. “Mr and Mrs. Hannington, this is Detective Sozer,” Petes introduced. “Hi, I‟m sorry to ask any more questions but I just have one more. Do either of you smoke?” I said. They both looked at each other and shook their heads. “No Detective, neither of us do,” Mr Hannington replied. I didn‟t let my gaze drop, someone did and I needed to know who, “Please, if you have any information, I need to know if the butts I found belong to any of you or if they belonged to someone else?” I shouldn‟t have told them that much, but I needed answers. Mrs. Hannington sighed then looked at me, “What brand were they?” “Malboro.” Mr. Hannington shook his head and looked towards they car, “Our daughter smokes them.” I gave them a small smile, “I‟ll need to talk to her please.” Mr. Hannington finally let go of his wife and walked around the car, there was some hushed talking and then he reappeared, walking back to his wife. Their daughter looked about nineteen, she was a wiry girl, all legs and arms. She was wearing a black sun dress that had little red skulls trimming the edges, her hair was an unnatural red with bangs just above her eyes any longer and she wouldn‟t have been able to see. She walked over, slouched against the car and crossed her arms. A defiant one. “Detective, this is Jamie,” Mrs. Hannington said. 32 | P a g e