" Is something over there?~you seem lost?” Do-Hyun queried after a few seconds of observation. His voice instinctively jerked her to realization.
“ Ah...nothing~,” She said, hopping into the seat beside him.“ Let's get going”. With a nod, the car was already speeding through the street but Pandy's thoughts remained occupied with the flash. What if someone was tailing them?–She hesitated.
“ No, it might all just be in my head.” She mumbled, almost in a whisper which caught his attention.
“ Huh?~what did you say?” Do-Hyun, who was all along, scanning at her through the front rearview asked.
“oh...?” She vaulted. “ Umm, nothing~,” She said to which he just nodded. Although he knew something was going on with her, yet he didn't know how to get her talking.
“ Alright~if you say so...” He sighed and on an impulse, required. “ Street Address?”
“ Hs 147, Crystal Street ” Pandy answered. As they drove on, she finally decided to ask about the mysterious flash she had spotted earlier since her brains had refused to sink it.
“ Did you notice it?” Her question instinctively brought his divided gaze on her as he balanced his site between the road and her. 
“ What are you referring to?”
“ The flash~,” She said and his brows instinctively furrowed with a questioning look. “ Yeah...the one coming from the trees at the scene~ ” She added and this drew him into deep thoughts.
“ That must be the reason she was locked in the distance back then~” He highlighted. He had also noticed something of the sort when they first arrived at the scene and again when they picked up the wristwatch.
“...If my thoughts are right, I think we're being traced by the culprit~” She drew a conclusion that actually synced with his thoughts but then, he couldn't completely agree with her since they couldn't make out anyone.
“ Well...we can't conclude with that without any evidence~ it might just be your thoughts.” He expelled to get her focused on their mission.
Pandy actually agreed since she couldn't see anyone in the act–She got no evidence to make her claims yet. “I think we'll find out more when we get to the house.” She said and he acquiesced with a nod.
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It was after dinner and Lousia was clearing the dishes with the help of her 12-year-old daughter, Phinel. They both spontaneously glanced back at Berta and Daniel who were dancing out with the animation they were watching– and laughed. 
“ They seem to be having lots of fun~,” Phinel said amidst laughter, and Louisa bobbed her head in approval.
“ You were just like this when you were also 4 years.”She teased and they chuckled, still focused on what they were doing.
“ I bet I was much better than this~,” She said and Lousia couldn't deny either. She just nodded with a smile which soon faded with her next question.
“ Have you heard from Dad yet?” Her eyes remained fixed on her mother who in turn, glanced at her phone and back at the door.
“ He should be in by now ” She stated, spontaneously drying off the water on her hand as she reached for the phone. “The trip was to last for three days~ is he alright?” She mumbled, her forehead furrowed in confusion.
Just when she was about to dial his line, a knock echoed in. “ That must be him~” She announced and Phinel sped off.
“ I'll get it...”
Phinel instinctively remained frozen at the doorpost the moment she pulled it open– her eyes spontaneously scanned the figures in front of her; who in turn, flung a card at her.
“ We're from the Crime Investigation Department...” the lady announced.“ I'm Detective Pandy and this is Detective Do-Hyun~Is your mum in?” She introduced of which Phinel just nodded, her face drawn into confusion. “ Can we talk to her ?” Do-Hyun requested.
Louisa who noticed her daughter still rooted at the door wondered what was keeping her. “ Hey, honey~ are you okay?” She asked the moment she neared her – but then, on seeing the two, her question was automatically answered.
“ Mrs. Lousia Hartson?” Pandy asked on noticing her over Phinel's shoulders and she nodded with a confused look. “ We're from the Crime Investigation department ~ can we have a word with you?” 
Pandy went on, her hand still hanging in mid-air as she displayed her ID card. Lousia's gaze flashed in panic~ she knew without a doubt that whatever it is, wouldn't be so good. Nothing much to say, she urged them in, instructing Phinel to take her siblings upstairs to their room.
“ Over here, Dan~ you too Berta.” They heard her call to them. Soon, they were already out of the hall, their steps traced to the stairs.
“ So cute~” Do-Hyun complimented and they all smiled as they watched their backs disappear in the distance. Sure they were out of earshot, Lousia inquired of the reason for their visit.
Pandy and Do-Hyun both shared glances and sighed. “ When was the last time you heard from your husband?” Do-Hyun was the first to speak, breaking the moment of silence. 
The question spontaneously sent several others racing through her thoughts~her mind practically in a fog. “ Two days ago...in the afternoon, around 4 pm.” She spoke up, panic starts to creep through her bloodstream.
“ Why? Did something happen?– Is he in trouble?” 
Without a word, Pandy slipped a few pictures from the scene on the table before them. “ What's that~”  Louisa leaned closer as she examined them. Instinctively, she gasped– her breath choked with tears on spotting her husband's watch and ring.
“ Sorry...we lost him” Do-Hyun consoled. For a moment, Louisa's brain went dead, and tears spring to her eyes. Pandy instinctively wrapped her in her embrace. She could understand how she feels~the pain, sorrow, struggle, and all. This is something she would never wish for anyone– not even her greatest enemy.
“ I'm so sorry~,” She said, her voice cracked with tears. “ ~but you need to help us get to the culprit...” She redrew. “ Do your husband in any way have an issue with anyone?”
Louisa shakes her head– she wants to ask more but then, she seems paralyzed on the couch.