Sandra was born on August 21st 1996. She arrived
right on time. I remember sitting outside the room, the moment my sister’s cries
turned to laughter. She was so perfect, so tiny – for such massive lungs. Even
then, she wasn’t afraid to tell everyone what she was feeling. And much too
clever for her own good.
She would be 19 on Friday; attending University in less than
a month. Every university she applied for, she was accepted into, but because
of me she opted to stay in the city. She wanted to stay close to me – to keep
our family together.
My sister called me last week. No one had told her but she
found a news article discussing the on-going investigation. The police have no
leads. They talked to all the friends and family and random associates they
could find but there was never anything linking her and Daniel together. They’ve
told me and James that it was probably random and they have little hope of
finding the killer.
They’ll find his body. In pieces.
Daniel hasn’t spoken to anyone since the funeral. He stopped
going to work, Charlotte has officially moved in with her brother, and he hasn’t
been to the house since Jason punched him.
Charlotte’s alive, by the way. She called the day before the
funeral and expressed her condolences. Said she couldn’t risk coming into town
but I was welcome to visit her any time. If I needed to get away.
Everyone’s calling, no one will come to me in person. I went
back to work on Monday and no one would talk to me. They all walked past my
desk with sympathetic eyes like I couldn’t see them staring. Heather still hasn’t
said a word to me. It’s driving me crazy. Because the quieter they are, the
more time I have to think about Sandra and Daniel and what I want to do to that
bastard.
It’s going to be beautiful.
She would have been an incredible woman; smart, and fast,
and yes, deadly. But that can’t happen anymore because Daniel took her away
from me.
I don’t think I’ll be able to post next week. I’m going to
see an old friend for the last time. I’ll let you know how it goes.
As always, dear readers,
Stay Safe
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