Finding Jazmine

Jazmine's Point of View

"Three days? Good at least its not that long since my disappearance, right? I know Mom and Ivan are both worried right now" I said.

"Three weeks" He said as he gaze at me.

I dropped the banana that he offered me because of shock and disbelief "Three weeks? Uhm you mean three days? How can I sleep for three weeks straight?" I asked denying the possibility of me sleeping for three weeks straight.

He sighed and gazed at me "Unfortunately you were unconscious for three weeks, though there are days that you wake up and asks for water but I guess you will not remember that" He said.

"Every three days, there is an herb doctor that I know who helps me treat you for that whole three weeks" He added.

"No" I whispered and stood up to leave. I can't sleep for that long.

"W-wait where are you going?" He asked as he try to stop me.

"I need to go back? My family and my fiancee is worried for me" I said.

"Wait you're leaving in that state? But you're not fully healed yet, what if something happens to you on your way?" He asked and I can see in his eyes how worried he is.

"I don't care----"

"W-wait for me then, I'll accompany you. Its too dangerous for you down town" He said and then he grabbed his jacket and his wallet.

"Lets go" He said.

Cindy Morgan's Point of View

( Two weeks after Jazmine's disappearance)

(Athena Palace)

 

 

I focused myself on the ongoing news about Jasmine's disappearance. Jasmine's face has been in the news for two weeks now, its been two weeks since her sudden disappearance but there's no single news about her whereabouts.

I took a deep sigh as I turn off the television after watching the news about her. Just recently, Jazmine's manager Jude have been found dead in Jazmine's car. 

Jazmine's car was found in the parking basement of Jude's apartment and from the cctv footages taken from the apartment basement and from the dashcams of the cars present in the basement that day, the suspect was a guy in black wearing masks and hoodies and just like how Jazmine described her assaulter. The suspect who was seen in that basement may be as tall as 6ft and three.

The police are assuming that Jazmine might have been kidnapped by the psychopath who assaulted her two weeks ago and they also assume that it was the assaulter who killed and murdered Jude.

Jazmine's car where Jude's dead body was found is broken, the windows are shattered and the car's hood was deformed and out of shape. Aside from Jude's blood, Jazmine's blood was also found in the car and since Jazmine's blood and DNA was found in the edges of the broken window, the police are saying that Jazmine may have tried to resist and escape from the suspect.

Though its clear that Jude and Jazmine's disappearnce has something to do with Jazmine's stalker and that there is a huge possibilty that right now, Jazmine may be dead, the authorities are still trying hard to investigate on the case and to find where Jazmine or her dead body may be.

The dashcam footage of the car was stolen by the suspect that's why no one knows what really happened to Jude and Jazmine that night and everyone is asking where Jazmine is rigt now. Everyone is curious whether she's still alive or if she's already dead, some are even assuming that since it has already been two weeks since her disappearance it could be that by this time she may be dead and I'm actually one of those people who thinks that she's actually dead.

I don't know what I should feel right now, should I be happy? Or should I mourn?

Her disappearance means that Ivan is all mine now but Jazmine is my bestfriend and its true that I really like her since we are friends, the only thing I wanted from Jazmine is her boyfriend and that's all, there's nothing wrong with that anyway right?

I felt Ivan's hands wrap around my waist and then he laid his chin on my shoulders.

"You're watching the news about Jazmine again?" He asked.

"Yeah I wonder where her dead body may  be?" I asked.

Ivan took a deep sigh "I thought you genuinely like Jaz? Why does it seem like you are enjoying the possibilty of her death?" Ivan asked.

I nodded "Yeah, I like Jazmine. I like her a lot since she's my friend but I like you more babe. If her death and disappearance means I can have you all by myself then I'll gladly accept her death" I aswered.

Ivan sighed and then he removed his hands around my waist.

I smiled and grabbed his hands and wrapped it around my waist again, I turned my head to meet his face and then I kissed him while he's back hugging me.

"We should register our marriage right now while Jazmine is missing babe" I said.

"What?!" Ivan asked as he distance himself from me "Babe are you kidding me? Are you really thinking about marriage right now? In the middle of this?" Ivan asked.

"The people knows that Jazmine is my fiancee. If we announce our marriage right now, we will be facing a lot of criticisms and some might even say that we are the ones behind her disappearance" Ivan said.

I smiled "Babe don't be silly, we can just have a civil wedding right now without any audience but just some witnesses. We don't have to inform the whole world that we are married anyway" I said as I gaze at Ivan's change of expression.

He's hesitant.

I sighed and took a step towards him, I caressed his cheeks while gazing at his eyes.

"Babe, I want to do this because this is my only insurance that you're mine now" I said as I try to convince him.

"You know how madly inlove I am to you and you know very well that I can't live wothout you, babe I'm hoping that you can atleast understand me and where I'm coming from since you are all I have" I added.

Ivan smiled and then he moved forward to hug me "We'll have our civil wedding tomorrow, don't worry babe" He said.

I smiled and hugged him back.

Tomorrow, after I get married, even Jazmine's ghost can't stop. Thank you Jaz for giving Ivan up for my happiness, I love you.

 

 

 

Ethan Hale's Point of View

( Happy Family Apartments - Jude's apartment )

 

 

I am currently at the basement of Happy Family Apartment where Jude's corpse and Jazmine's car were found.

The car's window is broken but its pieces are gone which means that this place is not the crime scene, different hand prints are found in the car but nothing is suspiscious since those hand prints belongs to Jazmine's family and friends.

I took a deep sigh as I gaze at the scene. We have all the footages of the suspect and we know his height and the built of his body, we know that he may be the stalker who attacked my sister two weeks ago but we can't even arrest him because we do not have any clear image of him and there are no single witness showing up.

His handprints are not caught in the car that's why we are in a dead end right now and the least thing we can do right now is to find Jazmine but we don't know where she is and where the incident originally happened.

The car's location history and gps searches are all deleted and the only hint we have is the muddy tire of the car. We may assume that the incident may have happened in a farm or in a mountain but there's also a possibility that the killer intentionally put mud to the car tire to confuse us.

I clenched my fist because of anger, there should atleast be one thing, just one thing the murderer left. At least one thing so that I can find my sister because everytime I think that while I take my time investigating-- my sister may be in danger right now or in the worst case scenario, her dead body may be somewhere lying cold.

I just hope that Jazmine is still alive, she should be alive, I should have been with her that day.

I took a deep breath, It has been two weeks since her sudden disappearance and majority of people around her are saying she's dead simply because Jude is dead.

Two weeks, two weeks just passed but they are all assuming that she's dead when a body was never found.

I sighed as I stared at the crowd of people making a fuss at the back of that 'police line do not cross', they call themselves fan's of the goddess Jazmine but they don't even respect the dead.

These people here are staying in the scene for a couple of days now but all they do is to harass the policemen who are trying hard to solve Jude and my sister's case.

They even call themselves little detectives for Jazmine and they even pledged that in no time they will find where Jazmine is faster than the police but all they do is spread false rumors and give false tips to the authorities. They think they are helping but they are just making the investigation harder.

I shook my head and then I looked at the lists of the people who owns the handprints that are found in the car. 

I actually know who these people are and no one seems like a stranger here, I sighed because of helplessness but then I suddenly remembered something. I looked at the lists of the people again and looked for his name.

Zack Hale, why is Zack's name here?

As far as I remember, since Zack is very overprotective towards Jazmine, he never lets Jazmine drive the car when they are together that's why in the end, Jazmine just hops into Zack's car.

I actually never saw Zack ride into Jazmine's car and Zack hates it if he's not drivinfg his own car. I know this may sound illogical and senseless reasoning but Zack also never hopped into my car and he always lets me ride his car whenever we hang out.

Why is Zack's fingerprints found in Jazmine's car when Zack never used anyone's car but his.

I know there are a lot of possibilities where Zack may have used Jazmine's car but why am I convinced that Zack has something to do with my sister's case. Or am I just thinking this way because I badly need to name someone as the suspect?

For now, I need to check for myself, I need to go and see Zack right now.

 

 

 

--------- Scent Of Gardenia Condotel--------

Zack's Place

 

 

I pressed the 45th floor to get into Zack's place, he's currently staying in a condotel right now since uncle Thomas and the rest of his children are all residing outside the country and Zack is the only one living here.

Uncle Thomas and the rest of the family actually flew here to celebrate Jazmine's win in the Oskar's awards but they were disappointed not seeing Jaz in the family gathering and since they just flew back to Canada, Zack is the only one left here again.

I pressed the bell to inform Zack of my presence, yes Zack and I are close, we even practiced martial arts together but why can't I convince myself that Zack has nothing to do with my sister's case especially that I know even before that Zack has feelings for Jazmine.

I chose to ignore that fact because obviously Jazmine is his cousin, though I know that Jazmine will not entertain Zack's feelings but still recognizing the fact that Zack likes his own cousin is immoral and incest.

Zack opened the door and he was surprised seeing me infront of his door "Yow!" He said as he attempts a fist bump with me.

I smiled and fist bumped with him "Can I come in?" I asked.

"S-sure" He said. I smiled and handed him the drinks I bought for the both of us.

"What's with the sudden visit dude? Are you not busy?" He asked as he prepares the drinks for the both of us.

I sat down his couch and looked around, as usual, his pad is clean.

"Nah, I am just exhausted and tired that's why I came here to drink with you" I said.

Zack laughed "Whoa should I get butterflies in my stomach then?" He asked and then he handed me a mug of beer with ice in it while holding his own mug in his other hand.

I took it and drank a little and then I placed it on top of the mug mat, he sat down and then he drank half of his beer and then he looked at me "So how's the investigation going? I heard aunt Cecille is passing flyers every day and night to find Jaz" Zack said and took another gulp of his beer.

"Yeah, unfortunately she needs to be admitted to the hospital because of stress and high blood. I will visit her later after this" I said and sighed.

"Everyone is saying that Jazmine is dead since no one is showing up, not even a single witness but I don't believe it" I said and took my mug to drink.

"Anyways, your place is still as clean as before huh" I said and looked around.

"But I heard you don't ask for a room service? Are you really the one cleaning your own house?" I asked as I walk into his bedroom, I know this is invasion of privacy and I know that Zack doesn't really like it when someone enters his room but I have to take the risk.

I atleast need a lead to find my sister.

"Even your room is clean, your future wife will be very lucky" I said while walking into his bedroom.

"Yeah, I know right" He said. This is weird, why is Zack not making a fuss with me entering his room?

"Dude you should also see my walk in closet, there's a lot of cool stuffs there that I bought last winter when I visited Canada" He said from the living room.

"Sure" I said and willingly entered his walk-in-closet but I was petrified because of what I saw in his walk in closet, its the black set of clothes, masks and cap covered in blood and its the same set of clothes that the suspect from the cctv footage wore.

The suspect's clothes are here lying in Zack's closet.

"That's right stupid mother fucker, I am the suspect you've been looking for" It was Zack's voice from behind me and before I could even move to get my gun, he already smashed the mug of beer that he's holding.

Because of the shock and impact, I fell on my knees but thankfully, it was not enough to make me unconscious because the moment I lose my consciousness, its game over for me.

"It was you" I said angrily as I try to stand up to fight him.

"Persistent fucker" He said and then he grabbed his golf club and smashed it into my face.

He laughed as he enjoys what he's doing, he then sat down to level my sight and then he showed me his arms full of wounds and bruises "See this?" He said and then he pulled my hair to see my face.

"You see, I got these wounds and bruises from your sister Jazmine" He said while smirking.

"You fucker!" I screamed as I try to fight back but he just punched my face and then he grabbed my hair for the second time to show me his wounds. I admit, in terms of strength Zack is no doubt stronger than me. He was even the one who thought me martial arts and without my gun, I can't win against him, not to mention that I feel really dizzy right now.

"Oh right I forgot to tell you that I actually put Sedatives in to your drink earlier that's why you feel a little dizzy and that may be the reason why you can't fight back, not to mention that I actually smashed the back of your head earlier" He said feeling proud and excited because of what he did.

"You evil fucker, where is she?" I asked.

"Oh that bitch? She's dead?" He said and smirked, I was about to try to punch him but he spoke.

"I hope--- you see that bitch suddenly disappeared when I was enjoying myself chasing her. That traitor suddenly disappeared when we were both having fun" He added.

I clenched my fist "Mad psycho, how can you do this to your own cousin?" I asked but he just laughed.

"I thought you liked her, how can you do this to the person you like?" I asked.

"I like her?" Zack asked and then he looked at me while laughing "I don't. Ethan both Jaz and I liked each other" Zack said and then he laughed.

"Don't you remember when we were kids? Jaz and I even promised each other that we will marry each other but what the fuck is happening now? She is going to marry that cheating scumbag named Ivan?" Zack said and then laughed.

"Jazmine betrayed me and chose to marry that cheating loser, I was just teaching my beloved Jazmine a lesson, is that wrong?" He asked.

"You're mad" I said "I can't believe I'm hearing such bullshits from you" I added.

Zack smirked "Oh yeah?" He said.

"Get lost then mother fucker, don't worry I'll be the one who will find my Jazmine and not you" He said and then he grabbed the mug of beer I used earlier and then he smashed it into my head.

I fell down and before I could even close my eyes and lose my consciousness, what I see is Zack's devilish grin, I can't---- I can't lose my consciousness right now. My sister is in danger.

 

 

 

 

------ If her death and disappearance means I can have you all by myself then I'll gladly accept her death ------

 

 

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