Finally, Violet spotted the Sheriff. Oh joy.
The older woman started yelling at the small crowd that had gathered, ordering them to clear out. She made her way over to where Violet, and the last remaining girl from the trio Violet had followed, were standing. Violet glanced at the girl, and realised she had been heading for the tape for a closer look. Violet straightened up and gave her best "Who me?" grin, as Sheriff Volks reached the girls.
"Step any further, young lady, and you'll be interrupting our investigation," She said to the other girl, and turned to Violet with an annoyed expression. "And this has nothing to do with you either, Miss Dignam." Violet gave an exaggerated shrug, raising her hands in a placating manner, but she never took her eyes off the Sheriff. She tried to communicate in her look that she knew that the body behind the tape wasn't killed by an animal, without saying it aloud.
"Well, I'm sorry, Sheriff, I can't help myself. It's a real problem, I should work on that." She said. Just then, the other girl blinked back to reality.
"Yeah, uh...sorry, umm..." She said, oh so elopuently. Sheriff Volks helpfully provided her name, before telling the two girls to leave.
Violet jogged over to the other girl, just as she finished messing with her phone. She fell into step with her and leaned over slightly. Any girl who was willing to go for the tape when presented with a mystery was a girl Violet could respect, seeing as Violet herself was such a girl.
"If the sheriff's here, that means that the second body is only guarded by deputies." She commented in a low voice, for only the other girl to hear. "Just FYI." She picked up her pace a little, with a small smile. She'd just have to grab her bike and head back to school, see if there were any similarities between the scenes. And if the other girl chose to start in her own investigation, well, they do say two heads are better than one...
"Pierce! Radio the deputies at the second site to keep an eye out for teenagers." Yelled the Sheriff to one of her deputies. Violet spun around with a look on her face that was simultaneously affronted, surprised and annoyed.
"Oh come on!" She yelled back. She turned back around and scrubbed her hands over her face.
"Damn woman's got ears like a bat..." She muttered, so much under her breath even Violet herself could barely understand. However, even with the fact that the deputies would be on the lookout, Violet had her methods. If she had to, she could work around it, and there was still plenty of daylight left in the day.
The older woman started yelling at the small crowd that had gathered, ordering them to clear out. She made her way over to where Violet, and the last remaining girl from the trio Violet had followed, were standing. Violet glanced at the girl, and realised she had been heading for the tape for a closer look. Violet straightened up and gave her best "Who me?" grin, as Sheriff Volks reached the girls.
"Step any further, young lady, and you'll be interrupting our investigation," She said to the other girl, and turned to Violet with an annoyed expression. "And this has nothing to do with you either, Miss Dignam." Violet gave an exaggerated shrug, raising her hands in a placating manner, but she never took her eyes off the Sheriff. She tried to communicate in her look that she knew that the body behind the tape wasn't killed by an animal, without saying it aloud.
"Well, I'm sorry, Sheriff, I can't help myself. It's a real problem, I should work on that." She said. Just then, the other girl blinked back to reality.
"Yeah, uh...sorry, umm..." She said, oh so elopuently. Sheriff Volks helpfully provided her name, before telling the two girls to leave.
Violet jogged over to the other girl, just as she finished messing with her phone. She fell into step with her and leaned over slightly. Any girl who was willing to go for the tape when presented with a mystery was a girl Violet could respect, seeing as Violet herself was such a girl.
"If the sheriff's here, that means that the second body is only guarded by deputies." She commented in a low voice, for only the other girl to hear. "Just FYI." She picked up her pace a little, with a small smile. She'd just have to grab her bike and head back to school, see if there were any similarities between the scenes. And if the other girl chose to start in her own investigation, well, they do say two heads are better than one...
"Pierce! Radio the deputies at the second site to keep an eye out for teenagers." Yelled the Sheriff to one of her deputies. Violet spun around with a look on her face that was simultaneously affronted, surprised and annoyed.
"Oh come on!" She yelled back. She turned back around and scrubbed her hands over her face.
"Damn woman's got ears like a bat..." She muttered, so much under her breath even Violet herself could barely understand. However, even with the fact that the deputies would be on the lookout, Violet had her methods. If she had to, she could work around it, and there was still plenty of daylight left in the day.
Garret had been pretty optimistic about the school day ahead of him. The raging rumours about a body of a college student in the woods was upsetting, and he'd need to keep an eye on her little brother, should the poor kid cross Garret's path. Even so, Garret hadn't really thought anything would be going on, especially in the wake of such a tragedy. He was pretty surprised when he realised that, second period, they had a different History teacher. As the class was starting, an announcement went out about the classes being cancelled. Well, dang. He stood up with the other students, wondering about what was going on, when a slight weight bumped into him from behind. He turned to find a redhead sneaking behind him towards the door. It took him a second to remember her name.
"Digna--" He started to say, keeping his voice low, since she was pretty obviously trying not to draw attention to her break for freedom. The redhead put a finger to her lips, and Garret shut his mouth with a click.
"Two suspicious bodies in two days? Not normal." She replied. Garret frowned, but kept quiet as she slipped out the door.
That worried Garret, all through him texting his mom, informing her that he'd bring his little sister, Lucy, home with him while she went to pick up the youngest, Jeannie, from Middle School. It kept worrying him as he went and got Lucy from her class and brought her home in his car. Two bodies in two days wasn't normal, but he wasn't really sure if there was anything more that could actually be done about it. Still, his eyes started drifting to every shadowy spot alongside the road. The house was also deserted when he and Lucy got there, which he certainly felt didn't help matters at all.
"Digna--" He started to say, keeping his voice low, since she was pretty obviously trying not to draw attention to her break for freedom. The redhead put a finger to her lips, and Garret shut his mouth with a click.
"Two suspicious bodies in two days? Not normal." She replied. Garret frowned, but kept quiet as she slipped out the door.
That worried Garret, all through him texting his mom, informing her that he'd bring his little sister, Lucy, home with him while she went to pick up the youngest, Jeannie, from Middle School. It kept worrying him as he went and got Lucy from her class and brought her home in his car. Two bodies in two days wasn't normal, but he wasn't really sure if there was anything more that could actually be done about it. Still, his eyes started drifting to every shadowy spot alongside the road. The house was also deserted when he and Lucy got there, which he certainly felt didn't help matters at all.