Page 19 of Unmasked Legacy

This can’t be right.

My mother was having an affair?

That’s the only thing that makes sense when I read this letter.

My father found out, is that why she suddenly passed away?

When was this letter written?

Who is Paul?

I have so many unanswered questions, but I know for certain a tiny piece of the puzzle has just been put into place, and I need to find out more. Gently placing everything back in the box, I tuck the letter into my pocket and begin the walk to the police station. I need to talk to Harry, maybe he knows something.

This could be a lead.

It could help.

Keeping my head down, I ignore the stares as I hurry to my destination. Once I arrive, as usual, the receptionist calls Harry out without saying a single word to me. She knows by now who I am here to see, and she has made it clear she thinks of me the same way everyone else in this town does.

“Mera, is everything okay?” Harry asks, appearing from the hallway.

“Can I have a word?”

He nods, and I follow him to his office.

As soon as the door is closed, I hand him the letter.

“I found this in my mother’s things. It was hidden.”

Opening the letter, Harry reads the words, his eyes widening. Once he is done, he looks up at me. “Your mother was having an affair?”

I shake my head in confusion. “I don’t know, but that’s what it sounds like, right?”

He nods. “I have to agree.”

“Do you have any idea who this Paul might be? It’s a small town, how many can there be?”

Harry purses his lips. “There is a Paul that comes to mind. He lives two houses down from you, actually. He mostly keeps to himself, but he seems like a kind enough fellow.”

“What’s his last name?”

“I can’t give you that, Mera.”

No, I guess he can’t, but he did just tell me where he lives without thinking.

“I’ll figure it out,” I say, taking the letter back. “Do you think this could be why my father killed her?”

“We don’t have any kind of proof that he did ...”

Harry’s eyes are gentle, but stern. I can see he’s worried about me, that he is scared I am going down a dark hole I can’t escape from, but he has to know that I can’t just let this go. Not now.

“You and I both know that he had something to do with it, one way or another.”

Harry exhales. “I have put forward a request to open the case again, hopefully I will have an answer in the next few days. Until then, try not to let your mind get away from you. I don’t want to see you tangled up in something you can’t control.”

I offer him a smile. “I’ll be careful.”

Finishing up with Harry, I leave the station determined.

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