Manifest

Six

     THAT NIGHT I sat in my bedroom organizing my closet. I hummed a tune that I heard today in the afternoon streets of the loud city.

"All right, dinners ready. Olive, Olivia!" I heard my dad yell from downstairs

I went downstairs seeing my dad there sighing, and I walked past him not even wanting to know. We all sat at the table and ate our food before I left the table going back to my room.

"I really need friends." I mumbled before I laid on my bed staring at the ceiling as I continued to hum
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The next day I sat on my bed before my Aunt Michaela came in with a folder before handing it to me with a slight smile on her perfect lips.

"Police work checks out, Olivia. Adio was the only one on duty. I mean, he said he was attacked, but there's no signs of forced entry and other than the ding on his head..." Michaela as I flipped through the folder

"You think he's lying." I said rolling my eyes as I saw her shake her head from the corner of my eye

"No, I don't know what to think, but the kid had 12 grand stashed in his apartment and he's got a record. I mean—" Michaela said before I cut her off as she sighed

"Shoplifting, jumping turnstiles? This is minor stuff." I said shaking my head rolling my eyes once again

"Yeah, but it's what a jury will look at and say, "That kids heading the wrong direction"" My aunt said as I sighed

"There has to be more I can do. I mean, why else would I have been drawn in?" I said as she chuckled

"Okay, science girl. Your grandma was the one who believed in miracles." She said as I sighed now frustrated as she started to walk out my room

"Forget miracles. Everyday Adio is in there, his life is in danger." I said as she turned to me and nodded

"Yeah, well, my mom would also say, "God works in mysterious ways."" She said as she crossed her arms

"You know, you can stop goading me any time now. I'm not convinced God has anything to do with this. You think God wanted Jared to marry your best friend instead of you?" I asked annoyed before I saw her face drop "I'm sorry that was a terrible thing to say." I said sighing

"And yet kind of a fair question." She said walking back in my room and sitting beside me on my bed

"I'm one to talk. My boyfriend....ex boyfriend has a girlfriend and children and I can barely look at my mom. I just feel like a stranger." I said

"Yeah well I know that feeling you'll be okay I know it. You're a strong girl." My aunt said as she side hugged me
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Me and Radd was back at the prison so he could talk to his son. I sat in a chair beside him as he talked. I couldn't hear what his son was saying but I knew it was intense.

"Is there anything he could tell us that might help confirm—" I whispered to Radd

They continued to talk and I saw a police officer come in and I watched as Adio looked up to him. He started yelling as I stood up and Radd tried to stop the officer as he grabbed his son. Radd banged on the glass yelling for more time with his son as it looked like Adio was screaming.

"Give us more time!" I yelled as they pulled Adio through the door "Stop it!" I yelled

"Just give us another minute!" Radd yelled giving the glass one more hit
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When I got home after being with Radd to see his son I saw my dad hanging his coat meaning he probably just got home as well.

"Hey." I said to everyone in the living room as my mom turned to me with a huge smile that I didn't give back

"How was your day?" She asked still smiling at me as I thinned my lips in a line

"Good." I said simply as she continued to try to talk to me

"Hey, check it out— every comfy t-shirt and cool LEGO set on the planet Earth. And ten pair of new shoes with five pair a dresses for you." My mom said with a smile

"Thanks, mom." Cal said happily as he ran over to all his stuff

"You didn't have to. But thanks." I said as she smiled at me

"Whoa." My dad said chuckling as he looked at the LEGO set Cal picked up

I walked upstairs not bothering to look at my stuff I knew she bought it for me because I've been having a hard time talking to her after what I found out. It was just weird to me that she was with my dad and another man it reminded me of watching The Vampire Diaries. It was like as if she was pulling a Katherine and I didn't want my dad to be apart of it.
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