BURIED TRUTHS

ch an occurrence. Mia's heart raced as she reached for her car key to get into the car. She immediately rolled up her w

scape from the car, but the car kept on pacing in the s

he driver's window rolled down and a masked man glared at her,

Her world went dark as her car crashed into a tree. She had to swerve

ppened so he fled the scene in

d to move but a severe pa

police arrived at the scene where the accident had happened to make an investi

ok tense. Is anything wrong

the journalist? Detective John said, his

ng about?? Charles

known journalist" Jo

p there? I hope she's alright. C

hospital. She turned around and saw Detective

ot some serious injuries, but you're goin

voice was barely heard. "I

e of everything. The culprit will be arrest

pain medication. Detective John was there f

ed with fragmented images: Emily's frightened face, the mysterious B

membered something crucial. "The document

pression urgent. "Mia, where's y

car, wrapped around the tree tr

a to her thoughts. She knew she had to get better

e of unease settled in. Had they gott

gh of relief on his face. "We got

hing over her. She knew she had to prot

hn's voice whispered in her ear. "We'll g

to find a familiar face by her

achel said, her voice trembling.

m fine, Rachel. Just a

"Mia, we need to talk about the st

hel's. "I know. We have to

rk remotely, get the story ready for publication. B

ened. "I know. But we can't back

k on his face. "Ladies, we have a problem. The documents

ut the documents, they

I think I can help with that. I know someone

t up with hop

friend. His name is Alex, a

"I don't know, Rachel. We can't ju

uch for him, Detective. He's th

sion. "Let's do it. We need

ialled a number. "I'll call Alex

he feeling that they were running out of time. The culprits c

ay," Rachel sa

was this Alex, and could they really tr

med him, revealing a tall, lanky man with

coming," Rachel sa

scanning the room. "

e encrypted documents. Alex's eyes li

oss the keyboard. "This is some serious encrypti

pdates from the investigation. "We need to move fast,"

ing up. "Almost there

rypted files. Mia's eyes scanned the docume

" she whispered. "They're in

etermination. "We have to

ash echoed from outside. The lights flick