The Cellar - S01 E14

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The Cellar - S01 E14

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 14

Lewis’ POV

I drove as fast as I could to the canal. They have found a body.

The area was completely surrounded by police, you couldn’t get close to the canal and there was a small area marked off around a bin, is that where they found her phone? My heart was in my stomach as I approached her dad, everything felt like it was in slow motion.

“Paul?” I said in barely a whisper. He turned around and looked at me, his face was white and tears stained his cheeks. “It’s not her is it?”

He shook his head, “No, the bodies had been down here months but they’re still looking.” I felt my lungs release and I was able to breathe again until it registered what he had just said.

“Bodies?” There’s more than one?

Dawn came over from talking to a police officer. “There’s another one,” she said, crying so hard she was shaking. Paul grabbed her and held her tight; she looked like she was going to pass out any second. Henry was pacing back and forward, gripping his hands in his hair and looked terrified.

“They have now found three body bags, three girls,” Paul said, staring into the distance. His eyes looked dull and empty. Someone’s killed three girls and thrown them in the canal? Is this what they think has happened to Summer? We couldn’t see what the police were doing as we weren’t allowed close enough.

“They hadn’t looked Paul, in the latest one, they hadn’t looked. It could be her, it could be my baby,” she mumbled, crying hysterically and gasping for breath. He caught her just before she fell to the ground and I walked off towards the police.

“I’m sorry sir you can’t come past,” one officer said as I tried to walk around the police tape. I looked up at him and stepped back. This didn’t feel real, it felt like a dream. “Sir, are you okay?” he asked, frowning in concern and looking into my eyes like he was trying to figure out what was wrong with me.

“Is it her?”

His eyebrows pulled together in confusion. “Is what who?”

“Summer. Is it Summer?”

Understanding crossed his face and his expression turned from confusion to sympathy. “Are you a family member of Miss. Middleton?”

“She’s my girlfriend,” I replied, pleading with my eyes for him to tell me it’s not her. Everyone was panicking, Dawn, Henry, my parents and a few of Summer’s friends, I was too calm and it was scaring me.

He shuffled from foot to foot uncomfortably, “No, it’s not her.”

“The latest one they’ve found? That’s not her right?” I asked, needing him to confirm it.

“Someone will be over to see you in a minute.”

Why isn’t he saying no? “What does that mean? Are you saying it could be her?” Finally I seemed to have snapped out of my calm state.

“That’s not what I’m saying sir but I haven’t had any confirmation yet. Someone will be over to see you in a minute.” He repeated.

“That’s not good enough! The first too were down here too long to be her, this one hasn’t though has it?” He didn’t answer he just looked around for someone else. “Either you find out now or I’m going to!” I said sternly, raising my voice slightly so he knew I was serious.