Month: November 2020

I would rather be with friends.

I would rather hang out with friends instead of being by myself. In my opinion, it is more fun if I am with others and not by myself. I think it is fun being with friends because we can do more activities that need more than one player. Just like apples to apples or trouble both need at least 2 players. They may not want to play what I want to play but still, I would be with my friends rather than myself.

Writing Mysteries

Arson

No one noticed that there was a weird looking figure in Michael Stefi’s backyard. It was 8:51 pm in a late April Ohio night so no one noticed it creeping towards the house. Slowly, it went to the bushes near the back and lit them on fire! Some neighbors saw the burning bushes and called the Stefi’s to warn them. The heat was so hot that it caught the wooden deck that was next to it on fire. The cops arrived quickly. 

There was only one cop in the car, Officer Carl Bennue. He was the most unusual cop because he got quiet whenever he was around only a few people and no one really liked him. Michael didn’t like him so much either.

The next day, Jacob Lannerds was promoted to be an FBI detective and the first case he did was on the burnt house. Everyone wanted to know how and why the house caught on fire, so he interviewed everyone that was in that area that night. 

First he interviewed Michael, the house owner and asked, “have you seen anything strange or out of the ordinary?” 

Michael replied, “I did not, but Officer Carl showed up one minute after the neighbors called the police department.”

“Do you know where the fire started?”

“It was under my kitchen window behind the oven. The oven was on so that might be how it started.”

Next, he interviewed Michael’s wife, Jenna.

“Where were you yesterday at 8:51 pm?”

“I was out front smoking on the porch.”

“Did you go around back and throw your cigarette in the bushes?”

“Why would I do that? Did you see the ashtray on the front porch?”

“I did not, you’re going on the suspect list.”

“What did I do wrong?”

“I don’t have enough evidence that you’re an innocent. Goodbye.”

Jacob went to work the next day and told his boss, Robert Hyshin, “I have one suspect and kind of innocent. Michael Stefi is the kind of innocent and Jenna Stefi is the suspect.”

“Describe “with kind of innocence,” Robert said, “What do you mean by that?”

“A kind of suspect is what I call someone who did it or not and if they did it on purpose.”

“What do you mean on purpose?”

“If the kind of suspect committed the crime or if it was an accident.”

“Ok, ok I get it now. Now tell me how Jenna is a suspect.”

“She smokes, has a lighter, and she says there was an ashtray on the front porch, but when I went to go up there to see if there was any evidence the ashtray was not there. Plus, how could she not see the fire if it was night?”

“Here’s what you’ll do. You’re going to talk to her again and see what you get out of that. Then you’ll report her words to me.”

“I’m on it.”

Right before Jacob left he asked, “Just a question, if I don’t do that-”
 “You’ll be deducted.”

As he said, Jacob interviewed Jenna again to ask how and she didn’t see the fire nor why she chose the front porch instead of the back porch. 

Her response was; “I was going to the back porch until I saw a shadow looking thing and thought it was a dangerous animal. I didn’t want to disturb it and I have porch lights on both porches so the light was kinda blocking the fire’s light.”

“One more question, what did the shadow looking thing look like?”

“It looked like a human, but I didn’t think too much about it. Tall, maybe 5’10” or 5’11”. A little taller than you, I think, buff looking, I guess.” 

“I have one more suspect. Thank you, Jenna.”

Later that day, Robert asks Jacob, “What did you get out of her?”

“Carl Bennue.”

“What about him? Is he a suspect now?”

“He’s the one. He burnt the house. Jenna told me she saw his shadow.”

“What proof do you have?”

“Listen Rob, I’ve worked with him for 6 years, I know what he looks like,” Jacob said, almost interrupting Robert.

“Ok, don’t get too snappy, I’ll talk to him.”

Three days went by and Carl confessed at court and the police found out that he had many identity fraud charges. Carl Bennue is not his real name. Steve McKurke is the real name.

Steve was taken to a jail cell and Jacob and Robert had to meet him for his past business for being a police officer for 6 years.

“Jacob, list some fake names that Steve has been called. First and last, if you could.” Robert said while looking at Steve.

“Carl Bennue, Paul Beened, Kris Gooree, and Thomas Inda.

Looks like this case has been solved!”