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The Strange Happenings at The Jewelry Store

October 25, 2016
By annieb BRONZE, Warsaw, Indiana
annieb BRONZE, Warsaw, Indiana
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“I can’t believe you two have been the top 2 detectives in Chicago for 3 years” said Sheriff Derrick.
“I mean I am a very amazing person, but Julie I’m a little unsure about.” says my assistant detective Robert. Of course Robert has to say something like that. Robert has always only thought of himself and no one else. Robert is a very nice looking man, he is very tall, and always has his hair greased back. If it were my choice I would kick Robert off the detective squad. Oh no, here he comes.
“Hey Julie, when are you going to learn on how to be an actual good detective?”
“What do you mean Robert. I have been number 1 for best detective ever since I joined this job.”
Being a detective is a very difficult job to have. Especially if you are the best detective in the city of Chicago. You always have to keep an eye out everywhere you go. You never know if there could be another robbery, or murder in Chicago.

Here comes my boss.
“Julie and Robert, we have a very mysterious case down by the jewelry store,”
“YES another case for me to prove I’m better than Julie,” said Robert.
“Ok I’m on my way over,” I said.
I told my boss that the case would be easier to handle if Robert wasn’t with me. He believed me and he let me handle the case without Robert! I know that this case will be easier now that Rob isn’t coming along.
“Ring Ring Ring,” it’s a call from my aunt Carole.
My aunt Carole is the manager for the jewelry store.
“There is someone dressed in all black at the jewelry store stealing all of my jewelry!”
“I’m on my way, almost there,” I told my aunt.
“ok please hurry, I’m hiding in my office!” she said sounding very scared.

I’m at the jewelry store. I hear the alarm going off, I see people running out looking extremely scared. Something is definitely wrong, and it’s up to me to figure it out. I walk in and see shattered glass everywhere, blood, and a bullet on the ground. Someone must have gotten shot. I have never had a case that involved blood.
“The manager might not make it, she’s in really bad shape, and got shot right in the left shoulder,” says my boss. 
The manager is my aunt. Wait. My aunt got shot? Where is she? I ran up to the ambulance truck. I see my aunt, she is unconscious. I’m in shock. I need to find out who shot my aunt.
“Julie are you ok?” says my boss.
  I look away trying to hold back my tears.
“Its okay, I know that she will be fine” I said.
As I’m running back into the store, I see my uncle. He is in tears.
“Uncle Greg, Carole is going to be fine,” I said.
“Wait where is she? I need to see her.”
“You can’t go back there, they are doing everything they can to save her,” I said.

It’s time for me to figure out who this robber/shooter is. I start walking around the store and I see a glove and a pair of glasses on the ground. I pick up the glasses. These look exactly like Roberts glasses. Wait a second, no Robert wasn’t supposed to be here. My boss walks up to me.
“Are those Roberts glasses, I thought I told him to not come.”
“I don’t know boss these look exactly like the glasses Rob wears.”
“I’m going to head back to the station to see if Rob is there,” I told my boss.

As I’m heading back I call Rob. He doesn’t answer. He usually answers his phone. I’m telling myself that Rob could not have done this.  Rob is a kind person… wait… no he isn’t. Rob doesn’t care about anyone but himse……
“Ring ring ring,” my phone is ringing. Its rob.
“Hello?” I said.
“Hey, Julie what did you call me for,”
“I was just wondering where you were,” I said nervously.
“oh, I am at uhhh my house,” he said suspiciously.
“okay, can you come down to the jewelry store, we need to talk.”
“um yeah sure, why not, I’m on my way” he said.
Rob is acting very weird. He usually is very calm. But he can’t even say his words straight. As I’m turning around to go back to the jewelry store. I see a black Porsche going way over the speed limit, and the person driving is wearing a black mask. And is also wearing the same glasses Rob has. What do I do?! I see police cars following right behind this speeding Porsche. The car is coming straight towards me. I need to hurry and drive out of here. I go park my car on the side of the road and then I jump out and start running towards the jewelry store. The Porsche is still driving like a maniac. I get a call from Rob. He is telling me that there is a Porsche driving crazy downtown by the jewelry store.
“I know I don’t know what to do” I told Rob.
“I’m on my way, boss told me he needed help”
“Ok please hurry” I told him.
I never knew that I would need Rob in a case. I usually never want to be around him, but today we need him for this case. I don’t understand what is happening right now. I am feeling really light headed. I’m very confused. But the case isn’t over yet. So it’s time for me to head back to the jewelry store. I start walking back because it is only a few blocks away. As I’m walking, Rob drives up and smirks at me and asks if I need a ride. I smile then hop in the car. Rob was telling me about my aunt. He told me she is doing fine in the hospital. And that she is going to be okay. Ugh, thank the lord. My aunt Carole is my favorite aunt, and it would be horrible if she wasn’t here anymore.
We arrive at the jewelry store, and my boss is there. He walks up to us and says “Where have you guys been?”
“I was driving to go back to the station until I saw the speeding car boss” I said.
“I was on my way here” said Rob.
“Okay I can’t have you guys leave again.”
“we won’t” said Rob and I.
“Alright let’s get started” said my boss.
“Ok I remember finding glasses and a glove on the ground, maybe we can use the machine at the station to figure out who’s glove that is” I told my boss.
“Perfect. Okay Julie you head back to the station, and figure out who’s sunglasses and glove those are” said boss.
“Alright leaving now”
“Robert you stay here with me and we will try to find some more clues.” Said my boss.
“Okay I’ll check the cameras” said Rob.
“Alright sounds great, I’ll stay over here”
On my way back to the station there wasn’t any traffic. Which surprises me because there is always traffic in Chicago. Maybe it’s because of the robbery/murder, or the speeding car. I don’t know. Anyways, I’m at the station and I turn on the machine, it asks for the password and I type “458320”. The machine opens. I grab the glove and set it in the machine. I close it and it starts scanning. And about five minutes later a name pops up.
“This glove belongs to Jennifer Perrit,
“would you like to know private information about her?” said the machine.
Jennifer Perrit. Why does that name sound familiar to me. I press yes. A ton of information about Jennifer pops up. It says that about two years ago in 1998, she broke out of jail, and no one could ever find her. She is 5”3 and 113 pounds. She has bleach blonde curly hair. And whenever she was seen she was dressed in black. Her address came up but then it disappeared really fast.
“Password please” says someone behind me.
I thought I was alone at the station. Everyone else is out trying to figure out this case. But I look behind me and I see someone very short, dressed in all black.
“Who are you?” I said.
“Do you think that would be a smart move for me to make?” said this mysterious person.
In my head I am thinking of something to do to try and catch her.
“Why are you here?” I asked this person.
“I’m here for revenge.” She chuckled.
“What do you mean?” I asked.
A memory popped up in my head. I remember about three years ago finding and catching Jennifer Perrit. That’s why that name sounded familiar. I had to arrest her a few years ago because she walked into a nice and expensive dinner party. And she had a gun with her. I was the one that caught her. And she got sent to 20 years of staying in jail. That’s probably why she is here for “revenge”.
“Haha you remember don’t you? Arresting me because of attending a dinner party!” she said.
“Jennifer, I know that its you now, why are you doing all of this?”
As I’m speaking to her I press the button on my belt that calls Robert and my boss for help. They should be at the station soon…. Hopefully.
“Well I will do whatever it takes to make someone like you upset.”
“You were the one that shot my aunt?” I asked.
“Well that’s another mystery for you to solve.” She chuckled.
It’s been 5 minutes. They still aren’t here. Where are they?!
“Any last words?” she asked.
“Wait what?”
She pulls out a gun. I reach for my gun but it’s not there. I don’t have my gun. As she starts aiming it towards my head…. Robert walks in very loudly. And Jennifer turns around and tries shooting him. Rob falls to the ground. Blood.
“NOOO” I yell.
I ran up to her and grabbed her gun. I pointed the gun at her. I told her to get on her knees. She kneels down.
“Please don’t do it, please don’t shoot.” She mumbles.
My boss run in from behind.
“Robert are you okay?!” He yelled.
“Yes, she got my leg.” He said while taking deep breaths.
My boss grabs Jennifer’s arms and puts handcuffs on her.
“You won’t get away with this Julie.” She said.
I glared at her. And walked out of the station. Outside was standing all of the people who work at the station. I ran down to Robert.
“Robert are you okay?!”
“Yeah, I will be okay.”
I give him a hug. He hugs me back. Wow. I never thought I would feel this way about Robert.

The case is solved. This was the hardest case I’ve ever been in. Phew.  I went to go see Robert and my aunt Carole. Robert was brought to the hospital and was doing perfectly fine, and will be out of hospital in a few days. My aunt was doing fine too. She will be out in a few weeks. Me and Robert now live in a house together. And soon will have children. :]  Jennifer is now captured. And was put in prison, and never will be able to escape again.


The author's comments:

I thought a mystery would be interesting to write because I have read a lot of mysteries and they are my favorite kind of books to read.


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