The Curse of 1977 (Book 2)

Chapter 34

Like a frightened kitten Lynnette crept into the semi-busy police station where a light stream of disorderly traffic swept through the floor; from officers escorting pimps and prostitutes, to drug addicts and homeless people being processed at various points throughout the area.

In Lynnette's mind everyone that surrounded her were shadows that were caving in on her. She held her boney arms as though she were freezing cold while trying not to make physical contact with any of the other undesirables that resided in the station's front lobby.

Ahead of her was a long podium that stretched at least fifty feet wide. At the very center of the podium was an older black lady who was dressed in full police regalia and steadily writing away on a piece of paper while successfully ignoring the rest of the world around her.

"Excuse me." Lynnette meekly gawked at the woman.

The lady, who was still scribbling away on her piece of paper, didn't remove her eyes from her duty.

"Can I help you?" She mumbled.

"My...my son has been kidnapped." Lynnette stammered.

At the snap of a finger the lady stopped writing and looked straight at Lynnette asking with a suddenly concerned look, "How long ago was your son taken?"

"I...I don't know for sure. Maybe about an hour ago or something."

"Okay, just hold on, I'll be right back," the woman said while getting up from out of her seat and walking away.

Lynnette stood by and watched as the unnamed shadows passed by her in a simultaneous chorus of blundering chaos. She didn't know whether to remain at the podium or simply walk away altogether. She couldn't stop shaking, and the more she thought of Isaiah the more she just wanted to break down and bawl all over the floor. It had been months since she had control over her own being.

"Can I help you?" A middle-aged, black police officer approached Lynnette.

Lynnette looked at the man and tried to speak. "I...my son has been taken away."

"Okay, follow me and we'll see what we can do."

The man led Lynnette away from the open floor and to a series of desks that were located in an adjacent area. Within the area were other officers who were either heading home for the evening or just beginning their shifts.

The officer pulled out a chair for Lynnette to sit in. Seated just three feet beside her was another desk where a white man who was disguised as a mime was arguing with an officer.

"Okay, my name is Officer Barron." The man said as he sat down behind his desk. "And what is your name, ma'am?"

"Uh, Lynnette Glover," she timidly replied. Barron paused for a bit looking as if he were trapped inside a thought.

"Glover, Glover. Why does that name sound so familiar?" He tapped his fingers on his desk. "It doesn't matter. Miss Glover, can you describe your son for me, please?"

"He's two years old. He has...he has." Lynnette tried and tried so diligently but could not seem to conjure a mere picture of her son in her head. "I'm sorry, I'm not thinking very clearly right now.."

"That's okay, but we need some kind of description in order to get this search underway. Now, what was he wearing when you last saw him?"

"I...I don't know for sure."

Barron placed his pen down onto the desk before sitting and studying Lynnette very meticulously.

"Miss Glover, are you sure that your son is even missing?"

"Yes, yes he is!" Lynnette hurried to say. "You see, I haven't been home in a few days. I've been...working a lot."

Barron continued to hand the young woman the 'square eye' before he picked up his pen and began writing all over again.

"Can you possibly give me anything to go on? Something about your son that we could latch on to in order to make this easier," Barron persisted.

Lynnette bore down as hard as she could before blurting out the first thing that came to mind. "He has curly hair and a scar on his left hand that his...father gave him."

"Curly hair and a scar on his left hand," Barron recited to himself while writing. "Is it possible that his father—

Barron right there stopped himself before taking his pen and nibbling on the very tip while staring on at Lynnette. "Now I remember that name." He said in a low voice.

Lynnette only turned her head and blushed the longer Barron looked at her. "Miss Glover, where was your son when he was abducted?"

"He was with my parents at their house."

"Okay, and what's your parents' address?"

"2167 Anders Road."

"Would your parents be able to give an accurate description of your son? It would help."

Shaking her head in a futile manner, Lynnette said, "No, they were both attacked this evening, too."

"I'm taking that this was a burglary?"

"Yes."

"Did your parents happen to get a description of the intruder or intruders?"

"My mother said that there was—

Lynnette's brain came to a complete and abrupt stop at that very instant. All she could think of was what her mother had mentioned.

"Miss Glover, are you okay?" Barron waved his hand in front of her blank, pale face.

tremble all over again.

"Who were the other two?" She then began

Barron said, "Okay,

them!" Lynnette sobbed loud enough for everyone

"Miss Glover, please try

I don't

of my own." Barron said. "But in order for us to find your child, I

before clasping her hands together as tight as possible. "I know one of them." She whimpered. "She had

on his pad, Barron asked,

know of any other two." Lynnette tried to catch her breath. "My mother said that there were three of them, but I only know of

that this woman could be part of a gang?" Barron inquired. "We have been seeing a

air around her. The words she wanted and needed to say were right there on the very tip

tell you something

and personal to the young woman

about to tell you won't sound...real, but it's

on the other side of the area. It was two men wrestling with several police officers on

perps, stopped what they were doing and directed their attention at the melee which began sprawling all

shot up from out of his chair and raced towards the scene to

At once, numerous officers all descended upon the two unruly men in order to subdue the

the other side of the room, to her own son; no matter what, the woman could not catch a simple breath. She had spent months ignoring Isaiah to

toe. She couldn't believe that he was gone. The same child that she hadn't seen in days

a man's

around until her eyes connected with the man seated only three feet to her right

"What?" She

disguise casually remarked from his chair. "Drinking a warm cup of tea will calm those

herself, Lynnette sat up in her seat and

used to shoot up, too. That is until a good friend told

Appearing flabbergasted, Lynnette looked at the man and arrogantly said,

at Lynnette's scarred up arms for

"Look, I'm sorry your kid is missing, but the last thing you need is to be in here of all places shaking like a leaf. These cops see it every day. The cop that was attending

look at the man, who with his makeup only appeared as

that mess over there." He

to view the carnage

take that back," he sniggered. "I'm actually here because I was harassing this elderly couple. They said they would give me five dollars for my routine, but once I was through, the old geezers

a good thing that you're sitting in here and not out there." Lynnette found

"Maybe you're right."

wrapped around her body in the hopes that her shakes would end, Lynnette watched in silent comfort as the

any of us can do to kill it." Her voice faltered. "I've seen it

a minute, you've actually seen this animal before?" The

now," she replied. "Ever since then...I know what the devil looks like. He either has fur, or

"You sound like a poet."

not, I just see people for who they really

over there?" He pointed. "She has a complaint about her neighbors' dogs that keep barking all night. Then you have that guy right there, the bald, white fellow. He's in here complaining that a hooker didn't give him the blowjob he paid for. Then there's that guy right over there in the cuffs. The black kid. This joker actually walked in here on his own volition a while ago. Apparently he's been running around town for the past few days harassing people. The cops have been searching for him ever since Henderson's speech the other day. Then suddenly he stumbles up in here looking for someone himself. What luck? Yep, the police station seems to bring

studied each person carefully until she came eye to eye with the aforementioned bearded,

the most distressed manner possible, as if he wanted to reach out for her in the worst way, even though he was

attention away from the man, but the more she twisted and squirmed in her seat,

and at least put me in a cell already." The mime grumbled.

long she couldn't bear it any longer. She got up

your missing kid, lady?" The mime tossed up his hands

him off as she carried on past one busy officer after another. At that point, and after so much anarchy

As she came closer to the handcuffed man Lynnette couldn't help but to quickly glance at him

the floor trying to stop. When she gazed down all she could see was

"Who...who are you?" She fumbled over

Scooting his chair closer

though he had a disease. "Who are you?" She started to shake all over

he were about to cry. His face and clothes were saturated in sweat, while his

have been high on the same kinds of drugs she had been indulging in

"Please...let me out of here."

turned up her

"I can see in your face dat you have seen them!" He

Lynnette once more stopped before turning

Cloyse dropped his head for a moment before looking back up and

"Who," Lynnette

"The two with de

Lynnette's left foot tapped so hard on the floor from fear that

are you and what

I have seen dem all of my life. Dey are here, in dis city.

Lynnette's eyes couldn't have gotten any wider than they were at that painstaking instant. She heard the words coming out of Cloyse's mouth, but she honestly couldn't believe what she was listening

"I don't know you!"

A male, white officer came up behind Cloyse and

to speak

a cell, pronto." The officer began dragging Cloyse away.

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