Write a Book in a Day 2017

They walked across the soft grass, and made their way up the mansion. He couldn’t think of a better way to describe it. It was huge. Yet another place that would make a wonderful addition to his portfolio. Stop. Focus. The silence between Zach and him was strangely comforting. The door was fast approaching, and they began to knock on the very large, impressive door. The booming voice answer, questioning why he was being bothered once again. The door was opened by an elderly man. Zach seemed even paler then before. Leo wondered what happened. The old man walks outside, and shut the door behind him. Leo addressed the man, "We just want to ask a few questions about the circumstances of your horses death." "Sure. I have already told you everything, but I am willing to answer any of your questions." The man answered with extreme confidence. "What exactly happened last night, and what were you doing at the estimated time of death?" Zach questioned. "I was asleep by 10:30, and my wife will back up my word." The smirk on his face made this hard to believe. "Do you happen to have security cameras, and therefore footage of this time?" Leo asked. Zach had a look of realisation. Maybe he hadn't asked this question last time. Point for Leo. The old man stuttered his way through the sentence. "I... uh... I don't... uh... have access to the footage at the moment, because... ah... I don't." "Why don't you have the access, that makes no sense..." Leo asked. The man started to act more suspiciously and almost guiltily. "Because I don't. Isn't that good enough for you fools?" The old man retorted. He was highly agitated and was fidgeting with his hands. "This is a forensic investigation. If you wish to find the truth as to what happened you must be completely candid with us." Zach stated, with a new found confidence. He sounded far more calm than he had before. "I do think it would be unwise to continue this line of investigation." His tone was definite and unmoving. This all but confirmed what the two boys already knew. He began to close off his body language and become almost threatening. Zach and Leo looked at each other, unsure how much longer it would be safe to remain in his company. Their mini non-verbal conversation ended, and they asked one final question.

"Was it you? Did you kill your own horse?" Leo boldly asked.

"Are you accusing me of this? Be very careful of how you proceed. I may blame everything that has occurred today on Mr Balthazar here. Wouldn't that do wonders for your future career?" The man threatened. His voice has raised and stance solidified.