The day passed very fast. Alicia and Veronica remained in the hospital itself. Miguel was breaking apart, hence, they decided not to leave him alone. He needed support. A lot had happened to him and his family. Chloe had been lying down unconscious since the morning. When Alicia first went inside the room to visit her, she saw many sorts of machines connected to her body. Miguel was speaking the truth. Her condition was getting worse.

At three p.m, Gordon was standing in cemetery with Drew by his side. They watched the coffin getting buried. There were only a few police officers who stood there. To pay respect to the dead, they removed their caps from their heads. Drew was successful in making the funeral look genuine. Very few officers in the department were aware of the plan.

Watching the body being buried near the tree, Gordon tapped Drew with his elbows. "Do you think the culprit will really come here for the body?" he asked.

Drew was unsure. He did made the whole plan himself, but, he had no guarantee that it will work.

"Let's hope he does. He must've got the news by now," he replied.

"What did they announce in the news?" Gordon questioned.

"I asked them to tell the public that a prisoner died this morning. The police searched for his family, but, they found no one, so, they will carry out the funeral today at three p.m," Drew summarised.

Gordon nodded. "Okay and if he comes, how are we going to catch him?" he asked.

"Police officers will surround the area. It is a large burial ground, but, we have very limited hiding spots. Some of us will hide in the cemetery while the rest will wait in their cars behind the area. We need to park in a place where no one will notice us. We do not know yet from where our target will enter the cemetery," Drew explained.

"Have you explained everything to the others?" Gordon asked.

"Yes," Drew nodded and continued, "I have made all the necessary arrangements in my car. I placed a laptop so that we can view a footage of the cemetery. The camera is even connected to my phone."

He took out his phone and showed Gordon the screen. Gordon could see himself and Drew standing.

"Clear image," Gordon pointed out.

He was impressed by the fact that despite in his 60s, Drew possessed the knowledge of technology and he operated any technological devices without difficulty.

"Good job officer Drew," he commented.

Drew smiled and nodded.

"Alright, everything is set up. Do not leave from here and as soon as it gets darker, take your positions. In the meantime, we have to stay alert," Gordon instructed and then looked at his watch.

He realised that they still had a lot of time before the sun would start to set. Gordon stood straight and continued to watch the burial.

After a few minutes, the burial was over and some of the police officers including Drew and Gordon walked out of the cemetery while a few of them remained inside. They divided themselves into two teams. Each of them had a walkie talkie. The team that remained in the cemetery made sure no one saw them staying back and they ran to their specific hiding spots. Two officers hid inside the old cottage in which the watchman usually stayed. Some of them climbed up trees and hid among the leaves.

The other team jumped in their cars and drove to the back of the burial ground. There were only three cars, one for Gordon, one for Drew and the last one was for another officer in which there were four policemen. They waited at the back of the cemetery. Behind the cemetery, there was a dense forest. Everywhere was quiet. They parked their cars in a place where there were many trees and bushes. They tried as hard as they could to stay camouflaged. After Gordon had parked his jeep behind a few trees, he hopped out and got into the vehicle of Drew.

After they were set up in their hiding spots, Drew switched on the laptop and got connected to the cameras that were installed in the cemetery. The footage was clear and they could view the cemetery at different angles. Now, the most difficult work had started – to wait.

******

Veronica walked out of the hospital to take some fresh air. She felt heavy. She met Chloe and seeing her condition made her cry. She couldn't bear the state of her close friend's daughter. Alicia and Miguel were still inside of the hospital and they were taking some rest. Miguel had not closed his eyes at all at night, so, he fell asleep as soon as he laid his head on Alicia's shoulder.

She stood outside and placed her hands on her waist. She breathed and sighed. Suddenly, her sights fell on someone. Seeing the person's blonde hair, Veronica recognised her immediately. She was the nurse who was staying with Chloe to take care of her. She was pushing a wheel stretcher and she was heading towards an ambulance. There was someone lying on the stretcher and the person was covered with a white cloth from head to toe. The nurse seemed to be in a hurry. She opened the back door of the ambulance and stood still.

Veronica kept on observing her. She pushed the stretcher nearer to the van and she was trying to move the person lying on it. She was struggling alone.

Veronica rushed towards her and kindly asked, "Do you need help?"

The nurse was so concentrated on her work that she didn't notice Veronica approaching. She turned around and saw her. Her face tensed up.

"No, I'll be fine," she immediately said and tried to shift the person.

"Come on, let me help you," Veronica insisted and she was going to touch the person on the stretcher.

"Don't touch it!" the nurse exclaimed. She seemed a little pissed off.

Veronica was shocked by her behaviour. She froze and with a low voice, she asked, "Why? What's wrong?"

The nurse gave her a stern look. "It's a dead body," she said as she raised one eyebrow.

Veronica felt a chill running down her spine. The nurse smiled at her and approached her.

"Do you still want to touch it?" she asked in a mocking way.

Veronica remained silent. She was shocked.

"Touch it," the nurse said and she grabbed Veronica's hand with a great force. She started to push her hand towards the body. However, Veronica tried to snatch her hand back. She was shivering.

"Come on, touch it," the nurse insisted. She sounded rude and scary.

The other people who were passing by stared at them.

Veronica shook her head in denial and she took a greater courage to release her hand from the nurse's grip. The nurse finally gave in and released her hand.

"What happened? You don't want to help me now?" she sarcastically questioned.

Veronica was astounded. She slowly took a few steps back. She turned around and ran back towards the door of the hospital. The nurse watched her running away and smirked.

Veronica's heart was beating faster than ever. She was sweating.

"I was going to touch a dead body," she murmured to herself as she panted.

She wiped her forehead and breathed heavily. She was inside the hospital. There was a portable water tank that was placed on a table next to the receptionist. She walked towards it and grabbed herself a cup of water. She drank the water at one go. Next to the water tank, there were chairs. She took a seat and calmed herself down.

"I was just trying to help. She didn't have to be so cold," she thought to herself.

She finally calmed down. However, she couldn't forget the face of the nurse. She looked very annoyed and she was looking at Veronica with terrifying eyes.

After a few seconds, she shrugged, "She's just a rude lady. I shouldn't pay attention to her."

She squeezed her eyes and then got up from her seat. She made her way to the elevator to move to the first floor. After a few seconds, she had reached her destination. She walked along the hallway until she reached the room where Chloe was admitted. On reaching there, she saw both Miguel and Alicia sleeping. Miguel laid his head on Alicia's shoulder while Alicia had leaned her head against the wall behind her.

"The nurse isn't here. Chloe must be alone," she thought.

She walked towards the door and decided, "I should probably check on her."

She then opened the door and entered the room. She closed the door behind her and walked towards the bed.

"Chloe," she called out with a soft voice.

As she reached nearer to the bed, her skin became pale and goosebumps formed all over her body. Chloe was not on the bed.