The body

Beth laid on her bed staring at the ceiling that was square in shape with other small squares dividing it, raising her hand she joined it to make the love symbol.

'Ring Ring', her phone buzzed beside her, picking the phone and accepting the call she placed the phone on her ear.

"Hey sis", she called after placing the phone on her ear but the person on the other line didn't talk, "Sis", Beth called hastily.

" Good afternoon Miss Hall" said the gruff voice, Beth cleared her throat still holding the phone.

"And who's this", she replied changing the way she spoke earlier.

"Ma'am, can you please come to our station for some questioning and interrogation" the voice requested.

"And why is that", Beth replied with a question while raising her brow.

"You will know once you are here ma'am, and it is very important", said the gruff voice before hanging up.

Beth held the phone in her ear, ' What the hell ', she asked herself. After about 30minutes she left the house for the station, she entered with her cross bag dangling across her chest.

"Good day sir", she said to one of the officers who was currently on seat. "I was ehmm, called to the station. Am Beth Hall" she introduced herself while clearing her throat.

" Good day ma'am ", he retorted standing up from his chair, " This way ma'am", he directed using his hands, the 18year old just nodded and followed suite.

After passing different room and turning left and right the two individuals finally reached a door made of metals pushing it open he invited Beth in, the young lass steered at man and then at the door, hesitantly she entered and sat on one of the chairs in the room.

" I will be back", said the officer before leaving and coming back with an officer and a short man." Good afternoon Miss Hall", both men said entering the small room, the other officers smiled at Beth while the short man and in white shirt and black trousers sat on the chair infront of Beth while placing a recorder on the metallic table.

" Your name ma'am", he said maintaining his gruff voice.

" Elizabeth Hall", she replied with a raised brow, the man nodded and looked at Beth.

" Do you by chance know Laurel Hall?".Beth steered at the man and nodded before saying; Yes, I do. "How is she related to you", he asked again dropping his hand on the metallic table.

" She is my elder sister ", Beth replied rubbing her palms against each other. At this point she was really confused and scared, confused due to the off questions and scared cause of her sister's conditions.

The short man smiled for the first time since he entered the room, smiling he sighed heavily, "Well Miss Hall, we are sorry to inform....", he trailed off and saw the lady infront of him steering with a confused look on her face.

The man changed his Look and continued, well your sister was in a major accident, Beth face shattered and she stood up immediately, "Laurel" she muttered under her breath. "Where is she", she asked clutching the Hem of her dress, the short man kept a straight look still on his chair.

"Am sorry but we lost her", he informed and left the room with a look of pity. Beth closed her eyes and fell on the hard ground slightly hitting her head in the wooden chair and then on the metallic table. "Laurel", she called repeatedly looking unbothered she had hit her head she dug her nails into her palms trying not to cry but to no avail, her first turned white in matter of seconds, "Laurel" she called again gripping her cross bag.

"miss Hall", in came one of the officers. Beth just buried her head in her knee without raising it, "Miss Hall" he called again.

She raised her head, her face was now wet with some strand stuck to her face, it might be an alluring look to pervert but she was in pain the water was tears and not sweat.

"we need you to identify the body in the mortuary", Beth steered and nodded.

Following the man into the Jeep he drove her to the mortuary they both entered the mortuary and walked down the hallway, the man pushed the door and gestured Beth to enter after giving her the nose cover.

He followed suite when she entered and raised the white blanket covering all the bodies.

Beth scanned the room while moving forward from one body to the other checking the faces and finally she reached a body that had necklace that belonged to her sister.

Raising her head, she gasped in horror, the body wasn't her sister's, she looked at the officer shook her head.

''These bodies... my sister is not here" she said totally confused. the police officer nodded and helped her out.

The room had a bad smell though due to some bodies that were found late, so were already even swollen and some had their eyes opened.

After leaving the room the officer entered and closed the eyes of the dead people. Both Him and Beth washed and sanitized their hands while leaving for the Jeep.

Beth raised her hand and pulled her hair hurting her scalp, she gave the inspector her address and when she got home she ran into her room, Locking herself she tossed herself to the bed and cried all night long.

Her sister, the breadwinner of the family and her junior 'mom' had left her, she pinched herself to check and yes she was awake.people just kept leaving her.

She left the sitting room and entered the room, smell of Laurel's cologne lingered everywhere and she couldn't help but sniff and cry, she loved her and now her sister was gone.

The next day...

Beth opened her eyes and saw she the room was dark. "What the fuck is wrong with the light", she said to herself and left the room in haste with a torch. It was still 4am but there was powercut, she couldn't help but keep crying with her sister gone.