3- Unexpected news.

It has now been a few days, since Selena saw Avery at the cafe. It was mid-day and she decided to go out of her apartment to roam around. She finds that taking a walk and looking at her surrounding help her come up with new ideas of what to write.

With her mind made up, she wore casual clothes, and she took her coat before leaving her apartment.

As she stepped out of the building, the cool wind against her skin, she was glad she took her coat with her.

She spent most of the afternoon wondering around.

She tried some of her favourite street food on the way, and at the end, she settled for the city park close by.

While walking in the park, which she found more peaceful since it had less people as it was almost evening.

While walking, she thought about what to write in her story update this evening.

She spent some time roaming about, before she settled for one of the park benches.

After spending some time on the bench thinking, she noticed it was getting dark. She stood up and decided to get herself a drink from her favorite cafe, before heading home.

It has quite become a routine for her to get coffee in the morning and chocolate drink in the evening.

She she visited the cafe, ordered her drink. After locking it up, she want home. Now she have some idea on what to write in her update chapters.

After she got home, she took some left overs from the fridge, after heating them up she had a light dinner. She soon went to bed to sleep after having a bath and wearing her night gown. she then set her alarm to wake her up later in the night, to update some chapters.

A few hours later, her alarm went off, she woke up with her mind and body feeling refreshed. She took her laptop at her bed side table and proceeded to write the current story, she updating called, 'my elementals'. She promised her readers a mass release, do it took her quite a while to finish the chapters.

Selena then proceeded to read the comments of her previous updated chapters.

She had to admit, that she was quite happy with her progress so far, in her story.

She had a long list of reviews from people about her story and also so many likes, comment and gifts. She felt appreciated.

......later, when she was done reading the new reviews and comments, she closed her laptop and placed of back on top her bed side table.

She came down from the bed and took slow steps towards her bed room window, she opened the window and looked down to see the colourful light from the vechiles below and some still opened shops.

Selena always hoped to find herself surrounded by beautiful lights from so many buildings, offices and cars below. But for now she's content with what she has.

While Selena was admiring the view, she was brought back by the abrupt ringing of her phone. She took her phone out of her robe pocket to see an unknown number on her screen. While being hesitant, she decided to pick it up.

"Hello?" Selena said cautiously after picking up the phone. And from the other line the person asked, " hello, am I speaking to miss Selena ".

" Yes, this is Selena, who are you and how may I help you" she was now cautious now as she doesn't this voice and decided to tread carefully, but still talk nicely, keeping the possibility that it may be the company that wants to register her.

" I'm miss Lynn from the police investigation department, and I would like to ask, who are you to miss Avery" the woman from the other line asked.

'POLICE' Selena was shocked and worried now. What happened to her friend, is she in trouble, is she missing. It's a possibility since she haven't heard from her in days. With worry clouding her eyes and her voice tight she responded, " I'm her close friend, is anything the matter officer" Selena held her breath now , with her heart thundering in her ears and rib cage, in anticipation of the next words from the other woman. Every second an eternity, her mind running through possible scenarios. But she would never have guessed the woman next words.

".......I'm sorry for your loss. We are informing you about the death if miss Avery. Please if you can come down to the station tomorrow. That would be helpful..." And with those words, Selena heart ceased for a second and her world came crashing down. Her ears were ringing and she was not listening to what more the investigator had to say. Her phone fell out if her hands and she crumbled to the floor, all hell broke loose and her tears came painfully rushing out if her eyes. She held her chest and cried bitterly. Every breath she took mor antagonizing and more painful than the last.

Her head was in chaos and her heart a mess. Everything felt painful and the whole world turned silent for her, only distant sounds and the calling of her name from her phone was heard until everything thing ceased and then came the sound of her ringtone again. she reluctantly picked it up, praying to hear something good, before she broke apart. But she guessed luck was not on her side, as she answered the call only to hear more hearth wrenching news about the cancellation of her preparing contraction. And without given her a second yo think or reply the call was cut off. Maybe if those people knew what happened to her, they won't have given her this kind of news.

Everything came rushing back with her eats thundering with the combination of these bad news together. And with anger and pain, she threw are phone, wishing for it yo break into a million pieces, just like her heart. She cried and cried for maybe hours, before everything went dark for her.

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The next morning, Selena woke up with a mind wrenching headache and she guessed it must be from all the crying she did last night. Her throat felt parched and dry and her heart felt heavy and numb. To put it short, she felt absolutely terrible. But she knew she had to get to the bottom if this case.

Although she felt heavy and numb, she dragged herself up, for her morning routine. In the middle of it, she got a call from the same unknown number, she wasted no time to pick it up.

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Closing the door and walking down the corridor and stairs , she soon exited the building. Now to her next destination......

The earlier call she had was to infirm her about a change of plan, that she should first GI to Avery's place.

She ran to the bus station to catch up with the next bus. Her white winter hat, holding the top of her hair, but the wind did no mercy to the lower parts. She had her red scarf around her neck with thicken woolen sweater, trousers and boot. she also took a coat, she felt warm, the weather was getting colder and colder everyday, and it seems the first snowfall, would be happening anytime soon. she was quite sensitive to the cold, even though she lived in city z almost her whole life. She stood by the bus came and she boarded it.

"Hello? I'm looking for detective Lynn" that was the first thing she said after entering her late friend house.

Only she knew how many emotions she had to fight while standing in front of her late friend's house.

From what she has seen, it seems like there was still some investigation going on in the house, as she still found some people checking the place, looking for more clues or sign of struggle.

Selena was lead to where detective Lynn was going through the room and the electronic devices, with the assistance from other investigators.

As detective Lynn heard the approaching foot steps, she lifted her head from the computer screen and saw Selena walking towards her.

They greeted their selves and the detective, started to fill in Selena on their finding's, as they go along, while asking some questions.

She then showed some pictures,especially the injury pictures. She said while showing Selena the pictures, "we are not too sure of what to call it. We found no traces of struggle for it to be murder and we have no report online accessing her messages, chat and calls, she had undergo, before her death". " The evidence points to suicide, because of the stab from which we found a knife, but the whole seems more wide and deeper than what the knife could do. We also found no traces if poison and her hand prints were on the knife, and according to more investigation, she has no drug abuse records or even any empty medicine containers. Also she has no sign of taking a pill before then. "We wanted to do deeper tests..." The detective said as she drop the pics on a table near by as Selena has seen enough. She folded her arms across her best as she looked at Selena and continued, " ...but her parents didn't want their daughter to go through it, and they now have collected the body for the burial". She then paused and said " I assume you don't know this, as it was recently the body was out of our hands". The woman then oat Selena on the shoulder and sighed " I know it must be hard on you, but I would like to ask? Did you notice any form of depression or any matter concerning her spilling anything having to do with suicide "

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