A Proper Good Bye [1]

I am so stuttered that I can't say a word. Instead, the demon's words keep crossing my mind. It will be hell for you, she said. Turns out, I am reliving just to be put in death penalty afterall.

"Miss McCourthey told us about what happened. If you feel capable, we want to ask you to make a statement as a witness of the kidnapping and attempted murder of Miss McCourtney," the other officer explicates the condition to me, which even makes me in a dumbfounded. I stare at Jennifer.

"I told the police about the attempted murder Radwansky did. From my apartment's explosion until the kidnapping. You were also kidnapped because you tried to protect me. Then.. you had to kill him because of self defence," Jennifer utters to me, but stares me with blank sight.

"Oh, yeah.. right," I say, trying to get out of my dumbfounded.

"So, can we have your statement now, Sir ?" the officer asks.

"Sure.."

"Well, then.. I shall leave," Jennifer suddenly says then walks out of the room without waiting for any response.

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For the entire interview, I was being so self conscious and place my words carefully, afraid that I might slip a tongue and told them what they shouldn't know. I was also in full alert, tried to catch any sign that the two officers wanted to arrest me.

But even after they left, after I signed my statement there is no sign that they would arrest me. That fact makes me dumbfounded once again.

I can't believe that Jennifer decided not to tell the police anything about who I am. I mean, after how she reacted when she found out about me.. ?

But another fact hits me after the day changes. Jennifer has not come back to visit me. Even the nurses think it's weird. She was right beside me the whole time while I was unconscious, and now she just doesn't even show her nose anymore.

I finally ask a nurse to call Andy. I don't have my phone with me and his number is the only number I remember. As expected, Andy is surprised and worry to see me hospitalised. Not about my health, of course.

I ask him to get my phone, since he's the only person beside me and Jennifer that can open my door. I also ask him to contact doctor Lamos. I really need to get out of this hospital as soon as possible and I need him to 'bail' me out as my private doctor.

I believe all my wounds and broken bones are all healed, but I can not show it to the doctor here. Well, unless I'm planning to be their experiment after that, which I really am not interested in to.

The day after, I finally have my phones. Once I have my phone, I call Jennifer. But she doesn't answer me. That worries me a bit. I decide to text her.

[Are you okay ?]

[Yes. I'm perfectly fine] She answers, 45 minutes and three missed calls later.

[Good. I was worry]

[Why ?]

[You haven't come back to the hospital]

[Oh.. I was busy cleaning up my apartment. It was abandoned too long]

I stammered. So she moves back to her apartment. Just like what I wanted to. I curtly smile.

[I...]

I halt my text. I really don't know what to say.

[Let me give you a proper good bye. Please...] I finally text this to her.

[Okay]

I beam. [We will arrange after I'm out of the hospital. Meanwhile, take care]

[You, too]

[I love ...] Once again, I postpone the text. I better not saying that again to her if I can't promise her a future. This. Us.. is not going to happen.

I delete the text and put my phone on the bedside before I reach my work phone that is still being charged. I turn it on.

Once it is on, I'm bombarded by messages from Thief. First, she mentioned Radwansky's phone number, around five minutes after I asked her.

The second, she told me that the plane where the phone call to Sebastian's phone was made is.. well, now is was.. Radwansky's.

The third, fourth, and fifth messages she asked where I was and whether I was okay. I reply to her, saying thank you and telling her I am fine.

I put my phone back on the bedside then close my eyes, trying to get a rest.