Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Seventeen ~ Final Update
KatrinaandTiff:
Oh,by the way,Alex is like so cute!
KateTheSuperKat:
Thanks, I'm glad you're all reading. :D
Well, chapter 12... Five more to go after this one. ;)
Chapter Twelve
Alex knocked on the door. It was already 11 pm, and the house looked very different at night. Scarier. The door opened, and the light of the lamp inside lighted miss Johnson’s features.
“What can I do for you?” she asked slowly.
“Miss D. Johnson, I arrest you on suspicion of murder.”
*****
Seven AM
The telephone rang. I picked it up.
“Yes?”
“Who is this?” an unfamiliar voice asked.
“I am Valentina Johnson, can I help you?”
“I’m inspector Right.”
“Okay inspector Right, why do you call me?” My voice was calm, though my heart beated quickly in my chest. Did they find out?
“It’s about your mother, Danielle Johnson.”
“Is something wrong with her?” I was relieved. Apparently they didn’t know anything.
“We had to arrest her on suspicion of murder. We have evidence she might have killed-”
“I’m coming.”
I dropped the telephone. Fools, how the hell did they manage to arrest Danielle? She wouldn’t hurt a fly. They arrested you instead of her. “Yes, I know.” I told myself. Then a smile appeared on my face. This whole situation did have some advantages. If they decided mom was guilty, they would close the case and never find out who was really behind the murders. On the other hand, could I handle the fact my innocent mother was in jail for something I did? Then at least you don’t have to go to prison, the dark part of my mind whispered in my ear. But she’s your own mother! argued the other part. Like she cares about you. She never did. It was Dave she cared about. You were an accident. answered the dark part. But look what he did to her! You’re the only one she’s got.
“Shut up!” The voices became silent, but the remains of the conversation stayed in my thoughts. I left the house and stepped in the car. By the time I reached my destination, I had decided. Mom did deserve a few years in prison. And if they wanted her to stay the rest of her life, well, that couldn’t be very long. I was still young. They can’t lock me up. I won’t let it happen. No matter what I need to sacrifice. Someone walked in my direction and greeted me.
“Valentina Johnson, I assume?” I nodded.
“I’m inspector Right, can I please have a word with you?”
“Of course.” We went inside and he lead me to an empty room. There was nothing but a table and two chairs. I sat down, however I felt anything but comfortable in here.
Right took a chair too.
“Are you surprised by our suspicion?”
“Well,” I said, using my most innocent voice, “I never expected her to kill someone. She could be a bit aggressive at times, but...”
“I understand this is hard for you, but we really need to know some things,” Right said.
I nodded again, and reached for my handkerchief. I wiped away some none-existing tears.
“Did she act strange sometimes? Was she aware of her surroundings?”
“Are you asking me whether she was a lunatic?”
“If you want to put it that way, yes.” I pretended sob in my handkerchief.
“Mom... mom could be a bit... out of this world. Sometimes she thought I was an enemy. I wanted her to see a doctor, but she didn’t want to go.” I pointed at the scratch on my chin. A present from the cat. “She did that too.” Right noted down a few lines.
“I understand if you don’t want to, but, do you want to visit her?”
“Well... Okay then.” He got up and walked out of the room. I followed shortly behind. I couldn’t hide the smile on my face.
Astral Faery:
Ooh. She is eeeevil. Poor Danielle. I love Valentina's internal dialogue - great job!
KatrinaandTiff:
OMG!!!YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!SHE WANTS HER MOTHER ARRESTED FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE?OH NO,NO,NO,NO!That girl has some serious problems.No offense.Great story too!I just love the story!Can't wait for more and more and more.I am gonna check every single day till the next update.Goody goody goody!!!
KateTheSuperKat:
Thanks. :D
Chapter Thirteen
After a short walk we reached our destination. Right unlocked the door, and let me in. On a chair behind a table sat mom. The furniture was exactly the same as that in the room I had been in a minute ago. Danielle looked up.
“Val! Thank God! They think I murdered a boy!” I took place on the only other chair in the room.
“No mom,” I replied. “They think you murdered a boy and a man.” Danielle frowned, trying to keep up.
“You think I did it?”
“Well...” I shifted on my chair, pretending to be uneasy. “There is a lot of evidence... And we both know you’re not yourself sometimes.”
“Not myself!” Danielle exclaimed. “When was I not myself? I know what I’m doing!” I took a quick glance at the mirror on the other side of the room. I knew they were watching.
“Mom, mom. Please don’t make things worse. You were out of your mind. You couldn’t do anything about it.”
“Couldn’t do... Couldn’t do anything about it!” Danielle got up so abruptly the chair fell on the floor with a loud bang. She almost ran to me. At that moment a few things happened. First of all, Danielle fell over the table. Then Right ran into the room, and the next moment mom pulled me down. She started to hit me. I tried to hit her, but she had one arm wrapped around me in a way I couldn’t move. Right tried to separate us, but he wasn’t really strong and he fell back with his head against the wall.
“Bitch! Let me go!” I yelled.
“Never!” Danielle screamed hysterically. I kicked her. She grimaced in pain. Then she bit me.
“Ow!” I panted. “Stupid woman!” Then someone else came in the room.
*****
Alex was noting down a few things about the arrest of miss Johnson, when he heard screams. He quickly stood up and ran in the direction of the noise. There was obviously a fight going on. His fears came true when he found out the sound came from miss Johnsons cell. He slipped around the corner. He fell on the stone floor, but he got up fast. He jumped into miss Johnsons cell. Miss Johnson herself lay on the floor, hitting her daughter. Val struggled to get lose, but Danielle didn’t let her go. Danielle reached for Val’s throat.
“Hey!” Alex pulled Val out of Danielles iron grip. He put his hand in his pocket, reaching for the handcuffs. He chained Danielle to the table. She tried to break free, but she wasn’t strong enough.
Alex helped Val on her feet.
“You OK?” he asked.
“Yeah... I think I’m OK. How about him?” She pointed in Right’s direction. Alex kneeled next to Right, and examined him. There was no pulse. He saw blood dripping from a wound on the back of his head. The confrontation with the wall had been too much.
“He’ll be just fine,” Alex answered. “I’ll get someone to help him. Meanwhile, I think its better you get out of here. Why don’t you take a seat? I’ll be with you in a minute.” Val nodded and left.
“You’re not my daughter anymore!” miss Johnson screamed. Alex sat down and hid his face in his hands.
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