In the Darkness || Arne Johnson

Chapter 10

"Whose in charge here? Huh? Where's the chief? I demand to talk to whoever's in charge right now!" I said, slamming my hand on top of the front desk.

"Ma'am for the last time, the chief is out." The officer behind the front desk said, sighing.

"Where is he huh? Because he should be here! Telling you how to do your goddamn job!" I yelled, not caring if I was making a scene.

"He's at the scene of a crime right now. If I'm not mistaken he's actually at the same crime scene that your boyfriend is being accused of for." She said, knowing she got me.

I stood there glaring at her, leaning against the desk while she had a bored expression.

"He's not my boyfriend." I said, before turning around and going to Arne.

After the cop car drove off with Arne in it, I broke down. I don't know how long I was there standing in the street just sobbing but I managed to pull myself together and drive to the station.

I'm pretty sure the way I was driving, I was breaking a lot of rules that would be giving me multiple tickets but I didn't care. All I knew was that I needed to get to the station quick.

With me speeding like a maniac, I managed to arrive at the station the same time as Arne. The whole way they dragged Arne to his cell, I was spitting out some not so nice insults at them.

But like I said before, I didn't give a fuck. Eventually the cops there threatened to lock me up too if I kept on yelling and cursing at them.

After that, they told me to wait in the waiting area. Not knowing what they were doing to Arne was making me really anxious and I couldn't keep still. So, I called Ed and Lorraine and told them everything that happened.

They told me that Ed will be getting released tomorrow morning and they'll be here first thing.

I walked to Arne's cell, seeing him laying on the steel bed.  When we first got here, he was immediately told to change into a green jumpsuit, making him look like an actual prisoner.

"Hey." I said, bringing a chair up on the other side of the bars.

I had begged the officers to let me in his cell, but something about them not being able to let an innocent civilian in the same room as a killer? A load of bullshit if you ask me.

"Hey." He said, sitting up.

"How are you holding up?" I asked, leaning back on my chair.

"Good I guess? I mean how would you feel being accused of murder?" He asked, laughing bitterly.

"Right, sorry." I said, wincing at my question.

"No, I'm sorry. I'm just, I don't really know. I just feel like the universe hates me and wants me to suffer." He said, sighing.

"There's no need to apologize Arne. It was honestly a stupid question to ask. But I can tell you this, the universe doesn't hate you." I said.

"Well it feels like it does." He said, looking down.

"I mean I don't know what I thought would happen when I told it to take me instead. But, I can definitely say I didn't expect this." He said, looking up.

"I don't think any of us could this to happen." I said, sighing.

There was a brief silence, neither of us knowing what to say. It's like we both had a million things running through our heads but neither of us could just say them.

"Debbie and I over, aren't we?" He suddenly asked. I snapped my head up towards him to see him already staring back at me.

I just sat there staring at him, opening and closing my mouth like a fish. No matter I glad I am that they're not together, I still don't have the guts to actually admit it to him.

Even though I've been crushing on him since forever and always wished it was me dating him instead of Debbie, I would never want to take his happiness away like that.

I mean he loved her. Any person could see that with just one look between the two. But Debbie? It wasn't until today I realized she never did feel the same way about him.

The look when she said that Arne wasn't her boyfriend anymore really came off as like she meant it. But, out of all the emotions swirling in her eyes when she said that the only thing I could pick up on was guilt.

I wonder why?

"You don't have to admit it, you know?" He said, snapping me out of my thoughts.

"I can see it in your eyes. If what I'm seeing right now on your face is correct, I can probably guess she said something before you left indicating that we were done." He said, smiling sadly.

I just pursed my lips, not even giving him a nod. I don't want to be the one to break the news to him. Debbie should.

I mean I should be happy right? The guy I've had a crush on for years is now single? I finally have a chance with him.

But even if the circumstances were different I knew I would still feel the same as right now. I feel pity for him, guilty, which I don't even know why, and sadness.

Why did he have to date my sister? Everything would be so different if he would have dated one of my friends or just some random girl. But nope. He had to date my sister.

"Maybe she'll change her mind?" I said, nervously playing with my hands.

"I highly doubt that Eden. But thanks for trying to be positive." He said, giving a weak smile.

"Even if you guys don't get back together, there's still a lot of other girls out there in the sea you know. Maybe Debbie felt right at the time, but maybe she was just a good life lesson to have?" I said, trying to make him feel better.

"Yeah you're probably right." He said, looking at me.

We sat there, staring at each other. The bars being the only thing blocking us.

It was before he cleared his throat and looked away when I realized the look in his eyes. Because I've seen it before.

It was the same look he used to give Debbie.

Well shit.

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**Author's Note**

I hope you guys liked this chapter! I just wanted to do a chapter where it was mostly dialogue between Arne and Eden.

Also Eden was cracking me up with how pissed she's was getting with the officer at the beginning of the chapter lol.

Like I said earlier, I kind of want this story to be a slow burn, so don't expect for anything to happen between Eden and Arne anytime soon lol!

But we did see something different happen with Arne ;)

Are his feelings maybe changing?

Anyway let me know what you thought of this chapter!

And I'll see you guys next time!

:)