who framed me

chapter eleven

“No, I didn’t say that. I said to Elise ‘Okay go and I’ll see you back at the hotel room.’ I don’t know where you heard that from but that is wrong” I said while wiping my tears away.
 
“Heres the thing though you were angry that Elise wanted to go to the party instead of back to the hotel room with you Amber, Am I right Amber” The prosecutor said as I nodded my head.
 
“Yes, but I wasn’t going to kill Elise.” I said starting to get angry.
 
“No more questions your honour.” The prosecutor said as he stood back and walked over to his seat.
 
I was escorted back over to Giles, and I could feel the anger bubbling up inside of me. The rest of the day the court went by quickly and I hurried out of the main entrance and rushed into the car waiting for me trying not to get photographed by paparazzi. I was rushed into the hotel as well and I opened my hotel room door and walked into the room and I fell face first on the bed, I let the screams out on the sheets as Giles and Mathew and my dad were walking into the room.
 
My dad instantly turned the TV on, I guess what came on the news that is being shown in Britain about my court case. I lifted my head to see what the reporters were saying about me.
 
“Today’s news is Amber Sandwell was called to the stand today as the prosecutor went tough on Amber Sandwell who let out tears as she was asked about that night her best friend was murdered and the fight they had before. Ambers words were ‘No, I didn’t say that. I said to Elise ‘Okay go and I’ll see you back at the hotel room.’ I don’t know where you heard that from but that is wrong’” The reporter said.
 
“So could you feel how Miss Sandwell was feeling in the courtroom?” Another reporter asked.
 
“Yes, Miss Sandwell was filled with upset today. We don’t know what the juries are thinking but hearing Miss Sandwell speak you could feel the anger and upset she felt having to face this at a time when she should be grieving and not being held accountable for her best friends murder.” The reporter said.
 
“We will keep you updated with the Miss Amber Sandwell trial. That’s all from us today thank you for watching.” Another reporter said.
 
My dad turns the TV over to another channel as I’m left in shock and still reeling from today’s ordeal. Mathew sits beside me and puts his left arm around me. 
 
I pushed Mathew away from me and I rose from the bed, I walked into the bathroom, I shut the door, put the lock on the door as I sat down on the toilet.  I put my hands against my head as the memories of me and Elise came back to me.
 
There was one memory was when we graduated from university with our degrees, and we were thrilled and then something in Elise face changed. I didn’t see it at the time but looking back now. Something just stuck out to me.
 
“We did it Amber.” Elise said smiling widely
 
“Yep, we did it.” I said while smiling at Elise.
 
Elise pulled me into her and gave me a big hug. I hugged her back tightly as if I didn’t want to let her go.
 
“I couldn’t of done it without you Amber. You are my rock” Elise whispered to me as she pulled away from me revealing Chris was standing behind her and he looked like he didn’t want to be here anymore.
 
“I’ll call you tomorrow, Abs. I promise you!” Elise said as the look in her eyes changed from gleeful to sombre as she gave Chris a weak smile.
 
Elise turned around and placed her left arm around Chris’s arm and they walked off towards the car.

 
I sat on the toilet seat pondering why did Elise eyes go from being happy to feeling deep seriousness and sadness. It was whenever I would mention Chris that look in her eyes would come back. Maybe I was looking into it a lot more but there was something not right with Chris, I couldn’t put my finger on it, then it hit me it was his demeanour it was all most like a sadistic demeanour like he enjoyed seeing Elise in fear of him.
 
I opened the bathroom and saw Mathew sat on the bed as I stepped out of the bathroom. I gave Mathew a look as I sat down at the desk Infront of Mathew’s laptop. Mine had confiscated and examined for stuff to do with Elise’s murder.
 
“Can you track someone and pinpoint where they were on a certain night Mat.” I asked as Mathew jumped off the bed and brought a chair beside me and sat down on the chair.
 
“You can if you have the mobile number of the person your tracking?” Mathew said as I wrote down Chris’s number on a piece of paper and I slid it over to Mathew.
 
“Is that okay Mat.” I asked as Mathew looked at number and typed the number into the app he uses.
 
Our eyes widen in shock as if we knew all along Chris is in Paris the whole time since myself and Elise have been here, then it tracked the signal to a location where the phone is being used and to my surprise it’s the same hotel. Elise and I booked and the hotel I’m currently staying at as well.
 
I couldn’t believe it Chris is Paris and has been here since me and Elise arrived, then it hit me Chris told Elise about this hotel we are staying in and where the best café is and places to visit and then it started to make sense to me everything about this trip to Paris was Chris’s idea.
He told Elise and me that he’d been here a lot of times with work and ex partners.
 
“Can you locate where Chris was on the night Elise’s was killed?” I asked