Tw2 of us

CHAPTER 6

                      NOBLE CITIZEN

       The investigation crew were just done packing, orderly exitting Tana's apartment, Reed on the other hand tried to reason with his partner, Eric nam, who was from Kim Tana's room and now in her sitting room as he got rid of the gloves he was wearing.

"Reed pal listen to me. Tana is completely alright. There is no evidence that she has been kidnapped there are no forceful entrances, her important equipments are gone along with a bicycle and she is 24 for God's sake. She's probably some recycling to get rid of a stress" Eric states supervising the crew packing.

Reed follows behind, "Eric, you've gotta trust me, Tana is missing"
"Give me the evidence then!"
"I... I just got a gut feeling about this"
Eric holds an evidence bag for Reed, "Then would you mind packing up your guts for further studying"

Silence.

A crew member passed by only to get smacked of the chest with the empty evidence bag carring it away with him.
"Listen Reed. I think you're just overthinking. All that I can make up from this mess..." he directs the broken utensils and food stains on the wall and the floor.
"...is that you were being the bad boyfriend you are and acted irrational like you always do making her this hurt, smash her dinner with her frustration on the wall then went out right after you did. Nothing lethal, nothing deadly.

Eric was now following after the last member exitting when he halted with a yawn looking back at the helpless Reed.
"I know there is more. I'm her boyfriend, I know..."
"When did you act like one Reed? Huh?!" Eric states looking at the speechless Reed.

Reed blinks, "When she brought a banquet of flowers on your anniversary you hardly remembered, when she personally came over to bring you lunch and medication but you gave it away. When she offered to take out the whole department for dinner just because you said you couldn't let us do all the work although we didn't have a case to work on?"

Eric closes the door behind him so that it was only two of them in the apartment, "Where were you all those days to act the boyfriend you're suppose to be? Do you know how much that girl had felt humiliated because of you.
"Her co-workers know, the whole department of ours know. Yet she held it in hoping you love her even if your heart belong to the missing superstar"

"How do you know all of this?" Reed suddenly asks trying to mask the guilt with anger and attitude.

Eric scoffs in amusement that that was all he could come up with, "This one time you promisde to meet her at the bar but it took you 2 hours... when she thought 'maybe I can get drunk that when he shows up he'll have no choice but to take me home and stayed by my side', little did she know you won't turn up and called me instead crying through the phone.
"I had to pick her up Reed! I took her home as she cried on my shoulder. She was so drunk that she thought that I was you..."

"Shut up" Reed demands closing his eyes afraid to know more yet Eric digs further to extend his wound.
He deserved it anyway.
"She slaped me, poured all her held back sorrows and feelings for you, she kissed me Reed!"
Reed opens his eyes, red shorts and veined but looking away; "She wanted to go further but I held your back I went on my knees and apologized for your fucking mistake..."

Eric laughs more sadly than before turning the door knob and let light go through the open crack of the door.
"She never knew it was me and I've always wished you would be different but who was I kidding... I could, I wanted to treat her better"

With that, Eric exists leaving Reed there not angry but in built up gilt. Tana was and is a good beautiful girl no man in his right mind would not fall for her, turns out he was that man. Eric was right, he could and should treat her better than he ever could.