Criminal Detective

A Detective's Ego

"You...ARE NOT THE FATHER" The man from the television yelled to the court which made Claire chuckle lowly while she shook her head in negation and munched on a bag of chips.

"I knew it" Claire said before a curt knock followed on her door which turned her attention to it.

"Who is it?" She asked but received no response. While her eyes remained on the door, another knock followed which caused her to sit up from her sprawled position on her couch, her face squeezed with irritation. The cat she brought home, hopped down from her chest where he lay then ran to the door, clawing at it tirelessly.

Claire turned to her clock and was able to guess who it could be.

She stood to her feet, despite her bodies protests to ignore the person at the door then trudged slowly to it. Once she reached, she rubbed the cat on his head, then, lifted him up and out of harm's way. She was about to open the door but paused and peeked through her door hole.

Samantha stood at the entrance with her hands folded together.

Claire exhaled then unbolted the locks on the door before she opened it ajar and stared at Samantha who's pale face stared back at Claire's.

"Morning" Samantha greeted.

"Any chance you can respond to the "who's at the door" question next time?" Claire asked and she shuffled herself uncomfortably.

"Sorry" She apologized while Claire's eyes remained on her. After a while, she sighed then moved aside with the door opened slightly, which served as a path for Samantha to enter, who muttered a "thanks" before she stepped in. Claire took in a deep inhale, shut the door, then turned to her.

"You're early" Claire said and Samantha shrugged.

"You'd expect the family members to be the ones to come before anyone else" She responded as she nitpicked on her black blouse.

"Yeah, but still..." Claire said while she stared at the clock which read 8:30am. She shook her head against the thought that slowly dug its way to her mouth and sighed before cat meowed which captured Samantha's attention. She turned to Claire then stared at the feline in awe.

"You have a cat?" She asked and Claire nodded.

"Yeah"

"He or she?"

"He"

"What's his name?" Samantha asked as she closed the distance between them.

"Cat"

"Cat?" Samantha arched an eyebrow.

"Cat" She repeated.

When Claire returned home from her brief meeting with Roberto, she was greeted by her feline friend who notified her that the food he had eaten was far from enough.

"God, you eat like a beast" Claire chuckled then set some food for him in his bowl. As he munched on his meal Claire patted his head gently.

"It's just been one problem after another since I got back. I'm exhausted as fuck already" Claire said with a sigh "I wish I was you, you know? No bother about the world. No need to get into any kind of unnecessary problems" Claire said and he meowed in response.

She smiled and continued to pet the feline before a sudden realization hit her.

She hadn't given him a name.

She sat down then stared at him.

"What the hell am I going to call you?"
The cat continued to munch hungrily, paying no attention to Claire.