Daddy's Little Girl

Chapter 10

Once again sleep didn't come easy. I laid awake thinking about Kate, the way she used to look at me, the last night in the shop with her everything has been so sudden and unexpected. We have been happily married for nearly 7 years and now she's gone. My life has changed so much in one day and I don't even realize it. What am I going to do? I might get sent down for this because right now its not looking good for me. Even if I get out of this mess i'm going to lose my job. I'll have no job, no wife and now no daughter. My routine has disappeared.

"Rise and shine Chuck" John shouted as he banged his keys off the bars on my cell. I stood up as he opened my cell and handed me a bowl of porridge.

The bowl was chipped and stained. I took the porridge and spoon from him and headed back to the bed to eat it.

"Thanks" I said sarcastically.

"I know its not how you imagined waking up, but right now your just going to have to get used to it so enjoy your porridge" he said locking the cell once again.

"Wait, do you know whats happening, can I leave soon" I asked quickly before he walked away.

"Inspector Sarah Parker will talk with you again, but then your just going to have to wait and see" John replied honestly, then disappeared down the corridor.

I sat on the hard bed that was held off the ground by chains. I looked down at the lumpy discoloured porridge which stuck to the bottom of the bowl. At first I was thinking of just putting it down on the floor because it didn't look appetizing, but then reconsidered as I realized just how hungry I actually was from the noise of my stomach grumbling. Spoon after spoon I ate the porridge as quickly as I could. It didn't taste nice but its all i'm going to get. Actually it made me realize just how nice Kate's breakfasts were even though I didn't tell her that enough. I can imagine her setting the table as neatly as she could as if she was trying to impress me. The way she used to sing when she washed the dishes and how she used to stay awake with me when I couldn't sleep. Kate was simply perfect to me. 

I don't blame her for sleeping around, but I do blame her for letting me believe I was Aprils father all this time, but she didn't deserve to die for it. So why did she die? It wasn't a robbery because as far as I can remember nothing in the house was missing. So who would hate Kate so much that they would intend to murder her?

My mind wen't blank.