Dark Times In Day Light

Chapter V

Ambrose and his gang were at the crime scene. There were all sorts of people there, detectives ready to report what they knew, search teams taking pictures of what they considered solid evidence and clues...people from hospitals too. Let's not forget James and Melissa.

They had tagged along too, Melissa had suggested they follow since they both had nothing to do, Ambrose on the other hand didn't care if they did or not.

" This is where she was found," the detective was talking to Ambrose who seemed to be very skilled with writing things down.

Everyone's eyes rested at the taped space where Mary's body was found.

" Has the autopsy been done?" Ambrose asked.

" Yes sir and these are the results," the female forensic pathologist spoke," her body was found with a thousand of scratches and wounds, being in the woods people would assume a wild animal but that's out of the picture judging from the systematic eye popping and the engravings on her wrist.

" Other than that we did find semen in her vagina, that's proof that there was intercourse, more to that we found scars adding more facts that our victim was raped."

" Anything else?" Ambrose asked.

" Yes," she continues," the semen samples all match after a DNA test."

" Anything else?"

" No," she replied.

" Alright, then our job here is done," he said closing his notebook." Let's go officers," he spoke leading the way.

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Ashley had just finished her shift and did not bother to work any extra time. She quickly changed back into her red hoodie, black pants and white Nikes making sure to plug in her headphones before she left.

She headed out and walked as fast as she could rushing to get home. That was all she wanted and all she needed. The only voices she wanted to hear were those of the music she was playing.

Everything was going well until she felt the hand of someone holding on to her wrist pulling her back. She nearly panicked wondering who would be pulling her like that. Could it be the rapist?

As soon as she saw the man who had pulled her wrist, she actually wished she was being raped.

" Hey," he smiled at her and she gave him a disgusted look.

" Aron!" She said taking off her headphones to hear him.

He was tall, nothing really special about him, black hair, black eyes, ok lips, ok body, and she hated him.

" I had been calling you but you couldn't hear me," he told her.

" I wish I still couldn't," she confessed.

" Someone's grumpy," he came back.

" What do you want from me?"

" Can't I say hi to a friend?"

" I am not your friend Aron!" She reminded him.

Aron ran a hand through his hair." What's gotten into you, you're angrier than ever."

" Mary's dead!"

"Oh," Aron said releasing a small laugh placing his hands in the pockets of his leather jacket." That. I heard about it."

" She was your ex girlfriend dammit!"

" And she dumped me. Because of you."

" Urgh! You're ....you're just...you! Argh!" She decided to just walk away but he was quick to hold on to her wrist. " Hey! Let me go Aron!" She started to struggle with him.

" Just relax and let's talk-"

" I said let me go."

" I can give you a ride home-"

" I don't want it. Just let me go," she continued to struggle with him.

" Ashley!" He yelled her name. " I-" Aron stopped as he felt the hand of someone on his shoulder turning him around.

Aron was terrified at the sight of a police officer. He knew they'd come looking for him as soon as they found out he was Mary's ex, but what was he going to say to them?

" Don't you have any idea on how to treat a lady?" James asked Aron who instantly let go of Ashley's wrist.

" It's not that much of a big deal. It's just a friendly talk between two very good friends officer," he said facing James.

" It surely doesn't look that way to me," he replied and Aron fell silent.

Ashley remained silent too, she didn't want to defend Aron, it'd get his hopes up and encourage him they could be friends...yuck!

" How 'bout you leave before I get suspicious," he ordered it rather than suggesting and Aron knew better than to argue. He left.

" Are you okay ma'am?" He asked concerned about the citizen.

" Are you following me?" Ashley asked as soon as Aron was out of earshot.

" Excuse me?" James frowned in confusion.

" Have you been following me trying to dig up some sort of information?"

" Are you okay?" He asked

Ashley scoffed." Are you serious? Pretending you don't know me! I'm not as stupid as you think I am."

" I'm only starting to think that," he replied.

" Whatever," she wanted to leave but James stopped her.

" Have we met before?"

" Yes,but last I checked you were my chauffeur," she said with a teasing smile.

There goes her dimples.

James scoffed as soon as he remembered her. " It's you," he looked at her," are you always moody?"

" You expect me to say thank you for doing your job?"

James didn't respond with words but lifted his brows expecting her to say more.

" Whether you're following me or not, you stopping him was just you doing your job not so?"

He rolled his eyes, scratched the back of his head and looked at her. " What are your names?"

She didn't respond." Didn't you hear me?"

" I have the right to remain silent," she replied and James could not believe how unbearable she was.

" Well, at least now I know you are stupid."

" I-" he cut her by tapping her on the shoulder.

" Save it," he said leaving her.

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