A Murder, One Missing, Two Left // Val Dashing

04

"None of your concern, Mr. Sutton." He glared at her. You watched him carefully. "And lying is not tolerated here. I suggest you try the truth, Mr. Sutton."

"Just call me Torin." He snapped at her.

"Fine, Torin. When do you remember last seeing Aster Dahlia?" The woman put her hand with the notebook on the table.

"Fine. I saw her right before we left, she said she wanted to stay in the mall a little longer. I thought she was crazy, but she insisted. She only told me since I'm the 'one in charge' and promised that I wouldn't tell the others." He looked to the side and seemed upset. "What happened to her? Did she go missing or something?" He sounded concerned as he looked back at the officer.

"She was found in that mall this morning-" Torin cut her off before she could finish.

"So she's ok, right? If she's fine, why do I need to be questioned?"

"She was found dead, Torin." The officer finished. The look of terror on his face was upsetting. He even started to cry and Torin never cried. It made sense, Torin was just a little older than Aster, and they were closer than the rest of us. They even grew up together. He didn't speak for the rest of the time in there. The officer tried to ask questions, but he wouldn't budge. The woman left Torin in the room and turned the corner again to talk to you. "Do you think you can get more answers out of him?"

"What?" You look at her, stunned.

"Can you?" She looks at you and raises a brow.

"But I was told they won't know I'm here!" You hold back before you end up yelling at a cop.

"I know, Mx. [L/N], but we need a couple more answers from Mr. Sutton. Please." She sounded concerned.

"Are you sure I can do it?" You ask, nervously.

"Are you sure you can do it?" She replies. You stagger words, finding which ones to say. You close your mouth and just nod before walking to the door to the investigation room. You hover your hand over the handle, your hand shaking. You take a deep breath and finally open the door.