I was back at my home now. Eating that century old pizza i had ordered before visiting the hospital.
My brain was filled with the thousandth of thoughts that went straight to my heart.
Who called me?
Will em survive?
Do they know me?
And out of all ,the last one scared me the most.
I squeezed some ketchup on to the plate for my fries and turned on the TV.
"Ma.??!! Mammm!!! Mam plz!! Tell us is that your daughter who died??" And the pizza fell from my mouth.
"Yes !!" Came a tearful reply from a woman of fifty years of age. She looked broken,her face resembled hers,.... The girl I saw that night.
"Her name wasLara tom McNeill" she quietly said while looking down.
"She was missing for three weeks! My baby...." The women cried as she told her daughters painful story.
"I found out yesterday that she is dead...Some... someone killed her ..."
she looked straight at the camera and for once I thought she was looking at me.
"Police have told us there's at least one eye witness." She said and my blood ran cold, how can they know this.
God.. what the hell!!!!
"Plzzzz I beg you,! Whatever god you believe in.. plzz help me .... Give me some closure plzzzzz...." And she stared wailing.
"If you are out there and watching this.. plz help us,I promise you will be anonymous, I will protect you with my life" she broke down on the pavement and the paps clicked her.
Her words broke me in pieces and I knew karma will haunt me for my silence but I was scared,scared for my life,my career I had worked hard for.
"I am sorry..." I wiped that single tear Rolling off my cheek and changed the channel and started eating.
"This is nice and .... tasty " I said to myself and laughed at the funny joke Mr Chaplin played on tv.
"Hahahhhaa haha ha omg oh.,Hhhahahh oh my God ..,.Oh ..oh my gosh" and like that my lighter laugh changed in to cries.
I cried for myself, that girl Lara and her mother and how I couldn't put myself in danger. What will I do now.
I really needed Em right now but she was in hospital.
What game was destiny playing.
"Lara.... I am sorry" I said to no one in the quiet room and wiped my face.
"I need to be strong.. they will find her murderer,yes .... They will" I assured myself and went to my bed.
It was an effort to forget and sleep but it didn't really help. I tossed and turned that night.
I didn't even know what to worry about.
The fact that my friend was in pain,or that the police probably were searching for me or who was that man who called me to give me em's news....
Next morning.
"Hey Saphrine!" The neighbor lady waved as I went out to get my newspaper.
"Hey Mrs bells!!!" I waved at her across the street.
"Early morning huh!"she smiled.
"Yes! Slept early." I said.
" Oh dear! You never act your age girly,..oh yes I totally forgot! Last night those police officers came to search, I let them off your back, thought you were tired..." She informed and I went pale.
God they were closing in.
"I see... What were they here for ??" I asked to press more in the matter.
"Gosh you are really a nerd girl! That body they found behind your college, they thought someone was there that night and their dogs followed in the scent they caught there and came here,checked each one of the house." she ended.
"Okay..
So.... Did they find something!???" I asked being at edge.
"Nah....those lads were wrong and their dogs... Poor things were old like a Grandma, a mistake I think really"she said waving all ber hands making comic gestures.
"Oh okay! Mrs Bells,Say Hello to Mr Bells and Thankyou ! For getting them off my back"I said genuinely,only if she knew how much of a blessing her loud mouth was for me today.
"No worries! Have cookies at my house will ya?" she cutely asked and I couldn't say no.
"May be in the evening,save one or two for me?" I said and waved at her and went back inside.
"God!...." I breathed heavily and went to get my bike from the back porch.
I had to hide it, burn it maybe?
But everyone knew I had it.
I will burn it but where???
Oh,
Oh yes!
The welding shop, they will melt it and use it in the welding but what if they ask about it???
I paced in the house here
And there.
Idea!
I took my spray paints out from under the bed and shut all the windows.
I will paint it and they won't know.
I also changed my tires and burned them in the fireplace.
They could get prints from.there and I won't be able to save myself.
In about 2 hours my bike was all done.
I parked it in the porch and sat in.
"Ughh the comfort of my couch"
As I dozzed off my phone rang again but I silenced it and slept for some time.
Don't get me wrong but sleep was necessary and I was to meet Emma tonight so I needed my energy.
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