The Crimson Assassin

Chapter 6 :Questions, Nightmares And Gifts

We gave each other nervous looks, grabbed our stuff and headed out of the class, all eyes following us out the door. We followed the two policemen into a van and huddled in the back. "So you think this is about Danny?" Olivia spoke up, "Yeah big chance it is," Scarlet replied holding her hand. "Don't worry girls, we are just asking you a few questions, this is just routine procedure," the passenger policemen said tilting his head to the back. I swallowed nervously. I have a had a few trips to the police station over the death of targets of others but I always get out.

A few minutes later we got to the police station. We piled out and followed the policemen into the station. He sat us along a line of chairs, a door in front of us. "Ok ladies, who is Jenny?" a woman came up and asked. Jenny stood up. "Follow me please," the woman said. Jenny's heart beat was so loud you could have probably heard it from school. We all sat in silence until Jenny came back out.

She was crying and her eyes were red and puffy. "Oh my god what happened?" we said as she sat back down. "Don't worry, they are just asking questions about Danny, I just got a bit upset," she said wiping her eyes with her sleeve. A few more girls went in. "Ok, Amber Shrine," the woman said. I stood and followed trying to keep my heart rate low but still a bit shaky.

I walked into a room with white walls, a white table, and two chairs. The woman gestured for me to take a seat.I sat down and she sat opposite me with a clipboard. "Ok Amber I'm just going to ask you a few questions about the death of Danny," she said getting her pen ready. "Ok," I replied. "How long have you known Danny?" she asked. "Well really a day, well I felt sick near the end of school so nearly a whole day, but I was close with her the instant we met, I trust my friends," I replied. "Ok," the woman said scribbling something on her board.

"Now, what were you doing at six ten PM last night?" she asked. "I was going for a run on forest trails," I said. She narrowed her eyes and started writing again. "Ok then, answer me this, why did we find your blood at the crime scene," the woman said leaning in. OH SHIT, I thought. "That was the crime scene?" I asked, the woman nodded. "Well, like I said, I was taking a run on the forest trails. I remember at one point I was distracted by noises and fell over on some sharp rocks and cut my leg pretty deep, I didn't think it bled that much," I said. She nodded. "I can show you the cuts if you want," I said. Time to get my trickster energy on.

"Ok," the woman replied. I got up and twisted my leg. Using trickster energy is hard but I used it as much as I could. I made it look like I had multiple cuts on my legs. "Oh wow, that's a good one," she said. "Ok please stay here, I need to go check something with the office," the woman said. "Sure" I replied. I sat back down and watched my breathing.

I whipped out my phone. I opened up messages and opened Crystals contact. I started typing when I heard the door open. I quickly put my phone back in my pocket. "Ok Amber, this is for your own safety, you may be a witness to the crime and you we will need to keep you over night," The woman said. I slumped in my chair. "Ok," I replied. I got up and went with the woman. She led me through a locked corridor and into a cell. An iron door with a small slot. I went to a toilet, a bed, a book shelf. Great, I thought. "You wanna call someone?" the woman said. I nodded, pulling my phone out and called Crystal.

"Hello?" I heard on the other end. "Hey Crystal it's me, Amber, I'm at the police station, they are keeping me over night for further investigation into one of my friend's death," I said. There was silence for a few seconds but it felt like it went for hours. "Ok, I will pick you up then, call me when you can ok?" she said. I could hear her acting in the phone. "Ok" I replied. I turned off my phone. "Put any technology, medicine or anything like that in here please," the woman said holding a tray. I did as she asked.