My Guardian Angel

Chapter four

"D-Death?!" She managed to choke out.

"Yes, death. Now, may I come in?" Officer Reynolds it read on his uniform asked.

"Of course." She replied in a daze.

She opened the door a bit wider so he could walk past her. Shutting the door softly, she walked toward the table positioned on the left side of the room. Sitting down she stared vacantly at the table in front of her, thinking of Daniel. He was dead? She couldn't seem to comprehend it.

"Now Ms. Whiten, I understand you and Mr. Johanson were involved." He said pulling out a notepad.

Were. Just that one word struck her like a brick. He didn't use the word were because he knew she had left him. After last night, that much was clear to her. They were definitely not working out. But no, he used that word because he was dead. Daniel was gone.

Her lips were like stone. Her eyes glazed over with fresh tears not yet spilled. Even after last night she couldn't bring herself to be glad he was gone. After all they had been together for a while. She loved him. It was apparent now that she wasn't in love with him, but they shared the love of two people who could rely on each other. Sort of.

"Ms. Whiten?" Officer Reynolds persisted.

Looking up from her place on the table she swallowed the lump in her and answered her unexpected visitor.

"We were, yes. Until recently."

"Please elaborate ma'am."

"Uhm..." She didn't want to say he was abusive. She couldn't bare to think of how his parents would feel now that he's gone. She didn't want to corrupt his memory too. "We decided it was time to end our relationship."

"So this breakup was mutual?" He questioned.

"Uhm yes." She said hesitantly. She didn't like lying.

"So why is your stuff still in his apartment?"

"Well this breakup was recent like I said and that's why I'm here. I was going to move out later." She lied.

"Hmm.." He said writing something down in his notepad. 

"Wait, I'm not a suspect am I?" She asked dumbfounded.

Looking up from his notepad he studied her. As if gaging her reaction. "At this point, everyone is a suspect."

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After many more questions from the officer, she laid down on the hotel bed overcome with sadness and fatigue. She felt as if the officer were implying she was his murderer. Yes, he was murdered.

This was the only conclusion they could come to. The autopsy wasn't done yet, but after some pressuring from Anna the officer told her about his arrival on the scene.

With a horrified look in his eyes he recounted the spine-chilling way his body was positioned. His corpse was crouched in on itself as if to satiate a terrible pain. Each muscle throughout his body and face clenched so extremely that it took several men to fit his stiff body in the body bag. His eyes were what scared them all the most though. That and the fact that there were no wounds apparent. They wouldn't know how he died until the autopsy. But his eyes, they held a look of fear that had you take a step back. Like if you got too close the same might happen to you.

Anna shuddered from recalling the story. Daniel did not deserve this. He deserved maybe a bloody nose for what he did to her, but not...this.

Officer Reynolds said they had no leads on his killer. Daniel didn't have enemies Anna had said. He was a nice guy most of the time, until he drank a little too much. She left that part out though. He had left after telling her the story, muttering something about it was inapropriate and that the department will call if they have anymore questions. With a nod of her head she closed the door on him. Leaving her alone in the room.

Sitting up abrubtly she looked around the room. She'd forgotten about Gabe. She walked all over the hotel room checking every nook and cranny. He was no where to be seen. She laid down on the couch, closed her eyes, rubbed her temples. It had been a stressful day.

"BOO!"

"AHHHHHHHHH!" Anna screamed as she fell off the couch. "That was not funny!" She glared at Gabe while he just laughed. "Where have you been?!"

"Oh you know. Around." He said wipping tears of laughter from his eyes.

"Do you not know what's going on?! Daniel is dead and YOU were the last person to see him alive." She said with her hands on her hips. "Care to explain anything?"

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Well that took forever.

Sorry this is up so late. Also that it is so short. I had to write 4 essays in my english class all due tomorrow! And if you were wondering yes, my teacher hates us. Anywayssss I'll post as soon as possible.

PEACE! ☮