Chapter 8 - Gary

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A police man walked past my cell, waving his keys around in his hands, taunting me. I hissed and spat at him, but that only made him laugh.

"You've got enough time in here already I think." He laughed, before truning on his heel and strode away, his footsteps echoing down the corridor. I laid down on my bed and closed my eyes. A life sentence. All because that stupid Otto couldn't kill one little, foolish girl. I growled in anger as an image of Otto flashed in my head, I wish that bullet and gone through his heart. I was told yesterday that he was in hospital, recovering. He didn't even get punished. Yelling, I slammed my hand against the wall in frustration. Why hadn't I sent someone else on that assignment? Then all of this fiasco wouldn't have happened, and I would be in my office, taping the newspaper clipping of the girl's death on the wall of my office.

The man in the next cell whimpered in his sleep. I opened one eye and glared at him. I couldn't believe I would have to spend the rest of my life listening to that guy moan and gibber. At least I didn't have to share my cell with anyone. I turned over and stared at the newspaper clipping about the shooting, complete with a picture of Otto sitting up in bed with that girl, grinning. I had torn his face out and now I was staring at the dirty, grey wall where his head should be.

"That's what is going to happen to you when I next see you." I whispered, tearing the newspaper cliping off the wall. "I promise."

I then screwed it up in a ball in my fist, and laughed

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