Colby's POV
"C-Colby..."
"Colby... wake up..."
I open my eyes to see Cassidy weakly shaking my shoulder.
"Cassidy!" I yell as I jump into her arms and hug her tightly. She weakly rests her hands around me.
"I thought you weren't gonna wake up" I sob into her shoulder.
She says nothing. She just smiles and nods
"What happened?" I say looking up at her.
"Someone broke in and a-attacked me. I tried calling you, but you never picked up"
"I'm sorry, my phone... went flat" I lie through my teeth
"Oh... ok" she says suspiciously but then passes it off
Thank god
Suddenly, a doctor walks in and looks surprised at Cassidy being awake.
"Oh... good morning Mrs Mathews. Good thing you're awake, I've been meaning to talk to you urgently" he says as he walks over to her and finishes talking. "The police have called and requested you speak to detectives about your... accident"
"Um... s-sure. When?"
"Is today alright?"
"I guess.."
"Great. They will be here at about 10:00"
I look at my phone. The time is 9:14am
I look at her and smile. She returns it.
****
Three detectives walk into Cassidys hospital room with dead straight faces.
"Hello Mrs Mathews. We are pleased to see you awake" one says
"T-thank you"
"We just want to talk to you about what happened Tuesday night, the 8th of April. Just some basic questions to help us gain a higher understanding of the case"
"Yeah sure... n-no problem"
I sat in a chair at the back of the room and listened in closely.
"Right... lets start off with your information" the detective says while holding a recorder up near her.
"My name is Cassideana Janet Mathews. I am 17 years old and I was attacked in my apartment home at around 2:30am on the 8th of April"
"Ok thank you... and did you catch what the perp looked like?"
"N-no... I... did not" she says anxiously.
"Are you sure? Clothing? Hair colour? Did he mention a name or say anything?"
"I-I really don't know. He didn't say anything to me" I could tell she was lying
She looked so nervous and she was shaking.
The detective sighed and continued away from that question.
"Do you have any enemies? Maybe someone who would have a reason for hurting you?"
"No. I don't think so"
"Was there any early signs that someone would try and break in?"
"No"
Their interview carries on for about an hour. Once they are done, they stand up and thank her for her time.
Before they walk out, one of them stops and asks if they would see me in the hallway for a second.
I nod and accept while walking out with them.
"I think there is something Cassidy isn't telling us. She seems very nervous every time I ask if she knows who did this to her" the detective starts
"Yeah. I noticed that too. But there seriously isn't anyone who would hold such a grudge to her"
"Hmm. Do you think you could try and get it out of her? Because she trusts you a lot. And if she knows who did it, or even some facial features that she remembers, that will help us catch the person who did it, and stop this from happening again"
"Yeah no problem"
"Good. Here's my number. If she decides to talk a bit more, give me a call" he says, handing me a card with his number.
I nod and they walk off down the hall.
I go back into the room and see Cassidy.
She's crying.
As soon as she notices me and quickly turns her face away and wipes her tears then faces me again and putting on a fake smile.
"Cassidy... what's wrong?"
"Nothing. I just... Nothing"
"Are you sure you don't know who hurt yo-"
"I FUCKING TOLD YOU! I DONT KNOW!" She yells over me.
"I'm sorry" I say hanging my head
She sighs and lies back down.
"I'm gonna go to the hotel. Sam and Crystal are waiting for me"
She nods and I walk out.
It was like her eyes were open, but her heart was closed and locked away
****
"I just don't understand. I can tell she knows something, but she doesn't want to tell anyone" I rant
"Maybe she's scared Colby" Sam reassures
"But why?!?"
"Let me go down alone. I'll talk to her. See if I can get it out of her. Besides, we've known each other for years now" Crystal says as she stands up and grabs her shoes.
I nod and she kisses me before walking out the door.
Crystals POV
I walk into Cassidys hospital room. She's asleep but wakes up quickly when I shut the door.
"Hey babe" I say as I pull up a seat and drag it over to her bed.
"Hey" She says sitting up slightly.
"So how ya feeling?"
"Um good I guess. I have surgery tomorrow so... I guess that sucks"
"Well... I hope it goes well" I say truthfully. "Anyways... do you know who the fucker is that did this?"
"N-no... I uh... don't" she says stuttering with nerves
"Come on Cass. Who did this? I know you're lying. I love you, and I want to fuck up the bitch that did this"
She sighs then looks into my eyes longingly
"I-it was... Jack"