Dark Cupid

Chapter 6

I headed towards home. It was drizzling, the road was totally silent. My phone started ringing. Private number.
"Hello?" I said.
"Felicia Martin. Stay away from Stanley Web's case." A harsh, crackling voice said.

"Sorry? Who is this?"
"I'll repeat, stay away from Stanley Web's case if you don't want yourself in trouble."
"Look, I don't know who you are. You better mind your own business." I said, getting enraged way more than I was curious, or scared.
"I know how Jessica D'bel got killed."
"What?!"
"Yes."
"Who are you?"
"I can't tell you much Felicia. See me at the abandoned building where Stanley saw you. In 15. Call out for Julie."
"So, that's your name? How do you know me?"

"Abandoned building. In 15."
And the line went blank after she said that. Why did she call me to an abandoned building out of all places?
I didn't have time to think much. If she knew how Jess got killed, she'll be a way to save Stanley. I rushed to the abandoned building.

When I reached, I screamed out her name.
"Julie! I'm here."
No answer. I called again and I heard faint footsteps behind me. I looked back, too late. A heavy rod hit my face. My vision started getting blurred. All I heard before I passed out was,
"Stupid girl. Such a stupid girl."

She's right. Such a stupid girl I was.

***

I opened my eyes. I wasn't in some horrible dungeon like you'd expect. And I wasn't that stupid either.

"Gosh, Felicia? Are you okay?"
"Jodie?"
"Fel, I'm so sorry, when I reached you were unconscious."
"That's all you saw?" I asked, stressing my eyebrows, my head ached.
"Yes. But I heard footsteps, someone running away, I followed them but found no one. I'm sorry for being late, Felicia. I don't know, I almost thought that I'd lose you...."

"Don't say that Jodie," I interrupted, "you got one text for me and rushed to the abandoned buildings when I asked you to. Thank you. And no, you weren't too late, if you were, I'd most probably be dead by now or atleast kidnapped."

I'd sent a quick text to Jodie before I'd gone there, and that was smart of me.

Felicia: Jodie, see me at A-4 block 9 on Sesame corridor. The abandoned buildings. In 15, please don't be late like always, it may cost my life.

And she had come and saved me.
"Tell me about all of this, now." Jodie demanded.
I narrated the story and concluded, "After that, you must have come, she must've heard your car and fled."
"You sure it's a she? What if it wasn't Julie and Julie is just a person trapped by the attacker? Maybe the attacker made her call you."
"But it's a she, I heard her voice when she said 'Stupid girl'. And she sounded like the girl on the phone, Julie."

"Alright, whatever. Let's get you out of here. The doctor gave your discharge papers, it's a slight injury. We can leave the hospital, now that you're in senses. I'll drive you home." Jodie said.
"Hey, Jodie...?"
"Yes?"
"Can you stop by at Roger's on the way?"
"Sure, why though?" She asked while helping me inside the car.

"I'll explain as you drive."
"Sure." She turned the ignition on and started driving.
"Stanley says he didn't lie about being with Roger. And if he's speaking the truth, the only other possibility is that Roger is lying."
"Again, why would he?"
"I don't know, Jodie. That's what I want to find out."
"But still, list the possibilities."
"I don't know why he would. I don't think he knows any Julie. I don't even know how or why that girl is involved in this. She knows Stanley, she knows my full name. Not many people know that. To be honest, whoever this Julie is, prisoner or attacker, is creeping me out."

"Everybody knows your full name, Felicia Martin." She laughed.
"Just people at high school."
"And that's too many people, don't you think?"
"Come on, it can't be a student. Stanley would've told me if he knew some Julie."
"Well, did you ever ask?"
"No, I didn't. He used to tell me himself about all the close people in his life."

"Well what if she isn't close?" Jodie looked at me for a second and turned her eye back to the wheel.
"As in?"
"What if she's just some student?"
"But this is all very complicated. What enmity would she have with me, Stanley or Jessica? I don't know about Jessica, but she surely didn't know me. Maybe she did know Stanley. But if she wasn't close, why would she want to get him into trouble? Moreover, why is Roger helping her into this? Who the fuck is this Julie?"

"Ok, girl, take it easy. Maybe Julie is just a person kept hostage like I said, and maybe the person who's kept her hostage is from school. Maybe he or she is close to you or Stanley or Jessica."
"Anyone close to us, why would they do that?"
"You're saying you trust all your friends? You never know, Felicia, maybe I'm the murderer." She stared me deep in the eye.
I stammered a bit, "I don't know about other people... But Jodie... I just know," my tone grew stabler, "it isn't you."
Jodie laughed and said, "You're right about that one thing I guess."
I laughed back.

"Look," she said, "We're almost at Roger's. Whatever it is, I'm sure Roger will have some answers. So just have patience, I'm sure we'll find out whatever it is."
I nodded as she pulled into Roger's. And from the looks of things there, it was obvious that things weren't as easy as we thought they were.

"Police?" Jodie asked.
"I expected this, I think." I said as I got out of the car. We tried to rush inside when an officer stopped us.
"You can't go beyond this point, girls. This is a crime scene."
"Dad? What is going on in here? We're here to see Roger!" Jodie told the officer.

Yes, Jodie's dad is a cop.
"Look, Jodie, that old lady you see there, standing next to that police car is Roger's neighbour. She's the one who gave the call. Roger was home alone for two days and that lady was kind enough to cook him lunch yesterday, and brought it for him today too. And that's when she saw it."

"Saw what?" We asked.
"Roger's dead body."

So, end of chapter 6. I'm sorry for ending it always at these points, :p, but guess you gotta keep reading to find out the next part! Thank you for reading till here and supporting me, guys!

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