Prisoner's Prisoner

Chapter 11

David was not sure what he was doing. But he needed to find a way to help Tara regain her memory. He wanted to do it soon. He took Tara to the police station to show her the car and the money that was found in it.

There were only four police officers on duty for the weekend. Two for the day. Another two during the night. One police officer acknowledged their arrival. They went directly to David's station.

David showed Tara the pictures of the bag full of money.

"Wow, that's a lot of money." Tara said looking at the picture.

"These are yours.."

Tara looked at him. Uncertain. "It can't be..."

Tara just stared at the picture. David let out a deep breath.

"If I stole a car...do you think I stole these as well?" Tara was thinking. "Am I a bad person?"

David just shrugged his shoulders.

"I am..." She admitted. Tara felt her knees weakened. She slowly sat on a chair nearby and stared blankly at the floor. "I...I hurt people...I...I must be trained to do that..."

"Do you feel you are a criminal?"

"I don't know..."

"Would you like to see the car?"

"Yeah..."

David got up and led her to the back of the station where there was an exit to the building leading to the parking lot. David heard some noise and saw a man running towards the corner of their building. He motioned Tara to stop and stay still. Tara took a step backward and hid herself on the glass doors.

David immediately walked fast towards the corner of the building where the man ran. He saw the man already about to jump out from the edge of the perimeter wall of the police station, then gone. He jumped up on the wall and crouch on its edge but he was late. He checked the area below for any signs of the man. He could no longer see him. Disappointed, he jumped back in  and walked back where he left Tara. He wondered who that might be.

"What was that?" Tara asked.

"Oh some lost kid.." David said. The two started walking to the farthest corner of the parking lot where the car of Tara was parked. David noticed that the passenger door was open. As well as the compartment below the dashboard. There must be where the noise he heard came from.

He tried to ignore what he saw. "This is the car."

Tara stared at the car and tried to remember anything. The bumper had been damaged severely. The windshield had cracked but still intact. She whispered gratitude for she was still alive. Unfortunately, she remembered nothing of the incident.

"You have been driving it I guess for three days before the accident. As it was reported stolen three days before we found you."

David pointed to the inside of the vehicle.

"See the bottles of beer over there? You had been drinking. Well, the doctor proved that as well. And the most interesting part?" David walked around the car to get to the driver' seat. He showed the wires hanging below the steering wheel. "You started the engine through these."

Tara gasped. Only a professional could  do that. She already formed the idea in mind. She maybe is a criminal, running with the money and car she stole. Her face turned pale and her hands gone  cold. Her mind said otherwise. She could not imagine her doing such a thing. But the evidences were clear enough.

"Are you going to arrest me?" She finally said.

"Not until proven beyond reasonable doubt. Besides we received no complaint yet." He smiled at her. Maybe to reduce the guilt he knew she started to feel.

"Can you find out where I get the money?"

"I am trying actually. But for some reasons, there were no cases of thief reported wherein the suspect could be you. At least you have to know that."

"Yeah, eases my mind." She chuckled. "I am a criminal and I must be a good criminal...you can arrest me if you need to."

"I will."

Tara stared at him. They looked at each other. Trying to read each one's mind.

"Can I take the money?" Tara asked.

"Of course, it is technically yours until proven otherwise."

"Nah, I don't think I will be needing that. For the meantime." Tara started walking back to the police station.