The Letter

Chapter 5: Withering Words

It's been a month, and I still haven't found any clue about why Roberto De Lero left this place. Family issues? Travelling? I'll never know the truth. In my times, he was a mysterious person who usually helps me on my troubles out of nowhere. Now, he's infected by his past once again, being mysterious and all. I believe something got into his mind the moment I told him about his past. I felt something dark inside him. Since I went out of the Herald clan, I never saw him being abnormal and something like that. He was a nice person and I love to cooperate with him. Where is he?
I think it's not the time for me to ask that question because I feel that it's unnecessary this time. Well, I continue on with writing letters to both Victor and Victoria Andal. I want to ask them about the condition of Roberto De Lero. They know how Roberto feel right now. Not Nick Borgota. Not Philipe Ignacio, even though Phil got visited by Roberto a month ago.
Just two letters, so I don't think that it will be a hard work for postman Cole. I know how to write letters intimidating, so if they reply, that means they are affected by my non-violent intimidation. I haven't told you this yet, but I can make words that I make can be heard by people in their mind, so I believe that it will be easy to intimidate them. I start writing the letters for the two of them, and while I'm writing, I can hear a ring in my front door. When I open it, it's postman Cole.
"Postman, it's unlikely to see you this often"
"Not a problem for me, Greene. Anyway, I want to give you this"
"A letter? From who?"
"Uh, the policeman, Nick Borgota. He calls you to an appointment"
"God, please tell him that I'm busy right now. I have priorities better than just meeting with a policeman like him"
"Ah, so you don't like him?"
"Like I would say it a hundred times. Of course I don't like him! The way he wrote the letter for me two years ago, it's really painful. I have to go write my letters, though, it's been a while"
"Greene, how long should I repeat this but, the letter!"
"Ah, damn, I forgot again, sorry, I'll take that letter then"
Oh my god, how can he take my focus away from me? I begin to doubt myself as a mastermind the moment this happened. Awkward, am I right? Well, I guess postman Cole is really clever for an old man.
Should I read this letter? I still hate this guy, but nevermind, I'll open it.
"Dear Mr. Greene,
Hey, it's been 2 years and you haven't come here yet? How would I suppose to verify your existence in this place? If you don't come here, I will expel you from this place in the next census! Be sure to come here, you have a week.
Sign,
Nick Borgota"
Damn you, Nick Borgota. I know you're a policeman in this area, but you have no right to abuse that power of yours. I think I need to bring you to Milan or Naples and see who I really am. Sadly, he doesn't even recognize me yet. I never visited him back in the day.
So, without delay, I continue to write the two letters for Victor and Victoria Andal to find out clues about Roberto De Lero. Also, I haven't told you about Roberto's past yet. I was only 13 back in the day and he was 10 years older than me. I was a mastermind leader at that time and I know I was the one who made all the plannings of attacking, and else. Then, this person came out of nowhere. I didn't even know who he is, but he suddenly acted friendly towards me. I didn't know if he was the enemy or not, but he's Spanish. When my team and I were moving elsewhere with a plan, he just came out of nowhere and helped me sort my plans. He kept doing that and he was a mysterious figure throughout the clan. For the fifth time he helped me, I asked for his name, and I suddenly became friends with him. It was an odd experience, reminiscing it makes me reminded of Roberto again.
Well, I've finished my letters, but I'm not going to send them to Cole yet. I want to visit the bar first because the last time I was there, disguising, he asked Victor to keep a letter for me. Well, you get the point, I'm curious about this letter, so why not give it a go?
I prepare myself to go to the bar, but I'm not forgetting the letters that I just wrote. I just want to anticipate maybe if I meet postman Cole on the road, I will give these letters to him.
I'm already 300 meters from my home and my guess is right, I meet postman Cole on the road, but he doesn't notice me. So, I greet him.
"Cole!"
"Ah, Greene. Where are you going?"
At the moment he said that, I just realized that I need to go to the police office. Damn, I even forgot about something that I just read like an hour ago.
"Ah, um, I want to go to the police office"
"Really? I remember that the road is west, why are you going north?"
"Uh, that, I'll settle the matter later, I have to go, see you!"
Postman Cole just looks at me funny.
Anyway, I took the wrong way because I just remember where to go; the police office. I'm curious to see this Nick Borgota because I haven't seen him yet.
"Damnit!"
Do you know why I said that? I just realized that I'm still holding these two letters in my hands! God, this is what happens when I meet postman Cole for no serious reason and I always forget about important things after I talk to him.
I reached the police office anyway. It's big and I haven't seen this kind of thing for years. It's different from the one in Milan and Naples. This one is bigger and I believe, more modernistic.
Signs hanging on the wall always refer to some kind of rule. They're always cliché, let's say I see one sign that says "Law is power!", or maybe I see one that says "Justice will prevail!", and let's be honest, I'm reading them right now. I'm wondering if this police office came off from a ruined castle or something.
I greet the receptionist to find someone.
"Greetings, sir, how can I help you?"
"Greetings. Do you know an officer called Nick Borgota?"
"Yes. He's the Chief of this police department"
Wow, so he's the chief, that's why he talks with those withering words.
"May I accompany you to his office, sir?"
"Oh, yes, please, I would love to see him"
So, the receptionist accompanies me to see Nick Borgota. The receptionist tells me that his office is in the east corner. I see a lot of racks filled up with documents and officers working in this department. I never expect to see an active department like this. Look at them, maintaining the security and always ready to perform their duties. Well, better than spending a lot of time writing nonsensical in the house.
I reached his office.
"Wait here, sir"
"Chief, a guest wants to see you"
"Get him inside"
"Come inside, sir, I'll leave you with him"
I go inside his office, and wow, the interior looks amazing. It's been 5 years since I went to a police department. This is better than the one in Milan. Well-designed wooden interior, and it keeps me calm looking at them.
"Greetings, guest, what brings you here?"
"Listen, Nick, why were you writing things like that to me?"
"What "thing" that I wrote?"
"2 years ago, you replied to my letter rudely. What I wanted was friends, man"
"Oh, so you are Greene? You wrote that nonsensical letter. It annoys me a lot so I had to give you that little warning. You could be apprehended for sending nonsense to a chief"
"I guess that's the rule of honor, huh?"
"Also, you still haven't verified yourself in this area. I have given you time"
"Well, that's why I come here, Nick. I want to do a verification"
"Good. Look for a verification document with your name in one of the racks over there"
"Goddamnit, can you just look for it yourself?"
"This is one of the steps of the verification, gentleman. If you disobey this step, I have the right to expel you for your impudence"
"Okay, okay, I'll look for it"
It took me long to find my document. Well, I keep going slow to look for other people's documents as well. I have seen documents from people I know such as Philipe Ignacio, Victor and Victoria Andal. In 10 minutes, I found my document, what a relief.
"Here is the document, Nick"
"I need to warn you this; I'm a person who has a higher position than you, so you have to call me a chief"
"Fine, fine, here it is, chief"
"There, if you can see, that's the thing you need to sign in order to verify your existence in this area. It also allows you to earn a domicile in this area so if you're out of town, you will still be considered a citizen of this area"
"I see, so it's simpler than I thought, you only made it harder by forcing me to search the document on my own"
"Hey, I have a reason for that. If you came early, you wouldn't have to look for the document on your own. Remember, there will be a census next year so make sure you're in this area. If you don't, you'll have to come and see me again"
"What, like reverification?"
"Exactly. It's going to be more complicated than this one"
"Okay, chief. So, am I finished with the verification?"
"Yes, yes, you're finished. Thank you for completing the verification"
"You're welcome, chief. I should leave"
Wow. I thought that Nick Borgota was worse than how he writes. He's actually a good person and I love to talk to him. I'm no longer in fear of talking to him because I already know who he is. Now, I have to send these letters to postman Cole first.
I walked like 800 meters and I reached Cole's office.
"Hello, Cole"
"Hello, what brings you here?"
"I want to send these two letters to both Victor and Victoria Andal. There's something I need to know about someone"
At first, he seems confused. But soon enough, he understands.
"It's about Roberto De Lero, isn't it?"

Note from author: Thank you for reading, it's been a while from me.
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