Killer-X -shadows of dark-

chapter 13- The Ruins

I sat there in the interrogation room my gut feeling like someone kept punching it over and over again, I felt sick and I couldn't think straight at all, voices bouncing back and forth across the room as the investigator continued asking me questions. "Listen to me kid..I want you to answer with complete honesty, Did you kill your friend Carmelo.. you were there before anyone and ..this isn't the first time something like this happened around you ."  I softly blinked and faced him the man leaned over the table scolding at me.

"N-No...I didn't..I went over there ... to talk and hang with him..that's all I did.." tired and exhausted I could barely shed anymore tears it's all I been doing once I got down to the station. Mel's mom paced back and forth as they let me out back into the hallway she stood silently clinching on to a handful of napkins still sniffling as she wiped her nose. She began hugging me as I hugged back providing some type of comfort blocking the hall. "Your parents are coming to pick you up." Owens walked out from a separate door he rested his hand on my shoulder "I'm so sorry kid I'm sorry for the both of you.." He looked at me then back up at Mrs Rivires looking as she let go from the hug "I want the son of a bitch who did this ...I don't want your condolences detective find them and fast.." she demanded her voice still shaken and weak. Owens stared down a bit as he took a moment of silence and nodded slightly to her "we will..that's my promise.."

"I know he will..I trust him.." I let out slightly looking at Mrs Rivires she glanced back at me then back at Owens softly wiping fresh tears from her face. I faced back towards Owens who gave me a slight smile.

"JIO! WHERES MY KID?" I turned slightly to see Jason running from the hall searching for me, "kid you ok?" He pulled me in tightly and hugged I fully embraced him as he stroked my hair, "listen if there's nothing being charged against him I'd like to take him home." Jason looked at Owens who gave a approved nod as he walked away, I looked up at him "where's my mom..."

"She's working late tonight so I came instead ..you need anything you know I'm here for you." He spoke.

"I just wanna go home.." I hung my head low so that's what he did took me home it was only 2:30 am I watched as we passed by street lights my heart felt empty, like a piece was missing questions running in and out of my mind. Why? Who? What happened? Did someone find out? All this pushed more stress and anxiety on me. Once getting home I walked to my room and closed the door locking it behind me , I laid on the bed staring up at ceiling just when I thought I couldn't cry anymore there it was more tears as the streaks dropped down my cheek burning more. I broke down again there it was once again I laid there sidelined like that once use to be kid I didn't know what to do what could I say.

The morning I woke up it was 2:56 pm I didn't go to school my mom left a text I read it most of it was her saying sorry and that everything was going to be ok she left food on the table. I heard a knock on my door "Jio..it's kat.. can you let me in.." I forced myself up and dragged myself towards the door opening the door for her. She tackled me with a hug I softly wrapped my arms around her as she let out a bit of a cry,
"I'm so sorry Kat..it's my fault..it's all mine."

"Stop..don't do that it's not what he wants.." she took a long wrapped blanket and unwrapped it on my bed revealing a long stainless Steele katana the black handle with a black and red dragon shown as the symbol. I stood there in a shocked state "kat..is that.."

"Yeah once I heard I snuck over to see for myself.. saw the forensics team..they had this in the back van wrapped in plastic.. so I took it..maybe there's something we can get off we'll find this fucker I promise to him"

"Kat.."

"No Jio it's good we'll find him he messed with the wrong people.. I can't wait to see the sorry bastards face when he realizes."

"Kat please stop.."

"So I'll start looking at camera footage maybe one of the street cameras caught something just maybe-"

I raised a voice a little louder "KAT STOP!" She froze looking back at me as she wiped her face.
"What do you mean stop? I can't stop WE can't stop."

"Kat ..I need time ..we need to stay low.." I put my hands in my pockets leaning up against the wall.

"Bullshit.. Melos killer is out there Jio.. and you wanna sit back and wait? for what!"

"Because Kat we don't have a choice! Things are to hot and we can't afford this..this was my best friend ..the closest person I had to a brother..I need time.."

"Don't pull that shit! I loved him as much as you did..we don't have time I'm not gonna sit back on my ass while some psycho gets Scott free!"

"Kat.. go home.. get rest.. please this isn't a conversation I wanna talk about right now."

"Get rest?... GET REST? Do you know they never even found his head!?! And you want me to get rest! You don't care you really don't! HOW COULD YOU SLEEP!" She began pushing me and hitting me.

"Kat stop.. please.. I don't have the energy to fight right now.."

"What's the difference! Between Mel and your dad!? You were restless when he was murdered! What's the difference Jio tell me!"

"Cause I cant think right now! I don't know if I got him killed being a "hero" or if this was random if he was killed cause someone knows then think what else they know!! I'm scared Kat... I don't know what to do..."

She looked at me and pushed me again this time tears leaking and running down her face "scared!? What's unfair is whoever did this is still out there and your letting them get away!" I restrained her and hugged her as she began crying collapsing into my arms we both began to lean against my wall I rested my head and looked up at the ceiling trying to hold back tears as Kat cried harder burying her face into my shirt I softly sighed and sniffed. " I need you to trust me Kat..just lay low for now..I gotta get my head straight you do to..we'll find them whoever they are and I'll make sure they pay.." she stood there for a minute head down as she wrapped the sheet up around the katana and quickly marched out my room using her shirt to shield her face. I sat back down at the edge of my bed and reached under my tailboard pulling out the switch blade I stared at it for a while as Jason slowly knocked. "Your not naked are you?.." he tried jokingly I sat on the knife quickly and invited him In he opened the door and laid a bowl of cereal. "Your mom said you like lucky charms so I hope you can eat something.." I stared at it and nodded softly "thanks.."

"Listen Jio I'm not a councilor..I'm just a finance worker ..but if you really need to talk I'm here for you.." he looked down at me resting his hand on my shoulder I softly let out "why..why me?"

"Hmm?" He seemed confused.

"It's like when I finally take a couple steps forward something pulls me back a hundred more steps.." I softly sniffled as Jason sat next to me sighing.

"Listen kid..I'm not gonna give you the everything's gonna be alright speech..because truth is that's not how life goes, people there unexplained .. we do things that sometimes we ourselves don't know why we did it.. some people they hold so much darkness in their hearts they..they'll do just about anything to feed it.. you can't fight darkness with darkness you can only expose it into a light.. something my dad told me after he retired from the army but I promise one thing kid ..who ever did this..the the day will come someone's gonna have to catch them because karmas a Bitch.." he put his arm around me as I rested my head on his shoulder. "I'm just tired Jason... I'm tired of fighting.. every time I step out I think to myself I might change the world but it just seems to get..worst."

"One day you will change it kid cause you are a fighter that's one thing you get from your mom and your dad.. you come from a family of them.. you can't stop fighting now I wake up everyday your mom wakes up everyday and we both fight challenges that's just how it is..don't give up just yet..me and your mom are sending you outta town for a week or two ..keep your mind off it you have enough school days to skip it's for the better ..I don't want you around here for a bit let everything settle." He rubbed my back I softly nodded and stared back down at the floor he handed me the bowl and walked away.