Keep Or Kill: inspired by Wattpad October 2019 Short Story Contest Entries

Twenty-one: Hazards Of The Night

Kiki and Mekus Money watched from the one-way mirror as Lilly walked into the interrogation room with the inspector.

Lilly looked surprised when she was asked to take the hot seat, but she didn't object. Once settled, the inspector placed a folder on the table and didn't waste any time at all.

"You know I always thought the Mirror People was just a phantom organization, a myth because no matter how much people talked about it and tried to expose it, we never got anything."

"I don't know what you're talking about." Lilly wore a straight face.

Inspector Osbourne smiled. "If you're here, I'm sure you know that we've uncovered your criminal organization. After all these years."

Lilly was nervous, but she remained calm. She wondered if the inspector was bluffing because many before him had come with the same confidence and had all failed. But then, none of them had ever connected her to the organization. If she knew the invitation was linked to this, she would never have followed him.

"Inspector, do you have something specific to ask me?"

"A lot of unsolved, perfectly committed murders, at night, have been plaguing our city, but now, they've all been linked to you."

"Killings, just like robberies and kidnappings, are common hazards of the night. If you do your job properly, you would get the answers you need." Lilly stood up. "I'm done here."

The inspector opened his folder and brought out the white book. "No, you're not. Sit down."

If Lilly was shocked to see the book, she didn't show it. She sat down.

"I'm not going to play any games. We have the book, we have all the operations, the clients, the victims, and the killers. Best of all, we have your endorsement on every page."

Lilly stuttered when she said, "I need to make a phone call."

The inspector smiled and stood up. He expected she would request for that. He walked towards the door, as he replied, "Three minutes. You won't be monitored or recorded."

As soon as the inspector left and closed the one-way mirror, Lilly took out her utility phone and made a call to her office.

An operator answered.

"We have a breach. Initiate a link to all active lines now. Run a check on all their activities in the last 24 hours for anyone who has been in the files room uninvited."