Tower Of Bones

Chapter 9: Interrogation

The worst time I've ever been in trouble was when I was 14, and Raelyn and I thought it would be funny to try and break into the school and leave a mouse in Brent's desk, since he hated mice and he screamed like a girl when he saw one. It was a stupid decision made by two stupid teenagers. We got in, but the moment we did, someone who lived across the street from Dagfinn Middle School called the cops.

I've never seen my parents so angry before. I was grounded for a month and Raelyn was pissed at me for convincing her to do it with me.

I thought those days were behind me. I was never going to ride in the back of a cop car again.

But life has a way of proving you wrong.

Because here I am, sat in the back of another cop car for the second time in my life. Dex and David sat up front, completely silent the whole way to the police station of Arcane Hills.

The Mayor's car remained in front of the station, and leaning up against it was the Mayor herself in a tight pencil skirt and a scowl that could curtle milk.

Once we stopped, Dex let me out. Luckily I wasnt cuffed or treated like a criminal as we walked casually to the curb, all while Dex held onto my shoulder.

Mayor Drakeford had her eyes on me the moment I stepped out of the damn car and she was stalking toward me, eyes sharp.

"Miss Lane, I was hoping you'd be a quiet citizen in my town. It is a privilege to live in this town, and I will not tolerate any kind of sneaky or suspicious behavior while I am Mayor here. Do you understand me?"

I was both shocked and offended by her tone of voice. She was accusing me of something, I could tell. Of what, I wasn't sure, but I didnt like it.

Dex didn't either, as he steps into my way and faces the Mayor's hard stare. "Ma'am, we don't know anything about what's going on right now and I'd strongly advise you keep your prejudice to yourself when we deal with it."

"Prejudice?" She hisses, seeming scandalized that she would be accused of such a thing. Her eyes narrow on my uncle and then back to me again. "I am not being prejudice, Sheriff. Simply cautious."

"You're accusing her when you have no proof of your belief," Dex snips back, shoving a finger in her direction angrily.

David finally steps in when the Mayor advances on my uncle and places a hand on each of their arms. "All right, everybody relax. Mayor, let us step inside the station and have a chat with Miss Lane. I'm sure whatever she tells us will clear things up in a pinch."

We do exactly that, and I'm immediately whisked away into the interrogation room. With the one way glass, single table and a dangling bulb from the ceiling. Dex goes to step in after me, but the Mayor raises a hand to him.

Her eyes are as cold and as mean as Lulu's and now I understood where my classmate got her cruelty from. "Just Miss Lane and I, Sheriff."

"This is police business."

"It is no longer your business when it involves the guardians," the Mayor snips back, shoving Dex into the hallway and slamming the door shut so hard the class behind me shakes.

I sit down slowly, and I admit I feel a bit nervous. I have no clue what to expect here, but I somehow feel as though I am in the wrong. I don't know how that can be, but the way the Mayor is looking at me now gives me a strong feeling that no matter what happens, I am going to get in trouble.

The Mayor slowly, almost gracefully, floats over to the chair across the table. She sits down, with a sigh, and locks her jaw as she looks across the metal surface to meet my hesitant gaze.