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Alibi

"What can be broken, should be broken" - Dmitry Pisarev

(** = pov change to Eliana)

"Azriel Vertti right?" "Yes, that's correct officer" "where were you last night at around 10 o'clock",  she said as she stared me down. "Well at around 10  a clock I went out with my Coworker Henry to the local bar" " So you're saying you had  a couple of drinks." "I mean if lemonade counts? Then sure," I told her. "Do you not understand how serious this is? One of the companies spokespeople was murdered in this building, with her throat cut wide open" she said. "Yes, but I was nowhere near when that happened. I was literally in a bar right across town with Henry. Why are you interrogating  me?" "Unfortunately for you, you have become our prime suspect in this investigation we will be watching you Mr. Vertti. You may go now" I slowly got up and walked to the office. "Dude what the hell is going on," Henry said as he slapped my back. " Azriel Did you hear what happened, did you see it bro there was a dead body in this freaking building." " Yeah I know I was just l brought in for questioning," I told him while walking to my cubicle. "Hey Henry Ima head on home" I grabbed my coat and my suitcase and I started walking out of the office. In the hallway to my left, I stopped for a minute, you could see the yellow do not cross tape trying to stop anyone who wanted to glance in. Yet you could see the bloodstains on the carpet where the murder occurred. "Henry I have a question man, what the hell did we do last night" he pondered for a moment then smiled. " We had a trip it was awesome," he said as he smiled from ear-to-ear. "Yeah but I mean after the trip what happened what did we do"  " Azriel nothing happened I took your car  drove you home and call the cab after I mean like I sent you a selfie, check your phone." I quickly checked my phone, just to be reassured from the picture I saw today in the morning. "Alright thanks, man," I said as  I quickly made my way out.

I kept replaying the scene of the officer interrogating me she kept urking me. I took a glance at the window just to see a freaking patrol car outside of my house. "What the hell" I wasn't really surprised, more like annoyed. I started looking around a bit paranoid checking every single inch of the house, in case something was wired tap. I made sure the patrol car was gone so I could go outside to the front lawn. My primary way of entrance to the house was usually my garage and as a kid, I had a weird habit of leaving a paper clip stuck in door hinges. I usually did this to see if anyone entered my room, but as I grew older and I'd finally bought a house I expanded my operations. I quickly checked around and gave a huge sigh of relief knowing that both the back and the front doors were not opened. "Great I guess now, I know I'm just being stalked" I made my way out as I took out the trash, the neighborhood was quiet as usual nothing, not a sound only the barking of a dog at the distance.

I could see myself, a younger me getting out of school. "Hey Azriel come here loser" I started walking a little bit faster. "Leave me alone Josh," I said trying to get away. He quickly grabbed my backpack making me lunge backward with my head's spinning back. There was no way of me stopping and my head made contact with his nose, instantly he started bleeding. Everyone around us was left in shock, while I made a run for it. " I'll get you back Azriel just wait!" Josh yelled as he got up from the floor. The next day, I was finally coming home from Junior High. I went out and decided to take Charlie out for a quick walk. I was turning the corner right when Josh and his friends came riding down on their bikes. He quickly got off his bike just to shove me to the ground. Charlie immediately started barking and growling at Josh and his friends. "Charlie stop come here!!" I said desperately but he charged toward Josh. He and his friends quickly started picking up rocks and started throwing them at Charlie.  With my adrenaline spiking, I got up and launched myself towards Josh punching him square in the jaw but it was too late, Charlie was stoned to death. He laughed "I told you I'd get you back," he said as he gave me one last kick to the stomach making me gasp for air, I laid there next to charlie unable to do anything. I walked back home that afternoon with Charlie in my arms. When I finally got home my mom didn't ask any questions she simply took Charlie's dead body away and talked to me about another appointment at the hospital. I never had another pet nor saw Josh and his friends again not ever crossing paths and if we ever did we probably would never make eye contact.

The dog stopped barking and the night had finally come-

Silence once again returned to the neighborhood.

I woke up to the sound of knocking at my door. " I'm on my way" I yelled. I opened the door slightly "Yes, may I help y-" "I have a search warrant to inspect these premises step aside Mr.Vertti," she said as she shoved the warrant on my face. "Wait how did you--" she didn't let me finish and walked right in. "Wait I'm not even ready" she smirked "You don't have to be its the law," she said while looking around "You do realize that you, not Dredd, Eliana" "Its officer Eliana," she said quickly correcting me. "Alrighty then" I nodded. She started randomly flipping pillows. " What exactly are you looking for?" "That's on a need to know basis" "All right, kind of rude but OK," I said attempting to make conversation. I mean she is kinda cute I'm not gonna lie; light Brown hair, Hazel eyes, slim physique, and a tender face slightly kissed by the sun, I dozed off forgetting for just a moment that I was being investigated. " Eliana I'm sure there must be a misunderstanding" "Officer!", she quickly said.  The doorbell rang, followed by a rhythmic knocking at my door" Expecting anyone?" she said as she turned " Not really"  I walked to open the door." Hey, it's me" Henry said busting through the door.  "Dude you left in such a rush and you left your portfolio at the company" he stops and looks at Eliana and me "Whoaaa!!!!! who is this your girlfriend? Dude noiice" he said going for a high five. " No, actually I'm searching the place as in police work,  as in your disrupting my work and I could fine you," she said giving him an evil smile. " Well then I gotta go, haha.... ill just leaves this here" he placed the portfolio on the table and bolted out. "Friend?" she said, "More like Coworker," "oh I have some of those"  she looked around scoping my place out one last time. "I guess my work here is done," she said as she started walking towards the door  " I mean you didn't even search anything"  she immediately turned around "what you say" I scratched my head   "I mean thank you for your service officer".  I did my best to avoid eye contact and closed the door behind her.

**

I walked to my patrol car after a long day, "one step forward 2 steps back" I told, myself, I hated the idea of achieving absolutely nothing. Azriel seemed like a good guy, but everyone has secrets and I knew his. Unfortunately for me, his secrets wouldn't really hold up in court since they got into my hands in a non-legal way. As usual, I wrote down, what was protocol "Suspect description" Azriel age 23; Brown hair, blue eyes, Half Latino and a Lean body physique. I quickly typed in my initials and saved it in my laptop case folder.