"Justin and I talked Clay down, then they both left." Mia finishes explaining.
"And if you hadn't been there to talk him down?" The Officer asks.
Mia inhales, "Clay wouldn't have hurt Bryce...Justin and I were more worried about the fact that he would've hurt himself." Mia answers.
"So, your brother's life wasn't a top priority for you?" He asks.
"I never said that we knew Clay wasn't going to hurt Bryce--"
"Right, so is that why he came to your house a few weeks later and threatened to kill him?" The Officer cuts her off. Mia shakes her head, "I...I don't know what happened that night, I wasn't there..." Mia says.
"Was Clay Jensen going to hurt you and your brother?" The Officer asks again.
Mia covers her face in frustration, "Clay would never hurt anyone." Mia burns her eyes into the Officers.
"Really? Because this..." The Officer points at the video of Clay aiming the gun at Bryce.
"And your face, are saying something completely different."
Mia's jaw tightens. "Have you ever...threatened your brother's life?" He asks.
Mia throws her hands up and they fall onto the table. "Of course, he's my brother. What siblings don't threaten each other?" Mia questions.
The Officer doesn't reply and Mia rolls her eyes. "I can't believe you're still on this...you really think Clay and I 'Bonnie and Clyded' it up?" Mia asks. The Officer stays quiet and her eyes widen. "You think Clay and I 'Bonnie and Clyded' it up..." She says quietly.
"Mia--"
"You're insane! What motive could I have?! What motive could Clay have?!" Mia shouts.
"The fact that Bryce raped your best friend; the girl you loved, he got away with it! And you never got justice for John!" He says back to her.
Mia's face goes slack, and it feels like she's been punched in the stomach. "H-H-How did you, know that...no one knows that except certain--"
"Your father paid off the whole station, every Officer individually." The Officer explains.
Mia licks her lips, "And you guys took the money?" Mia asks.
"I'm sorry, there was nothing we could do." He states.
"You could've...you could've...done more! Not take the money!" Mia shouts back at him.
The Officer sighs, "I'm sorry, Mia. But this isn't why we're here today. We need to talk about--"
"Listen to me, listen to me!" Mia scoots her chair forward and she burns her eyes into his. "Clay...he didn't do this, believe me!" She says.
"He would never hurt Bryce, he wouldn't--"
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Fiksi PenggemarMia Walker has tried to turn over a new leaf...fail. She tried to change herself...fail. But now...just, being herself, being happy. Success! Her house life is terrible, arguing everyday, avoiding people, and drama! But her outside life, it surprisi...