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Chapter 12

Nife's POV:

She got there as early as she could considering the distance and decided that her early time was perhaps not a perfect time.
The police station was already busy,and she wondered if it was always like this everyday.

She was told to wait and was given a complaint form to fill,she stood up and approached the reception desk for the 2nd time and told him specifically that she had to see the inspector-in-charge,she got waved away seeing as her case wasn't an emergency,with the officer telling her that the inspector wasn't just available for just anyone to see.

She stood her ground and demanded to see the inspector,but she still got waved away,telling them that she had something to say concerning the missing child got their attention and so she was taken to a corner and was questioned about what she had to offer in form of information,she was looked at with suspicion and she was even about to taken to an interrogation room,but she insisted that she had to only tell the inspector,this made them angry and they decided that she did not have much to say then and told her she wouldn't be able to see him.

She went back to her seat and decided to wait,telling the officers that she wouldn't leave until she was able to see the inspector,they just laughed at her muttering about how stubborn she was and whispering lod enough for her to hear about what they thought about her,telling her she only came there to either waste their time or beg for assistance in the way of money.

Sulking in her corner,she thought about what she was going to say to the inspector when she eventually saw him,she knew he would think she was crazy and just wanted attention.

Truth be told,who would believe her that she could actually see it,they would rather believe she was involved in it and was looking for a way out by whipping up the tale for them.

Fiddling with her bag,she brought out her journal reading and re-reading it to make sure she penned the details as accurately as she could,thinking on how she was going to start explaining to him she did not hear when someone coughed  silently beside her,lost in thought it took a gentle tap on the shoulder to bring her out of her reverie.

She gasped lightly and was surprised to see the man on the television right before her,knowing he was the inspector she was waiting for,she quickly composed herself and stood up extending her hands to him .

She was still surprised because she was thinking she would have to cause a hell of a trouble before she was allowed to see the inspector,she was surprised they actually let her see the man just like that,sighing she turned to her hands to check the time and saw that it was already past 1 already,that means she had been waiting like 3 hours lost in thought.

Just then her stomach grumbled,and she had to squeeze it so to stop the noise from reaching people's ear,she was embarrassed as it was,because she couldn't imagine what they would have told him about her and seeing as her stomach just grumbled she was sure they would think she was a poor beggar waiting to spin tales so as to collect a reward.

She stepped into his office,it was well-spaced and neatly decorated she couldn't say the same for the reception area,the place was filled with a sorts of people and odour.
She wondered how she was able to survive that long in their midst.

Sitting down comportingly,she noticed the inspector had choosen to stand instead of sit,and this made her feel weird, uncomfortable even because it was clear from his posture that he already made up his mind about her.

She decided to stand so she wouldn't have to stretch too much to speak with him,reaching just barely above his chest area , considering he was tall enough...too tall even..
She read his name tag and deducted she just call him inspector since they did not know each other personally.

Taking a deep breathe,she opened her mouth to speak...