MALIGNANT (Short Stories)

4. Scared

"That's when I saw the note." Jude stopped there and took a heaving sigh.
"You mean that's when you heard the door bell and you found that note. Are you sure the blood was dripping from the letters?" Leo frowned and folded his arms.
Jude got up from her chair ," Officer I'm not mad ,can't you see that note it's still there." The anger had captured her body like kerosine catching the warmth of the matchstick while just being in distant but in contact.

Leo nodded his head and went to grab the note. He had his back faced towards us , he opened it , took a long breath , turned towards us and showed us the note. Nothing, it was empty.

"Jude , or shall I call you Miss Jude. You , me , everyone in this room can clearly see that there is no blood , infact nothing in this piece of paper. According to the information you provide-"

"That is impossible. I swear there was blood on it. It was dripping wet." Tears welled up in her eyes , her mouth was quivering with fear. She was scared. "You're next!"she wispered shakingly."it was clearly written 'youre next' "

I didn't know what to believe, if I should think that was something paranormal or was she mentally ill or was she making up stories. God knows what she was into. "Officer Leo, let's keep her statement for a while and focus on the corpse of Malicia."

Leo nodded and went towards the body which was lying down in the floor. It was indeed murdered in a strange way , infact it looked like a natural death but there was something very very wierd about it. Otherwise there would have been no reason for Jude to call us up straight away. Maybe she is telling the truth or maybe not.

We had checked every corners of the house , to every bits and corners of the deadbody. It was very normal yet strange.

"He might have suffered a stroke I say" Officer Elle justified.

"IT WAS NOT A STROKE , WHY CANT YOU GUYS FUCKING UNDERSTAND?" Jude shouted stamping her feet and crashing back on her chair," it was not a stroke , there was someone in his room , I could hear her talk to that person , unknowing wispers and disguised laughs to grieved sobs. It was_ it was very bizzare."

"How long have you guys been staying together? According to you she was your rental mate ,wasn't she?" I asked.

"She was more than a rental mate . She was someone who would always take care of me. We loved each other but not in the way you think, it was something I can't describe." She sobbed harder.

"Was she your girlfriend? Were you guys in relationship?" Leo asked while taking off his gloves.

"I told you not in a way you all think. It was not that_"

"Did you guys ever sleep together?" Elle asked.

"No no no no no no ,we didn't. We weren't sexual mates or something. What we had was more like something real but , umm well more like sister' or more than sisters." She looked at the body and stood up "I can't bare to see her in this condition anymore. I'm just_ just going to take some fresh air" then she left.

Inconvenience I say was surrounding the environment in a drastic way. There was this pain of Jude driving away her joy , sucking her happiness , arrogance injected on her nerves. It was that unusual feeling of horror that binded this house now involving us as well. This case was different.

The body was taken to hospital for autopsy , it had to be taken. Her information was not valid , it was insane. She said Malicia was talking to someone in her room but there is no trace of anyone in this entire house. All the samples and objects under surveillance was taken for detection.

Interrogation with the neighborhood was taken as well. Everyone gave their own source of information that they could possibly have , every incident they had encountered with the two women living here for their University. But something really common was found in all of their answers 'a face is what you should never believe in'.