Suddenly A Kitten

Chapter 23

I sat in the police station with Roman and decided to go over some pros and cons.

Pro, Chris was dead. A big relief.

Con, Chris was well, dead. My father was going to be pissed.

Pro, I was now aware that strangers with cameras were dangerous.

Con, Roman has been calling me an idiot all day.

Pro, everyone knew I was innocent, I had been told my alibi was airtight, and that it was impossible for me to have done it.

Con, I had been in the station for hours, and I felt like hell itself.

"Excuse me, you two are free to go home now, we don't have any more questions."

I nodded in relief and stood.

Roman did the same and nodded at the officer.

"The card, you guys are trying to figure if you can match the hand writing right?" Roman asked.

The cop nodded quickly.

"Yes, now go home. You both look exhausted."

You have no idea lady.

Roman and I walked out and made our way to his car.

"So you talked to the guy how many times?" Roman asked dryly.

I looked out the window deciding to ignore him the best I could.

Thankfully it worked because Roman didn't speak another word even as we arrived back to the building.

I allowed him to walk ahead and trailed behind as he unlocked the door and walked in ushering me inside when I paused.

My head hurt,

I was cold,

The room was spinning,

And I felt like someone tried to throw my heart into a meat grinder.

"So? What happened?" Rowan asked walking over. Completely clueless as to the two fights that had occurred hours ago.

Roman rubbed his eyes.

"Well, nothing. Other than getting questioned of course. We'll get a call in the next day or so with an update."

I looked around the room feeling numb.

Maybe I'll go sleep this off.

Then stress eat for awhile. Popcorn is good for that.

"Sora, are you okay?" I looked up slightly surprised.

"I'm find Rowan, really, I'm just... a little... shocked."

Roman snorted and opened the fridge loudly.

That small action hurt. A lot.

Rowan glanced between us and decided to ignore it.

"Is there anything I can get you? A bite to eat, something to drink, a cuddly blanket?"

I nodded softly.

"A blanket would be nice." I love blankets...

Rowan quickly went off to fetch a blanket leaving me with Roman.

I turned and watched him drink a bottle of water. He paused and met my eyes.

"Did you want some or...?"

I shook my head quickly and looked away swaying on my feet.

"Sora, you're back." Carrots said warmly and gently brushed my hair from my face.