Rhea POV
I can’t believe that I just got recruited into the team of Police and investigators in the city, and the first case I was welcomed with was a murder case.
Ever since I was a child, it has always been my dream to become a police officer in the future, and here is the future I have waited so long for.
Just yesterday night, we found four dead bodies in the woods along the desert island down in the secluded city of New York, and guess what! They all seemed weird. Three of the victims who were all men, had their blood sucked dry, and the fourth female victim was stabbed. No, she stabbed herself multiple times according to the posture she was found in by the time I and my team arrived at the scene.
We rushed them to the hospital that night even though they were already dead. We needed an autopsy report of them, so we can know what exactly happened. The news is everywhere on the internet, and I’m scared of people out there. I feel like the city is no longer safe for us. I mean, how could four people die at a spot?
“Aren’t you going to get some sleep? You’ve been up all night,” Lieutenant Dave, my colleague says to me as he walks over to the lobby of the hospital where I’ve been standing for hours.
“I’ll be fine…”
“That’s what you’ve been saying since yesterday. I understand that you need to do your best in this case, but can you just rest already? You are going to pass out if you continue like this,” He urges me, and I sigh briefly before I sit on the long bench, burying my face between my hands. The image of the corpse keeps popping up in my head, and the only thing I can think of is to catch the culprit and make him or her pay for the crime. I need to get the credit for this, and also find justice for the dead.
“Lieutenant Rhea,” The doctor’s voice brings me back to reality, and I quickly stand up to my feet to find him standing in front of me.
“Yes, doc?” I wait for him anxiously to say something to me.
“The autopsy result for the female victim is already here, and it doesn’t shed enough light. She wasn’t touched but stabbed herself. I think it’s a case of suicide,” He concludes, and I shake my head because that’s not the case.
“Who knows, maybe she was abducted by those men, and she decided to kill herself,” He shrugs and hands me the file before he walks away, but there’s no way I’m going to accept that.
“You have to stay around the hospital, Dave. I need to go back to the station for something important. I’ll be back soon,” I quickly say to him before I hurry away, not waiting for him to give his permission.
Stepping out of the hospital, my phone suddenly starts ringing and I stop to answer the call that’s from Raymond.
“Hey, Ray. Can I call…”
“You didn’t come back home yesterday and didn’t even answer any of my calls. When did you start work that you want to start making troubles for us? Mom is sick, have you forgotten that?” He snaps at me angrily from the other end, and I sigh briefly.
“Can I call you back, please? I need to attend to something,” I plead with him.
“You need to come to the hospital later. Mom Wangs to see you,” He says before I finally end the call.
I saunter toward my car that’s just parked at the parking lot and hop in. I start the car and try to move it, but it seems like it’s stuck here I quickly hop out of the car to check what happened to it, and damn! I have a flat tyre.
“Shit!” I curse under my breath, ruffling my hair crazily. I need to get to the office early, and I can’t even take a cab because they may get stuck in the traffic later.
“Excuse me, miss. Are you ok?” Hearing a deep masculine voice behind me, I turn to see a young man in his early thirties, hopping out of a black shiny car. He’s graced in all-black attire that makes him look extremely handsome. He’s the most handsome man that I’ve ever set my eyes on after my brother. Yes, I can’t accept that anybody is more handsome than Raymond. He has a sunshade on, and as much as I want to picture what exactly he looks like, I have no time for that now.
“Is everything alright?” He asks again, and I shake my head.
“Look, I think I have a flat tyre. I have somewhere urgent to be, and I don’t know what to do now,” I reply to him, and he raises his eyebrows.
“You can take a cab and get the car fixed later. Do you want me to order Uber for you if you don’t have the app on your mobile phone?” He asks, and I scoff unbelievably. I’m already frustrated, he should not try to add salt to the injury.
“I can’t take a cab there. There may be heavy traffic ahead, and I don’t want to get stuck there,” I reply to him, and he nods his head as he tucks his hands in his pockets.
“Alright. You just wait here, while I go get you a spare tyre. I know a place they are selling it around here,” He utters, and I sigh briefly.
“Look, I’m in a hurry, and I don’t think I have all the time to wait for you, okay? Can I borrow your car, please? You can have my keys if you think I won’t return it. You know my car is more expensive than yours, and…”
“I have somewhere to be, and…” I snatch his keys, then push him out of the way, and hop inside his car before he can say anything else. I know this is wrong, but I have no choice at this point now.
“Hey, miss, where the hell do you think you are going?” I heard him yell after me, but there’s no time to wait and batter words with him, so I drive away. I will apologize to him later when I come around…