Signing out and walking out the station, "Paul I'm going to kill you" I heard a familiar recognizable voice making me consider walking back into the station." ... there is only one person I would hate to cross.... "Oi you better not be ignoring me!" she said with a stern voice.... as she began walking up towards me.
"Ohhhh... hey..." I replied faking a smile and a wave
"Don't hey me.... did I just see you exit a police station and you didn't call me....." she said her voice sounding more and more angry.....
"Ummmmm... yeah it was nothing special they just wanted to ask questions ..." I hesitantly answered fearing her wrath.
"Get In the car!" she yelled at me pointing to her Audi sports are, a part of me considered staying within the police station so she won't scold me as badly in public. "I swear if you don't start moving I'll move you myself!" she yelled angrily.... forcing me to oblige.
Getting into her car and putting on my seat belt, she got into the driver seat and began driving without uttering a single word. The silence was torturing my mind imagining countless number of ways she's going to scold me.
"So Paul.... who is your lawyer?????" She rhetorically asked me sternly.
"You..." I answered quietly looking down like a child that got caught by a parent.
"So..... If anything to happens which involves the law…... who is the first person you should call?" She asked again rhetorically.
"You.... "I answered again hesitantly.
"So??.... Why didn't you call?" She said backing my series of answer to a corner.
"Because they only wanted to know what I was doing last night" I hesitantly answered again
"I swear to god one of these days, your nativity will get you screwed." She said calming down a little.
"You know I'm not only your lawyer we have been friends for over 15 years...." she said to me calmly.
"I know.... "I answered again.
"So why didn't you call me you idiot!" she said punching me in my arm with a fair bit of force.
"I'm sorry honestly they just wanted to ask me where I was last night." I didn't think much of it.
"Ohhh trust me I know you don't think much about things, but that's why I'm your lawyer and I'm one of your only close friend, this is why I look out for you in situations like these!" she said scolding me.
"I know I'm sorry...." I replied feeling horribly guilty that my friend has always looked out for me, and I was a terrible friend to her. "By the way how did you find out I was at the police station?" I asked feeling a bit safer to ask her.
"Don't you worry about that..." she said ignoring my question.
"Was it Jay? " I asked hoping for an answer.
"Ohhh Jay?.... I'm going to kill him as well for not telling me." She said with a stern voice.
'What the hell???.... has she got me bugged or something?.....' I could see from the route we was taking, that she was giving me a ride home.
"So what happened... that the police wanted to see you about?" She asked.
"Ohhh....." I replied remembering what happened to Emilia.
"I know that face.... what did she do this time?" She asked caringly.
"Let talk about it over at my place....." I said unsure how she would react specially while driving.
"Sure...." she said caringly noticing my reaction, she has been a supporting friend with me through the ups and downs.
We drove for about five more minutes in silence till we arrived at my building. Parking in underground pairing lot. We made our way up to my apartment, "funny I haven't been here since you first moved in." She said as I opened the door.
"You know the doors always open you can stop by anytime....." I answered her letting her enters before me. "Pass me your coat." I said as she began taking her coat passing it to me to hang. "You know you still look underweight." I said nothing she still has the same slim figure.
"Yeah I know, but honestly I eat and eat..... I just don't gain weight." She said walking around my apartment.
"Join the gym with me.... and build up some more muscle I said advising her.
"You have a nice place, did you decorate it yourself? She said walking back to the kitchen counter picking up a note.... "Paul who is Jade?" She asked her voice filled with curiosity.
I froze for a little unsure how she would react to my answer. "Ohhh it's a girl I had a date with yesterday night." I answered.
"Ohhh so she can vouch for you I guess then." She said reading the note.
"Yeah" I answered walking to the fridge pulling out a red bull and vanilla cola, passing both to her.
"Thanks." She thanked opening the red bull and taking a sip, "So..... good date?" She asked curiously.
"It was good..... Home cooked dinner and move." I answered her, walking towards the sofas in the living room.
"Says here she's interested in another date..." She said similarly walking towards the living room, "I'm happy you finally started to move on." She said joining me on the sofa. "You know all these years I've know you, you haven't even cooked for me once." She joked.
Stopping to think for a while..."Hang on yes I did! I mad you a cheesecake on your 22nd birthday!" I said proudly remembered that I did cook for her once.
"That's true" she said agreeing with me.
"So what else did the note sat?" I asked her out is curiosity.
"Nothing much..... Had a great time... food was great... would love to see you again.... and she will return the keys on your next date..... Glad you tried to contact her again after so long..... yadda yadda yadda." She said summarizing down the note.
"So.... do you still miss her?" She asked changing to a caring tone.
"I thought I didn't, until she tried to contact me yesterday. I dunno brought back feelings I thought have long since died" I said honestly to her.
"I understand... ever since you first met her she has had this strange hold over you.." she agreed
"So why did the police call you in for an interview." She asked.
"Emilia was found dead in her house last night, apparently her Husband and Family members pointed some fingers at me, so they wanted to ask me a question and a statement I guess." Explaining to her what happened this morning.
"I'm so sorry to hear that…. are you okay?" She asked caringly.
"Yeah..... A little...…. I keep rewinding back to last night….. Thinking I might have been able to change what happened if I picked up or replied to her call…." I honestly confessed to her.
"You shouldn't blame yourself, she's in the past you had nothing to do with her or her decisions the moment you both went different ways." She tried to console me.
"I know…." I said agreeing with her, but in my heart I blamed myself…
"How about we order in some lunch, I know a nice restaurant and we can watch a movie." She offered.
"Aren't you busy with work? You have like tons of important clients." I said to her.
"the great thing about being a partner is that I have a lot of freedom and on top I'm technically with a client." She said smiling
"Wow that pretty true…. Well if that's the case I'm good with any food I'm not picky…" I said laying down on the sofa, imagine how I could have changed things.
"Sure ill sort out the food… you sort out the movie." She replied.
"Thanks by the way....." I said quietly to her.
"Don't mention it." She replied smiling, returning to her phone.