Of course, the police would take us in as potential suspects. We raised our free hands without letting go of Mel.
"Where are you taking the girl in the middle?" he asked in severeness.
"To seek medical attention," I answered. "Some gangster had brought her here, and had her tortured and harrassed to the verge of death."
"Who are you and how are the two of you related to her?"
"I'm Celestine, her closest friend, and this man has helped me in bringing her out."
"I'm Lucas, sir," said my brother-figure. "I'm Celestine's unofficial brother."
"So we finally have Lucas D'Silva in our hands," said the officer with a chuckle. "It was very difficult to trace you with the country running around in search for you. Fortunately, you landed right into our hands. Was it because you decided to prey on women?"
