Melissa was taken aback by Mr. Heckle calling her murderer.
"Excuse me? WHAT?I guess you misunderstood the situation"she said.
"I understood very well Ms Pearson!I always knew there was something else behind your pretty innocent face and now I know!" Mr.Heckle yelled.
"Mr Heckle! it's not what it seems like.. let me explain this"she said in a miserable condition.
"Explain what!huh! there's a dead man in your place,you are drained in blood!what else do you want me to comprehend!"he shooked his lamp.
"I'm not a murderer!I don't even know this man!I just found him there…!"Melissa said.
"Uh huh?!"
"Wait!I didn't tell you he was dead.How do you know Mr heckle?"she asked suspiciously.
Mr heckle hesitate for a second.And after thinking he replied:
"How brave of you Miss Pearson huh! accusing me of something you did!!"he said indignantly.
He didn't wait for Melissa to further inquire him and ran away.
"I don't know what to do"she thought.
The night went darker.She dragged the corpse and check him around.To her astonishment,there was still a dagger hanging on the back of his throat.She pulled out the dagger gently.Poor Melissa, she wasn't thinking sensibly.She emptied the corpse pocket.No one ever told her that you are not supposed to self examine bodies.Also she didn't imagine such circumstances could occur.She found a peculiar envelope in the corpse pants pocket.She tore it open.To her astonishment there was a blank paper inside of it.She didn't understand the purpose and buried the blank paper near the shed.Smart move.
Anyone could call her a murderer keeping in view her situation.In her attempt to check out the corpse,her white skirt had turned into deeper red due to blood.
"There she is!look with your own eyes everyone! You guys weren't believing me right? now look what your beloved Melissa has done!we never knew we had a murderer among us!look!"said Mr heckle spitting.He had other farmers along with him.
Everyone had abhorrence in their eyes for Melissa.Melissa Started whimpering.The only mistake she made was to touch the corpse because it lead her fingerprints to be printed on the corpse, making her an absolute killer.After relentless crying, she became completely silent.She had realized that water had gone beyond surface.
"Take her to the police station before it's too late!" Said Mr Heckle, canniness reflecting in his eyes.
Melissa lowered her head and walked with them silently to the police station.She knew what she was getting into.It was 12:18am.
She was taken to the police station in horse carriage. Mr Heckle was behaving unusually. The carriage stopped near the farm police station. Melissa's heart skipped a beat.A bald officer was waiting for their arrival.