It was all happening so fast.
Voices sounded at the door and it seems they were contemplating on whether to break in or not since no one is opening the door.
What is she to do?
She felt a tug on her skirt and her mind leapt in fret but on looking down and see the thing,she got calm,a little.
Katie grumbles, directing her eyes to the window.
*Is someone back there?*Dora wondered as she glanced back quickly but no one.
Katie meows and did the same as earlier.
The sound of something solid being hit against the door came into the ears and Dora panicked.
An unforseen tear slides down her eye and down her chubby cheek.
It was only seconds and her full lashes were all round wet with tears.
The sound came again and she fell back to the floor.
Yes,she calls for death,but, not this death.
Her breaths was hard and unsteady as she looks at the door,ready to see them rush in and take her in the cuff that will curve her to the other side of life.
Katie tugged at her hair again, looking in the direction of the window and back at her with a meow.
Now,she got the message.
"You want me to escape through the window?"she blurted out, almost,with utmost disbelief.
She covers her mouth with her palm,eyes looking at Katie's.
Katie gave a cry and Dora immediate sprang up, lunged to the window,slides it opened and jumps out.
Simultaneously,the door went ajar and the police men broke in.
Mateo's eyes moved to the opened window and he rushed to the side and look down to see a figure running,in between the wires of cloths.
He jumps off and his colleague did the same, chasing after Dora whose figure could still be seen far off in the twilight atmosphere.
Dora curves into a corner just as the police tried to put a bullet in her leg.
The bullet hit a chicken instead and it let's out a high - pitched prolong cry before falling down then died.
"My Christmas chicken....!!!!!"a woman hollers in a wail.
"Oops!,merry Christmas"one of the police says before they ran off.
As they got to the corner,she was no where to be found.
They spread out in search for her which still went on till the night.
After all findings were futile,they returned to the apartment.
They went through the things in the room and unfortunately,they got nothing leading.
They took the cut off and bloody hand and drop it in a nylon for further investigation.
"Wait!. Where is the cat?"Mateo suddenly asked after he noticed it absence.
They looked for it in the toilet, bathroom,kitchen and around but she wasn't there.
"Goddamn it!. That is the only thing that could lead us!"Mateo grunts after getting the report.
"A...cat?. How?. Can it talk?"one of his colleague asked.
Mateo slaps his forehead and exhaled deeply.
"I think I've gone a little bit crazy"he mutters.
He spun around and his eyes caught with Katie's frame.
He fished his phone out of his pocket and took a picture of it.
"I wish captain was here. We would have got hold of her by now"someone mutters.
"Then, just go craze fucking call your fucking captain to get the fucking craze girl!"Mateo ranted angrily.
The room became dead silent as they watched him breathe in and out in exasperation.
"Alright. Let's move."he announced after getting hold of himself.
"By the way,I thought George said he could dialogue with cats?"Mateo turns to the George guy.
"What!..me?,when,how?.. fuck that!.. crazy..I didn't.."George stuttered and they all laughed.
"That was a joke anyway"Mateo pats his shoulder.
"Mateo is quite humble for him to crack a joke in this situation"a guy mutters to the other as they headed out of the unit.
*
Dora falls down at intervals as she dragged herself through the lonely street.
The street was difference from all other one. It looks out of date but it was unique anyway.
She felt tired and drained.
She walks, without destination.
Where was she to go?
How was she to do it?
Her butt hits the ground again and she sighed.
She looked around with distorted vision.
Her eyes lighted up when she noticed a house.
This house was different,among all.
The others all have lights and smoke coming out of their chimneys but this particular one is blank.
No light. No smoke.
A ray of hope flashed through her eyes as she stood up,dusted her skirt and walked with wobble feet to the house.
Just as she suspected,the gate was unclose.
Without thinking on the negative side,she moves in and shut the gate behind her.
*
Katie ran to the hospital where the old woman was.
She went to rub her herself against the woman's body and meows.
The door of the room opened and two nurses came in.
"What?. When did this cat got here and what the hell is she or he doing on top of the woman?. Where is the lady it usually come together with?"one asked.
"I wish I have an idea. She just suddenly ran in here some minutes ago. I wonder what is up"the other responded.
Katie gave a cry as she rubs herself against the old woman yet again, wanting her to wake up so she could tell her everything.
*
"My God!. You mean you lost the suspect?!!!"the loud voice of the commissioner sounded from his office.
"I.....we will try our best later to..."Mateo said but was cut off.
"That's shit!,Officer Mateo!. A bullshit I don't wanna hear!!. Try your best my foot!!"he yelled.
"I think I did count on you way too much!"
"I'm.."
"Please,out of my office."
#
"Alright, guys. I've received just enough loathful statements from the commissioner and I ain't planning to receive another any day. I want you all to do a background check on the criminal and every other thing that can give us a lead. Also,"Mateo brought out his phone and puts the picture of Katie on the screen.
"Do well as to find the woman in this picture. Her frame was in the apartment. Do this while I go converse with the captain. Thanks"he went out.
**
Hellene raised the rim of the glass cup to her lips and smirks.
She took a sip and placed the cup gently on the table.
She flicks her hair proudly and grabs her phone.
She went to her contact list and put a call across to her crush,Carlos.
He picked at the fourth ring and her lips broadened in a smile.
"Carlos"she called.
"Babe. How are you?"
Hellene blushed and adjusted on the sofa.
"Not so fine because we haven't met for like a week now. Don't you miss me?"
"Hellene. Come on."he chuckled.
"Can I set up a meeting tommorow?,in your house?. I've actually missed you, like a lot"
"Sure"
Her eyes beamed in happiness.
"Thanks. Bye"
"Yeah. Tomorrow."
She hung up and rushed to her room to get her cloths ready.
*
Rose poses in front of the camera as the camera man took pictures of her.
Her phone vibrated in her clutch which was just few inches away from her.
She puts a finger up, indicating the camera man pause as she walks to the table where her clutch was.
She opened it and brought her phone out.
She swiped to the right.
"Miss,miss Hellene is meeting up with Mr Carlos tommorow"
Rose clenched her teeth and her fist formed into a ball.
"Thanks for letting me know"she said and hung up.
She placed her phone on the table angrily and went back to taking pictures.
...
The house was dark and scary and with each step taken, Dora's anxiety grew greater.
She managed to get to the entrance door and she opens it and went in.
She reached for the switch and put on the light.
She went to drew the curtains to cover all the place where the lights could possibly pass through.
She wasn't patient enough to admire the interior design of the house as she was famished.
She ran to the kitchen and to the fridge.
Her eyes delighted at the sight of the goodies stored up in it.
She brought out a cup of noodles and devour it like a lion.
She took some cans of milk and drank it all in a Go.
She smiled in satisfaction as she took some chicken wings and munched on them gently,in excitement.
She saunter to the living room and sat on the couch.
She went to switch off the light and stayed in the darkness.
She crushed the bone of the chicken relishingly.
She thought of the situation she was in and fear gripped her.
Oh. She has been put into trouble.
Who sent someone to deliver that thing to her?
Is this all one of her nightmares?
She was still at this,when she slept off.
It was only some minutes when she heard some sounds and coming next was a light pointed to her face.