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Chapter 8 - Chapter 7

As Jude called all the people responsible with the task that he assigned to them. Gaol was seen arranging all the collected evidence in the white board categorizing them. Alfred on the other hand keeps staring daggers at his back which made Gaol shiver from time to time.

"Hey Cap, who's that guy?' Edison said while pointing at Gol using his lips.

"The guy who issued the case."

When Jude said this, he nodded in understanding.

"What, you're not going to ask anything?"

"Nope, the person who can make Alfred so angry that he can almost spit fire must not be an ordinary person."

"Well, you've got a good judgment."

They were so busy talking to each other that they had ignored the subject of their conversation. Thus when Alfred laid his hands in front of them, they almost got a fright.

"I need the results"

Edison immediately gave it to Alfred who returned to Gaol side.

"They found a battle of sleeping pills, a suicide note and that's it."

"What about the syringe?"

"What syringe?"

"The one that they used to inject vitamin B12"

Jude who was listening to their conversation, searched on the pile of evidence that Edison submitted.

"There's no syringe found in the house."

"That's impossible, not even in trash cans?"

They're so sloppy at doing their jobs.

Alfred with a tiny smile in his face was having fun at seeing Gaol's irritated face. After all, it's been a long time since they've seen each other. When the things on evidence markers caught his eye.

It's strange that a person who's good at playing piano chooses to study at a vocational school that doesn't even have any connections to music. Was the victim really raped?

He told Gaol about his suspicions. Which made the people inside the room frown.

Are they going in the wrong direction?

"Is the nanny a boy or a girl?"

"It's a girl"

"Give me the suicide note"

The suicide note was written in a piano score entitle ''love sorrow' a piano piece composed by Fritz Kreisler an Austrian renowned vilionist composer.

'I wanted to create a classic

Though I know it may not be considered as an epic

To others it may even sound plastic

And I'm quite feeling lethargic

Why are you frowning?

I haven't even started yet

Can't you even let me try to create an opening?

I know you won't appreciate

So maybe I should not initiate

I tried expressing

But I ended up messing

Can't find the right words to say

So I could only end it this way'

"Looks like this kid is a hopeless romantic"

Edison said, tempting to make a joke but was glared at by Alfred finding it not funny. When a phone call saves him from the piercing glares of Alfred.

"This is Doctor Gaol, how may I help you?"

"Doctor Gaol, the patient is awake."

Blyss's voice echoed in the quiet room

"I got it. Inform his parents, and we'll talk to him tomorrow. Also be mindful of suspicious individuals."

"Yes, doc"

When the phone call ended. Gaol can't help thinking about the motive of staging a crime. What could have the 17 year old did that could result to that and who is he reffering to in his suicide note.

The next morning Gaol was seen staring at the picture of injection marks of the victim. You can't tell what he was thinking when a cold can of coke press on his cheek woke him up on his reverie.

"A penny for your thoughts"

"I thought you're still mad at me"

Alfred looked at Gaol with incredulity

"I did, but that's not what I am asking for."

Gaol sighs at his words. Knowing that he is right but there's always a feeling that he is going in circles

Maybe I shouldn't have meddled in this, I've been retired in the world of forensic in five years. Maybe it wasn't a good thing after all.

Staring in the wall of his office in the hospital, the scattered pictures of the injury together with the test results of the victim can be seen when you open the door.

"Though I don't want to disturb your heart to heart talk, we've got some situations to handle you know." Jude interrupted the thoughts of the two people inside the room.

"When did you come in? Don't you know how to knock?"

"I was right behind Alfred all the time, how come you didn't even notice me?"

Jude was offended as he just realized that his whole presence were ignored,

Gaol rubbed his nose because of embarrassment and didn't want to admit his mistake.

"Did his parents arrive?"

" Yep, that's the reason why we came to find you. Though it looks like Alfred forgot about it."

"I wasn't okay, I was just waiting for him." Alfred said and aim the can of coke that he was holding to Jude

"Forget it, we've got to go."

Gaol grabbed Alfred's hands, and signaled Jude to run to the door.

"How come your temper didn't change."

Gaol sighed at Alfred's childish behavior

"you can beat him up after this."