I Am Happy, Hope You're Happy Too
Chapter 1
"Bloody hell fire." Ray stood gaping at the scene before him as the forensic team set up.
"I think I'm gonna be sick!" Chris wined, as he held his abdomen to try and ease his unsettled stomach.
This was going to be, without doubt, the most gruesome murder case Gene and his team were ever going to have to solve. Two girls lay parallel to each other on the floor, in the living room of their own home. It was on the top floor of a block of suburban flats in the most deprived area of London. Both of them had been stabbed numerous times in the face and the sight was certainly not for the squeamish type. What made it even more destressing, was that one of them looked no older than ten years old.
"Hey! You two! This is no time to be fannying around! I need info on both these lasses. Now!" Gene bellowed to Ray and Chris as he stormed through the door into the living room, Alex close behind. The shock of the scene hit Alex with such a force she almost collapsed. As she reached out to Gene to stop her fall, he placed his arm around her shoulders. She felt her eyes filling up with tears as she clinged to him for emotional, as well as physical support. She was tired and exhausted. Tired of having to deal with such cruel cases and exhausted of finding clues to help her get home. She couldn't understand why her imagination was making up such things, it was getting too ridiculous now. Surely it would soon be time to go home, wouldn't it?
"Don't you worry Bolls, we're gonna find this bastard that did this and get him off my streets, I can promise you that." Gene's voice sounded upset rather than a more expected, distraught. Alex lifted her head slowly to observe Gene's face. His eyes were distant as he stared blankly at the scene. This had hit Gene just as badly as Alex, though he naturally didn't want to show it.
"Gene?" Alex managed to force herself to talk despite her head spinning out of control. "Can we start investigating tomorrow? I just don't think I can get on with this right away."
It took a while for Gene to snap out of whatever world he seemed to be in. He also didn't want to spend a minute longer in the room.
"Um, yeah, sure we can. But I've got to find them Bolly and as soon as I can. We've got a serious psychopath on our hands by the look of things. I don't want them roaming around for much longer."
*****
That evening back at the office, Chris knocked gently on Gene's door. He was sat with his legs propped on the edge of his desk, his head laid back on his chair. He took a swig from his hip flask before answering.
"Come in."
"Guv, there's some stuff on the two girls." Chris said as he placed a file on the table, on top of the mess that Gene was 'getting around' to clearing. "Um... Guv?"
"Yes, Chris. Make it quick, I'm not up for any chit-chat right now." Gene's voice was cold and empty. His head remained leant against his chair as he couldn't find the energy in him to lift it. Chris' face screwed up and his lips pursed.
"What kind of sick, twisted bastard would do something like this Guv?"
Gene was not expecting such words from Chris. He turned his head to face him and pursed his lips in the same way he had.
"I don't know Chris and I don't care. I just want them gone. Tell everyone to be here nice and early tomorrow, we have a lot of work to do. Me and Alex will talk to the neighbours. Now, out of my office, I'm knackered." He flicked his hand at Chris to indicate him to leave. He let his head fall onto his shoulder and closed his eyes. Chris nodded at him in satisfaction and exited his office quietly as to not disturb him.
*****
Whoever had the mind to commit such a murder, was going to be a challenge for everyone. An hour had past and Gene was in a deep sleep, his snoring echoing loudly throughout his office. Only one person had the courage to disturb him in this state. Alex.
"Gene, I want to talk to you."
"What the bloody hell do you think your doing! How many ruddy times do I need to tell you to knock?!" Gene didn't like to be disturbed from his sleep. "And what the hell makes you think that I want to talk right now?!"
"Please." Alex begged. "Now is the best time."
Gene huffed in frustration as he prepared himself to listen to whatever she had to say. He remained with his legs on the desk and his head back. He was hoping this wasn't going to have to be too formal.
"Talk away."
"It's just that earlier today, in the flat, you seemed..." she tried finding the right word.
"Yes?"
"Distant. Why?" This had been praying on her mind all day. He sighed, took the cigarette from behind his ear and lit it in an orderly fashion. He began speaking with his cigarette hanging from his mouth.
"You see Bolls," he said before taking a long drag. Alex felt he was just stalling the conversation. "In all the years I have been in the force, of all the murders I have had to investigate and of all the murderers I have had to track down, never have I seen something like this before. It's when it's children Bolls, that it becomes a more difficult case. Do you understand where I'm coming from?" he asked.
Of course she did. The image of Molly came to her head. How much she missed her and longed to be reunited with her. But this wasn't about her right now, this was about Gene and for once, he was talking about how he felt. Or maybe it was the drink, she wasn't too sure.
"Yes, yes of course I do. It's telling the parents that they'll never see there child alive again and the longing that they'll want them back and..." she shut herself up before she thought about her own daughter too much. Molly was still alive, she knew that. As for the parents of the other two girls, it was a different story.
"I want to be on top of the case, and not have the case on top of me. We're going to get them, you and me. You're a smart bird, you'll know what to do. With my help, of course! Anyway, I think you ought to get home. We've got a lot to do tomorrow. I just need to relax, my head is killing me." Gene groaned.
"Could that have anything to do with the scotch?"
"Home!"
There's not much to it now, but it will develop. I have a lot in mind for this story. Hope you like it so far ;D
