Thank you for the reviews! I just couldn't wait to post another chapter! If you didn't already know, Batman and the Joker are not mine! Duh...
Selene was huddled in the corner of her couch in the living room. She brought her knees up to her chin and stared at the blank television. Blue police lights flashed outside her window, and she could see a gourney being put in an ambulance, the body underneath the sheet all too familiar. She squeezed her eyes shut, images of Andrew lying lifeless in the very spot where he had first kissed her, the oak tree. Did that hold any significance? Why would he choose to end his life in the spot where they had their first kiss? Why would he choose to end his life at all? Was it her fault? She was brought out of her thoughts by a tap on the shoulder. She looked up at a police officer standing over her. He was fat and slightly balding, but his eyes held a look of concern that he hadn't seen in anyone for a while. Her eyes welled up with tears, but she willed herself to be strong.
"Ma'am, I know it's not the best time, but we need to ask you some questions." He held out his hand to help her up. She looked at it for a moment, trying to make the tears go away. She nodded, unable to speak, and took his hand. He led her outside to another cop that was much thinner. When he looked up, Selene didn't see the concerned look on his face. He did'nt seem to care at all. He was just doing his job.
"Hello, Ma'am, my name is Officer Jones. Can you tell me how you know this man?"
She looked at him and swallowed hard. A lump formed in her throat, and dhe was trying hard not to cry.
"He was my boyfriend. We were supposed to go out tonight, but when I got home, his car was already here. He was d-dead..." she had a really hard time saying it out loud. "when I got here.
He just nodded and scribbled something down on his notepad.
"Mhmm...and can you think of any reason he would want to take his life?"
She sighed and looked around for the other cop, but he was gone. She wanted him to come back. She was on the verge of tears again, and her voice was thick with emtion.
"No. I mean, he had been distant for the past few weeks, but he didn't seem depressed. I don't know what could have made him do it."
He narrowed his eyes and looked at her.
"Miss Selene, did you kill Andrew?"
That was it. She narrowed her eyes and balled her hands into fists. "Ma'am, I need you to answer my question." His tone sounded accusing and bored. She was so angry, she couldn't restrain herself. She brought her fist back and rammed it right into his nose. He stumbled back into his car, and two cops came to restrain her.
"I loved him. How dare you accuse he of killing him! I loved him!" Two police men started pulling her towards another car.
"You're under arrest for assaulting a police officer." She didn't care. She was so angry and lonely, she just went limp and let them push her into the car.