Chapter 11
Melonie Frisk knew her life was about to change. It was going to change in the most spectacular way animaly possible.
She was about to get engaged. Well, she didn't know for sure… But her mate Adam had been hinting at it lately. Melonie sighed deeply, looking at her phone while stopped at a light.
No new messages.
She frowned, tapping in a message.
Melonie: Can you finally tell me why I'm driving to the park at 9:00 at night?
Silence. The light turned green and she put her paw on the gas peddle. The car zoomed forward. Melonie felt a buzz on her lap. At the next light, she picked her phone up and looked at the screen.
Adam: Chill, Mel. I told you, I have a surprise for you at the park!
Melonie: Fine. I'm almost there. See you soon.
Adam: I'll be waiting for you at the front. Can't wait to see you, Dr. Kitty. 3
Melonie: I told you to stop calling me that! I'm a scientist, not a doctor.
Adam: I bet they call you Dr. Frisk at the labs, don't they?
Melonie: …
Adam: Haha I knew it! Btw you never told me what kind of work you do… And we've been together for what? Three years now?
Melonie: I can't tell you.
Adam: Why?
Melonie: Because then I would have to kill you.
Adam: Haha very funny. Fine, don't tell me then. I'm sure I'll find out eventually. See ya.
He was right. He would find out eventually, and then Melonie really would have to kill him. It wouldn't be a painful death thankfully, but her lover would be gone; and that was the worst pain of them all. A loud honk from the car behind her made Melonie snap back to reality. She drove forward, and arrived at the park in less than two minutes.
Adam was standing under a light next to the big archway in front of the park. He had one of his legs bent against the wall, and he looked at his phone. But the funny thing was, he was wearing a nice suit. Melonie cursed herself for not dressing nicer, and she stepped out of the car.
Walking toward Adam slowly, Melonie began to feel nervous. She didn't know why. There was no reason to be worried; she had known Adam forever! He was the sweetest hyena she'd ever met, he had the best laugh, and his ears twitched when he got nervous or scared. He was adorable in every way.
They greeted each other, and Adam told Melonie to follow him to a bench. A special bench. The bench where they shared their first kiss.
Melonie looked at it, smiling. So much memories had been made there, but this would be the best memory yet.
"Excuse me, sir," Adam said to a wolf with grey fur that had been occupying the bench, "But may we sit here? It's really important." The wolf said nothing and walked off, leaving a piece of paper on the bench, and Melonie and Adam alone. Adam picked it up and put it in the front pocket of his suit.
They sat and talked for a bit, when Adam finally stood up and held out his paw to her. She grasped it as she stood up herself. He looked at her with a grin.
"I love you."
"I love you, too."
"Now turn around and close your eyes. Here comes the surprise!"
She did as she was told, barely able to contain her excitement. Adam was silent as she stood there patiently. Melonie never heard the sound of an animal falling on the bench behind her, because she was too busy asking Adam if she could open her eyes.
Ugh what's taking him so long? It's been, like, three minutes!
She turned around quickly.
"Adam! What're you-"
The world stopped.
Melonie gasped as she stared, terrified at the scene before her.
Adam sat slumped on the bench, his eyes cold and unmoving, and blood ran down his back onto the ground beneath him. In his left hand, sat a small black box. Melonie was quickly at his side, speaking to him in a shaky voice.
"A-Adam w-what happened!?" No response. She grabbed him and searched his back, which still had blood falling down it. She pulled down the collar of his suit, and found a red hole with a bullet in the back of his neck. Melonie studied the object, knowing she couldn't pull it out herself.
She stayed as calm as she could as she pulled out the paper from the front of his suit. She placed the paper on his neck, and his blood soaked it within seconds. She sat there dumbfounded.
Who could have done this? Why would someone-
She felt something whiz past her face quickly, and she turned around. As she rotated her head, looking for the attacker, a bullet nicked her cheek. Someone was trying to kill her.
Melonie jumped up from the bench, and darted towards the park entrance. Bullets flew past her as she ran.
A cramp formed on her right side, and she slowed down, panting heavily. She knew she had to push forward.
C'mon Melonie, you can do this! Almost there…
The park lights blurred past her as she ran through the archway to her car. She soon found herself in an alley, and she leaned against the wall, pulling out her phone. She dialed 911 and waited for an answer.
The phone rang in her ear three times and finally someone answered.
"Zootopia Police Department, this is officer Nick Wilde. What's your emergency?" The voice sounded exhausted, and Melonie spoke into the phone quickly.
"Hello? Someone just killed my mate and I'm being shot at! I'm hiding in an alley close to where my mate was killed. The location is Zootopia Park! Hurry, please!"
The cop answered back quickly, "Stay right where you are, miss, we'll be there soon!"
The call ended and Melonie slid down the wall, hugging her knees to her chest. She finally let the tears come as she buried her face in her arms.
Melonie Frisk knew her life was about to change.
But she didn't know it would change like this.