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Beatrice Prior, Tuesday, January 5th, The office, 12:54 pm
Maybe 2020 isn't my year.
Sighing, I lay my head on the desk. I haven't even had my lunch break, and already there have been three cases Tobias and I have had to attend to. Tobias paces around the room as Max enters.
Max sighs, "Unfortunately, you two have another case." He places a file on the desk before exiting the room, most likely to tend to another case.
"Selena Harris was killed at the factionless bar last night," Tobias reads," She was having a drink with her friend and died at eleven forty-seven last night. It's suspected that she was murdered and there are doctors that are currently testing for poison."
I take all the information, the most logical thing is to write a suspect list. I pull out a blank sheet of paper as I begin scribbling down different suspects, so far I have two, the friend that she went with and her boyfriend.
Tobias takes a look at my paper and nods," The results will come through soon, I asked them to text you. I'll grab her friend's details so we can go visit her."
As he said, Tobias finds Selena's friend, Therese's, details, and a few minutes later, we arrive at her house. It's a small house in the suburbs, by the look of it, I would assume it's a settling house, for someone who's just got their first job.
I knock on the door, and it's opened by a girl about my age, her eyes are red, portraying the remnants of what I assume was mourning her best friend. I can't help but feel as if we're wasting our time here, It's a gut feeling, but I don't think she killed Selena.
"Hi Therese," Tobias greets the blotchy eyed suspect, "I'm detective Four and this is my partner, detective Prior, we're here to investigate Selena Harris' death, do you mind if we come in and talk for a bit?"
Therese nods as we both enter the house, the scent of ice cream and pizza hits me. Typical mourning food. The living room is messed up, pizza boxes litter the floor, and blankets are spewed over the sofa. I could assume she spent the night in the living room.
"I don't know how it happened," Therese starts as we all sit down, "Selena was young and healthy, she was starting her new job, she had no enemies, she was loved by everyone." A fresh wave of tears hit her as she sobs into her hands.
Tobias awkwardly goes to comfort her, placing his hand on her shoulder as she continues to cry her eyes out. My phone buzzes inside my pocket. I grab it out and inspect the text.
1 message from 'Unknown'
Unknown: Hi detective Prior, this is Adam from the laboratory, the details for Ms Harris have come through and there was poison detected in her bloodstream, it's estimated that she digested the poison around an hour before she died. [Sent at 1:13 pm]
I give Tobias a look. He nods, understanding that I got the message. We both bid Therese farewell, and as much as I believe she didn't do, with the new evidence, she is still a suspect.
Beatrice Prior, Same day, The factionless Bar, 3:16 pm
"Detective Prior, Detective Four, it's nice to meet you. It's a tragedy that Selena passed away, but I assure you that anything you need to complete this investigation will be provided," Bruce, the owner of the Factionless Bar says.
Tobias and I thank him as we look around the bar, after viewing the footage last night we can assume the poison was given to her through her drink. Therese hadn't touched her glass and according to the text, the poison was digested an hour before she died.
That can only mean one thing.
I move over to the staff room, the same man who poured Therese and Selena's drinks sits drinking something in a glass. He reeks of alcohol and I have a strong feeling that he's the one who did it, but he's innocent for now.
Innocent until proven guilty.
With access to the bar, I walk towards the area where Selena was seated with her friend yesterday. I move behind to the bar area and inspect the area. The alcohol is placed on the shelf while the small freezer is located below.
I take out the blue gloves out of my pocket and shove my hands inside them as I search the shelves. There's no proof that any of the bottles have had poison but I take a sample of them all anyway.
I catch a whiff of something that immediately alarms my senses. Tobias seems to notice and walks towards me. We both silently search the area, hoping to find something. My eyes migrate to the freezer as I pull it open.
The bright lighting of the freezer is enough to blind any person, any person but me. Immediately I can tell something is wrong, the temperature is colder than needed even for a freezer.
The ice is shaped in different shapes, something that is uncommon with bars. Tobias passes me a small bag that I can store the ice in. Although the ice doesn't seem like it has anything to do with the death of Selena, I can't take any chances.
After finding nothing else, we head back to the laboratory and give in the samples of alcohol and ice that's now water. We decide to call it a day, and reluctantly head home, with the weight of a murder on our shoulders a reminder that someone had their last breath taken away from them and justice hasn't been delivered.
Tobias drops me off at home and then goes back to the CPD after Max called a quick meeting with him about the details of the training camp that's going to be held in Mexico this year.
He told me not to stay up and wait for him as Max insisted they talk over dinner. I sit down on the dining table and pick at the Chinese food I ordered. I trust Tobias and I know if anything happens he can handle himself, but that doesn't stop me from missing him.
After finishing dinner, I take a quick shower before retreating to my bed. I'm not sure whether it's my subconscious or not, but for some reason, I can't sleep. I glance at the alarm clock that tells me it's only ten-fifteen.
I stare at the ceiling as the time increases. Sighing I remove the blanket from on top of me and exit the room. I'm not sure where I'm going until my feet stop and I'm by Tobias' bed. The scent of him invades my senses.
Before I can rethink my action, I slip under the covers of his bed. Tobias assured me I was welcome to sleep anywhere I wanted but never put pressure on me to do so. Nuzzling my face into the pillow, I slowly fall asleep to the scent of Tobias, calming me.
Beatrice Prior, Wednesday, January 6th, Tobias' room, 6:14 am
My eyes flutter open and I'm vaguely aware of a strong arm wrapped around my waist pulling me closer in a protective manner. My lips curve upwards as I realise that it's Tobias' arm holding me close to him.
In a slow and cautious manner, to make sure he doesn't get up, I turn to face him. When he's sleeping, he looks much younger, like he doesn't hold the weight of a crime on his shoulders, like he hasn't dealt with years of abuse.
His eyes gently open, his hair is tousled, but he looks as handsome as ever at this moment. He gives me a sleepy smile as he nuzzles his head into the crook of my neck, I fight the urge to gasp when I feel his breath on my collar bone.
"Max ended up giving me a whole speech on the camp, and after that, I went to go get some groceries, imagine the surprise when I saw a beautiful girl fast asleep in my bed," Tobias mumbles.
"You're quite the romantic, aren't you, Tobias Eaton?" I tease, I feel him smile as he moves back to look at me, a smile paints his lips as his eyes reflect the same love and awe that I'm feeling. A playful glint is evident in his eyes as he speaks.
"I can't help it when I'm around you."
Beatrice Prior, The same day, The office, 9:46 am
"The results came back, as you suspected, the ice was frozen poison," Tobias says, as he paces across the room," I just don't understand, the bartender used the same ice for both of the women, why is one still alive?"
I exhale, that's what I've been wondering. I press play on the computer as I watch a copy of the security camera. The bartender that I saw yesterday pours them both a drink. They both thank him and continue with their conversation.
It's what happens next that captures my attention. Therese almost immediately drowns her shot, while Selena drinks her after a few minutes. The ice has now melted to liquid in the cup and mixed with Selena's drink, therefore causing her death.
Tobias and I look at each other as we silently communicate. His eyes widen in realization as we rush over to the car, ready to deliver justice to Selena, her friends and family.
Beatrice Prior, Thursday, January 7th, Christina's room, 6:14 am
"If you were a superhero, your name would be super Tris."
I raise my brows at Christina's statement. She simply shrugs and continues munching on the slice of pizza. As both Will and Tobias were on duty tonight, we Christina and I decided we'd take advantage of it and have some 'girl time' as she put it.
The doorbell rings and Chris and I make our way to answer it, Marlene and Shauna smile as they enter the house. Zeke and Uriah coincidentally also were out tonight, Zeke's Tobias' partner and Uriah had to clean up the mess he made after deciding to pull a prank with confetti on Max and Amar.
We all take refuge on the sofa as Christina hooks her phone up to the speakers. The atmosphere is vibrant as we begin a conversation. Marlene is in the middle of a story of Uriah and Spike the hedgehog when the bell rings.
I walk up and open the door. Lynn gives me a small smirk before entering. She flashes me a quick look at the wine bottle in her bag and then takes a seat on the sofa as Marlene explains how Uriah almost murdered Spike by putting him in a remote control car.
Shauna catches a glimpse of her sister's bottle of wine and makes a trip to the kitchen to get some wine glasses. A few sips of wine later Chris is explaining Will's logic to us all, and by the way she giggles every few seconds suggests she's slightly tipsy.
"And so then, I asked him to get some baking soda, because you need a little bit of it for brownies, right?" Chris giggles, "Well he started talking about the chemical formula of baking soda and how I could blow up the oven if I put enough of it in the brownies."
Lynn and I share a look, we're most likely the only two who haven't drunk enough to be tipsy. Shauna takes another sip as she begins a counter to Christina's story.
"What are you complaining about? At least Will only talks about blowing the oven up, he doesn't actually do it like Zeke, I had to replace the microwave and the toaster because of Zeke's attempts to make dinner," Shauna slurs.
Marlene goes to object," You know," She pauses as she takes another sip of her drink, "At least you've never been served by a hedgehog, that's right, Uri dressed up Spike in a small waiter costume, it was cute, but Spike ended up eating some of the pizza he was serving me and we had to make a trip to the vets, Uri's lucky it wasn't serious."
Lynn scoffs," If I wanted to sit here and listen to people complaining about their partners, I would have gone to the boys," Lynn deadpans, causing a now very tipsy and somewhat offended Shauna to gasp while I, on the other hand, can't stop laughing.
"Well, you're a meanie." Christina declares, now Lynn has joined in with my laughter as I struggle to catch my breath. Christina seems smug with herself and goes back to talking, or should I say complaining, only Lynn and I are the subjects of their complaining.
Leaving Chris, Shauna and Marlene to talk, Lynn and I venture out on the balcony as we spend the first few minutes in silence, simply looking out. I take it all in, the street lights, the cars and the smell of rain that has only just started falling.
"I think there's something wrong with the way guys view girls," Lynn starts, "They just assume girls are the weaker gender, I don't mean Will, Four, Al, Will, Zeke, or our other friends, I'm talking about people like Peter."
"Yeah," I nod, People like Peter have a tendency to put others down, whether it's a snarky comment about how girls are dressed or something along those lines.
"It's different with me and Emma, I mean, we're both girls, but somethings going to happen soon, I can feel it, and I want to make sure you know, a boy doesn't define you, Tris. I know I haven't really shown it, but I love you like a sister."
My lips curve up as I wrap my arms around Lynn. Despite only knowing her for two years, she's one of my closest friends and it's accurate to say she and I share a hate of shopping that somehow brought us closer.
"Alright, that's enough, you're ruining my badass vibe," She jokes as I stop hugging her.
We both go back inside and Christina and Shauna are passed out on the sofa while Marlene is having a somewhat serious conversation with herself. I make a quick call to Zeke while Lynn makes one to Uriah, telling them to pick up their passed out or drunk girlfriends.
Lynn volunteers to stay here until Uriah and Zeke come to pick up Mar and Shauna. I grab Christina's arms while Lynn takes her legs and we managed to toss her in her bed. I wave a quick goodbye to her as I exit the apartment.
I take a seat in Tobias' car that I borrowed and make my way back home. I turn on the Radio to fill in the silence, a soft but at the same time upbeat and captivating song. It captures my attention as I listen.
'I think it's safe to say there's a thousand ways to lose your mind'
'A thousand ways to bend until you break it only takes a few'
'Sometimes the easiest one is falling on your face just trying to fight for you and I'
'A thousand ways to make your worst mistake, yeah I could name a few,'
'The easiest one is you.'
Keeping my eyes on the road, I turn off the radio, an unsettling feeling sets in my stomach as I can't help the small nagging feeling at the back of my mind telling me this isn't a song.
It's a warning.
A/N I hope you liked that chapter. Disclaimer: If you have a hedgehog, do not be like Uriah and let them eat pizza, dairy is bad for them, I searched it up.
Thank you to those of you who liked, followed and a special thanks to those of you who reviewed, I really appreciate it.
If anyone was wondering, the song at the end is 'A thousand Ways' by Phoebe Ryan.
I decided to add a bit of Lynn at the end, I think she's actually quite an underrated character and I really love her personality. I've been planning a new fanfic in the near future and Lynn will definitely have a role in it.
Make sure to wash your hands, stay inside and stay safe. Please review and tell me what you like, I really appreciate each and every review. Until next time,
-Divergent31