To Cry Opheila
Part Two
Sitting at the kitchen table while the police went through the house suited Ophelia just fine. What annoyed her was the intent stare of the two detectives across from her. Not that it mattered, she had nothing to hide from them.
"Let us go through the facts one more time." The dark one said, from the badge he had shown her, she knew his name was Sonny Nillson. " You came home at just past dawn and found your sister on the floor of the living room?" He glanced at her.
She nodded. "That's right."
"Then you called Jason Peters, a friend of yours and he took her to the hospital." Sonny continued and she nodded again. " Why didn't you call for an ambulance?"
"My sister was unconscious Detective Nillson, I was worried. Jason has always been the one to help us. I saw no reason not to turn to him." Ophelia rubbed her eyes with both hands.
The second one, Detective Kohanek, spoke up. " Where you when this happened?"
She regarded him for a moment and sighed. " I was out."
"That was convenient for you." He muttered and she frowned at him, " Are you 'out' all the time?"
"No Detective I am not." She spoke in a cold voice. " I am just...I went to a club okay?"
"The Haven?" He said lightly, nodding to her hand.
Ophelia gazed at the stamp on the back of her right hand. " Yeah, I was there and I didn't leave until close."
"Do you have friends there too Miss Shaw?"
She gazed at him and found that his tone was slightly strange. " What are you implying Detective? That I would let this happen to my sister?" Anger warmed her words, " For your information I was there because I happen to like the club. I don't know any one or have any 'friends' of any kind." She stood up and pushed back her hair. " Is there anything else?"
The dark man put his hand on his partner's arm and stood up. " Do you know which hospital Mr. Peters would take your sister?"
"The main one." Ophelia waved a hand, " I have no idea, we're new here."
"Thank you for your time." Sonny handed her a card, " If anything happens give me a call."
She took it and stared at the plain white and black, " I will."
They showed themselves out and it was then that Sonny glared at Frank. "What is with you?"
"I don't like it Sonny." Frank muttered. "She leaves and her sister gets put in hospital. Why go to The Haven? There are places closer to this neighborhood and it would make more sense."
Sonny leaned on the hood his car and shook his head. " Frank, you have to learn to trust people. The girl said she liked the club now leave it alone. There are other reasons for this Frank, not all the answers are Kindred related."
Frank stared at the house and then his partner. " Still...Something feels off."
Part Two
Sitting at the kitchen table while the police went through the house suited Ophelia just fine. What annoyed her was the intent stare of the two detectives across from her. Not that it mattered, she had nothing to hide from them.
"Let us go through the facts one more time." The dark one said, from the badge he had shown her, she knew his name was Sonny Nillson. " You came home at just past dawn and found your sister on the floor of the living room?" He glanced at her.
She nodded. "That's right."
"Then you called Jason Peters, a friend of yours and he took her to the hospital." Sonny continued and she nodded again. " Why didn't you call for an ambulance?"
"My sister was unconscious Detective Nillson, I was worried. Jason has always been the one to help us. I saw no reason not to turn to him." Ophelia rubbed her eyes with both hands.
The second one, Detective Kohanek, spoke up. " Where you when this happened?"
She regarded him for a moment and sighed. " I was out."
"That was convenient for you." He muttered and she frowned at him, " Are you 'out' all the time?"
"No Detective I am not." She spoke in a cold voice. " I am just...I went to a club okay?"
"The Haven?" He said lightly, nodding to her hand.
Ophelia gazed at the stamp on the back of her right hand. " Yeah, I was there and I didn't leave until close."
"Do you have friends there too Miss Shaw?"
She gazed at him and found that his tone was slightly strange. " What are you implying Detective? That I would let this happen to my sister?" Anger warmed her words, " For your information I was there because I happen to like the club. I don't know any one or have any 'friends' of any kind." She stood up and pushed back her hair. " Is there anything else?"
The dark man put his hand on his partner's arm and stood up. " Do you know which hospital Mr. Peters would take your sister?"
"The main one." Ophelia waved a hand, " I have no idea, we're new here."
"Thank you for your time." Sonny handed her a card, " If anything happens give me a call."
She took it and stared at the plain white and black, " I will."
They showed themselves out and it was then that Sonny glared at Frank. "What is with you?"
"I don't like it Sonny." Frank muttered. "She leaves and her sister gets put in hospital. Why go to The Haven? There are places closer to this neighborhood and it would make more sense."
Sonny leaned on the hood his car and shook his head. " Frank, you have to learn to trust people. The girl said she liked the club now leave it alone. There are other reasons for this Frank, not all the answers are Kindred related."
Frank stared at the house and then his partner. " Still...Something feels off."