The three turned their heads to where the sound came from. Then they saw Vallejo with O¡¯Farrell walking behind him.
¡°Hey Vallejo.¡± Ingrid said.
Vallejo smiled at the near familiar scene.
¡°It¡¯s been a long time since we¡¯ve all been together like this¡¦¡¦.¡± Anza said taking a sip of his drink.
¡°Well not everyone¡¦¡±Karen said.
Ingrid just took a sip of her own drink. Karen was right. Not everyone was there. One person was missing. It was Ingrid¡¯s old partner Cornelius Fillmore.
¡°Well it looks like now the whole gang is back. FILLMORE¡± O¡¯Farrell yelled.
Ingrid tensed a bit. Last she knew Fillmore was dating Penny. The one who betrayed him. She didn¡¯t know what led him to date her but that wasn¡¯t her business. She saw the familiar bald head moving towards them. Then she saw Penny on his arm.
¡°Hey Fillmore long time no see.¡± Anza said.
¡°Yeah. Hi Ingrid.¡± Fillmore said looking at Ingrid a bit coldly.
Ingrid cleared her throat. ¡°Hello Fillmore.¡±
Everyone just looked at each other a bit uncomfortable. They still remembered what happened.
FLASHBACK
¡°HOW COULD YOU DATE HER¡± Ingrid exclaimed.
¡°Well she¡¯s better than you that¡¯s all I know.¡± Fillmore said.
The office grew quiet. Ingrid froze. Fillmore just glared at Ingrid. Tears came to Ingrid¡¯s eyes. She cleared her throat.
¡°Vallejo¡± She called to the Junior Commissioner who was at his office doorway.
¡°Yeah¡± He answered.
¡°I quit.¡± She quietly said.
¡°What¡± He questioned not believing his ears.
¡°I quit.¡± Ingrid said louder.
She took off her belt and badge then she slammed it on her desk. She grabbed her things and walked towards the door.
¡°W-what? What about your things¡± Vallejo asked.
Ingrid stopped at the door. She looked over at the desk. All her things brought her too much memories. ¡°Burn them.¡± With that she opened the door and slammed it shut. Never to see any of them again¡¦¡¦.
End Flashback
¡°I have to go¡¦I¡¯ll see you guys later.¡± She said to the others.
They all said bye. Then Ingrid threw away her cup and started to walk around. She walked around the old neighborhood she used to live in. She sighed. She quickly left just being there mad her depressed.
Why should I care¡¦¡¦I haven¡¯t seen him in 10 years. I should have gotten over him already¡¦¡¦
She sighed. She came across a park where she used to come to think or just look at the sky. She took off her high heels and walked to the swing set. She sat down on a swing. She used her legs to push herself back and forth. Ingrid looked up at the sky. Then she started to sing.
I'm so tired of being here Suppressed by all my childish fears And if you have to leave I wish that you would just leave Cause your presence still lingers here And it won't leave me alone
These wounds won't seem to heal This pain is just too real There's just too much that time can not erase
When you cried, I'd wipe away all of your tears When you'd scream, I'd fight away all of your fears And I held your hand through all of these years But you still have all of me
You used to captivate me by your resonating light Now I'm bound by the life you left behind Your face it haunts my once pleasant dreams Your voice it chased away all the sanity in me
These wounds won't seem to heal This pain is just too real There's just too much that time can not erase
When you cried, I'd wipe away all of your tears When you'd scream, I'd fight away all of your fears And I held your hand through all of these years But you still have all of me
I've tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone But though you're still with me I've been alone all along
When you cried, I'd wipe away all of your tears When you'd scream, I'd fight away all of your fears I held your hand through all of these years But you still have all of me
¡°Still love to sing I see.¡± Someone said.
Ingrid looked at the person. It was Karen.
¡°What are you doing here? What about Anza¡± She asked.
¡°The others were the ones to told me to go. I got the short stick.¡± She said.
Ingrid raised her eyebrow.
¡°Look we have all changed so we didn¡¯t know how you took to the past now. But are you okay¡± Karen asked.
¡°Yeah. Why wouldn¡¯t I be¡± Ingrid asked.
¡°Well you after seeing Fillmore after all these years and after that day¡¦.¡± Karen trailed off.
¡°I¡¯m fine. It doesn¡¯t bother me. It¡¯s not my business on what he does or not.¡± Ingrid said.
Karen looked at her as if not believing her words.
¡°I¡¯m fine. I¡¯ve been well for 10 years haven¡¯t I¡± Ingrid said.
¡°Yeah.¡± Karen said.
¡°See there you go. I¡¯m fine. Now go back to your fiancee.¡± Ingrid said.
Karen smiled. ¡°Here is my phone number. On the bottom it¡¯s the others.¡±
Ingrid took the paper that Karen had just fished out of her bag. ¡°Thanks.¡±
They smiled to each other.
¡°I¡¯ll see you later.¡± Karen said.
¡°Bye.¡± Ingrid said quietly.
Karen left. Ingrid looked up to the sky and stood up. She put her heels back on. Then she walked back to her hotel. Oblivious to the eyes that were watching her every moves for the past 3 years¡¦¡¦¡¦
TO BE CONTINUED¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦.