Cal waited in the police station with his leg bouncing up and down. He wanted to see his brother. He had to make sure he was alright. Cal sat there for a good half an hour till he saw the door next to the reception desk open.
"I will come visit you if we have any more evidence. Just keep your head down." Cal saw the detective speak to someone until that someone came into his view revealing to be Ethan. Cal stood up but was shocked to see that Ethan had a bruised eye, a cut above his eyebrow and old blood under his nose.
"Jeez Ethan, are you okay?" Cal went over to his brother and inspected him.
"Let's just go home." Ethan sighed and left the station. Cal turned his attention back to Detective Bishop.
"What happened to him?!" Cal asked, trying to keep calm.
"He and the convict he shared a cell with kind of got off on the wrong foot." The detective sighed.
"Kind of? He bashed his face to pieces almost!" Cal shouted.
"You must be Dr Caleb Knight I take it? Ethan told me about you." The detective queried. Cal nodded. "Right well, Caleb. Ethan has been to see the nurse and he only has a couple of cuts."
"That doesn't get him off the hook for something he didn't do though." Cal sighed as he sat down on a chair in the reception still. Detective Bishop sat next to him.
"Look Cal, I know this is hard for you but you have to be there for Ethan. He needs you right now after all this." Detective Bishop spoke.
"But he's innocent!" Cal hissed at her.
"I know he is!" The detective bit back, causing Cal to back off.
"What?" Cal asked. "What do you mean, you know he is?"
"I noticed it when I was interviewing him yesterday. He was nervous. That was when I knew that he was innocent. He couldn't harm anyone." Bishop spoke.
"But don't you police usually think that they are putting on an act?" Cal asked.
"I know a real nervous person when I see one. He was shaking and sweating." Not many people can pull that off acting." Bishop answered. "But I promise, I will do everything in my power to catch the real killer." The detective smiled at Cal. Cal smiled back at her then stood up.
"Well thank you, detective Bishop. I feel better knowing that there is someone here that believes him. Thank you again." Cal stuck out his hand for the detective to shake.
"You're welcome. Ethan has my number so if you need anything, give me a call." The detective smiled then walked back through the door she came from. Cal sighed then left the station, finding Ethan standing outside.
"Come on, let's get you home." Cal spoke softly.
Ethan said nothing the whole walk home and when they got home, Ethan went to sit on the sofa without saying a word. Cal sighed at him whilst he hung his coat up and walked into the kitchen.
"Do you want a coffee? Wake yourself up a bit?" Cal tried to put on a positive attitude. He looked at Ethan who didn't say a word still, he continued to stare in front of him. Cal sighed sadly then went to sit next to him. "Are you okay?" Ethan looked at him with an annoyed face. Of course he wasn't okay. He was far from it. "I mean, physically? Does it hurt anywhere else apart from your face?" Cal saved.
"No." Ethan answered then looked back in front of him. "I didn't do it, Cal."
"I know you didn't. I believe that and so does the detective handling your case." Cal spoke. Ethan looked at him in shock.
"What? She believes I'm innocent?" Ethan asked.
"She told me while you were outside. Ethan, we are going to clear your name." Cal encouraged Ethan, but he said nothing after that. Cal wrapped his arm around his small brother and leaned him into his shoulder.
"We will just have to see what happens in court." Ethan sighed under his breath. Cal bit his lip. The thought of Ethan going to prison for something he didn't do still terrifies Cal but there was something about that detective that he trusts.
I was thinking of doing a love interest between Cal and the detective but that idea went completely from my head because next chapter is the final chapter.