Chapter 10: Truth and a Crime
Before Ariella could say anything else, there was a loud, scream.
"I gotta go!" I yelled.
"But-" she tried to protest, but I was already out the door.
I ran to the dock, and then to the clinic.
I saw Perry searching through boxes and shelves persistently.
"Where is it? No. They couldn't of taken it." he was saying.
"What did who take?" I asked from behind.
Perry jumped ten feet in the air, then turned and saw me and laughed.
"Bo, you scared me half to death!" he joked.
"What happened here?" I asked.
"Someone stole an expensive medicine." he said. "I know it wasn't Pascal, because I was with him when it happened…"
"And it wasn't Ariella or me because we were talking at our house when we heard you scream." I said.
"I would never even begin blaming and of you." Perry said shaking his head.
"Did you see anything?" I asked.
"Yeah." Pascal reminded himself. "I guess I did."
"What did you see?" I asked as I began to search through the boxes.
"I saw a tan man in a skirt running away. I ran inside after he got away and realized that he had stolen." Perry said as he sat down on one of the clinic couches.
"We'll lock the clinic up tonight. If you want, you could stay at our place. I'm sure we've got an extra bed somewhere." I said.
"No. It's okay. I'm not too scared, just a little shaken. I think I'll go home a little early and rest a bit." Perry said as he stood up.
I helped him lock up and walked him to his house.
"You can come over for lunch later." I suggested.
"I may take up your offer." Perry said with a smile. "But first I need some rest… and some Tylenol."
He walked into the house and closed the door.
I walked back to the house to comfort Ariella. She'd like to know what happened.
When I got there, she was cooking lunch.
She was making
"Hey Ariella." I said once I got there.
"Hello." she said, not looking up from the food.
"The Komona man stole some expensive medicine from Perry." I said as I sat down.
"Oh." she answered.
Why was she acting so weird?
"Ariella are you okay?" I asked as I reached towards her.
She pulled away from me and tried to hide her tears unsuccessfully.
"Ariella, what's wrong?" I asked.
"Oh Bo. I wish-" she said as she cried.
"Ariella, You can tell me anything." I comforted.
"I-I." she said as she cried into my shoulder.
I brushed my fingers through her short reddish brown hair and tried to calm her down.
"Bo… You don't understand… You see I'm… I'm…" she sobbed.
"Your what?" I asked softly.
"I-" she choked.
"Yes?" I asked softly.
She pulled away from my hug, eyes full of tears.
"Bo." She said. "I'm pregnant."