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My body screamed in pain; the copper taste of blood making me feel sick to my stomach. Just lifting my head took all my energy as I looked towards the door as it clicked open. Shooting daggers at Selene as she entered the room, I felt my blood boil at the sight of her. My eyes wandered to the items in her hands. As she turned to face me, a bitter smile appeared across her face.
Taking a few steps towards me, she held up a newspaper in front of my face allowing me to read the headline.
Detective killed in mysterious fire.
Selene:" Look Mal you made the front page. Ahem, Three weeks ago well-known Detective Mal Fallon was sadly killed in a mysterious fire; following an investigation by the SFPD the fire has now been concluded as accidental. The SFPD also went on to comment that Mr Fallon was a brave, kind and friendly colleague. He was intelligent, highly skilled and one of the best they'd ever had on the force. He'll be missed greatly. As expected, Mr Fallon's former partner and girlfriend; Natara Williams was unavailable for comment. All our thoughts here at the San Francisco Mail go out to her at this difficult time."
I felt my ears ring as she let out a malicious laugh, throwing the paper to the ground.
Selene:" You know what really gets me? The fact that your pathetic friends at the SFPD couldn't even work out that, that fire wasn't an accident. I knew exactly what I was doing the whole time."
Looking into her cold eyes, I could tell that she was enjoying every second of this. As she turned and walked away, she stopped in front of a table as she stood fiddling with a vase full of lilies. I watched as she hummed quietly under her breath as she continued arranging them, lifting one to her nose as she deeply inhaled its scent. She then quickly turned back to face me with a spiteful look in her eye.
Selene:" What do you think? They're beautiful aren't they? I'm sure Natara is going to love them; especially when she sees who sent them. What do you think, I had to rewrite it a couple of times but it's not a bad likeness is it."
I felt every fibre of my being burn with hate and anger as I read the card in her hand. Reading the handwriting forged to look like mine; I already knew what she was planning to do and if it was possible I hated her even more for it. After placing the card in the center of the bouquet, Selene picked up the vase before turning back to me.
Selene:" Well I'd better go, these flowers won't deliver themselves."
With that she was gone again just like all those other times I'd watch her leave, only this time I was grateful that she hadn't put me through any agonizing pain. Looking down at my battered and bruised body, I wasn't sure how much more of it I could take. My body would soon give up on me and I needed a way out. I needed Natara back, I knew the only way to keep her safe was to be with her. After finally realizing that, I glanced down at my wrists bound to the chair's arms. It was only then I noticed that the ties had begun to wear to the point of snapping. Taking a deep breath, I quickly pulled my arm upwards in a feeble attempt to break the ties. Wincing in pain as they dug deeper into my skin, I did everything to ignore the pain as I continued to pull.
Gritting my teeth and clenching my fists, I pulled harder as my energy quickly started to drain. Refusing to give in to the pain, I pulled one final time. As I felt the ties snap, freeing my arms. I dragged myself to my feet, after stumbling for a second I managed to steady myself as I stood looking around the room I was trapped inside.
Glancing to the back of the room, I noticed a cloth of some kind draped across a small section of the wall. As I moved closer towards it, I noticed a slight draft blowing through the material. Pulling the cloth down, I look up to find a small window above my head. Without hesitation, I dragged the table across the room; stopping just underneath the window. Taking a moment, I regain my breath as I push through the pain that holds my body prisoner. With everything I have left in me; I leap up onto the table's surface, swinging my elbow to break the glass. Taking one last leap of faith, I raise myself up to the window as I crawl through the small gap letting myself fall on the concrete on the other side.
As I lay there, the icy touch of the rain piercing my skin like knives. I feel myself fading; ignoring every instinct telling me to stay down I rise to my feet as I make my way down a narrow alleyway eventually coming out to a quiet but familiar street. I let out a deep sigh of relief, as the clean air fills my lungs. Resting my head back towards the sky, I let the rain pour down over my face. Looking out into the distance I see the sun appearing through the clouds, as a small smile finds its way across my face. I feel my whole body warm as I inhale a deep breath and take off down the street towards my apartment. Praying and hoping that I'd find Natara there.
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