Author's Notes:Well here it is; the final Act of The Otherside (dun dun duuunnn). I'll be uploading one part at a time instead of uploading the entire Act, just to make some suspension, or something like that... But either way as always review if you wish, but more importantly enjoy the story.
"Sir. Excuse me sir, I need you to state your name, sir!" a female officer asked impatiently.
What happened, I can't rememba anythin'…shit….
"Hey, boy! Are you ignoring us?" shouted a large male cop.
Oh, shit… all I rememba is seeing Leo on the ground bleedin', and I'm covered in blood, and then Aeris walked up and she screamed, and then…and then…damn it….
"HEY!" the male cop slapped the golden cat on back of his head.
"Ow! What the hell?"
"So, you're finally done ignoring law enforcement, boy?"
"Wha-? Who? Where am I?"
"You're at the police station, sir; you're under arrest for murder and battery." The female officer informed him.
"Oh…okay then…so what do you want?" he asked nervously.
"She needs you to state your name, so we can verify it. But you spaced out and didn't answer us for a good solid five minutes." The male cop said in an annoyed tone.
"Oh…my bad…"
"Yeah…whatever, so what's your name boy? And make it quick, I've already lost my precious time that I could've spent catching hooligans, hipsters, and or lawbreakers."
"My name….my name…"
"Yes sir, we need your name to continue."
"I-I-I don't…my name…fuck…"
"Oh my gawd, I'm tired of your shit kid!"
"Hey! Calm down officer, we prefer to keep our inmates alive!" the female officer jumped up and restrained the male cop from reaching for his gun.
My name, what is my name? Why can't I remember who I am?
Meanwhile…
Aeris sat in the emergency waiting room, with her hands in her face, as she tried to absorb everything that just happened. She's been there for about an hour and half, and worried sick about Leo. A nurse came in and looked around, until she found the distressed pink cat.
"Ms. Cole?" she asked, Aeris perked up to the sound of her name.
"How is he? Is he okay? Is he going to be all right?" she asked immediately, the nurse was startled from the sudden rush of questions, but then smiled kindly at her.
"Leo's fine, right now, we finished removing the bullets, and patched the wounds." Aeris looked relieved.
"Can I see him?" she asked eagerly, the nurse nodded and gestured to follow her. They walked down hallways, and passed several rooms, until they reached Leo's.
"He's right in here, if you need anything there's a phone inside." The nurse said, and walked away. Aeris opened the door, and saw Leo, sleeping in the hospital bed; he had few tubes in him. She walked cautiously, as the sound of the heart rate monitor beeped in its same rhythm. She took a seat in a chair and slid it towards Leo's bed; she sat there and watched him attentively, waiting for him to wake up.
At the Police Station
"Alright…let's see here….name: Jethro Bentley Mundy, age: 19, date of birth: August 8, 1993, location of birth: North Ryde, New South Wales, height:180.34 centimeters, weight: 75 kilos, hair: gold, eyes: grey, citizenship: Australia, is there anything else you need?" another male officer asked, as he read from a file.
"No, that should be good, we got his fingerprints right?" asked the female officer.
"Of course we do, I just did it a while ago. So, is he ready to become jailbait?" the male cop asked eagerly.
"Yes, he's ready to be placed in a cell, now." she said rolling her eyes.
"Alright boy, you're coming with me." He gripped the Jethro's arm with his hand, and dragged him down the hall.
"Ya mind easing up on ya grip mate?"
"Quiet, scumbag!"
"Aight, aight…ya don't need to shout…" Jethro said shrinking away from the cop.
"You know what makes me love this job so much boy?" he asked with a sadistic smile on his face
"N-no…"
"It's the feeling I get when I throw your kind into the place they belong, in jail! No git in there!" he said, as he pushed Jethro into a cell.
"Ya didn't need to shove mate…" Jethro said, rubbing his arm.
"Hahaha, git cozy in there boy, cause your trail isn't schedule for a month, and if you ask me about your fate, well i think its best that you make yourself home here." The male cop walk away, laughing to himself.
He's a bloody ass…but damn, one month in a cell until my fate is dangled right in front of me, in a courthouse… but maybe he's right… maybe I'm right where I should be…I deserve this…
At the Hospital
"Leo, when are you going to wake up?" Aeris whispered, as she continued to watch the sleeping grey cat. She's been waiting for forty-six minutes, soon to be forty-seven. She leaned back in her chair and sighed, she was still a little traumatized from seeing that awful scene; Jethro covered in blood, fear and terror in his eyes, and Leo was slumped over on the ground, bleeding. The vision just makes her want to shiver. Jethro….why did he do that? What happened to him? Then she heard a groan, and saw that Leo was waking up, he began to stretch, but then immediately flinched and clutched his stomach, "Whoa there, take it easy. They just patched you up." She said gently pushing him back on the bed. Leo looked up and was startled to see Aeris there beside him.
"A-Aeris? What are you doing here?" he asked
"I'm here to see you, idiot" she said jokingly, Leo chuckled a bit, but again flinched and clutched his stomach in pain, "What did I tell you? Take it easy."
"You made me laugh" he said defensively, Aeris just shrugged in apology.
"Well, how do you feel?"
"Like complete shit" he said bluntly, his entire mood suddenly changed, Aeris noticed this.
"Leo, what's wrong?" she asked, Leo hesitated to speak.
"It's just that…it's about him." he said gravely.
"You mean, Jethro?" Aeris asked she began to worry about what Leo has to say.
"Yeah….it's just that, I can't believe he shot me. I mean, I thought we were friends, I thought we were cool each other." He said angrily, "I trusted him, I saw him as one of closest friends, and then he turns around and stab me in the back…or in this case, shoots me in the stomach. I feel betrayed sorta, don't you Aeris?"
"Well, I don't feel exactly betrayed…more like disappointed."
"Disappointed? In him, what for?" he asked speciously, Aeris rubbed her arm and looked down at the floor.
"It's just that, I didn't think he would do such a thing, I mean I know how you feel, but for some reason, I feel as though it's not his fault…"
"Not his fault? Aeris, he literally shot me three times in the stomach. How can it NOT be his fault?"
"Well, I mean why would he scream 'Murder' out loud like he had nothing to do with it?"
"I don't know, I guess his moral compass got back on point, and he realized what he done."
"Still, I think he just lost it, and went nuts."
"Aeris! Why are you defending him?" Leo shouted at her, she quickly looked at him; his face was full of anger, and his eyes full of betrayal.
"I-I-I-I don't know, it's just that there's this one part of me that thinks that, the real Jethro had nothing to do with it, and that he just went mad."
"Oh my gosh, Aeris are you even listening to yourself? You're defending a murder, he's done this millions of times in the past, and he's use to shooting a gun at someone."
"But that's the thing; he had a terrible past growing up. I mean, all the violence, and stuff probably took a real psychological effect on him, and he probably just snapped at that point."
"So? That doesn't mean you can give him a free pass, to do whatever he wants."
"Look, Leo I'm trying to explain my reasoning and all you're doing is pushing them aside, why won't you listen?"
"Because, you're not the one who got shot, alright!" , Aeris got silent, and she slouched in her chair. Leo looked at her, and realized that he probably was too hard on her. He leaned back in his bed, and sighed, "Look, Aeris I don't want to break up our friendship okay? It's just that I probably can't understand your point of view, and you probably can't understand mine, that is fine. They're probably going to hold a trail against him, and by the looks of it, you're going to try to defend him, that's okay with me. But, don't expect me to be on the same side, cause when the day of the trail comes, I'll be doing everything in my power, to send him to prison." , Aeris continued to be silent, and looked at the hospital tiles, Leo just sighed again and laid back down. Aeris slowly got up from her chair, and walked out of Leo's room; she carefully closed the door behind her, and leaned against the door. She rubbed her face, and walked out of the hospital. She walked outside, to see that it was snowing, and then watched the snowflakes fall from the night sky. I think I'll walk home tonight….she thought, and made the long trek back home.