"Sorry, can you repeat one more time?" I asked. I was very confused.
"You need to testify that you were with Riven yesterday night, from 8pm to 10pm." Genet said. She looked very serious, for the first time ever...
"Alright... what for again?" I was in too much of a shock to listen to them the first time they explained.
"Rivens parents think he broke into their home yesterday and stole the savings they had in there."
"We don't think that, we know that!" Rivens dad, real dad, yelled.
"Well, I was with Helia, so how do you explain that?" Riven said crossing his arms. But he wasn't with me yesterday, I though.
"Oh please! You just called up your friend who is also mental to cover up for you!"
"No I didn't!" yes he did.
"I can promise you, Helia would never do that. He is a psychologist, right here is MPS." Genet said and I nodded.
"You hired and ex mental?! Why do I even bother coming here." Rivens real mom said and stood up.
"We are going to the police, as we should of right away!" his real dad said and stood up to.
"No. You came here so you could talk to us too." his other mom said... shees. I had no family and he had two. But at that point, I felt like it was easier for me.
"Well, to be honest, if you weren't the one to raise him, he would of turned out normal." his real mom said and the other one slapped her. We all went silent.
"If you kept him instead of just giving him up, you would have the right to say anything you wanted about being a mother. But this way, you can just shut up." she said and his real parents just stood there.
"Whatever. See you at the police station." the other one said to Riven, then walked out of the office.
"They are a handful." his dad said and sighed.
"Riven, I believe you will be in trouble soon enough. So tell me, honestly, were you really with Helia yesterday?" Genet asked and Riven sighed.
"As I said, I got to his place, we ate some pizzas and I left right in the morning." Genet just nodded.
"Riven, honey, I believe you, I really do, but, can you at least tell us the reason they want to put this one on you?" his mom asked and he sighed again.
"I don't know. Now, If you'll be so kind, I need to go to work." he said, stood up and left the office too. I followed him.
"Riven, dude." I said when we were alone in the hallway. He turned around so he could face me. He looked scared. It was a weird look on him.
"You can tell me what really happened."
"What if I don't want to?" he said and crossed his arms again.
"Well, I did kinda just lied for you, and If they find out, I will be in trouble, so, you kinda owe me." he rolled his eyes and nodded.
"Let's go somewhere else." he said and I nodded. We went to my office.
"So, I'm listening." I said as we sat down.
"Look, I really didn't steal anything. Heck, I didn't even leave my apartment yesterday."
"So why are they lying? And why do I need to lie?"
"You? Because I was alone the full night yesterday and I need some alibi, and Musa is kinda mad at me right now. She said that if anything happens between me and my real parents again, the wont be a part of my 'show' as she called it."
"Alright. Now, why are THEY lying?"
"Because... ff. Well. Remember when I told you that I saw then a few months ago, and that they offered me money to go away, but I refused?"
"Yeah?"
"Well, I found their address. Two days ago, at night, I got to their doors and started talking to them. I told them that I wasn't going anywhere and they cant just ignore me like they did when I was a baby. So they said they will find a way to get rid of me."
"By locking you up in prison?"
"Looks like it."
"What about a restraining order?"
"Guess not..."
"Damn, tough love."
"No love there." he said and sighed again.
"It's alright. I'm your alibi. You were with me, we ate some pizza, done... but wait. What will happen now, when they went to the police station?"
"They wont really go. They were just playin'. Huh, stupid idiots." he said to him self and the doors of my office opened.
"I-I'm sorry, I'm looking for Mr. Hel... it's you!" Mark said and looked at me with a scared facial expression.
"I'm sorry about what happened today. Come in, please." he nodded and walked in.
"What did happen today?" Riven asked raising his eyebrow.
"Hm, I don't know. What happened yesterday from 8pm to 10pm?" I asked and he grinned.
"See ya man." he said and walked out.
"Now, let's start out meeting." I said and Mark nodded.
"I, um... My name is Mark, and... no wait, Mark is my..." he was trying to speak. I knew exactly what was going on in his head.
"Stop trying to make the perfect introduction. It's alright, it's just you and me here, and I am in no position to judge you, because I used to talk with my fists. So whatever you say now will be better then me before." I said and he smiled weakly.
"My name is Mark." he said and I nodded.
"I'm Helia." I said and placed my hand in front, waiting for him to shake hands with me. He first took out his left hand, then his right, then he just sighed and nodded to me. I moved my hand back on the table.
"It's alright, baby steps."