"Okay, right away" I said as I headed to the kitchen and made a coffee for him. I actually didn't expect to see him that was why I was kind of stunned and confused the moment I saw him. I had initially thought it was Lorraine when I first heard the siren of his car...
That was really great, I never thought I would see him again but here he was. Now what should I do when Jessica comes back and he asked if she was my cousin, the one I once told him about. I had actually told him about her and he somehow showed interest in her.
After making the coffee for him, I took it to him and gently dropped it on the center table close to him while he busied himself looking around the sitting room. "Thank you" he said and glanced at me before continuing with his survey.
"You are welcome" I uttered, wondering why he was looking around like that. "It's amazing, isn't it?" I blurted.
"Yes, it is" he took his coffee and sipped it. "Are you the only one around?" he asked.
"Yes, I mean... currently, yes. However my aunt lives here too, together with my cousin. They own this house" I said as I gently sat on the armchair facing him.
"Your cousin, the one you told me about right?" he wrinkled a brow at me as he took a sip of his coffee again.
"Yes, she went out earlier and I don't even know where she is now. I was around when she left, I went to see her mom at thr hospital" I apprised him.
"Hospital?" he looked surprised as he dropped his coffee on the table, "Is she sick or something?" he curiously asked, looking concerned.
"Yes, she has been sick for two days now" I said lowing my gaze. Whenever I remembered it had been two days since I last saw Aunt Vicky healthy, I used to feel somehow. The thought of her not surviving would bounce into my mind and I would be like, what would life be without her for Jessica and even I.
Although I could relocate to Mainland and live my life there but how about Jessica? That wouldn't be fair and judging from how naive she was, she would must like end up messing around. As bad as things were at the moment and the kind of bad record she had, she would definitely blame herself for what happened to her mom and would give in to her naivety and turn into something else. More stubborn and definitely more crazy than she presently was.
"What happened to her?" Trevor asked, referring to Aunt Vicky.
And in order not to disclose everything to him and make Jessica look unworthy in his eyes, I decided to just tell him what wouldn't make him suspect anything. "She kind of has a heart problem, and that was what landed her into thr hospital. But there is nothing to worry about as the doctors assured us she would be back to her feet soon" I crooked a smile on my face trying to hide my fear as well as the whole truth. If he knew the whole truth, he would definitely have a wrong impression about Jessica.
"Oh, hard luck. I am sorry about that dear" he said and then took another sip of his coffee again. "I decided to come and see you today, I've been busy that's why yoi didn't see me in time" he added and then apologized for being late.
"It's nothing. I've been busy too, you wouldn't have seen me if you had come earlier. I was actually out, and I don't really know what will take me out again later. I might be at the hospital, you know" I said not sure about my words.
"Nice, it's good to be agile and energetic" he complemented me. "By the way, how work? Aren't you supposed to be at work today or are you guys on a break?" he asked, wrinkling a brow at me.
"No, we are not on a break. I just decided to stay, I mean... I took permission to stay at home until my aunt gets better" I responded with a cheerful smile.
"And your boss agreed? Wow, he must be a very good person with a very kind heart I guess. Although I don't know how exactly your company works, but I am pretty sure the Walters Family aren't bad people, just being strict for a reason" he said, and that reminded me about the research I once made about the family and the things I saw and read from controversial posts. I had wanted asking Frank about it before but I was scared how he would react. Trevor too, but that day he only told me about the arrests he and his team made in the head office when some staff were reported to have been caught red-handed going against the company's rules and regulations.
"My boss is kind, but do you really think it's true what people used to say about the Walters Family on the internet? I have once came across some blongs that talked about malevolent deeds done by the family to the people around their main house. And also to other businesses, especially their rivals" I said and watched as he cleared his throat and smiled, perhaps he knew something.
"I already told you before, Laura, I don't know anything" he said to my disappointment, "Albeit I used to hear things about the family regarding their strictness, that's the only thing I can say" he added.
"Oh, okay. I understand" I laid out a smile on my face. And just as I was about changing the topic, he asked why I was obsessed about knowing if all the things I saw on the internet concerning the family is true.
"What if they are just conspiracy theories, what if someone made it all up just to tarnish their image, what if they aren't real?" he added to his initial words.
"And what if they are real? I mean, people won't just start accusing someone or something. There has to be something the fact that there can't be smoke without fire" I uttered, trying to make him understand my point.
"Well, it's because you don't know people. You don't deal with people. I deal with people everyday, Laura, and I can tell you people can lie out of nowhere. And if you say you will believe in everything you see on the internet, you will end up hating God Himself one day because there are people that don't believe in the existence of God and would try all ways to criticize His attributes. What can you say about that?" he said, rendering me speechless.
He actually had a point there and I was beginning to think if really it was good for me to keep thinking about the bad things I heard about the Walters Family and not the good ones. Was I even supposed to know all that? If I wanted to be part of their family, then I must not continue with my research on them.
"Hmm, okay, I understand. So, tell me more about your work. Won't your bosses at work talk if they find out you are off duty?" I quickly changed the former topic, and trust me I didn't even know what I was talking about. I just opened my mouth and words came out profusely.
"My work is different. Nobody will ever question me about my whereabouts as long as I report back later at the main station. By the way, I am not alone today. I am on a patrol with my partner, I left him at the Mainland to check on his crush before driving all the way here" he said making me to scoff.
"Crush? Did you just say crush?" I uttered.
"Yes, he kind of have crush on her and the fact that she lives in the same apartment building with his uncle. But unfortunately, she doesn't like him. So, his uncle's wife is trying all her best to see the two are hooked up together" he said and giggled. He also found it funny, I found it funny too.
"Wow, that's nice. What's her name?" I asked out of curiosity.
"Betty," he responded, rendering me speechless. "Betty is her name" he added, "Is everything okay?" he asked seeing how speechless I was. I was actually hoping it wasn't the Betty that ruined my evening yesterday, but wouldn't that be great if she was the one? At least I wouldn't have to worry about her snatching Frank away from me.
"Nothing," I lied while wearing a faint smile on my face. "I was just wondering where I last heard that name, it's a rare name and I think I heard someone calling someone that name at the Mainland" I said trying to use trick in order to know if it was the Betty I met a day prior.
"Where in Mainland?" he asked and I politely told him the street where Frank dropped Paul's cousin yesterday. Surprisingly, it was the same place. "Wow, that's where she lives!" she said and then told me her room number.
I didn't even know when I heaved a sighed and gulped, so his friend has a crush on Betty? I wondered. "Nice, but what do you think? Is she going to accept him? What if she has someone in mind?" I stylishly asked to hear more from him.
"Well, I don't really know but his uncle's willing is doing all she could to have them both hooked" he said, and just then his phone began ringing. "It's him, my partner" he said as he stood and took the phone, "Hello, are you done?" he uttered, "Okay, anytime you are through just call, I will be there in a jiffy" he returned back to his sitting position, "Come on, trust me man, nobody is ever going to know about it in the department. Just make sure you don't end up messing things up yourself, otherwise you are on your own!" he giggled. "Alright then, see you soon!" he ended the call. "Guess who just called now" he said as he stared at me.
"Your partner,of course!" I said wondering why he asked such question knowing fully I heard his conversation with, although I didn't hear what the other person was saying but I was sure he was talking to his partner... judging from the words he uttered.
"Yeah, you get it" he beamed at me, "he's still there, trying to convince the girl into loving him. I just hope it all works out well, she's pretty you know... and looks calm, and obviously she's a good girl. I really want something good for my friend"
His words made me wrinkled my brows. Did he just said Betty looked calm? And talking about good girl, I might not have known her for a long time but the short time we spent together yesterday tells how rude and self-centered she was.
Even Frank was happy with her presence, her just had to pretend in order not to hurt her feelings. She can't lose her boyfriend and then be humiliated by dear friend she just met after a long time without hearing from each other.
A good girl would never act the way Betty did yesterday. She was so selfish, she did all she could to bar me from Frank. Why did she do that if she wasn't selfish? A selfish person would never be a good person unless the seized to become selfish. I know it's not easy to see the person you love with someone, that's normal and it's call jealousy. But trying to snatch someone from his partner? That's not jealousy, that's selfishness.
However, I wouldn't say anything to Officer Trevor. If he believed Betty was a good and calm girl, so be it. I would never say anything that would make him change his mind and advise his friend against courting or dating her. If I ever did that, she would have the space to make her devilish plans on how to come in between me and Frank.
