Chapter 70

DYLAN

Behind the bars, stood my best friend, the guy that once knew so much about me. Looking at him in his miserable state reminded me of how many times I had made him feel so miserable.

I taunted him in high school, I made him feel worthless. I proved to him I was better in any way - in many ways. I made him feel miserable, inferior. I realized now that I was never the better friend.

'How's it in there?" I moved closer to the cell barrier.

'Would you like to switch places?" he raised an eyebrow funnily. He sat on the floor, his back rested against the wall, he didn't look at me.

'Of course not, I didn't murder your fake girlfriend." I chuckled and he did the same.

'You know I didn't do it right?" his face became serious and I nodded. He looked at me, inwardly I knew he smiled.

'I called Stephanie, she will be here soon," I stated, looking at him.

Brendax burst into laughter, he turned his head and looked at me with incredulity. I knew what he was thinking.

'You brought your fling to help me with my case?" He chuckled again and I almost threw my Rolex wristwatch at him. Brendax had always been silly but I appreciated that he felt a lot more relaxed with me.

'I'm sorry, I never got to apologize for everything I did. I played on your feelings a lot in high school, dating all the girls you love and fucking them, that was really bad. I know what it feels like now, I can never imagine another guy sleeping with Alexia. I would break." I paused tossing the thought away cause it made me boil inwardly.

Brendax smiled, and he shook his head. I loved that he understood and I loved that he wouldn't ever think of hurting Alexia which was also like never hurting me.

'We'll get you out of here...." before I could finish my words, the inspector general interrupted.

'I don't think so. The autopsy is out." The middle-aged man looked at Brendax and me. I wondered what was happening, I looked at Brendax as well and saw that he was shaking.

I ignored him and looked at the inspector general.
'What does it say?" I looked at the files in his hand waiting anxiously for his response.

'Helen was an asthmatic patient, she got into an attack which eventually took her life."

'This means that Brendax isn't the cause of her death?" I could feel the excitement progressing in my body.

Expressionlessly, the Inspector walked closer to the cell's gate. He looked at Brendax who looked away from him, more like looking at me.

'How come you kept her in your house? What caused her attack? Why didn't you report her death after she died?" The inspector jammed him with so many questions.

'You shouldn't ask a suspect so many questions at the same time, you will intimidate them." Came the shrill voice. I turned around and saw Stephanie walking in with Alexia. It was a little weird seeing the both of them together but I didn't have the time to think about it now.

'You got the autopsy result right, you know what caused her death now. Charge my client to court already and let's get this over with. I cannot believe you will detain a suspect behind bars for more than twenty hours." Stephanie looked fierce. She had her red hair packed up, she wore a suit and trousers like that of Alexia but it fits Alexia better if I am asked.

The inspector general took two steps backward. Before he said any word, Stephanie raised her identity card.
'I am barrister Stephanie, Criminal defense lawyer for Mr. Brendax Fox." She introduced.

'My client already told you his part of the story and he even wrote a statement. After receiving the autopsy, it's just right if you charged him to court but instead, you are asking him a series of questions. Why? To intimidate him?" Stephanie rasped moving closer.

'Fine, court in two days!" The inspector general raised his hands in surrender and walked away.

Stephanie watched him until he was out of sight. Once he was gone, she looked at me and leaped forward. She wrapped her hands around me and squealed.

'Fuck, did I miss you? Yes!" she squealed again.
Stephanie was the only fling that became my friend because of her carefree nature and understanding. We understood each other, we only wanted to fuck and not fall in love and shit until she found a guy that made her feel special enough to want to love again.

I didn't understand her before until now, looking at Alexia, I understood the reason Stephanie breached her plans of never falling in love.

Stephanie was too busy talking about how much she missed me that she didn't see my girlfriend grunting behind her angrily. I knew Alexia was already boiling so I pushed Stephanie aside with my arm. Stephanie soon understood so she stopped.

I walked to Alexia's side but she quickly took her gaze to Brendax who leaned against the cell bar.
Alexia kept looking at him, I couldn't figure out what ran through her little head until she opened her mouth and talked.

'How did the food get burnt?" Her eyes didn't leave him, Brendax.

Brendax raised his head, he looked at her, confused just like I and Stephanie.

'What food?" He asked, still with a confused expression.

'The food I was preparing for you before you confessed to me. I remembered I was cooking mac before leaving your house that day. Yesterday, I went back to your house and I found out the food got burnt totally." Her face didn't leave his.

I was rendered utterly speechless. Brendax was about to go to jail and Alexia only cared about the food that got burnt? I couldn't believe her right now.

'I... I didn't... After you left, I was too shaken to remember you were cooking before you left."

'Did the food get burnt before or after Helen came to your house?" Alexia's questions were getting me really pissed. How could she be asking this kind of question in a terrible situation like this? I walked closer to her and tucked at her hand, stylishly informing her to stop the questions but Stephanie stopped me.

'What are you driving at, Alexia?" Stephanie asked looking suspicious. Then it dawn on me that I was the only confused one.

'Uhm..." Brendax stuttered.

'Oh my goodness!!" Stephanie gasped as though she realized something.

'What?" I looked at her.

'What is going on?" I looked at Alexia too.
Then at Brendax.

'Can someone tell me what the heck is going on?!"

'He killed her." Stephanie finally voiced.