Chapter seven

[What happened Mr. Morphy]

“Do not fear failure but rather fear not trying.”

Trexie's P. O. V.

“Geez, another boring day.”

I am at our office while cleaning up my desk. Niel is not here yet and I need to wait until he comes.

“psst!”

I heard and pretend I didn't hear it.

“psst! Trexie, ”

I turned around to see who is someone calling my attention and suddenly smiled. I lay aside what I am doing and come close to her.

“Hey, what are you doing here? ”

She pulled me out of the office but her smile was never fading. It is wide as an ocean.

I crossed my arm. “ I think it is a good news but you make me feel nervous. What is it? ”

She sighed softly. “ I don't think if it is a good news but... ”

I rolled up my eyes. “ But what?"

“but..”

I know I am nervous but she looks more nervous than me. My heart beat faster than the speed of light.

“ oh come on Veronica, lately your smile is like a smile of victory but why are you stuttered right now? ”

She scratch her head. “ The truth is that, I am just asking but I think it is not a right time to ask.”

“ What, seriously. "

“ I am going.”

“ Wait,”

I stopped her while holding her hand.

“Can you just say it?"

She remain in silent.

“You know me, Veronica.” I said in serious voice.

She turned and face me.

“ahm—

“Veronica?”

From my left side, a muscular voice grabbed our attention. While taking a breath, I smelled his Creed Aventus cologne. This fragrance is celebrated for its innovative combination of different scent notes and dynamic and masculine vibe that fit him.

“Niel,” she said awkwardly.

Neil stop infront of us. He is staring to Veronica and never feel my presence.

“ What are you doing here? ” he is still smiling at her.

What is going on today?

Why everybody is smiling without any reason?

Are they sick?

A virus?

Omo?!

“I just passed by, but I am on my way to work actually. ”

“Oh I see, ”

She watched the time to her cellphone. “ I am already late, I need to go. ”

He nod and his smile was still there.

“See y'all,”

“tss,”

I went inside with a bad mood, feel so irritated and with curious as well.

“Trexie..”

“What?”

“Good morning.”

Tss! How could he said "good morning" after he snob me infront of my friend?

Pretending he doesn't feel my presence?

“whatever,”

I went directly into my desk and prepare myself for another worst day of my life.

Look at him. How could he talked to Tenney in this time of work?

It is my fault, I waited for nothing.

I went outside of the office without any mark and even him, he did not noticed it.

He is having fun with Tenney and besides I don't have any reason to bother them.

I don't need him!

“Ms. Diaz. ” someone called me in an familiar voice.

“Ah, good day chief. ”

He looked at me down to my things, and finding someone.

“ Where is he? ”

“ Mr. Morphy is in the office right now. ”

“I see.” He said.

He started to walk away from me so I feel a bit of comfortable. I feel like I am out of oxygen evrytime I talked to him. He is really a monster. His voice, haircut, and body except; his outfit. Even though he is a man, he knows how to choose lifestyle when it comes to his OOTD compared to Niel.

Suddenly change the topic and goes to him. To what I heard and saw lately.

He still never change his style while asking.

“What has been your

favorite

book that you've read?”

I remembered...

I am number one target on bullying so, instead of going to our room, I went to the school ground and spending my day reading a favorite books here.

And suddenly he approached me like we are too close to each other for a long time and ask me those words. After that, no one wants to bully me. Because I have already a shield to them. Thanks to him.

“Ms. Diaz! "

I was surprised when someone shouted my surname. I held onto my chest, feeling the beat of my heart.

“Did I startled you? ” smiles at me.

What do you think?

I faked my smile. “ Not really,”

“Thanks God.” he feel relieved.

Can you please leave me alone?

I don't want you to infect me.

I think it's very dangerous and contagious!

“ahm, where are you going now? ” changing the topic.

“work!”

The way he smiled at me, it was very annoying.

I nod in response.

“Oh, I forgot. Norman called me, he said they found the victim's cellphone. ”

“Cellphone? I thought the crime scene is clean. ” wondering how that happened.

I am sure that, we searched everywhere and even at edge of the apartment but, we didn't find anything. Interesting.

“That is what I thought also, and even Norman's team said that there is nothing there. Maybe the suspect put it in there. But why?” he looks so curious.

He's right. What is on the suspect mind and bringing back the victim's cellphone if he/she knows that it is risky.

“Trexie, nice to meet you!” a tall with a wavy hair approach me when I enter in the laboratory.

“agham! I am taller than her but you saw her first than me.”

“I am sorry Neil but Trexie is very attractive so, I saw her first than you.”

“Just said that you are too ignorant when it comes to ladies. ”

Are they fighting?

“Sometimes.”

“Do not prison your self here, you must go out and find a woman. ”

Neal rub his forehead, smiled awkwardly.

“I am not surprised that until now you are NGSB.” he added.

“Excuse me, I think you can continue talking to other later. For now, we should focus on the victim's phone.”

“Yeah right! This way please."

“Thank you.”

I was amazed inside the lab. I already entered in the laboratory when I am on my college days. But this place was really nice.

“So, what did you find? ” Neil asked him in a serious voice.

“I did find something suspicious messagese to your victim's phone through messenger from a fake account. ”

“What is it? ”

“The message said ‘Jealousy is a disease. Get well soon.’ followed by a yellow face with furrowed eyebrows looking upwards with thumb and index finger resting on its chin. An emoji that intended to show a person pondering or deep in thought. Often used to question or scorn something or someone, as if saying Hmm, I don't know about that.”

“A person pondering or deep in thought? Neil, this message has to have been sent from the killer. ” I looked at him. He was already confused.

“hmm, bringing back the victim's phones to her apartment.. ”

“That is weird though, but the suspect make sure that the message was deleted but I am too smart when it comes to this one. ” proudly said.

“How about a finger print? Suspect bringing back the victim's cellphone it means there is a mark on it. ”

“The suspect clean it. There is no fingerprint here, except to this message. ”

“Hays!” he exclaimed.

“This case is complicated. Where is the autopsies laboratory—

Niel suddenly walk and get out of the lab.

“He knew it. ” he replied.

"Okay then, thanks! ”

I walk faster and finally reached him. How could he leave me there? I am not that familiar here! What a coward.

“She was poison.” An old man said.

I slowly walked into the room. Instead of entering into their serious conversation, I choose to stay silent and just listened.

I never imagined that Neil is like this. He will give his best to solve crime without thinking what would be the consequences in the future.

He is really dedicated to his job. Unlike to what he did 10 years ago. He just gave up without telling me the reason.

That is the reason why our Chief never gave him up even he's giving a headache to him.

“She was poison by something so potent that it dissolve her lungs, that is what you saw seeping out of her nose and mouth. ”

An old man looking to the victim. “The only one product that can only buy on the market is a rat poison. ”

“That is why I never use any kind of poison for a rat. " I said to myself but they heard it.

They both stare at me. Neil has serious face while the old man is smiling.

“How do you get rats out of your house?” he smirks.

“ah, I have pet cats indoor—

“Lies.” Neil said and squint at me.

I scratch my head and lough in an awkward way.

Sometimes he is weird.

“ahm, Mr—

“Mr. Jamin,”

“Mr. Jamin we saw a burn mark on the victim's neck and wrist. I think the suspect use in killing is a perfume?”

No one talks and they looked like not agreed to my conclusion.

“The killer put a poison to her perfume that cause of burns and to her death. ”

“Absolutely you are right.”

Niel glare at me, looks like he's competing. I rolled up my eyes.

“Poisoned perfume is a slow-acting, and it would have taken about an hour for the toxins before it effect.”

I suddenly startled when Niel just raised his finger with a loud voice. “Sarah must have applied the perfume an hour ago before she died. ”

“Exactly.”

“Thanks to you Mr. Jamin, we need to go to the other victim's best friend. ”

“Good luck to both of you! Wait a minute, you looked destiny to each other. ” he said which make Niel's face turn into crampled paper. And the old man looks happy to us but I ignore him. Instead, I just give him a roller coaster ride using my eyes.