death

Alice's pov

I walked to the door and looked through the peep hole. There were two policemen and a man out there. I furrowed my brows and opened my door Cautiously.

" Hello miss I am a friend of robby and I am here to ask you a few questions with police. " The man said.

" Did something happen to robby " I panicked. " You don't know about it " He asked. I shook my head. He sighed and said " I hate to break this to you but robby... Is dead" My heart broke in a million pieces.

My feet started backing away making me stumble and fall on the floor. Slowly hot tears started to slide down my eyes filling me with despair. The pair of men rushed inside tending to me but all i felt was nothing.

The man who call himself robby's freind squatted in front of me wiping my tears with a handkerchief. I gazed into his eyes fuming with fury and asked in a dangerous tone " Who did it ". " As of now we don't know which is why we are here to ask you questions and judging by the way you reacted it seems you are innocent but i still need to follow the procedure. " He answered camly.

Taking deep breaths I calmed down getting up walking to the kitchen counter to pour myself a glass of water. The cold liquid flowed down my esophagus comforting my nerves.

I walked around the counter to the man who said his name was fox with the glass still in my hand. " So what do you want to ask me I am ready to co-operate " I said.

" Well for starters pls tell us when was the last time you talked to robby " Fox asked

I heaved a sigh and replied " The last time I talked to robby was when we were on a date but since then I haven't got a reply to the text I sent him when I reached my apartment. "

The man hummed as he told the officers something then he asked for my phone which I gave. After a few minutes he walked back and handed me my phone and bowed. " Thanks for your cooperation we appreciate it. If you find something wrong or get to know something related to this case pls inform and stay safe since you are connected to robby and whoever may be the killer might try to come for you. " Fox said

Wishing me well for the last time they left leaving me to wonder who could be the one who killed robby. My mind once again drifts back to him forming tears and pouring down but the thing is I feel nothing. No empathy or sadness just pools of tears. The lack of emotions at his death is making me feel weird.

Taking a deep breath I switched my phone on and contacted riley. "Hey girl how'd you call " She spoke from the other side. " Girl I- robby is no more " I said. There was a deafening silence. " Are you ok " She asked softly. Suddenly a burst of emotions came through making me break down. " Take deep breaths Alice, do that while I am coming over hmm, listen to my voice " She said as I heard keys jingling.

The overwhelming feeling was unbearable. It's hard to breath. " Alice are you there, Alice, Alice" Riley shouts but its all muffled. My chest is feeling heavy, everything is spinning someone pls help me. " Alice, do as I say take a breath in, now exhale " She repeated for a while as I heard the car engine. Following her voice I took slow deep breaths.

After a few breaths I started feeling better. Taking a shaky breath in, I got up from the chair walking towards the kitchen for a glass of water. With shaking hands I brought the glass to my mouth then the bell rang. Slowly walking towards the door, I opened it. Riley quickly hugged me." Are you feeling better now " She asked pulling out of the hug.

I nodded slowly. She walked around me to the couch and sat down motioning me to sit down." Alright so start from the beginning " She said. I took a deep breath in " So after we both returned from our shopping we parted ways. He left me here at my apartment then I guess went to his place. I messaged him if he reached home but I didn't get a reply. I thought he would be on his way so I slept, now today morning I got news that he died. Three men, two police men and one friend of his named fox came to my door. Informed me of his death asked some questions and just left. " I said to her.

" The thing is I am crying but I feel nothing in those tears for him, no remorse or any sympathy just empty tears" I told her. She looked horrified at hearing my statement. " You d-dont feel anything, no sympathy at all" She asked stuttering a bit.

I nodded my head. She sighed heavily and placed a hand on my shoulder. " Girl I think you should see a mental specialist. Not feeling sympathy towards someone who potentially was your boyfriend is not good especially since he's dead. " She said softly to me.

I nodded my head in understanding. " Would you like some coffee" I asked. She sighed and nodded. I got up from the couch and walked to the kitchen. Preparing us both a coffee I went to her and handed her a cup. Taking a sip I said " I think I'll contact miss skylar, I mean she is a Psychiatrist after all. " As I said that I remembered about the form she gave me.

Riley nodded in agreement. Taking another sip of her coffee she asked. " Do you wanna go out " I shook my head " No, I do not know what danger may be lurking outside " I said. Riley nodded in understanding and took another sip of her coffee.

The evening with her went perfectly. A great distraction from the events which took place. By night I sent her off, sighing in gratitude. My eyes fell on the form which was laying flat on my study table. With a heavy sigh I Picked it up and flopped on my bed. I skimmed over the form and onw line caught my attention. 'Volunteer at your own risk'.

I frowned but then realized that it is necessary since anything can go wrong but I trusted miss Skylar so I quickly filled up the form.

What I didn't know was that it will change my life forever...

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Author's note

Hey Readers, I am finally back. My papers have ended and I feel a bit relieved, since I have nothing to do now until school starts again I might just upload more.

For the last time I am asking you all to vote for the routes which would determine Alice's fate, or I'll go with the one I have planned.

'The trap' or 'the revenge'

Comment your preference below