The Trial Of Lies

's Sta

building now." He or

ried to grab my arm again, but I

ed at him, dumped the notebook o

stepped out of the company. I stood on in front of

rince, I'll make sure of th

down the street, dragging my weak feet. My

is for a minute, hoping I could get something to

ng at me from the cake shop. I sharply shifted my gaze back to t

e wave at me as if she had known me for

ble, which was beside the window. She smiled beau

led and pulled o

with her eyes glued to the piece of c

be needed in this world, perhaps." I shrugged with

me, our eyes locked as I plucked my head

like that, except for my dad. Everyone thinks I'm a liar and

for me, once, and I thought "m

a forced smile. "It's nothing, I can always try out another place,

another job, talking to her seemed to gi

rk hard until "my Prince"

gently with a shimmer of s

nd melted my soul, brin

y dad asked me when I fel

ld back my tears from rolling while

person be

of my dad in a woman's body

eason why I couldn't find h

ub my head under the table, but the lady stretched out he

with my eyes fil

am I going crazy with the gush of emotio

's fine to let it all out, you don't have to be strong all the time." S

my voice filled with confusion as

him?" I broke down in tears whi

ne. I really did not mean that." She apolog

r, wiped my tears and sniffled,

ople, I just got too emotional being with you." I

r hand to the handkerchief. "After all, we are

om the counter and

ld you like to have?" She questione

asked with my head popped further to h

you can have whatever

the waitress who walke

dam?" She asked in a soft

e chocolate mousse cake with

responded an

course, I recognize that smile and I know wha

taste you have?" She teased with a shimme

u mean, but I would say that is w

placed in on the table, in front of me. The aroma of the cake filled

to the waitress who nodded, and she turned to me. "That

believed her and patiently wai

waitress said, placing

hed it down with the drink. I could have sworn this was

beautiful combo?" I hummed,

against her chair with her hands crossed against her chest.

s, I was done and we rose from the table. She went to the co

of the blues, she crawled her arm aroun

sister I never had; it's

got in. It was a red car with a fascinating inter

going?" I questioned, look

to her." She smiled while she spoke,

part of me, my lips spread open, ready to speak when she su

are you trying to get us killed?" but before the words could flow o

" She panicked, her eyes

the cake shop." I uttered, and she nodded

or you, you shoul

u. I'll go get it myself."

ne. I insist." I re

for me to repay her for the meal

oor, room 405." She said, pointing h

way, it wouldn't take me more than ten minutes to get to. I hummed my dad's f

ter. The waitress welcomed me with

t had always been this way, and I

ck." She uttered in a hushed tone ad the bro

d as I stretched m

" She said as I walked

r place. A part of me wanted to take a peek at her wallet, but I understa

lding and my head shifted to the

obably for a new start." A

vator. A man stepped out of the elevator when I stepped

ere. The elevator closed really slow, and my gaze

stopped the elevator, stepped

estioned with my voice cloud

rugged, thinking it was weird, but I remember that the

e most terrifying scene of my life. It was the lady, lying on

r to myself while I applied pressure o

ab her laid careless

e I'm repeating the same mistakes from four years ago, not listening to what

hat matters to

ed to reach out for her phone when I heard s

s the

ttered, cocking his gun and ready

ed itself, but this came with a bonus

, not minding the gush of bloodstain on her. My eyes got a glimpse of some sort of clock on the cop's wrist

ike it was earlier this morning,

s rolled down my cheeks as I watched him hau

om hauling them flas

isn't given a chance to make a

ys have to be

He yelled but noth

d it was that eas

lowly rose to his feet. His piercing eyes glared c

ollar, shaking

this because of the job?" I sc

ok in the pain, the humiliation, and the hurt that I'm just a voi

f this case." The first cop said to him and turned

t Jamie's lifeless body, my eyes darted a

gh