Andy was leaning over his work table, checking the groundplan of a building plan. Some changes needed to be made. He had to give this building plan to his mentor. If he didn’t he could fail his internship and that was about the last thing he wanted.
The problem was that he couldn’t stop thinking about Shannen. God, she’d made him so angry. He was so deep in thought he didn’t hear the knocking on the open door.
“Hey, Andy”
Andy looked up and saw the assistant of the manager standing in the doorway.
“What’s up? Big man needs a one on one with me?” Andy asked.
“The cops are here” the assistant said.
“What? Why?” Andy asked surprised.
“You can ask them yourself” the assistant said. She rotated her head. “He’s in here, you guys”
A minute later two inspectors entered the office.
“Inspector Anderson, this is my colleague inspector Lee” inspector Anderson said, while both held up their ID’s. “We’d like to ask you some questions”
“Yeah, okay” Andy said, having no clue of what was going on. He looked at the assistant.
“Would you like some coffee?” she asked. They refused and she left, closing the door.
“That is not going to look good on his résumé” she mumbled.
Inspector Anderson pulled out a photo and put it on the table. “Do you know this girl?”
“Of course, that’s Shannen White, my girlfriend” Andy said.
Inspector Anderson pulled out another photo and put it over the first one. “Do you still recognize her?”
It was a photo of Shannen lying between garbage bags. Her head was bashed in and blood was mixed with her hair and covered half of her face.
“Andy-I can call you Andy, right?-where were you last night?”
The problem was that he couldn’t stop thinking about Shannen. God, she’d made him so angry. He was so deep in thought he didn’t hear the knocking on the open door.
“Hey, Andy”
Andy looked up and saw the assistant of the manager standing in the doorway.
“What’s up? Big man needs a one on one with me?” Andy asked.
“The cops are here” the assistant said.
“What? Why?” Andy asked surprised.
“You can ask them yourself” the assistant said. She rotated her head. “He’s in here, you guys”
A minute later two inspectors entered the office.
“Inspector Anderson, this is my colleague inspector Lee” inspector Anderson said, while both held up their ID’s. “We’d like to ask you some questions”
“Yeah, okay” Andy said, having no clue of what was going on. He looked at the assistant.
“Would you like some coffee?” she asked. They refused and she left, closing the door.
“That is not going to look good on his résumé” she mumbled.
Inspector Anderson pulled out a photo and put it on the table. “Do you know this girl?”
“Of course, that’s Shannen White, my girlfriend” Andy said.
Inspector Anderson pulled out another photo and put it over the first one. “Do you still recognize her?”
It was a photo of Shannen lying between garbage bags. Her head was bashed in and blood was mixed with her hair and covered half of her face.
“Andy-I can call you Andy, right?-where were you last night?”
She bent on her knees and her hands glided over the earth. She didn’t know what she was going to find, but a strong feeling inside of her told her there was something underneath the earth. Something she needed to find.
And so she started digging with her hands. Soon her hands were wounded and dirty, but she just kept digging.
She carried on for what seemed like hours, her hands bleeding, until her fingers touched something solid. She dug faster and more fiercely, until she saw the object. When she saw Damon’s body she couldn’t breathe anymore. She covered her mouth and tears rolled over her face. She was too late.
She pulled him out of the pit and held him in her arms.
And so she started digging with her hands. Soon her hands were wounded and dirty, but she just kept digging.
She carried on for what seemed like hours, her hands bleeding, until her fingers touched something solid. She dug faster and more fiercely, until she saw the object. When she saw Damon’s body she couldn’t breathe anymore. She covered her mouth and tears rolled over her face. She was too late.
She pulled him out of the pit and held him in her arms.