TAMING BECCA

FIVE

FIVE

“So Spencer where were you the day before yesterday at 1100hours?” Adams asked him as they were seated in the interrogation room; he was being interrogated for the second time since the case was brought up

“I already told that female detective everything I know, I visited Ava at around nine like we had planned, I wanted to talk to her” he said as he faced Adams who busy noting down every small detail that he thought was useful

“And what exactly did you want to talk to her about? Couldn’t it have waited until the following day then you two could talk about it at school maybe, I believe you two are in the same class or I’m I wrong?” he asked while squinting his eyes at him

“Of course it could have waited but Ava was kind of ignoring me lately, I could arrange for us to meet and she would always give me an excuse for not coming to meet me and I had always asked her to meet me at my place but she always said she was busy with home chores, which was a lie since they have a house help at home, so I told her I was visiting her that night and she agreed, she had no choice so after school I went home did my project a little bit, took my dinner and told mom I was heading to Ava’s place, she knew we were dating and she told me not overstay since she wanted to sleep early that day” he said and Adams noted it down

“Okay can your mom testify to that?” he asked

“Yes, of course she can” he replied

“Okay, so what happened that night when you visited her, what did you two talk about?”he asked and looked at him, Spencer exhaled deeply

“Well, when I went to her room, I met her mom downstairs, she was with her younger sister, she allowed me in the house and I excused myself to Ava’s room, she was on her phone, I don’t know whom she was talking to but the moment I walked in her room, she hung up and acted as if she wasn’t talking to someone over the phone”

“Okay, while you two were still together, did you by any chance suspect that your girlfriend was cheating on you at any point?” he asked and Spencer creased his brows thoughtfully before he spoke

“Well I have dated Ava since we were in the 6th grade and all this while I have never thought of her being a cheat until a few months ago when she started avoiding me, she would make up excuses not to talk to me or meet me at our usual spots and I thought maybe sometime she just wanted to hang out with her girls like she always said if she didn’t make it up to our meetings and dates, but of late she had been avoiding me totally and would not be intimate with me, I thought I was the problem and I asked her if I was the problem and she said no, I didn’t know what else to think because honestly I loved Ava, everyone knows, I just didn’t know why she would try to avoid me all of a sudden and that is why I arranged for us to meet so we could talk about” he said

“Okay, what is Ava’s best friend’s name?’ he asked

“Olivia, her name is Olivia” he said

“Okay, what happened before you left her room that night?”

“We talked a bit and when I asked her why she was trying to avoid me, she suddenly became hostile to me, she called me names and said that she didn’t love me anymore and that I should stop pestering myself to her, she had moved on and didn’t want anything to do with me, it hurt to hear that from her so I asked her who was her new catch and she refused to tell me, I made to grab her phone to check on the call logs, maybe it could give me a hint but she refused to hand it over to me, we struggled little bit and when I realized it was not bearing any fruit, I decided to let go and I left her room really frustrated, she broke up with me and what hurt is that she didn’t tell me if was the problem or what her problem was or what I had done” he said frustrated and it was clear he was hurting

“Okay, what time did you leave her house?”

“It was around 1000hours I don’t really remember well because I was angry at the moment

“And where did you go to after leaving her house?”

“I called Henry, my friend and asked him to accompany me to the pub and he willingly took me, I was too broken to remember what happened next because I woke up the next day full f hangover and on my bed, I don’t know how I reached there because I was to ask my mom or Henry about what happened bit I didn’t get the chance because the next thing I saw were police in my house and that is it, can I go home now? I feel like I have been here for a long time, I didn’t kill Ava please”

“Okay Spencer, thank you for your time, my team and I are trying really hard to find the real culprit but don’t worry you will soon be out if you are innocent but you will still be held custody until further notice” Adams said and left the interrogation room, at least he had a clue of where to go next, Ava’s best friend, Olivia needed to be interrogated, he figured out that she might be having a clue or two of what had happened to her friend.

***

Joanna and Becca’s attempts to get the truth bore no fruits but they at least had an idea of where to go next, Olivia’s place, she was her best friend and Ava’s mom said she could be the only that knew Ava’s secrets, Ava’s mom didn’t know who the killer was and from the way she had explained, she was not that close to her daughter.

“I wonder who killed that poor girl, this case is proving to be harder than I thought” Joanna said as they both fastened their safety belts, Olivia’s place was not far from Ava’s, it was a fifteen minutes drive and that is where the two were headed

“Apparently, it is not her boyfriend and it is kind of confusing but isn’t that what we went to college for? We will find the killer and they will pay for what they did to that poor innocent girl” Becca said and before Joanna could reply, the phone rang, it was Lieutenant Adams, she put it on speaker

“Yes sir” Joanna said as Becca drove along the streets to Olivia’s place

“What have you found out so far, you do know that we should get done with this and close this case as fast as possible?”

“Yes sir, we talked to her mom and she mentioned something to do with Olivia, the victim’s best friend, and that is where we are headed right now sir”

“Great, I just called to know where you two have reached, the boyfriend also mentioned something to do with Olivia, go get some answers, have you heard from Detective Baker and Oscar?” he asked

“No, not yet sir”

“Okay you two proceed; I will make and kindly give me a call once you find anything solid”

“Of course” she said and he hung up

“Just as they stepped out of the car, Becca’s phone rang; it was a call from Baker

“Why would he call me on my personal phone we have a work phone he can call me through if it is anything to do with work” She lamented as she picked up the call and Joanna smiled

“Told you the guy is head over heels in love with you, this just confirmed it” she said with a smile and Becca scoffed

“Hey, Baker, what is it?” she asked

“Well, I think we found something from the medical report, it might be helpful” he said and Becca chuckled, Baker just wanted to hear her voice and that is why he called with a personal phone

“Okay, go ahead we were in the middle of something here really important, so shoot if you don’t mind” she said sounding bored

“Okay, apparently, the girl was pregnant, two months pregnant from the medical report, I think it might have something to do with her death or her being killed” he said

“Okay, thank you for the information it is really helpful, and Baker?”

“Yes?” he said on the other end

“Next time don’t call me on my personal phone if it is work related” she said with finality and hung up before he cold reply

“Girl that was rude” Joanna said and Becca chuckled

“Well, he deserved it, are we doing this or not?” she asked as they headed for the main door

“Let’s do it” Joanna said as she walked along Becca to the main entrance