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Rena:
“Miss Spero, open up. It’s Detective Price and Detective Winter. We need to talk to you,” he pounded on the door.
I covered my ears. I heard Matt shuffle to the door. “Mr. Lowenthal?” the detective asked, confused.
“Could I speak with you outside?” I heard Detective Winter step out of the frame. I looked up to catch Matt shut the door behind him.
“Miss Spero?” Detective Price slowly came forward to me, “Are you alright?” I curled up tighter. “I’m not here to judge you in any way. I just want to know what you saw.”
“I saw nothing,” I mumbled.
He stopped before me. “Miss Spero, please, I promise nothing will happen to you. If you tell me everything truthfully, I can help you.” I shook my head. “I’ll make this very easy for you.”
“Is this where I call a lawyer?”
His eyes sparkled for a moment, fear spread across his face, but left as soon as it appeared. “It’s your choice, but if your innocent, you don’t need one.”
I thought for a moment. I had no money to pay for a lawyer and I wasn’t going to bring my parents into this. I made a deal. “If I have Matt with me, I’ll talk.”
Matt:
She pulled me out and led me down the hall. “So, do you know her well?”
I shrugged. “I guess so. I mean, like I said before, I help her with her puzzles all the time.”
“She agrees to let you in?” Detective Winter asked, almost shocked.
I nodded. “Look, I know she’s not going to talk to you guys by herself, but maybe if you let me talk to her, I-“
“Mr. Lowenthal, I know that you know her better than us, but let us do our job,” she cut me off abruptly, “We have experience with these kind of people.”
“These kind of people?” I asked, anger creeping up behind my neck. “She’s no different from me or you,” I stepped closer to her, my voice rising.
Her eyes clouded over. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean it in that kind of way. I meant that Detective Price and I know how to deal with people who have been through a traumatic experience. I think the best way for her to talk is through either me or him, not you.”
Before I could object, the other detective swung the door open and looked around. He motioned for us to come over. “She says she’ll talk if he’s with her.”
I saw her embarrassment as her cheeks turned a brighter shade as she turned towards me. “I’m sorry for jumping to conclusions.”
I nodded and walked inside, almost smug that I had been right about Rena and that she wanted me to be with her as she spoke to the detectives.
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