The Other Side

Part 2

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Nate.

"Detective Ryan, what do you think you are doing?"

"Nothing, just making sure she is properly taken care of. Her neck seemed to be a bit strained so I was adjusting her pillow. Why do you ask?" He simply shrugged as he made his way to the chair to have a seat.

"Weren't you here a few hours ago, with Felicity. Plus, its the nurses job to look after her, I don't think its in your job description to look after her." I questioned worried.

Could he be having any ulterior motive?

"I was assigned her case, I will do whatever I see fit to find answers."he answered with a bored expression.

"So was Felicity, but you don't see her snooping around do you?" This man was infuriating. He was acting in a way that seemed very suspicious, or it could be that I was very tired.

"Anyway, I'll give you space to do your work. I'm just gonna be on that chair over there sleeping." I pointed towards the makeshift couch at the corner of the room that has continuously been my bed.

Before I went on to sleep, I decided to check on Ryn's dad on the other side of the bed who looked sound asleep.

That's strange. Mr Clarence usually snores whenever he sleeps. He's awfully quiet today.

As I rounded the corner of the bed, I was greeted by a pool of blood. My eyes bulged out as I realized he had been shot.

On the head.

It was a kill shot.

This is an assassination.

The reality hit me when I came into my senses that Mr Clarence had been murdered in cold blood, just beside her sick daughter, who by the look of things was about to undergo the same fate. I froze. When I looked over to Ryan, he had his silencer gun pointed at me as he gestured to me to keep quiet.

"If you so much as breath aloud, I'm going to blow your brains out." He instructed.

My breath came out in ragged puffs as my body shook and trembled like a tremor. His eyes resembled that of a vicious wolf and his stance was confident.

He was experienced in this kind of thing.

Ryan came to my side and dragged me by the neck to the chair beside the bed and retrieved red duct tape from his bag. He used the tape to tie my hands together at the back of the chair then did the same to my legs. He then covered my mouth so that I wouldn't scream.

He went about to take back the pillow he'd been holding when I saw him and faced Ryn.

"You can watch your girlfriend die slowly and sweetly now."

I screamed and shouted but my  voice got caught in my throat. I thrashed and kicked out of the ties that bound me but it was futile work.

Ryan smirked at my efforts evilly and let out a horrifying laugh.

When he placed the pillow on her head and started pushing, the door to the room suddenly opened and Felicity entered with her gun drawn to the front and aimed at Ryan.

"Put the gun down or so help me god I will shoot you." Felicity said sternly. " I knew there was something off about I just had to find out what. I went to Ryan apartment a few hours ago and found him dead and stuffed in the bath tub. He's been dead for about 3days and you whoever you are have been impersonating him. "

"Oh I see you found your friend detective. I took him out like a candle, very easy." The guy bragged.

"I swear if you move even one step ahead, I won't regret what I will do to you." Felicity warned.

"You're under arrest for the murder of Mr Richard Clarence and attempted murder of miss Ryn Clarence, anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law."

Before Felicity could cuff the man, he suddenly turned around and shot her. The bullet went through her shoulder blade and she staggered as she fell on the cold floor but retaliated by firing back. It went straight to his heart and his limp body fell down.

It was the second body in a row that I saw today. I had never seen anyone get killed before my eyes and the scene got stuck in my head.

Felicity came to the rescue and unbound me from my ties and took off the tape that was on my mouth and I panted.

My eyes were in waterworks by now as I watched the entire thing unfold before me.

"How did you find me?" I sobbed as she helped my limp body up.

"I made some research and found out that he wasn't really Ryan and I knew right away that you and Ryn were in danger so I came after him. Unfortunately I was too little too late for Mr Clarence. I made sure to call for back up and your family is outside."

"Thank you." I felt weak. My mother ran into the room with Caleb in tow and grimaced at the sight before her.

"Richard. Oh God!" She covered her mouth as she suppressed a sob that finally managed to break out.

"Are you okay baby?" She came to my side and hugged me tighter." I shouldn't have left the two of you here, without enough security. I put both your lives in danger and now Richard is dead." My mom took my hand and got me outside.

The whole group of Ryn's friends was outside led by Kate who looked very pale and worried sick.

"Are you okay, is she okay?" Kate attacked me with questions once we made it outside. The police had already arrived and were covering the room in yellow  tape written crime scene, do not cross.

Ryn had been transferred to another room to be checked if she got any injuries during the exchange.

I didn't answer Kate. I simply looked at her. I couldn't for the life of me talk right now. I had just witnessed someone get killed. It was way scarier than how they portrayed it in movies and series. I was in shock.

"I'm taking you home. You need to rest." My mom directed me to the waiting car as Kate and her friends made their way to see Ryn in her new room.

When we got to the parking lot, my dad was waiting in the car ready to take us home.

"When Felicity called to confirm our suspicions about Ryan, my heart was in my throat." My mom confessed.

"Dad? What are you doing here? I thought you went on a business trip?" I didn't have it in me to talk about what had happened. I  knew I would have to talk about it in the future but right now, my mind just couldn't go there.

"Are you serious right now? You were almost.....your life was at risk.  Doesn't matter where I am, I will always be here for you Nathan." My dad said as he took off.

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