𝕯𝖊𝖆𝖉 𝖁𝖊𝖋𝖔𝖗𝖊 𝕯𝖆𝖜𝖓

I woke up to the annoying sound of my phone. It kept on ringing continuously, I just had to take the call. I reached for the phone on my side table and saw it was my boss, Luke calling.He's literally been on my neck ever since I was assigned to solve the recent murder case.

Checking the clock I realised it was 8:49 am. 'Oh shit I'm so late' I barely had any sleep last night as I worked till dawn trying to find new leads to the case. Working in a private investigation company had always been my dream........well not until it became my reality. Don't get me wrong, I love my work....sometimes. I mean I should have just chosen to work in that coffee shop when I had the chance to, I wonder if that offer is still up, who am I kidding.....

My phone continued ringing I should probably just ignore it since its a call from my boss and I'm late it can never be a good thing right? But what if its actually a good thing maybe a new lead I can work with. I mean I was desperately in need of something, ANYTHING I could just work with.

"Hey" I tried my best not to sound sleepy.

"Where the fuck are you, El !?" Yeah never a good thing. Remind me to never take his calls when I'm late, or ever.

"I'm uhmm.... I was uhhh jus-"

"You know what I don't want to know I just want you here at the office in fifteen minutes" and with that he hung up.

Just fifteen minutes? pfft not like I was flash. I'm giving myself extra ten minutes. 'Ten minutes!?' Yeah shut up I totally deserve it, but then I don't wanna get on Luke's bad side. Okay fine extra nine minutes and fifty eight seconds,perfect.

Twenty five minutes later I was in my car already on my way to work, its a ten minutes drive from where I live so if I don't go to get coffee at my favourite cafe, I should be at the office in no time. Ughhh but I needed caffeine so bad right now.

I arrived at the firm, took everything I needed from my car and rushed towards the door.

"Good morning El" Mateo, one of the workers at the office greeted me with the widest smile. He's always had a positive and bubbly personality. I mean how can someone always be this happy? Well that's a good thing for him.

Mateo's office is right beside mine so I can say we're pretty close. I mean we can't avoid seeing each other everyday so yeah.

"Yeah good morning Matt, how was your night?" I asked just to sound nice not that I really cared did I mention I didn't have any coffee today? Heaven knows I cannot function properly without caffeine. Oh the sacrifices I have to make for this work and Luke, this is definitely not good for my mental health...... my poor poor mental health. Okay I'm being too dramatic now, well you can't blame.

"Oh my night was just fine but on the other hand, judging the fact that you just got here and with those huge bags under your eyes I think it's just the opposite for you. Am I right?" He said jokingly.

"I just hate you but at least one of us had a good night rest" I replied laughing dryly at his failed attempt to make a joke out of my situation.

"Okay someone is cranky today, coffee?"

"Yes yes please I just love you"

"Okay you switched up fast" he was laughing but I was not finding anything funny, not yet but until after coffee of course.

"Just shut up already" I folded my hands in front of me.

He stopped laughing, good. "We could go grab coffee later okay.... yeah that reminds me Luke requested to see you immediately you arrive" and with that, he walked away.

Right Luke, I almost forgot. I made my way to his office.

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Standing right in front of his office door I wanted to knock but hesitated. Okay okay he wouldn't be that mad right? I mean this was the first time I was ever late to work, fine maybe not the first time nor the second nor the third and definitely not the last....... yeah yeah I got it whatever but this was the first time I was ever THIS late to work.

The door flung open as I was just about to knock. Dina walked out his office holding a pile of files. Dina was one of the workers as well, but she worked in another department at the firm so we rarely met. She's always quiet and reserved so our whole conversations together were just basically hey's and hello's. I'm perfectly comfortable with that but there's always been something about her that doesn't just sit right with me but anyways.

"Hey El" she said walking past me not even giving me the chance to reply.

"Well bye Dina" I said to myself.

"El? You can come in" Luke said "take a sit" he continued gesturing to an empty sit . He's being calm so I guess it's a good start or maybe it's a trap?

I got in and took the sit "g...good morning Luke" I mentally facepalmed myself for stuttering.

"Yeah El, well straight to the point. I've got bad news and good news" he said staring at me " which would you like to hear first?"

"Okay well the bad news first I guess" I was certainly not in the mood for a bad news, not today, not ever. Wait is he not going to talk about the fact that I'm late?

"The bad news. Another female body has been found yet very close to another swamp just like the last one but the autopsy results are not out yet" He said with a very stern look on his face. Great just great, this was a trap after all.

"So the first murder case is likely not just a homicide?" I asked confused.

"I mean it could be just a homicide since the autopsy results for the recent body is not out yet and we know that the cause of death for the first was strangulation but no sign of struggle"

At this point, I was just so tired to even think straight. "Right got it. Any other leads to who might have killed her?"

"Nothing for now. Just the previous fingerprint that was later recognised as the deceased's, definitely not a break in the case" so what could the 'good news' be I was curious to know now.

"Well that's disappointing. Well what's the good news?" Fingers crossed. Better be what I wanted to hear.

"About that, you'd be having a new partner that would be joining you in this case" Okay that's a good news. Another person to feel as frustrated as I am. Just great.

"When?" It's probably going to be either Mateo or Celine.

"As soon as possible but I can't tell when for sure"

"I hope soon is like tomorrow" I said letting out a small laugh.

"With those bags under your eyes, I understand how frustrated you might be. I hope so too" he chuckled.

I guess we're done here, I stood up heading to the door but just as I was about to open it "El"

"Yeah?"

"Don't be this late to work again" I thought he forgot, sure he was going to say something about it after all.

"Sure, a promise. Thank you" I said and left. I wasn't sure of that promise. Not. One. Bit.

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