LOCKWOOD: EPISODE 8

 

NOA POV ❤

Megan left a few minutes after her huge revelation, but not before saying, "For all this trouble you guys better buy my new peanut oil, it's for dry scalps". Khalil and I were still inside the room. I was sitting on the bed staring at the curtain. Khalil was on the chair, looking lost. I couldn't imagine how he felt right now but that doesn't mean I wasn't angry at him. He hid something so big from me, he looked me in the eye and lied. This means he could lie about anything else. I stood up abruptly to leave, suddenly Khalil was alert and held my hand. He looked me in the eye remorseful.

"I'm sorry Noa, I'm sorry I lied I can explain." He said softly.

"Save it, if you can look me in the eye and lie to me. If you could lie about something so small. You can lie about anything else Khalil. I can't believe I thought I could trust you." He wanted to say something else but I cut him off.

"For all I know you could have been the one who killed her. And I've been working with a murderer all along". Khalil took a step back, clearly upset by what I said. His face suddenly took a sinister form. What he said after hurt a lot more.

"Wow Noa, really? You really think of me that way. Well since we're talking about how we really feel about each other here's what I think. 

You should take a look at the mirror. You are nothing but a shadow of Claire. I don't even think you know yourself." He came a lot closer now. "

I'm sure you must feel so useless and worthless now because you literally have no identity without her. You're meaningless without her and I'm sure that I'm not the only one who thinks so." 

Suddenly my hand hit Khalils face, slapping him hard. If his goal was to hurt me he did it successfully. I ran out of the room sobbing before he could say anything else. I ran into the bathroom and slid to the floor crying. He was right though. I was useless, my father hates me, my bestfriend is dead. I was really nothing without Claire. I left the reception without telling anyone. I just wanted to be alone with my thoughts.

 

   KHALIL POV❤

"You're a meaningless without her and I'm sure, I'm  not the only one who thinks so". I sit at math class remembering all the hurtful things I said to Noa, that was uncalled for, even though she said pretty hurtful things as well. What I said must have been painful. I literally called her useless and worthless. Suddenly the bell rang signaling the end of class. I left in a hurry. I just wanted to find Noa and apologize.

As I was about to enter the hallway, the speakers announced something.

Khalil Hernandez 

Megan West

Noa Martinez, to the principals office immediately.

I wondered what the call was about. I made my way to the principals office. As I entered, I saw Megan, and then my eyes drifted to Noa. She looked at me, her eyes were red and looked bloodshot, like she had been crying all night. The guilt I felt became worse.

"Useless, worthless, meaningless." that was all I could hear. There was another man in the office. He looked like he was in his late 30's and he had a badge with the name Detective Walter on it. This must be the new detective.

"Morning kids" Principal Miller said." This is Detective Walter, he just wants to ask a few questions." 

"Sorry, I'm not speaking without a lawyer." Megan said. The detective smiled.

"As you must know, I consulted all of your parents before coming here, I assured them that there wasn't going to be any form of pressure on you kids and we're definitely not going to the station." He paused." Yet. Unless you give me a reason for an arrest". He said confidently.

"Why aren't the others being interrogated. I mean Noa wasn't even at the party. She shouldn't be here." I said. But she didn't even spare me a glance. I really hurt her didn't I?

"Mrs Parker has reason to believe that they were really close. I talked to her before coming here. Look, you people aren't suspects yet I just want to know everything you know about Claire that could help us break this case. According to my understanding you guys were really close to her, the others will have their time but I need to talk to you first. so shall we?" The detective said.

We were taken to an empty classroom, the detective sat in front of us. Ready to drill us.

"So Khalil, you were Claire's boyfriend right?" He asked.

"Ex as of the time she died." I responded 

"Can you think of any reason why she would break up with you".

"She had someone else, she never told me who it was though".

"So you're saying, the pregnancy she had wasn't yours. I told them to begin the autopsy 2 days before I arrived. So I know about it. Is it yours?"

"No, Claire and I haven't been intimate for a while, so it's impossible for the baby to have been mine". I said.

"Do you know anyone, who you think she might have been seeing? Or why she was acting weird a few months before her death." 

"No, Claire never told me anything". I said and paused. "Look that's all I know okay. Nothing else". Suddenly he turns to Noa.

"Miss Martinez, do you have anything you can tell me, seeing that who had a lot to say during the memorial." He said.

"Claire was my bestfriend, and I just want to know who killed her. You said everything I know detective, she was acting weird, she wanted to tell me something before she died but she didn't. Her murderer got to her first." Noa said crying. The detective didn't seem fazed. Before he could talk to Megan she already spoke up.

"Look I might have been jealous of Claire. I won't lie about that but I'm no murderer. All I know is that you should check her phone. She left her phone once and I saw a Mr A on it. And weirdly she had a password on it." Megan said and that got my attention.

"Claire never had a password on her phone, she would usually say what's the use of hiding something when you have nothing to hide." Noa said. 

"Guess she had a lot to hide then." I said. Noa looked at me and looked away. The detective spoke up suddenly.

"We've taken her items to our computer hacker yesterday. We'll get to know what she was hiding in a few weeks time. Thank you for your time. I might question you again. Stay alert." After that he left and Noa ran out. I ran after her leaving Megan looking perplexed.

"Noa, stop please." I said chasing after her. I ran and stood in front of her. She tried to walk past me but I held her arm.

"Noa, I'm sorry. I didn't mean whatever I said. You're not useless or meaningless. I'm sorry. Please" I said. Noa looked at me, she looked tired to be honest. 

"Don't apologize, you were right Khalil, I am meaningless. I was thinking about it and you were right. I wouldn't be anything without Claire. Don't feel guilty about it." She said fresh tears filling her eyes.

"No, Noa that isn't true. You're a lot of things but not that. I was upset and I said things I didn't mean and I'm sorry okay. I am." I said hoping she would forgive me. I really needed her to. 

"Please Khalil, just leave me alone." After that she walked away leaving me by myself. 

To be continued...