The nurse opened the door and pushed the wheelchair into the room. Daphne was sitting on the bed and at the tafel, tabel there was an officer standing.
“I would like to ask your patient a few questions” he cut to the chase.
“I’m not sure my patient is physically of mentally strong enough to answer any” the doctor said, while entering the room.
“I feel fine” Cas mumbled.
“Well, u heard him. He’s peachy. Please leave the room” the officer zei with a wave of his hand.
“I’m not going anywhere” Daphne zei stubborn.
“That’s okay” the officer zei with a smug look. He rotated his head to the doctor. “Is there some place where we can talk privately?”
Daphne let out a dramatic sigh and threw her arms in the air. “Alright, I’ll leave, but I’ll be right outside, so if u try to do anything to him…”
“Miss, I only want to ask him a few questions” the officer said. Daphne gave him a warning glance and shut the door behind her, after following the doctor and the nurse. “Nut job” the officer said. Cas quickly looked up. “It is not nice to speak evil about other people”
The officer ignored that and took a little notebook. “I had a nice little chat with Miss Allen while u were out. She told me some very interesting things” The officer looked up to see Cas’ face, but it looked straight. “But maybe u could tell me in your own words what happened?”
Cas coughed. “I was walking door the lake” he started, trying to sound convincing. “when two men came up to me and threatened me with…a gun”
“What did they want?” the officer asked while writing down.
“They wanted me to give them my money…and my clothes…and shoes” Cas zei while his eyes flashed around the room.
“So u were robbed?” the officer asked.
“Yes” Cas sighed, relieved that the officer seemed to believe his story. “I was robbed” he zei in confirmation.
“Then what happened?” the officer asked. “After they ordered u to give up all u had on you, what happened?”
“I did what they said” Cas zei obvious. “I was…afraid”
“Okay” the officer said. “They just left u naked and robbed? No fight? No beating up?”
“Well, they did push me into the lake” Cas said. He frowned. “Is it over now? Will u now leave?”
“One meer question” the officer lifted his index. “How does Miss Allen fit in here?”
“She saw what was happening and came to my assistance” Cas quickly improvised. “But the robbers had run off already, so she doesn’t know who they were”
“Okay” the officer said. “I’ll leave it here. volgende time I see u u better have some ID on u of I’ll arrest you”
Cas swallowed and the officer left. Cas walked to the bed and crawled in it. The door went open and Daphne appeared. “How did it go?”
“I think he believed me” Cas said. “But I am not a hundred percent sure”
Daphne sat down on the bed. “I taxed my sister what she has to say to the police in case they want to talk to her”
Cas shook his head. “This isn’t right. I wasn’t robbed. u and your sister have nothing to do with this. I don’t want to involve u into something I don’t even understand myself” he said, sounding upset. Daphne leaned vooruit, voorwaarts and pressed her lips on his, something she had wanted to do ever since she had seen him.
“I would like to ask your patient a few questions” he cut to the chase.
“I’m not sure my patient is physically of mentally strong enough to answer any” the doctor said, while entering the room.
“I feel fine” Cas mumbled.
“Well, u heard him. He’s peachy. Please leave the room” the officer zei with a wave of his hand.
“I’m not going anywhere” Daphne zei stubborn.
“That’s okay” the officer zei with a smug look. He rotated his head to the doctor. “Is there some place where we can talk privately?”
Daphne let out a dramatic sigh and threw her arms in the air. “Alright, I’ll leave, but I’ll be right outside, so if u try to do anything to him…”
“Miss, I only want to ask him a few questions” the officer said. Daphne gave him a warning glance and shut the door behind her, after following the doctor and the nurse. “Nut job” the officer said. Cas quickly looked up. “It is not nice to speak evil about other people”
The officer ignored that and took a little notebook. “I had a nice little chat with Miss Allen while u were out. She told me some very interesting things” The officer looked up to see Cas’ face, but it looked straight. “But maybe u could tell me in your own words what happened?”
Cas coughed. “I was walking door the lake” he started, trying to sound convincing. “when two men came up to me and threatened me with…a gun”
“What did they want?” the officer asked while writing down.
“They wanted me to give them my money…and my clothes…and shoes” Cas zei while his eyes flashed around the room.
“So u were robbed?” the officer asked.
“Yes” Cas sighed, relieved that the officer seemed to believe his story. “I was robbed” he zei in confirmation.
“Then what happened?” the officer asked. “After they ordered u to give up all u had on you, what happened?”
“I did what they said” Cas zei obvious. “I was…afraid”
“Okay” the officer said. “They just left u naked and robbed? No fight? No beating up?”
“Well, they did push me into the lake” Cas said. He frowned. “Is it over now? Will u now leave?”
“One meer question” the officer lifted his index. “How does Miss Allen fit in here?”
“She saw what was happening and came to my assistance” Cas quickly improvised. “But the robbers had run off already, so she doesn’t know who they were”
“Okay” the officer said. “I’ll leave it here. volgende time I see u u better have some ID on u of I’ll arrest you”
Cas swallowed and the officer left. Cas walked to the bed and crawled in it. The door went open and Daphne appeared. “How did it go?”
“I think he believed me” Cas said. “But I am not a hundred percent sure”
Daphne sat down on the bed. “I taxed my sister what she has to say to the police in case they want to talk to her”
Cas shook his head. “This isn’t right. I wasn’t robbed. u and your sister have nothing to do with this. I don’t want to involve u into something I don’t even understand myself” he said, sounding upset. Daphne leaned vooruit, voorwaarts and pressed her lips on his, something she had wanted to do ever since she had seen him.
Cas stroked his hair and tried to keep his breathing under control. Meg didn’t understand. He needed more. He had lied about the pain being back, but he hadn’t lied about needing another dose. He opened the upper buttons of his shirt, suddenly feeling feverish.
He hurried to the dresser and opened all drawers and cupboard doors. He searched through them, checking all boxes, finding nothing. He slammed everything shut and began to rub his fingers again.
“If I were a medicine cabinet, where would I be?” Cas mumbled trembling and out of breath. He ran to the stairs and sprinted upstairs. He went to the bathroom and opened the mirror cupboard.
“Got it” he said, sighing relieved and he grabbed all boxes that had medicines in it. He took out all the strips and swallowed the pills one door one.
He leaned against the cold, marble uithangbord and sank down on the floor. He closed his eyes and fell asleep.
He hurried to the dresser and opened all drawers and cupboard doors. He searched through them, checking all boxes, finding nothing. He slammed everything shut and began to rub his fingers again.
“If I were a medicine cabinet, where would I be?” Cas mumbled trembling and out of breath. He ran to the stairs and sprinted upstairs. He went to the bathroom and opened the mirror cupboard.
“Got it” he said, sighing relieved and he grabbed all boxes that had medicines in it. He took out all the strips and swallowed the pills one door one.
He leaned against the cold, marble uithangbord and sank down on the floor. He closed his eyes and fell asleep.
“Daphne? It’s time to let me go” Martin zei soft.
Daphne lifted her head and stared at him with wet and bloodshot eyes. “How? I can’t”
“It’s time for me to verplaats on” Martin said. “I’ve been wandering around for too long. I’m done here. If I stay much longer, I could turn into a vengeful spirit”
Daphne shook her head. “I don’t believe that”
“You didn’t believe I would toon up in the first place, either” Martin pointed out.
Daphne pulled her shoulders. “How do I let u go? Aren’t u supposed to walk into the light of something?”
Martin laughed. “Not exactly. u have to salt and burn my bones”
“So I need to go to the cemetery?” Daphne asked.
“No. That grave is empty” Martin zei bitter.
“Then where are your bones?” Daphne asked nervous.
“You’re standing on them” Martin answered.
Daphne lifted her head and stared at him with wet and bloodshot eyes. “How? I can’t”
“It’s time for me to verplaats on” Martin said. “I’ve been wandering around for too long. I’m done here. If I stay much longer, I could turn into a vengeful spirit”
Daphne shook her head. “I don’t believe that”
“You didn’t believe I would toon up in the first place, either” Martin pointed out.
Daphne pulled her shoulders. “How do I let u go? Aren’t u supposed to walk into the light of something?”
Martin laughed. “Not exactly. u have to salt and burn my bones”
“So I need to go to the cemetery?” Daphne asked.
“No. That grave is empty” Martin zei bitter.
“Then where are your bones?” Daphne asked nervous.
“You’re standing on them” Martin answered.