Cold Case

Chapter 4: Another one

August 10, 2021

“What happened, why the police are here again?”

“Why there always something bad happened here, now!”

“Oh no, I want to transfer to another school, I don’t want to be here anymore!”

Students in the hallway on the dormitory can’t help to felt scared and anxious because of the death of another student, and not only in the classroom but in their dormitory!

“Even in our dormitory, it’s not safe for us! There is no safe place here for us!” One of the students said and cried. They are panicked to think the criminal can kill them while they sleep. “How can we say that we can still be with our parents, if they don’t want us to be let out of here?” She added.

Their whispers only grew louder and their fears increased as the police carried the dead body outside the room. There is no body nor wounds, make them confused;

“"Who among you is the roommate of this person?” One of the police men asked.

A young man step up, he was wearing his school uniform with eye glasses while carried 4 books, the typical out cast. “I am, Sir.” He said with nervousness in his voice. He look like about to cry.

“I will just about to ask you some questions; can you come with us in police station?” The police asked him, but the man look shocked from what he heard.

“Are you suspecting me that I kill him? How can I do that when in the first place we did not even talking?” It started to panic, but the police make him calmed.

“No, please listen to me first. We just want to talk to you and it’s a private matter so we invite you to the police station because we can’t disclose the information here in public.”  The police man tried to explain what was he talk about.

The young man first did hesitant but then he nodded and walks with him. The stared of students to him make him more anxious but to clean his name he really need to cooperate with the police. But how can he clean his name?

His heart started to pound loud, the cold sweat dripped from his forehead to his cheeks, his trembled hand gripped his books tightly.

What if the evidence pointed him? He can't escape when that happens, how about his dreams that he wants to reach, and he did everything to have good grades to do that but now he can lose everything in one snap!

“You can step inside the car, young boy.” He immediately turned to the police officer next to him. How does he make sure they don't put pressure on him once he's there? “Why? Still nervous that you will be the killer, don’t worry we still don’t know if someone kill him or he died in the nightmare or something.”

The young man also looked at another officer inside the car and it nodded at him, he sighed and went inside the car. The cold air inside make him more trembled, he knew it’s bad to be happy that someone died. But when he thinks that the person who always bullied him died, it’s give him joy and satisfaction. But even the man died; here he still dragged him in to the messed.

“Are you not close with your roommate?” The police officer started his interrogation to him, he shake his head as an answer.

“No, we started to be a roommate when we are in Junior high but we never once have a nice conversation in the past. To be honest, he’s one of those people who bullied me until now.”  He confessed to the police man.

He can see how stunned the officer was; well he can’t blame it to have a reaction like that. Being a roommate with the person who bullied you for almost 2 years and half, life is really sucked for sure.

“Oh, why not request to change the room? If professors know about it they will take action.” He was almost laughed because of that.

“Take action? I don’t think they will. I always talk to my professor to change my room but they just always yes and nod but it’s been years and now he’s dead but we are still the roommate that’s why I am here with you for investigation.”

The two officer glance at each other, “S-so do you have any suspicion that can do this kind of thing to him?”

Because of that, the man can’t help to that point to laughed, “Are you really asking me that question, Officer? To be honest I am not shock about what happened to him, in his attitude there a lot of people despite him and curse him in their mind.” He sighed, “He think high to himself because he have money and fame, all he did was bullied the people around that he think are poor and have no right to be in University.”

The officer in charge take notes all the words he said, if he need to confess everything just to clear his name. He will do it without hesitation.

“Do you know what his complete name is?” Again the officer asked.

“I do. He is Christian Costales, the only son of Mr. Costales who owns the Costales enterprise. Now, if you suspecting me about what happened just think about it, how can a simple person like me will do something like will ruin all the things I want to be.” He seriously asked.

The officer cleared his throat, “we will continue the interview once we arrive at the station?”

Silence enveloped inside the car as they made their way along the way to the police station. The man just looked outside the window and watched the large buildings they pass by; the wind that touches his skin is the only thing that can calm him now.

He endured two years of being bullied by the man, and finally heard his wish to get it out of his way. He was happy; he was content that what had happened to the man. After this, he will have a normal life like the other students.

If he ever meets the person who kills the man, he will praise it and he will work for him. That the man said on his mind, he can do anything for whom save him from hell of life.

“Where here, get down.” The officer called him. He didn't even realize that the car had stopped because of the depths of his thoughts.

“Okay, Sir.” He answered and went outside.

As they walk inside, people greeted them one by one. He can tell that the officer is respected by his co-workers.

“Mr.Lorente, I ask one of the student to have interview with us and here he is.” The officer he with earlier talked to someone.

“Oh. Mr. Cornel please sit down, where your partner?” The man asked his co-worker.

“He went to get some coffee, sit here kid.”

Finally, the young man gets the two officer attention, he sits on the chair.

“Are you friend with him?” The new officer asked him the similar question but the other officer gave his note. “Oh, you start collecting some information on the way.” Mr. Lorente read the note in small notebook.

“If you still have questions I am willing to answer all of it,”

“Good to hear that, so what is your name?” Mr. Lorente asked again, but this time it’s about him.

“I’m Callix, I will answer you first question earlier; we are not friends just a roommate.” He calmly said.

“Yeah, from what I read here he also bullied you until now. Are you really sure that you are innocent?” Mr. Lorente looked at him.

“What are you talking about, are you saying that I am just lying being innocent and I kill him?” Callix can’t help but to raise his voice, he can’t believe the officer in front of him.

“I received the result of investigation of the body and the reason he died is, overdose of drugs. The mark of needle in his right arm is visible because of some rashes,”

“So are you telling me that I drugged him? I sleep in the library yesterday and only went to our dorm to change. He still asleep back then and we are not close that I will wake him up.”

“Can you tell me what post did you see him before you leave the room?” Again the tone of Mr. Lorente make Callix felt irritated.

“I saw him on the side, he face on the side of my bed. I did not even try to walk closer to him to fear that I will wake him up.”

“The thing is, the door knob has no scratch like someone try to open it by force. Is there someone have a key in your room?”

“Yes.” Callix immediately answer.

“Who is it? Are you sure they have the key to your room?” He asked to assured it.

“Yes, of course. It’s Mr. Madrigal one of our professor, he also sleep in the boys dormitory reason why the head professor gave him the power to maintain it and all the master keys.” He answered make the two officers gasped.

“Can you tell us if you see Mr. Madrigal when you went the dormitory?” Mr. Cornel can’t help but to asked.

Callix nodded.

“Yes, he looks tired and he didn't seem to notice me, he just went straight into his room.” He stopped but speak again, “oh, I forgot. Christian also did offend Mr. Madrigal last year.” He confessed.