The Lady Says by Topaz Hauyn

Author:Topaz Hauyn [Hauyn, Topaz]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Topaz Hauyn
Published: 2021-08-14T16:00:00+00:00

Petra heard the door smashed open, nearly clashing against the wall.

The only reason the door didn’t hit it was the killer, disguised as doctor Esslinger, being smashed between door and wall.

Several police officers stormed stomping into her room. Looking around, staring at her. Arms high and looking around alarmed. One even had a black weapon in his hand.

Petra stared at the round end. It frightened her.

“Why did you press the alarm?”, asked the first on, already standing at her bed.

“The murderess”, said Petra. “Behind the door. Disguised.”

Everyone turned.

Petra saw the people with the blue uniforms turning, moving around. Sunlight lit up the reflector stripes on the uniforms, blinding her sight.

She heard someone hitting the floor. Feet stomped around. Gasping filled the room together with sharp commands.

Then, Petra heard a high clatter of metal.

“Done”, said one voice, clearly satisfied.

Petra let out her breath.

“You got the wrong person”, shrieked the voice, Petra recognized as the doctors one. “I am doctor Esslinger. Release me!”

“You’re not”, said a sharp voice.

Petra recognized it too. This had to be police officer Scharff from yesterday. “You have the wrong eye color.”

Petra smiled. She hadn’t been wrong thinking this doctor false. Only a bit slow after yesterday’s experience. Then, she stopped breathing for a moment. “Where’s doctor Esslinger?”, shouted Petra.

The group split. She saw how the police officer called Scharff with the rectangular, unframed glasses and brown eyes, walked up to her. The light reflected on her blue uniform with the gray stripes.

“Mrs. Esslinger is safe. She called us, saying she slept in and will arrive later”, said Mrs. Scharff. “That’s why we’re here. We saw her walking in this morning already.”

Petra nodded.

At the door of the room, one police officer after the other left. They took the murderess with them. Only two remained.

“We keep a guard outside”, said one. Then, they closed the door.

It felt good, to Petra to know she was guarded against any other intruder.

“Here”, said Petra and held up her hand with the cardboard pill box. “The murderess tried to make me take these hourly. Against shock.”

The police officer pulled a transparent plastic bag from a pocket. Petra dropped the box into the plastic bag.

She deemed it a good idea talking with the police officer. Mrs. Esslinger could call her stupid later. But Mrs. Scharff had saved her from damage, probably her life.

“How’s the man with the newspaper doing?”, asked Petra.

She assumed him dead, but wanted to know still.

“Dead.” Mrs. Scharff’s face was a mask. Not a muscle twitched.

The confirmation hit Petra like a rock falling down on her. She felt guilty of wishing the man to vanish, leave her alone in her precious quiet.

Petra shifted uneasily in her bed. The paper leaves crinkled against her upper legs uncomfortably. As the hospital dress was all pushed up, and she sat with her bare skin on the paper. She pulled them out and handed them to Mrs. Scharff.

“That’s what I told her while she was here. Or at least that’s what she wrote down. Maybe it’s of use”, said Petra.

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