NOVEL WEB Chapter 4: Life of Tristan
Meanwhile, in the police station Ryan continued reading the whole book and was thoroughly touched.
The room he was sitting in was silent, he could hear his hear beat and feel the tears burning behind his eyes.
He wanted to cry, weep, scream but didn't... Instead he waited for officer Aiden and Daniel to come.
One hour later, Daniel and Aiden returned to the station.
Aiden saw the book in Ryan's hand and began questioning.
"Tell me about Trystan's life." Aiden ordered.
Ryan started to explain some of the things he had read.
He tried hard to make sure, his words were even. He stuttered in the start but then the words came out with a flow.
Trystan was abandoned by his parents and was adopted by Edgar's father. Edgar's father had adopted 2 kids in his life time, one boy and one girl. The boy was Tristan and the girl was Aurora, now Edgar's wife.
Tristan went overseas to study law and came back after getting the degree.
Aiden, sitting on a smooth polished wooden desk, narrowed his eyes at Ryan. "I asked you to explain everything" He said, with a emphasis on the word "Everything".
Ryan continued speaking " Tristan was adopted when he was 8, five years later when he was 13, Aurora was also taken in. According to this diary...." He paused,searching for words and the courage to speak.
Daniel stood up. He was fully interested in Tristan's life and had bits and pieces about it, so he started to guess " A love triangle perhaps? Tristan went overseas and returned to see that Edgar and Aurora were married? "
He said it with quite ease, as if he had practiced to say it many times.
Ryan shrugged, grief visible on his face.
Aiden got up, took the diary from Ryan's hand and began walking towards the door. His footsteps were light, barely heard.
Some moments later Aiden was gone, inside the room were Daniel and Ryan.
" Was it a love triangle? " Daniel asks, in a calm voice, fully ready to hear the answer.
Ryan gives a slow nodd.
"Was my guess right? "
Ryan replied with a drawn-out "yeah"
The whole room went silent, Ryan was standing near the wall with his arms crossed.
Daniel was sitting on the wooden table.
"Why do you look so sad, after reading that diary?" Dane asks, finally breaking the silence. His gaze fixed on the tiles below.
"Perhaps...because" he spoke after a long time, his voice barely above a whisper.
"Because?" said Daniel, looking at him.
Ryan opened his mouth to speak, but someone knocked at the door.
George - - constable
"You have been summoned" George said, as soon as the door was opened.
"By who?" asked Ryan.
"DSP" he replied.
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Moments later, they were infront of the DSP.
There was a lot of tension in the room, the air was thick.
"If you want to continue with this Case, you will have to work with her" The DSP said to Aiden, who didn't look quite pleased with the statement.
Daniel and Ryan were standing in a corner.
"Why were we summoned?" Whispered Ryan, making sure that nobody except Daniel could hear his voice.
Daniel leaned towards Ryan's ear,
"Let's wait and watch" he replied.
Someone knocked at the door, "Come in" Said the DSP.
It was a girl, green eyes, blonde hair. She walked inside, her eyes fixed on the DSP. Didn't even glance at Daniel or Ryan.
"Hey!" she said,looking at Aiden.
"Hi Ava, it's a pleasure meeting you" Said Aiden. The pacing between his words were even.
His jaw tightened, one of his hands inside his pocket and the second left free.
"It's been a long time" Said Ava.
Aiden nooded once.
Whatever he felt in her company, he gave a little sign of it.
DSP stood up, "Daniel and Ryan, meet Ava, she will be working with you from today on wards."
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