章 26: The Suspect

All the people around gasped at the dead body sprawled on the floor and they all sucked in an agitated breath.

The air around the restroom felt ominous and what even makes it more creepy was the dead body on the ground.

Who could have done this? Who could be so bold as to kill someone at a party? Sandra thought looking at the body on the ground but something immediately clicked.

Isn't that Priya? Sandra's eyes widened looking at the lilac gown on the dead body her eyes widened at the realization and her body went into a state of shock but before she could say something a person's voice rang up.

"It's Priya!!!" the person's shrieked, and the people around gasped in shock at the revelation.

"What Priya??!" the people around exclaimed and they all shivered in fear looking at their colleague's bodies laying coldly on the restroom porcelain tiles.

Why was Priya lying over there? Sandra thought and a feeling tugged at her heart but she ignored it.

"Oh my God what happened here," Sandra heard whispers from people but her mind was already clouded by a memory, a memory of a girl crying helplessly beside her father.

10 years ago

Sandra was seen skipping the roadblocks and she sighed when she saw the gloomy sky signaling it was going to rain soon.

"It's going to rain soon and I don't have my fare with me," Sandra complained knowing she had to trek him since she had spent her bus fare on snacks during recess at school.

She ambled through the street walkway and her expression turned solemn. She hasten her steps and sigh in relief when she saw that she was 2 streets away from home but her face lightened immediately when she saw that familiar face.

"Father!!!" she called happily and went to hug her father and she hung onto him like a koala.

"Ohh my princess is naughty you are no more a kid you are 16 now," her father says Sandra laughed releasing herself from her father's hit she looked at her father's face which was listed with a smile making his appearance more youthful.

"What are you doing outside father?"Sandra asked and her father sighed.

"I am out because I know certain someone would have spent her bus fare and it will rain soon so, I thought why can't I be a superhero and save the damsel in distress," Sandra's father joked and Sandra burst into other rounds of laughter.

To Sandra, he was her superhero and he is the only impressive man in her life.

"Since you predict the weather father why aren't you with an umbrella," Sandra asked and her father's eyes widened in shock.

"Oh my goodness I forgot let quickly....," but his words were cut off by the sound of a downpour and the two quickly run to a shade.

"Looks like my superhero doesn't have everything planned out," Sandra says and her father suggested he went to buy umbrellas at the convenience store opposite them.

Sandra's father rushed into the rain as he make his way to the convenience store and Sandra's heart swell looking at her father.

After some time Sandra's father make his way out of the convenience store with two umbrellas in his hands he waved at his daughter and Sandra smiles at her actions.

Sandra's father looked at the deserted road due to the pouring downpour and he crossed the road after seeing no vehicles in sight but a car from nowhere appeared on the road at high speed.

Sandra's father was unaware because he was busy trying to get out of the rain but Sandra saw the incoming car that was at high speed and she panicked running out of the shade she rushed out to warn her father because the downpour had usurped her voice.

When her father saw that her lovely princess was running into the and that halted his steps and when Sandra's voice got clearer to him it was too late.

"Ahhhh, "Sandra's loud shriek filled the air and this time her voice overpowered the sound of the downpour she looked at father's body which was drizzling with blood and his eyes were wide open on the floor staring at Sandra...

"Sandra Sandra, "Becky called panicky looking at the girl that was stiff in shock.

"Huh?"Sandra asked after jolting out of the trance she was in and Becky sighed in relief.

"Hello is this the police there is a murder case here," someone says into the phone looking at the gore scene of the dead body dripping with blood and he reported the crime scene to the police.

"Let's get you out of here first," Becky says leading Sandra out of the room and she nodded absent-mindedly like a person under a spell.

"Wah wah wah, "the sound of an ambulance siren filled the air and the paramedics picked up the lying body of Priya off the floor taking her out of the restroom.

The detectives looked at the body that was being brought out by the paramedics and they closed their eyes but while they were taking the body a detective noticed there was something clutched in Priya's hand.

"Hey wait up," the detective yelled going after the paramedics they all looked at him with questions.

The detective put on his gloves and pried Priya's hand open he smiled when he sees that tiny piece of clothes in her hand.

"Looks like you made my job easy," the detective says looking at the entrance of the hall and he quickly makes his way through it.

He scanned his eyes through the crowd looking for that familiar cloth and when he saw that he wasn't getting a closure he decided to ask.

"Is there anyone that was wearing a red dress today," the detective asked the man looked at him with questions but he answered.

"It was the nation's goddess she was looking so beautiful ....," the man was saying but the detective quickly run out searching for her and he saw her entering the car but he noticed something the strap of her dress was missing.

"Got you, "the man hurry towards Sandra's car but before Sandra could enter the car she was dragged back.

"What is the meaning of this officer ?" Becky asked pissed and the man smirked bringing out a handcuff.

"I think you have to go with us to the station Miss Sandra," the officer says and Sandra raised an eyebrow in question.

"I don't think I can because I don't witness anything," Sandra replied and she was already getting anxious by the curious eyes of the press and the people present.

"You are not going as a witness but as a SUSPECT," the officer says handcuffing Sandra and her eyes widened in shock.

SUSPECT???

"You are under arrest Sandra Brown for the murder of Miss Priya," the officer says smirking like he just won the lottery.

But did Sandra murder Priya?????

A/N: please comment with your thoughts in the comments section below.