DEAD

“What?” I whispered, my face snapping to hers and my body still in shock. “Arre…arrested?” The words were barely audible for me to utter. Jennifer looked at me, her eyes brimming with sadness as she muttered. “Ethan, it seems you have forgotten what happened last night,” she said softly, shaking her head. I could see the emotions which twisted across her face, and the tension in her stiff shoulders as she walked towards where I stood at the door. “Last night, Leah killed your grandfather, Ethan. You were delirious, and out of your mind. You couldn’t even think properly, so I did what I had to,” she paused, breathing deeply. And my eyes never moved away from her lips, taking in everything she said. “I called the cops, Ethan. And they arrested her immediately. I wa...I was so scared because how could she kill the old master, he was always good to her. Because, how could she kill the man who raised and treated me as his own. I’m sorry, but I couldn’t let go of that,” she paus