Chapter 10 A Homicide

The following days passed with an eerie calm. Jason didn't harass me again, and even those threatening packages disappeared. Cedric still left for work early and returned late as usual. But now, the frequency of his driving me to and from work increased. Sometimes, when he worked overtime at the police department, he would specifically ask a colleague from the Criminal Investigation Team to give me a ride home. This calm before the storm kept the nerves in my heart pulled taut. … The incident happened on a Friday evening. I had just gotten home from work and was in the kitchen preparing dinner, when suddenly, the doorbell rang urgently and shrilly. I thought Cedric had forgotten his key, so I dried my hands and went to open the door. "Cedric, why are you…" When the door opened, I didn't see Cedric standing outside. Instead, there were three uniformed police officers. I recognized the one in the lead. He was Cedric's colleague and Vice Captain of the Criminal Investigation Te