Enter the Truth

It was still early afternoon and Celeste had just finished talking to her father. Raphael had stopped by the house, and the two had caught up on how she was doing and why he was on the island. He had informed Celeste about Zoraida, not liking the fact that his daughter had been kept in the dark about what was happening - had told her as much. Celeste almost felt bad for her niece, Raphael was - rather unpleasant - when he was angry. She knew Zora had probably wanted to protect her and Shale, and could only hope her niece had prepared herself well because she knew Raphael would demand why Celeste had been kept in the dark.

Before her father left, he had told Celeste to go to the police with everything she knew. He had been very adamant about that. And now, taking the paper she had stashed away in a kitchen drawer, Celeste found herself staring at the number there.

Picking up her cell phone, Celeste dialled the number on the paper and almost immediately the Manta Carlos police picked up.

"Hello, I was wondering if it might be possible to speak with, I believe his name is, Officer Drakenhart, badge number... " here she read off the paper in front of her, "He picked up my son two days ago, Shale... he was in an altercation of sorts," she explained her words softly tinged with the hint of a light French accent.

@Kada

Celeste smiled when she heard Officer Drakenhart's voice on the other end of the phone, "Hello Officer Drakenhart. I do hope I am not interrupting anything." Celeste said amicably as she glanced down at the paper in front of her.

"You see, I was just talking with my father, and he suggested that, well, that I should talk to the police about a rather odd police visit I had at school with one of your detectives... I also, well, sort of forgot to tell you something fairly important..." she confessed watching the clock on the wall and trying not to feel nervous.

@Kada

"Sure, I can come down right away... "Celeste said as she looked at the time, and saw it was still early, Shale wouldn't be home for hours yet. "I'll be down there in about twenty minutes or so," she informed Officer Drakenhart as she started quickly moving about the house, looking for her high heels, car keys and purse as she talked on her phone.

Hanging up her phone, Celeste grabbed her purse, slipped her feet in her shoes and headed out the door, locking it as she left. Then she drove down to the police station which wasn't too far away. Parking the car, Celeste got out, slammed the door, locking it. She then hurried up the short flight of stairs to the entrance of the police station. All the while, she distinctly felt unease and that there was a sense of urgency to this all.

Pushing through the main doors, Celeste looked around her, wondering if Officer Drakenhart was really waiting, or whether she'd need to ask at reception.

@Kada

Celeste was relieved to see Officer Drakenhart was there waiting for her when she arrived. She followed him into a side room, her high heels clicking on the floor as she walked. When he apologised, she looked up and him and shook her head, "That's fine, and no... I'm good, but thank you," she said with a warm smile when he offered her some water or an apple. Then she sat down in a chair and placed her bag on the table.

"I am not sure where to start really," she said as she looked up at Officer Drakenhart with some uncertainty, "I was visited about a week back by one of your detectives, a Muller, Miller..." she said as she crossed her legs and placed her hands in her lap, "It was a rather odd conversation though, in fact, my father thinks it was not quite official," Celeste said as she gazed at Roldan.

@Kada

"That's him," Celeste said with a mod, "Detective Miller, he's an older gentleman... " describing the detective in question to Officer Roldan.

"He was asking about my niece, Zoraida Del Bosque... Asking if I had seen any changes in her lately, and some other really odd questions. I asked if she was in trouble, he said she had attacked some criminal gang at a warehouse, that the police were sure it was her..." she told him with a very worried look on her face.