Still Alive

PART 1

In the middle of a weekday, a group of detectives pulled over in an office as they search for someone called Nicole Plea.

Jones: Ms. Plea? My name is Detective J.F. Jones and I work for the National Investigation Office., and I'm here to ask you about an individual called Bent Perez,

Nicole: What about Beppo? He got something to blackmail me for again? tell him I am not going back together with him; and it is fucking embarassing to involve the National Government over this.
I found a way to get out of that mess, and I am not giving away my newly earned happiness up.

Jones: I'm afraid Ma'am but we cannot tell him that, he died earlier today.
It was unofficially announced as suicide; that is why we are here currently working on the case and I am in presence as the leading investigator.

Nicole: He did really die?; did it really happened?

Jones: were you expecting this to happen?

Nicole: Well, in our third year of relationship he always said that he'd kill himself if I leave him.
I really did wanna break up with him since a year ago but always cannot due to his aggresive threats like this.
But that changed a week ago, I managed to believe that all of the words he said were empty threats and nothing more than that.

Jones: Okay ma'am my questions based on what you just said are first, what made you think those are empty threats?

Nicole: Well, there are times... many times where I didn't show my fear of those threats and it just really never happens, of course I am always in touch with his mother Helen for safety hazards and then some time after that he admitted to me that he was scared to die. I remember him crying about that matter a lot and was very frustrated about his fear of death.

Jones: hmm, so ma'am; why dont you feel emotional about his death?

Nicole: I am very emotional sir, it's just this is a workplace and I am clocked in I cannot let personal feelings interfere with my job until my working hours are done.

Jones: Feelings huh, interesting...

Jones whispered something to one of his companions and spoke in a loud manner

Jones: This is my final question ma'am and we are done; What triggered your decision for wanting to break up with him a year ago?!

Nicole smiled

Nicole: A year ago... he is never the same man who he was ever since his birth.
Every single person who knew and loved him were aware of that.

Jones: What do you mean by that?

Nicole: Just exactly what I said. My beppo whom I love the most in this world left a year ago.
And he never came back again.
He became an antisocial, paranoid, lifeless, and creepy weirdo.
And no, i do not have any clue of what triggered that change but he never became the same beppo again since then until this day he die.

Nicole sobbed a bit.

Jones: Alright ma'am thank you for your generous information for this case and we will inform you about the conclusion when we hopefully get there.

Nicole: still sobbing up, whispered "why beppo..."

Jones: Martinez, do you have the suicide note?

Martinez: It's here sir, and even if it wasn't the note is literally just one sentence, much more it is just three words.
A toddler can remember even this much.

Nicole: what does it say?

Jones: Never Blame Nicole

Nicole: Am I a suspect?

Jones: Ma'am it was currently a suicide case, no one is a suspect but this note sure put a lot of pressure on your name.
But beside that point, we have to go for now.
Thanks for your time Ms.Plea, have a great day.

Nicole: Yeah more than happy to cooperate.

As Nicole Plea checked her phone, she saw a text message from Helen; Bent's mother.

Nicole: "nico my baby, our sweet beppo's ash has just arrived. You should go see him".

"I will mooma, after work." Nicole replied.

At the Perez residence, Nicole has just arrived and within about thirty people are mourning the loss of one Bent Perez.

She went to the room where she and his ex-boyfriend Bent used to stay to get some rest and as she went and find a pair of clothes to change with, she noticed something attatched to a shirt that she gifted Bent long time ago.

she slowly read the note in a sad voice.

"NICO, I'M STILL ALIVE."

TBC.