The call

Chapter-1 (the call)

Are you sure? Going alone at this hour. I'll drop you after your meeting.Jake asked with concern.I’ll wait for you here. Come on Emily! (As Jake said with his sulking face).

Jake I told you that I have to meet my colleague here in this cafe and also we’re going home together. See …She is already waiting for me there. ( as Emily point her finger towards the third seat of the cafe where her colleague was sitting as soon as her colleague spotted Emily she waved to them while Emily waved back with big smile!

Alright! Love! Take care - call me if u want any help.

Alright! Jake.

Then......

What now ?

My good bye kiss?

God … really? Now? (Somewhere the word 'goodbye' hits Emily’s heart with sting.)

Yeah! Now!

Jake you wo…..As when Emily started to talk a car horn cut her word which is coming behind the Jake's car so he have to move his car forward so he immediately bid bye to Emily and drove away from the cafe entrance with ‘love u’.

Emily's gaze was following Jake's car which was slowly fading away from her view as she muttered 'love you Jake' before she started to walk inside the cafe.

Time skips ( next day morning 10 am)

Jake texted Emily a happy morning Love! ( little did he know that the word happy is not for him today).

Jake got to his work at 11 am. When he was at lunch he checked his phone for Emilys reply which he didn't get. He tried to call her but her phone is switched off which makes Jake quite confused as Emily is not a type to switch off her phone and wondering why is her phone is off now. As Jake was thinking something he heard someone talking to him. When he turned back, it’s none other than his friend Adam.

Back to the world mate!! (Adam said with teasing tone) So when is your marriage ? Jake?

Not before you mate.

Jake!!! You know that I'm single. Why do you have to hit my hurt button?

Hahaha…Just kidding mate.

So when? For real. Your marriage.¿

In three months. As I'm preparing to propose her in June.

That's great? Mate.

Yeah I want to make her happy for her rest of her as you know she always taking care of so.... As when he was going to finish his sentence his phone started to ring. So stopped his word to look at his phone which shows unknown number so he decided to decline as he thought it was spam

Yet again his phone started to ring which makes him to attend.

As Jake begin to speak in the call. While Adam proceed to look into the documents while eating .

As he cut the call tears started to fall out his eye while Adam doesn't get what's going on there. So Adam asked Jake that is he alright?

Jake: Adam. Can you take me to the XXX police station ?

Adam: sure. Mate. Lets go.

When Adam hear the word police station he was damn sure that the situation is bad.

While in the car Adam try to console Jake that it wasn’t going to be bad.

Jake: yeah! This is not going to be bad. But worse!

Adam:.?? What do you mean? Isn’t Emily in police station?

Jake: only if she is in police station....

Adam: "….…

Jake: ' she is dead ' Emily is dead……….Adam

In the call……..

Jake: hello!

XXX: hello! Is this Jake miller ? Emily Cuthburt’s boyfriend.

Jake: yes. May I know who is this?

XXX: well we're police officers who are investigating Emily Cuthburt’s death.

When Jake heard the word 'death' he immediately got shaken. As didn’t utter a word.

…….,. XXX: are you there?

Jake: yes. Are you sure its Emily daughter of Henry cuthburt?

XXX: yes sir. She is. Can you come to XXX police station right now if you can.

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