Haunted By Past Deeds

"Of course I do. 

He is Dexter Cooper.

He dares not deny it," 

Romeo, the cops reported.

"Did you hear what he said?" Officer Lucas called Dexter who was trying to sneak away from the scene. Deep down, he knew that he was guilty already.

"Yes, I do know him,"

Dexter confessed. He couldn't deny because he knew his secret had been exposed already.

"Romeo, where do you know him from? I doubt if he would be ready to speak up. I can see that guilt has eaten the best part of him," Officer Lucas inquired. He was no longer in a haste to send Lucas to the cell. He had a feeling that Dexter might have committed another crime only Romeo knows about.

"He was previously arrested in this station. Fortunately for him, his rich Dad was able to come to his rescue and grant him bail," Romeo addressed. He added more information to paint Dexter as the bad guy.

Dexter couldn't argue. 

He was just hoping that the situation won't get messier than it already seems 

Upon hearing from Romeo, officer Lucas smiled. The smile reached his ears. He finally found more evidence to use against Dexter. 

"What was his previous offense? I am curious to find out," officer Lucas asked. He was becoming more serious in the situation as though his life depends on it. 

"Like seriously, officer? Should we be talking about this now? For crying out loud, this situation happened a long time ago. It has been settled already. I see no reason we should be discussing it," Dexter wept. Romeo was the weapon formed against him. Just when he thought that officer Lucas was his biggest nightmare, Romeo turned out to be worse.

"Take him to the cell. I'm pretty sure other inmates would be pleased to have him around," Officer Lucas ordered one of the police men.

Romeo was keen to join the others when Lucas called him back. "Romeo, please stay back. I need to discuss something with you,"

Seeing this, Dexter's frustration increased. As much as he wanted to be far away from officer Lucas, he still wasn't pleased seeing Lucas and Romeo together. He had a feeling that they were talking about him.

"I just hope they're not planning on how to lock me here for eternity," Dexter wished as he was being taken away. 

Until he arrived the cell, couldn't get his eyes off Officer Lucas and Romeo.

"You sent for me, sir,"

Romeo said, placing his hands behind him.

"Yes, I did. 

Please come with me. 

I wouldn't want anyone to hear what I am about to discuss with you," Officer Lucas said, as he dragged Romeo away.

Confused, Romeo asked. "What seems to be the problem? What do you want to discuss with me? You sound so serious,"

Looking around, Officer Lucas whispered to Romeo's ears. "It's about Dexter Cooper. I want to make him rot in jail, and I'm going to need your help,'"

"What?" 

Romeo screamed his lungs out.

With a move too fast, Officer Lucas covered Romeo's mount with the back of his palm to stop the screaming from alerting other police men. "You might need to bring your voice down. I brought you here for a reason,"

"What you want to do might seem impossible to achieve. He's the son to a billionaire. There's no way we can hold on to this forever. I certainly know what I am talking about," Romeo explained.

He popped another question that has been on his lips for so long. "Why are you so obsessed on this case? What was his offense? I am pretty sure it can't be worse than a murder, is it?"

Romeo inquired. He can't fathom why Officer Lucas has decided to take the case more personal.

"You want to know, right? I would tell you. That son of a bitch punched my girlfriend, Nurse Elizabeth in the face. You should know I don't joke when it comes to issues affecting the love of my life. For that reasons, I am going to make him pay. I don't care what it cost me," Officer Lucas vowed. His heartbeat increased drastically as though he's been running the whole day. 

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"Elizabeth, I really don't have time for this. You've probably gotten what you wanted. Can you please let me be?" Olivia said. She tried walking away from Nurse Elizabeth but was stopped.

"If you keep doing this, I am going to report you to the doctor. And you know what that means, don't you?" Nurse Olivia threatened Elizabeth.

"Are you fucking threatening me now?"

Nurse Elizabeth asked, despite knowing what Olivia meant.

"I'm pretty sure you know what that means," Olivia hissed and pushed Elizabeth aside.

"To hell with you. 

I don't care what you chose to do with your life," Elizabeth lamented from afar.

She sauntered to the lab to have her eyes examined. Her vision was still blurry, thanks to the punch suffered from Dexter. 

Nurse Olivia still hasn't gotten over what happened some moment ago. She wished she had said the truth.

"Now, the innocent boy is going to spend the night in cell. I should have done something to stop that from happening. Now I am going to live the rest of my life with guilt," Olivia muttered. 

She wanted to make it right but didn't know how to go about it. It was not as though seeking Dexter's forgiveness was going to change anything.

"So what do I do now?"

Olivia facepalms. As she racked her head, a thought crossed her mind.

"Yes, his Father. 

Since I can't seek Dexter's forgiveness, I have to speak to his Father about it. That's only when my mind will be at peace again," Olivia said to herself.

She muttered some words of encouragement and sauntered to George's ward. On the verge of opening the door, Olivia paused and struggled with her confidence.

"Is he going to listen to me? 

Am I making the right choice?" 

Olivia asked herself.

After the much deliberation, Olivia was able to fight her fears. She walked inside the ward without knocking.

She saw Doctor Escobar and everyone.

At the sight of Doctor Escobar, Olivia freaked out and wished the ground would open and swallow her. She has no idea that he was going to be there.