Spiral

“As of now, we are calling it a suicide.” The detective says as he walks back over to us. “Devin. It’s great to see you here, but every time you come around, bad things begin to happen. Do I even want to know?”

“How can you claim suicide?” I ask, interrupting him.

“It’s great to see you too, Charlie,” Devin says, interrupting me. “And we were just walking on the beach when this happened. Plenty of witnesses around to prove it. Now, onto the reason why I am here. Do you remember John Myles?”

“I always hated that cocksucker,” Charlie says, nodding and looking down at the small pad of paper in his hands. “What about him?”

Devin gestures his hand toward me, his smile a telling sign of his excitement that he is trying to hide. “This is my girlfriend, Cassie.”

I immediately get a tingly sensation running down my spine as he says the word ‘girlfriend’ and it feels amazing. The detective looks surprised as Devin says that word and I