Chapter 7

(Karima)

Nothing like a twenty four seven police presence outside of your home and a cop following you from a distance wherever you go. The only bright side of this, most of the time its detective Storm watching my house through the night. I bring her food and drinks every night and that's what I was doing right now. She told me get in and I handed her the plate of food and a canned soda then got in the car. "I know you remember sleeping in the car ride but anything else you can remember that will help us find your primary crime scene. I know it hurts to think about but you need to remember. No detail is too small" she said. I tried thinking but I couldn't remember anything and I ended up in tears. She stop questioning me and I got out of the car and raced back inside. I went straight to my room and sobbed. After that Renee called me. She suggested I get therapy. I let her know she knows my family is religious and doesn't believe in it. We began to bicker and the call ended a few minutes later. I stared out my window and watched detective Storm as she ate. I know that sounds weird but she's giving up her free time to make sure I'm safe and it means everything to me. I went back downstairs and outside and got in the car with her. "I just want to say thank you for everything that your doing" I said. "Its no problem, I take my cases seriously and I don't rest until I get it closed. I have a record of no cold cases and all of my victims have gotten justice and you will too. I just need to find your primary crime scene, and find him" she said. For a moment we smiled and gazed at each other then I decided to speak. I told her to tell me about her. Other than a cop I don't know much about her. "Well I'm thirty six and I'm the oldest of four  children. My mom had two sets of twin so I have a identical twin sister. I come from a loving supportive family. I'm a veteran, I was in the Army and retired at twenty eight because I was over it. I became a cop and I realized I was meant to help people. My twin sister is a nurse and my other sisters are still kids. My mom decided to get pregnant again and have kids when my sister and I were twenty two. My mom had my sister and I when she was thirteen. My parents were playing house and it turned into their reality. They are still happily married. I have no children, I'm divorced and live by myself. I met my ex wife in the Army but things didn't workout. A accident happened and she became a vegetable and so her family thought it was best we divorced because I was still in active duty and couldn't take care of her. A year later she finally passed away. But enough about me." I was so intrigued by her life but I also felt bad for her about the situation with her ex wife. I pulled her into a hug and it lasted longer than I expected. Once I pulled away she flashed me her beautiful smile again. "So are you a lesbian?" Was it hard coming out to your family and friends?" I asked her. "I realized I was into girls when I was fourteen and at a slumber party. I kissed my partner Ronnie during a game of spin the bottle and I realized I was gay after that. I came out at sixteen when I got my first girlfriend and nobody cared I like girls. Everyone was very supportive and happy for me" she responded. She told me about how her and Ronnie been friends since they were babies because their parents are best friends. I spent the whole night getting to know her better and that night a spark came between us.