CHASING LIGHT IN DARKNESS - Shkumbin Gashi (books for students to read txt) 📗

worry just be strong okay we are almost on the hospital.

Barbara: Rob, Robin (in that moment she felt unconscious)

Bruce: Oh god no, don’t do this to me, I had enough with this.

After few minutes he reaches the hospital. Somebody help I have a wounded woman here. She needs immediate attention.

The doctors took her and send immediately in the operation room while Bruce was waiting outside for any news. He called her family from her phone and told them the situation.

Her son the she was mentioning and her husband came fast on the hospital. They were very worried.

Back on the operations room things were getting complicated. Her pulse was falling drastically.

Doctor 1: We are losing her. Prepare electroshock

Doctor 2: We are on it, ready where you say.

Doctor1: Do it now….   She is not reacting give me 100

Doctor 2: On it….. Still nothing should we go on 200

Doctor 1: Go on its not reacting give more adrenaline

Doctor 2:…The pulse is returning to normality

Doctor1: Okay continue with the procedures now

The operation was so hard and long but Barbara made it, she is a strong woman. Doctor talked with her family and Bruce and told them that she is all right now but they have to wait 2-3 days before she gets better.

Steven came fast to hospital to get updated for what happened. I came as fast as I could thank you for calling Bruce you know how much I want to help you solving the case.

Bruce: I was so close on catching him. He slipped from my hands.

Steven: Could you see who was it?

Bruce: Hard to say, big body but he had that black coat and a mask covering his face I could see only his eyes.

Steven: Don’t you worry you saved a life, that it’s what it’s important.

Bruce: He is not going to stop with this, he is getting more confidence because he has given me less time for the puzzle and it’s not targeting only prostitutes anymore, Barbara is a married happy woman.

Steven:            He is always one step before us, we are powerless. Where can you make cognitive interview with Barbara?

Bruce: Next week I think, she will wake up after three days but will not be able to speak until next week, until than nothing. I have to talk with two officers there and tell them to guard her room carefully, he may think of finishing his job.

Steven: We have nothing else to do here let s go in office.

Back in the department everybody was talking for the morning event. Turn on the TV on channel 5 said Mrs. Norris who came running from where she was staying

One officer there near turned it and everybody in the hall including Bruce and Steven started watching with curiosity.

News reporter: Our sources inside police have confirmed that in this morning the angel killer did his newest crime by trying to kill a woman in the abandoned prison. A police officer went there and saved the woman but unfortunately couldn’t catch the angel killer. We the people of London seriously hope that the police will do something very soon or ..

Bruce: Stop that TV please. Who is telling them for God s sake?

Mrs. Norris: I don’t know sir, we are not releasing anything official, you told us not to do until you say so, somebody is telling them in secret.

Everyone was getting worried with where they were going with the case, nowhere! Crime was everywhere but it looked that all the eyes of police were on this case, everybody wanted this nightmare for this to finish fast.

Days started passing fear and panic just getting bigger.

1 week latter…

Its Wednesday afternoon everything is in chaos in the city but finally something good for Bruce is about to happen. The therapy day has come and he can’t wait to go in that place

It was 5 noon and the group was already there. Wayne, Geronimo, Selma, Rudolf, Theresa and finally Gloria they were all sitting there and waiting for Bruce to take his seat.

Gloria: since we are all here, I think we are ready to begin this session. How was your week what about you Selma?

Selma: I think better, yesterday I visited my mother s grave and I managed to not do what I you know. I didn’t sleep there; I’m starting to accept this. But I miss her so much!

Gloria: I see Selma, we have to take it easy, you are doing well. Do you agree to let Bruce tell us about him and try to help him?

Selma: Yes sure we are here for each other.

Gloria: Bruce are you ready?

Bruce: I think I am, thank you for giving me the chance. I don’t know where to begin,

Rudolf: Wherever you feel comfortable man

Bruce: Well as you know I’m Bruce and I’m a detective. Those last days have been horrible. You know the serial killer, well I am chasing him and it’s just entering on my mind I really have to catch it. He is getting me in lot of pressure.

Gloria: Yes we heard of it, I mean who doesn’t but we believe on our police and that you are doing anything you can, as a matter of fact I think you are going to catch it so fast and release from that monster.

Bruce: But this is not all, my life is what I want to fix it.

Theresa: What about you family they must be proud with you right.

Bruce: Here is a problem I don’t have one. My father leaved me when I was 6 and half and since then I was living with my mother on bad conditions. Years passed and finally I met Jane the woman of my live we get married. A year latter my son Nick is born. I thought that my live was perfect and it was until one day. They..

Gloria: Are you okay, I mean if you want to stop here feel free to do it.

Bruce: No I’m fine I have to remove this from my chest. They were killed from mafia members with a bomb, I couldn’t see their faces for the last time they were burned. This miserable live took me everything.

Wayne: Man and I thought my live is hell.

Gloria: Wayne please we are here to help not to make things worse.

Bruce: it’s okay he is honest I’m familiar with that reaction.

Theresa: I’m sorry to hear that, can I give you a hug.

Bruce: Yes sure you are so lovely, long time I didn’t had this offer.

Gloria: That it’s nice from you Theresa I like this atmosphere we are creating here. Okay Bruce how you feel now for the events that happened in your live?

Bruce: the way I feel its destroying me, I doubt on human beings on moral values even on my own purposes and thoughts, there are times when I think that that s no need to save the people and fight the criminals in my mind sometimes is everything black.

Gloria: Bruce we all thank you that you shared this with us. We will be here for you and try to help you fight those feelings because we all believe you are a good person.

Bruce: I’m already feeling good. Thank you

Gloria: This is it for today, I think it was a good meeting. See you next week. Bruce will you sign in the list here, its some procedure, others did but since you came late.

Bruce: Yes sure. Where do I sign?

Gloria: Here in the end of letter, you know you were great today in your opening, we all welcomed this.

Bruce: You made it that possible for me, I feel like people understand me here.

Gloria: Glad to hear that. I ll guess we see next week right?

Bruce: Before we go can I ask you to go for a coffee sometimes in near future?

Gloria: You know that it’s against ethics, but as you say sometimes we can break rules. One day we will drink that coffee.

Bruce: Okay Gloria have a nice night tonight. Bye    

 

Next morning….

Bruce decided to go in hospital when Barbara the saved victim of Angel killer was standing to take an interview if she could give anything to him.

He entered on the room 17 when she was hospitalized and now was getting better and ready to talk.

Bruce: Hello Barbara I’m Bruce you remember me?

Barbara: Yes sure you saved my live, how can I forget you?

Bruce: Its fine I’m glad that I was able to do that; I’m doing my duty,

Barbara: Did you catch the person who did this to me?

Bruce: We are close but still no, that it’s why I came to talk to you, I’m counting in your help.

Barbara: I don’t remember nothing, I was awake but I can’t remember nothing , I tried but I can’t I’m sorry.

Bruce: I understand that but if you allow me we are going to try something different. Its cognitive interview you close your eyes and try to get back with your mind in the scene crime.

Don’t worry I lead you in that cognitive path. Our mind has more information that we are aware.

Barbara: If you say so.

Bruce: Let’s begin. You can stop whenever you want,

Barbara: Okay I’m ready.

Bruce: Let’s travel in the place when you were before he kidnapped you,

Barbara: It’s raining and I’m getting in my car to go in the office.

Bruce: You are doing well describe me the environment around you,

Barbara: I’m entering in my black car which is between two other cars. And I’m down my flat in other side of road it’s a man with another woman who entered on the car and leaved. Nobody else is on the road now just me. A door touched me and I return my face to see who is it(she gets emotinised and cries)

Bruce: It’s okay you are doing wonderful, I am here don’t worry.

Barbara: Its him I scream but he… he hits me on the face. I wake up I don’t know after how much time. He starts touching my face with knifes and it’s hurting… I can’t see his face it’s with a mask and doing some praying why coming to me, o my god he is going to kill me.

Bruce: No he s not I’m here he can’t hurt you, you are safe.

Barbara: He is talking but with himself: I was wrong for bringing her here, I should send her to my clinic. Now he is getting close to me with his knife.. No no I can’t,, please

Bruce: Okay Barbara it’s enough it’s over its gone.

The interview wasn’t quite productive but there was something that made Bruce think. The words: I should send her to my clinic.

 

 This made him doubt more about the version of the killer being a doctor or a surgeon

While Bruce was getting out of the hospital he receives  a calls:

Steven: We have got it ..

 

Chapter IX

     You think you know me                

 

The call from Steven was a big turn in the events for catching the angel killer.

Bruce: What you mean with that, you got him, you got who?

Steven: the Angel killer, come on fast he is in the interrogation room.

He went fast on the station from the hospital, couldn’t wait until he sees with his eyes who was the killer. Outside interrogation room was Steven with another officer waiting for Bruce to update him.

Bruce: I was on