Chapter 4 The police involvement

Her powerful voice,made us shiver within ourselves,especially my mom,as she stammered to even make up a sentence,her lips dancing to an unspoken words,"g...g...g...good day ... ma" she finally replied,coming out in a broken frame, as I raised my hand slowly toward my forehead,giving it a little pat,a bit unwell of the scene I just witness, I glanced at my mom deeply,nodding my head in disappointment.

Ahem! The female officer's eyes widen, frozen in place. She seems to have choked on the reaction she got from my mom,a forgotten mission was vividly printed on her face,her gaze fixed,unable to proceed with the next step.

"Good day ma","good day ma",the kind stranger and miss Ruth greeted to kill the awkwardness,she reciprocate their greetings by giving them a slight nod and replied,"good day".

Now looking back at my mom,with concerned expression,who lay on the bed with bruises and injuries,with drip plugged into her vein, as she finally introduced herself,saying"I'm officers Sandra,i and my team got informed of an assault case that occurred recently."

My mom immediately redraw herself,after hearing this sentence,as she folds her hands,looking down on it. With this reaction,officer Sandra,gently reached out her hand,giving her a slight pat,and said with a tone of reassurance "you don't have to be scared,feel free,we just want to get your statements." She said with an authoritative tone.

Her voice so deep and scary,like that of the green goblin, with every drop of the I.V,the beeping of the machine and the ticking of the clock,complete silence follow,only the sounds of the I.V,the machine and the ticking clock dominated the room.

I held my mom gently,her hand still a little cold,turning her head towards my direction,our gaze locked. Looking deep into her eyes,it was as if I could see her soul,as she battle within her self to keep her emotions in check,her eyes held an untold stories,that needs to be revealed.

Somehow,her grip on me became tighter,as if trying gain courage.

Sniff! She put on a brave face,ready to face what is to come,at this moment,the hospital room was filled with air of anticipation.

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Nodding my head gently,indicating to the start on the interrogation,as my partners understood,one asking for privacy and the other bringing out his note book to filled in any clue on this case.

As they find their way out of the room,my eyes come across a particular scene,as the little boy walking sluggishly,dragging his feet as he kept looking back,unwilling to leave his mothers presence,I couldn't help as a gentle smile spreed across my face,feeling the love of the both mother and son,I said to myself this was a sight to behold,such a beauty.

Bang! The hospital door shut close,leaving alone this pitiful victim,with my team and I,without a single glimpse of their shadow.

Swoosh! It seems this room light needs fixing,it has been making fuzzy sounds,since we arrived,switching on and off like that of a disco light.

Raising my right hand a bit toward my face,while my left hand stay across my chest,holding my right elbow as I bend,while nodding my head with disappointment of how irresponsible the hospital staff were for not taking care of this issue...hmm.

Disconcerting myself of the issue, my gaze were now fixed on her,the bruised patient.

But somehow,something felt different,her expression,her aura,now dominating the room,not in a bad way but in a good way,a new sensation,struck within,her expression change from a scared little rabbit,with flickering watery eyes and trembling lips,always shrinking back in fear to that of the Amazon women on the battlefield,with determination in her eyes and forming a firm and resolute lips,ready to accept reality.

With this is sensation i felt,I thought to myself,if she keeps carrying this aura,having the braveness of thousands warriors,no man will ever stomp on her again.

A smile was widely spread across my face,but only visible on my eyes if closely looked at,my feeling could be described as that of a mother who is momentarily proud of her child bringing home a trophy.

Taking a deep breath by straighten up myself,wearing my professional look by canceling my emotions.

I asked with a professional tone"what is your name and date of birth?" With a firm and calm voice,she said"I'm Mrs Okoye Glory,born on the 3rd of march 1986,currently 28 years old." Leaving everyone in utter awe,with her current look,she seems to be in her well 40s with all those wrinkles she has.

None of us said anything about it but our sudden reaction betrayed us,as our eyes widen for this horrific revelation. My two teammates,Ray and Robin,these two are the best but sometimes cause troubles for me like now. Ray repeated her sentence,by saying "28 okay" then realized and asked"did you just say 28?",she answered by slightly nodding her head gently,with the reply we got made the other,Robin, his eyes widen as he immediately dropped his pen and note book in shock,shaking to even pick it up.

It was at this moment,I regret bringing this two with me. Even though Mrs okoye Glory didn't say anything about it,I felt It hurt her,with her sudden movement by slowly using the hospital blanket to cover the exposed skin on her hands.

Throwing my concerns away,I went back to my professional state,moving on to the next question. I asked"can you explain the discrepancy between your claiming age and your appearance?" Her expression was printed confused as she locked eyes with me,her brows knotting together creating two bumpy roads.

Seeing this,I tried breaking it down to her by saying "I meant that is there a medical condition or other factors that affected your appearance?"

At this moment she sigh,while staring into a deep void before replying,saying"my skin hasn't always been like this,is was once smooth and clean,envious to the sight of other people,but today,because of the constant assault,I appear like this." I could hear the hurt in her voice when replying,it held a lot of regrets.