More Than A Maid

Bella’s POV

So Mrs Benson insisted that I stay in the living room with all of them instead of locking myself in the room and being depressed. They were treating me way too nice.

Mrs Benson, her husband and Peter was in the living room when I joined them. Actually, I heard when Mrs Benson had also forced Peter to leave his room before she came to call me out.

The television was switched on, they were seeing a movie, I wasn’t interested though yet I stayed in the living room with them, stared at the TV where as, my mind was far far away.

Through, the corner of my eyes, I could see Peter staring at me. We have not communicated ever since that day I warned him not to. It’s sad but better.

He barely took his eyes off me but I didn’t turn at all to gaze at him too. Through the corner of my eyes, he won’t know I could see him.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

“I’ll get that” I told them, then stood up and moved towards the door.

I opened the door.

I was shocked to see my mom and Mr policeman again. Why are they here again? Another interrogation? Or are they here to set them free from their suspect list or are they here to confirm that The Bensons are truly the killer.

“Mom” I muttered coldly.

“My daughter” She pulled me for a tight hug while the policeman went inside. I wondered what’s happening.

“Did you get anything? Why are you here?” I asked her but she replied with a question instead.

“Are you okay? Are you fine here?” She asked.

“Ye.. ah” I nodded confusely. “What’s wrong? We seperated again just two days ago? ” I asked but she didn’t say anything, she pulled me closer to her again for another round of tight hugs.

“Mr and Mrs Benson!” The Policeman called their names.

I withdrew myself from my mom to hear what’s going on.

“You are back here” Mr Benson only said.

“Have you found anything? Did you interrogate The Withney too? Are they free or still under your suspect list just like us?” Mrs Benson asked.

“Mrs Benson, are you trying to be sympathetic or concerned about your family friend, Withney or you are only being scared because your family friend must have spewed out the truth?” The policeman asked.

“What truth?” Me and Peter asked at the same time.

“What are you talking about Mr Man? The last time you came here, we were only being truthful and transparent to you. What other truth are you talking about and does it have to do with us?” Mr Benson said.

The policeman hesitated a little, after observing that they still really look so innocent even Bella whom they thought might be in trouble doesn’t look like it.

Yet he summoned up fierce, look straight into Mr Bensons eyes and said “You are under arrest, Mr Benson?”

“What?” They all exclaimed excluding Mrs Daves.

“What … why is he being arrested?” Bella, confronted the policeman.. whom grasped in confusion. This case was the most complicated case he was ever solving.

“Now I think they are innocent too” Mrs Daves came closer and whispered into the cop’s ears.

“I think so too but Mrs Flora ordered me to come here” He whispered back to her.

“She had suggested that because she thought Bella was safe, but look at her. My daughter is very okay” Bella’s mom said. Bella heard this, infact they all did what they were murmuring to themselves. Yet, They didn’t understand what’s going on, but they tried as much to cooperate even as scared as they were.

“I’m fine and safe here. He would have harmed me too if he had killed my father” Bella told them.

“You see” Mrs Daves said to the police.

“Well, the truth is right here” The cop said.

“Why is my father under arrest??” Peter screamed.

“What’s going on here?” Mrs Benson inquired.

“Under arrest for what? ” Mr Benson asked but before the police opened his mouth to utter a word. Peter’s father continued; “For Mr Daves death? What’s your proof or evidence that I am the killer?” He said in his coolest voice. It sounds shocked too but not upset. He was too calm that he didn’t really make a fuss when the policeman said he is under arrest. How else will a calm man like him, murder my father?

The cop sighed. “Actually, Mrs Withney said you might be” He finally confessed to them. He was supposed to play along though.

“What?” I exclaimed along with them.

“I guess you are wrong. Mrs Withney wouldn’t say such”

“She did.” My mom responded. “Actually, it’s what she thinks. She thinks this family is responsible for the death while you do not think such against her own family”

Peter scoffed; “There must be a misunderstanding here”

“There really must be. Why will Monica’s mom say such? She’s my bossom friend”

“She has her reasons though” The police told them.

“What lame reason?” Peter’s Mom asked.

“She said, Mr Benson was mad that you were in a relationship with Mr Daves, so he is most likely to be the one to get rid of him because of this”

“What?” Peter was shocked. “Mom is that true?” He asked.

I wasn’t really shocked because I overheard when Monica said that. Something is definately wrong somewhere. Why do I now feel more like her family has something to do with this?”

“Firstly, It’s… It’s not true. And it’s supposed to be our own personal matter if my wife truly had an affair with Mr Daves. Secondly, I didn’t get rid of anyone. I and Mr Daves were close not withstanding” He said. “And Mrs Withney knows that. Why will she being up such a cow and bull story. We three were all best friends” Mr Benson explained to them. Now I could see it in him that he felt betrayed.

“And that also, Mrs Withney denied being friends with Mr Daves” My mom said.

“Why? What? I swear, we were close. You can go ahead and ask our former colleagues at Hittz’..”

“We did that already. Yeah, we got the same answer you told us. People at the company told us that the three of you were the most intimate friends. Mrs Withney was the only one who said something different. She said that you and him were friends while she and you were friends” Mr policeman told them.

“That’s not true” Mrs Benson shook her head continuously.

“There must be a reason why she said so” Bella’s mom remarked.

“It’s something like she and husband have issues with tht decrease” The policeman added.

“I don’t think so. They never fought as far as I can remember” Mr Benson said.

The police man looked at them , with his hand on his chin wondering why this family keeps supporting the Withney even with the betrayal. If it were another person, he or she would have framed the Withney right back.

“They probably didn’t have issues while Mr Daves was alive.” The man said.

What?

It took me some time to assimilate what he meant.

It meant. After he was got rid of.. probably by them, they no longer wanna have anything to do with him.

I opened my mouth in awe and closed it slowly as I was very shocked.

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To Be Continued