(NOT) Your Ordinary Lab Girl
Metallic Blue Hint Nail Paint
I moved away from Remi's decapitation, knowing full well that my defense was weak when it came to the field chest and Remi's hypnotizing body scent. Now is not a good time to think.
Remi looked at me who gulped with difficulty. The positive side of this nervousness is, I no longer shiver from the cold because the heart pumps blood faster than usual, flowing warm throughout my body.
“Meha, I think you should be careful from now on. If they send a detective to follow you, it means this is not a small case.”
“ITU, or I'm suspected of being Nina.”'s killer
“Are you the culprit?”
“Is it that easy to guess?” I asked in a sarcastic tone while turning the eyeballs.
“Only to ensure.”
“No. And my desire to uncover Nina's killer may be greater than those cops.”
“You suspect someone?”
“Yes. David Brown, he's Nina's boyfriend, their relationship is not healthy, he's very rude.”
Me and Remi exchanged looks.
“We knew them?”
I'm nodding.
Remi led me to a different side of the road, where a car was waiting in the dark. Remi opened the passenger door and let me in first.
After he sat in the driver's seat, we made our way through the night to David's apartment. I held both hands together, holding back the cold of the night, as the lights turned red, he opened his sweater and threw it at me.
“Thank you, how about you?”
“I'm a warm-blooded creature, and if you don't put that jacket on immediately, I don't hesitate to pounce on you.”
Obedient and did not want much drama, I immediately put on a sweater given Remi, the fragrance of his body immediately burst into my nostrils, the warmth he gave as well. Ah, my mind was so easy to stretch, I cursed at myself who now again imagined the hot touch of Remi.
‘Fokus Meha, fokuuus ..’ I chanted with my eyes closed.
It didn't take long, Remi's car pulled over in David's apartment parking area. Just like Remi, David's rich parents were able to provide him with more facilities than me and Nina.
‘He should never have disturbed our quiet life, Nina must still be alive. No, I never should have left Nina that night, it's all my fault. I'll make up for my mistake by finding Nina.’'s killer So determined.
‘I'll kick David's b*kong if he does this cruelty to you!’
Remi opened the car door and we got off. Staring left and right, avoiding stalkers.
“You're sure he wasn't taken to the police station?”
“Yakin, his family lawyers, the police will be careful to arrest David, they must ask for an arrest warrant first. Must pass procedure.”
“Okay, what unit is the number?”
“As I recall in the top, top floor, she lives in the penthouse.”
“Fiuuh ..” Remi head gnaw. Make what? It was as if he knew the value of money. He himself lives in the mansion!
“So, have you been here?”
“Yeah, sophomore. She, take me to a party, and I bring Nina. That's where they met for the first time. I regret introducing her to Nina back then.”
“Hey, don't blame yourself. Nina is an adult, her decision is not your responsibility.”
“I know,”
“Then why did you take a deep breath earlier?”
I flicked my shoulders and this time tried to breathe normally, quite effectively because now my mind was busy counting the pauses between breaths, no longer thinking about Nina.
“Now the problem is, how do we go up to that top floor? We don't have access,”
“Quiet, David was too stupid to give access to his apartment to almost every person he met,”
“Gosh.”
“Yes, rich fool.”
In front of the elevator door, I pressed a series of numbers that I had out of my head. I mean, come on who wouldn't remember if the pass number was 123456? The fool said that he who often came home drunk did not want to flounder in front of the elevator just because he could not remember his own access code.
Ding!
The sound of the elevator door opening, there was no one inside, I glanced at the clock in my hand which showed at 01:00 in the morning. Remi came in first and I followed behind him. I pressed the floor button to David's apartment, 1 minute later.
Ding!
The elevator door opened right in David's apartment. Because he lives in the penthouse, he does have direct access from the elevator itself. When the door opened, we saw how the whole room David was in.
“Wow, I suspect the party was wild and hot.”
“Ya, mm .. no, look, there's a splash of Remi's blood. A hellooo? David's? It's meha.”
The pungent smell pierced my nose making my stomach nauseous. My reflex closed my nose, I glanced at Remi beside me who was also doing the same. Just as my legs were about to go further, Remi held my body.
“My feeling is bad, Meha. Try not to touch anything if you do not want your fingerprints to be evidence that incriminates you later.”
“But, I pressed the elevator button earlier,”
“No papa, in the elevator there is CCTV that will strengthen your alibi.”
“OK, let's not assume the bad first, we make sure whether the source of this smell is from what we guessed. Wait a minute, I can't stand it. Hoeeek!”
Nausea, I ran towards the window and opened it, looking for fresh air because the room was thick with the stench earlier.
Remi sweater I made as a smell repellent, quite a foul odor was slightly disguised by the masculine smell of Remi. Remi was already walking ahead of me toward the source of the smell that was in David's bathroom.
Just as I was about to enter, Remi held back my body. It covered my view.
“Remi, I want to see! Move!”
“This, not to be seen by you, Meha. Too terrible.”
“OK, now you're even more curious, step aside a little, let me peek.”
Remi shifted her body tilted a little, that was when I saw a scene that was extremely terrifying, far more terrifying than Nina's condition. The entire wall was covered with blood up to the ceiling, organs were spurting everywhere.
In the middle of the room, standing upright with so odd a pair of legs that were cut irregularly right from the eyes of the feet.
Before my eyes blurred and hot, I saw nail polish on those toes. My brain twisted a flash of events one week ago.
The girls are busy talking about the party that will be held by David, this time David boasted if the one who came was a big man. Famous people, so casual and ordered the girls to dress up conspicuously.
In the chat they were busy figuring out who the famous person David was referring to, because David the braggart was a mysterious pretentious tumben did not tell who the important new acquaintance was.
Just like Cinderella who was expecting a handsome prince finally noticed them, the girls were vying for a flashy appearance. Itinerary hunting their clothes not far from Frockney or Boxpark.
I just listened as my research students were busy babbling. “Hey, hey. Make sure you wear a mask if you don't want to isolate yourself. DAN, keep your voice down, I'm trying to concentrate here.” I reminded.
“Ups, my bad. Hey Meha, did you buy some clothes? You can come with us later if you don't. There's a chic salon at the lopsided price of my acquaintance, I'd recommend you to get a discount. If you want.” Take Alice, the beautiful blonde girl with freckles in the T area of her face.
“No, I have to test production later this week. You guys have fun without me.”
“My gosh Meha, you should party more often to remove the impression of your pouty mouth.”
“This is posh! At least I do not need to bother with treatment to remove wrinkles later.”
“Alright, lose it to you if you refuse a tempting offer from me. I'll take Nina too. Don't regret tomorrow!”
“Yes, yes, yes. So that you have melted.” Point me with the tail of the eye on the petri dish in his hand that had been heated in bunsen, the medium in which it had melted because it was too hot.
“Sh*t! I have to recreate because yesterday made a break, hiks.”
“No Alice! You can wait for him to compress back.” Sera.
“Oh yes! Just mending.”
I shake my head at their behavior.
The next day, they came up cheerfully, showing off their new looks that ran out of treatment at the salon that Alice was referring to. Scores about nail polish their limited edition products, have not been spread on the market. Color with metallic blue hint sole.
The three girls showed it to me proudly, they chose different colors. A very young pink Nina, matching her personality, moss-green Sera, and Alice pick a purple color, all with a pretty metallic blue hint.
Now the remaining pair of legs of the owner with metallic purple nails will loom over my entire life.