"Watch where you're walking!" The Officer said while grinning maliciously, holding on to Anthony as they stood at the cell's entrance.
Even though he had been the one who pushed his leg in front of Anthony's path so that he would trip over it, the officer still acted like he was trying to save Anthony from falling, to get close to him.
"What are you doi—?!" Anthony aggressively asked the officer because he noticed that he wasn't trying to help him but was using his body's weight to prevent him from standing up, instead.
"Listen here you piece of shit, do yourself a favor and LEAVE ANNABELLE ALONE! She deserves better than rubbish like you and I won't warn you again!" the officer whispered into Anthony's ear.
Anthony scoffed at the Officer. He found this completely ridiculous and as a result all the anger he was trying to suppress earlier just up and vanish. He started laughing.
"Why are you laughing you twat?! You think I'm joking?!" The Officer got angry and stepped back which allowed Anthony to finally get himself upright.
"I always knew you had something for my wife but I never thought you would go this far. You're pathetic Officer Wilson" Anthony scowled at Officer Wilson Wallace.
*PUNCH*
"Who do you think you're talking to like that? You want to die?!" Officer Wilson threatened after punching Anthony's right rib and because of how close they were to each other, nobody else saw it.
After the punch, Officer Wilson leaned in closer to Anthony and said "You know what, maybe I should just kill you. That way I'll be there to console a widowed Annabelle, in more ways than one" he grinned
Instantly, Anthony erupted with rage, clenching his right fist. This time he wasn't going to hold back himself from taking action and so targeting Officer Wallace's jaw, he swung, about to make an impact…
"What's going on here!?" A voice interrupted
"Wha— Captain Faller?! What are you doing outside your office?" Officer Wilson nervously greeted the man standing to the side of both him and Anthony.
This individual with an imposing figure had the badge of captain snugly resting by his belt buckle. The sudden appearance and question from Captain Maxwell Faller caused Anthony to stop in his tracks and unfortunately the punch was never actualized.
"Anthony, what are you still doing here? Shouldn't you have gone home already?" Asked Captain Faller, taking a glance at his watch to check on the time before walking over to one of the desks which had a plastic box on it.
From that box, he picked out Anthony’s mobile phone and gave it back to him. When Anthony checked there were a lot of messages and missed calls from Annabelle.
"Aren't you going to call her back? A restless wife isn't something you want to go back home to, trust me" Captain Faller advised but Anthony refused to heed.
Anthony knew that he didn’t have airtime on his phone to make the call anyway so he didn’t bother. Instead, he tried to leave.
"Wait, Anthony!"
"What is it, Captain?" Anthony rolled his eyes as he stopped.
"How are you going to get home? You don’t have your wallet on you and I'm sure you weren't expecting to be arrested or you would have kept some spare money in your pants"
Anthony realized what the Captain was saying was true but still, he chuckled cockily before answering "Don't worry about me Captain, I'll find my way as usual."
Regardless of what Anthony said, Captain Faller didn’t back down, he said "Here, take this and I’m not taking no for an answer. My old partner wouldn't let me sleep if I just let you leave like this without assisting you" he extended the required amount for Anthony transport fee.
Knowing how strong-headed the captain is, Anthony finally conceded and took the money before turning to face the exit.
He didn’t move though, he had something serious in his heart that he needed to say to the captain and this was…
"About my part of her medical bills, I’m going to bring it to you no matter what. I always keep my promises" he said then walked off
Overhearing their conversation, Officer Wilson wondered who they both knew that was in the hospital but threw the thought away.
"What are you doing letting that scumbag go, Captain?! For what he did we should at least keep him overnight and send him to jail in the morning, right?" Officer Wilson incited.
Captain Faller paused for a second then replied "I got a call from Annabelle and she told me that Grey Maple didn't die, he's just unconscious from falling down the stairs and is being looked after by their family doctor. I called to ask Patience why she didn't pass on the news immediately she found out and she told me that she must have forgotten, go figure"
"Look Wilson, that kid has been through a lot so I thought I should just give him some slack and send him home to be with his wife for the night at least. Now, since that's done I'm gonna head home too and you're in charge until I get back" Captain Faller instructed before grabbing his coat from the chair next to him, folding it on his forearm then walking off.
Angry by that outcome, Officer Wilson down-punched the air "That damn fool! I can't wait until I get enough rank so that father can make me replace him!" He mumbled, huffing desperately and then the landline on his desk started to ring.
"Hello, what's your emergency?" Officer Wilson answered the call which his partner handed to him and immediately he heard who the caller was, there was a mischievous smile plastered on his face.
"Don't worry, I'll handle it! We’ll teach that scumbag a lesson he’ll never forget"
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