Murder on the 5th floor
Murder on the 5th floor
Author: RedCEE
Episode 1

"Gosh I'm wasted" Clara chuckled staggering on her way home. She has always been this high spirited and free and today, she felt she owed herself a drink and she made a go for it tonight.

"Good a thing I have no where to go tomorrow" Clara smiled as she approached the building.

"Ellie should spare me the sermon tonight" she hissed. Clara lived with her elder sister, Ellie brooks, they had lost their parents five years ago and managed to pick the pieces of their lives and start off somewhere. Not that they had no relatives, none except one was willing to help, but they couldn't live by her crazy rules, so they left and luckily, they found a way out of their misery after a year of roaming the streets. They're certainly not at the level they were while their parents lived buh at least they could eat and foot the bills, even if late.

"Wait for me!" Clara yelled to lady inside the elevator before it could close and she put her hand out to prevent it from doing so.

"Thanks" she smiled sweetly and got in with the lady.

"5th floor" Clara whispered and the lady smiled before operating the buttons.

"I feel really nauseous and sleepy" she croaked nearly falling on the other lady who held her.

"I'm really sorry" Clara apologized.

"Just don't puke on me jeez" the elevator dinged and they both stepped out taking opposite directions.

"Shit! My password?" She stood staring at the door.

"Ellie!!" She yelled banging on the door

"Ell... Wait" she paused and tried putting in the password buh it was incorrect.

"Ellie!!" She banged on the door again before looking up

"Oops! Not mine" she giggled seeing the apartment's number and almost immediately the lights went off.

"Seriously!" She staggered to her door with the aid of the walls.

She had just opened the door and stepped in when the lights came back on.

"Clara?" Ellie called out 

"I'm freaking home sis!!" She laughed 

"You're wasted, again" Ellie stood looking at her with hands akimbo.

"It's just this once okay" Clara would always say after every drink.

"I'm really drowsy, do you mind?" She chuckled pushing her sister out of her way as she found her bedroom.

"See you in the morning" Clara muttered before closing her eyes in total surrender to sleep.

**

By morning, she woke up the the sounds of the sirens.

"Is that the police?" She asked walking over to join Ellie by the window.

"Not really" Ellie sighed.

"Ambulance" she stated 

"An ambulance?" Clara asked

"Pretty sure I was loud enough Clara" Ellie sat down on the couch.

"Mr James Cavendish was found dead this morning" Ellie told her.

"Our neighbor?"

"What's with all the questions?" Ellie snapped

"How exactly did he die?" Clara asked again

"I went over at midnight and ended him" Ellie scoffed.

"You're reading that again?" Clara asked

"None of your business, go make breakfast" Ellie ordered

"We should let the butler do it" Clara made fun of her novel. This should be the twentieth time Ellie would be reading the novel 'the butler did it' if counted.

"Clara not today" Ellie sighed and Clara chuckled before going to the kitchen.

"How's it going with Tyler?" Clara asked 

"The way it's supposed to" Ellie hissed

"I mean Ellie, we could gain a whole lot more if you'd just say yes to this guy " Clara sighed

"Clara, drop it okay, I'm busy right now" Ellie snapped.

Tyler Scot is Ellie's boss at the restaurant where she works, he helped them secure the apartment they stay in and even helped in paying half the rent at first when they couldn't afford the whole thing, but he wouldn't let Ellie rest, he claims to have fallen in love with her.

The knock on the door interrupted them.

"You expecting someone?" Clara asked and Ellie just stared at her before heading for the door.

"Uhh, goodmorning?" She greeted the officers by the door.

"Detective Wheeler, can I come in?" The robust man standing before her introduced.

"Like you'd leave if I say no" she muttered opening the door wide enough for him and the other officer.

"Whats going on?" Clara asked coming out 

"I just want to ask a few questions that's all" detective Wheeler explained

"Please sit" Ellie said 

"Thanks" he muttered before sitting.

"Ellie Brooks, am I right?" He asked and she nodded.

"And your sister, Clara Brooks?" 

"Yeah" Clara responded 

"Anyone else here?" He asked

"Aside you two? None" Clara rolled her eyes.

"There's been a murder on the 5th floor" he said.

"Yeah we know that" Clara rolled her eyes, "we live on the 5th floor" she scoffed

"You do know Mr James Cavendish right?" He asked

"Seen him around, we're neighbors" Ellie replied

"You guys talk?"

"No, aside greetings when we bump into each other, no" Clara replied.

"And you?" He asked Ellie and she shook her head negatively.

"When last did you see him?" He asked again

"Last week"

"Three nights ago" the sisters responded simultaneously.

"Okay, did he look scared or worried or sick when you saw him?"

"How did he die?" Ellie asked.

"That's what we're trying to figure out" detective Wheeler replied her.

"Was there blood?" She asked again

"Yes, he was stabbed" he replied 

"Now answer my question"

"We met down the lobby and we greeted, I didn't have the time to look at his face or anything" Clara said.

"We rode the elevator together but we didn't speak, you don't expect me to stare at him throughout the ride" Ellie said too 

"Have you noticed anyone strange following him around or something?"

"Everyone on the block knows Mr James' a manwhore, so anyone strange? Yeah, all the girls that troops in with him are strange " Ellie said.

"So he brings in girls on a daily" the detective asked

"I can't say on a daily, I barely get to see him, so I wouldn't know" she said and the robust man nodded.

"Thanks Miss Brooks, that would be enough for today" he smiled as he struggled to drag his body off the couch.

"For today?" Clara exclaimed.

"Until we done with this case, I think you should be expecting us more often" he said and turned to leave.

"Goodluck on your case though" Ellie said helping them with the door.

TBC...

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