27 I’ll prove you wrong! 2 (1/2)
Matthew was first to wake up. He noticed that he was on Renae's bed and immediately remembered that he was supposed to sleep on the floor. He felt kind of bad about stealing Renae's personal bed space. Matthew slowly and quietly got out of her bed so he wouldn't wake her up. To make up for taking up 1/2 of her personal bed space, he went to the kitchen to make her breakfast. He took out 4 pieces of bread and added some ingredients he found in her refrigerator on one side of a piece of bread. And TADA! He made a sandwich! Matthew did the same for the other piece of bread. He took the bread and ate it. He put the other piece onto a plate and brought it up to Renae's room.
By the time he reached her room, Renae was already awake. She took the bread from Matthew's hands and ate it after thanking him. She finished it in a few seconds. The sandwich Matthew made tasted especially amazing! Matthew asked Renae where she was going to that day. She paused for a moment and said, ”Oh, I'm going to the airport to meet my parents. They are coming back today.” She thought of that lie in that few seconds she paused for. He nodded his head and volunteered to send her there. At the same time, she received a message from Kaiden saying that he's on the way to her house to pick her up. Renae politely declined Matthew's offer and went downstairs to wash her plate. He followed her down and was chased out of Renae's house by Renae herself. He waved goodbye to her and he sat down in his car.
Matthew didn't drive all the way back to his house yet. He only drove to the side, where Renae couldn't see him but he could see her when she leaves her house. He was interested to find out how she was getting to the airport. Was it by taxi or by bus? Or will someone come and pick her up? A few minutes later, a GranTurismo Maserati parked in front of Renae's house. Matthew couldn't see who was in the car until the person got out of the car. It was Kaiden! Renae came out of the door with her bag. Kaiden opened the car door for Renae and then quickly got back into the car. They then drove off. The sight of them driving off together upset Matthew and made him envious. His face turned red and his hands were shaped into fists. Renae rejected his offer for Kaiden! What does Kaiden have that I don't? Matthew thought angrily.
Even so, Matthew knew he couldn't sit there and sulk the entire day. He calmed himself down and drove away. Meanwhile, Kaiden and Renae rode in silence. Kaiden tried to initiate some small talk but that completely flopped. Renae was a little suspicious of him so she kept her distance.
”So how have you been? The last few days I mean,” Kaiden asked, giving Renae a side long glance.
”...Good...” She responded, looking out the window.
”That's good. Did you bring the evidence?”
”Yea..”
That was just about how their conversation went.
The atmosphere in the car was very awkward. They soon reached the courthouse. The policemen involved, Ms Lee, Lana and her lawyer were already there. Kaiden parked his car and they joined the rest.
”Kaiden, Renae, we're starting soon,” Ms Lee said. She wasn't wrong, they were called into the courthouse very soon. They had chosen the court trial, where the judge decides if they are guilty or not. Renae was first to go up. Lana went up on the other side and they started.
”So, the plaintiff, Ms Lana Chou, reported that Ms Renae San, the defendant, helped the police in an investigation even thought the defendant has no police training or any prior knowledge of being a policeman. She claims the same problem with Mr Kaiden Ru. She also wants to sue all the policemen involved in this case as they allowed untrained teens to help in an investigation,” the judge said. He added, ”Ms Chou, is this right?” ”Yes,” Lana responded.
”Ms San, Mr Ru, guilty?”