Chapter five

Selena sighed for the tenth time in the taxi that she was riding. She looked outside and just stared at the surroundings blurring by. She was still confused as to why she had accepted Owen, Andrew and Darral's request.

Andrew was really smart and he was the best analyst they had in their force but despite that, Andrew agreed with Darral's dumb idea. Selena didn't believe that Asriel Parker was guilty as Darral, Andrew and Owen did.

But putting Darral's points into consideration and stating Asriel Parker as the killer, it was possible.

It could be that Asriel was just putting himself as the victim just so that he would be removed from the culprit list and he probably didn't flee the country because it would be suspicious. Asriel Parker had mommy abandonment issues when he was younger and probably hated women, hence the psychotic killing. Besides, if he didn't want the other women dead then why didn't he let them live with him? Why was he so careless as to date them and not keep them in his house. He knew what happened each time he dated so why did he go ahead anyway?

Maybe Darral's thinking was way off or it was as accurate as it usually was. Either way, Selena didn't understand why she had agreed to their idea. She was a woman and to do what they asked, she had to get closer to Asriel but getting closer to him meant that she would be the new Parker girl killer target. Again she sighed. She just couldn't help it.

"We are here miss." The taxi driver said, snapping her out of her trance. She removed her money from her pocket and paid him. "Whatever it is that is making you sigh, it will get better soon."

She smiled back at the man and thanked him then got out of the car, heading straight to her house. She opened the door and went straight to the kitchen in search of her dinner. For some reason, she was feeling very hungry.

She found Gina in her pajamas, standing by the kitchen sink while eating a bowl of ice cream.

"Hey Gina." Selena said heading to the fridge. Gina smiled at her but did not say a word _ a clear sign that Gina was unhappy about something. That made Selena frown. She sighed and crossed her arms. "What's wrong Gina?"

"The fact that you left the door wide open justifies the actions I was starting to feel guilty about." Gina said, holding her sweet smile that carried so many threats.

Crap. Selena smacked her forehead as she headed back to the front door that she had just come in through. Of all days, she chose this one to leave  the door wide open. That was just the luck she needed. Selena understood Gina's overemphasis of always closing the windows and locking the all doors and not allowing strangers into the house. They lived in a neighborhood with burglars and killers. The strange part was that most people looked like they could afford two expensive cars and a motorcycle, so the mysterious thieves were always just that to her _ mysterious. Maybe they weren't even from that neighborhood.

She headed back to the kitchen and found that Gina had set up her food on a plate _ to be specific, her ice-cream on a plate. Selena looked at the plate and then at Gina then back to the plate again. She didn't like the look of either.

"Uhm Gina, why is there ice-cream for dinner?" Selena asked, fearing the worst answer. Gina licked her spoon clean and put her bowl in the sink before turning to answer her.

"I was upset so I sold all our food and replaced everything in the fridge with ice-cream." Gina said. Selena's mouth quirked up to form a smile and she shook her head in amusement. Gina and her temper tantrums always did that to her; they amused her.

"So I might be dead in a few days." Selena blurted randomly. She had her eyes on her phone ordering pizza. At least Gina didn't do something like renting out the house again. Yes, she had done it before just to prove to some random man that she was free to do whatever the hell she wanted.

"Relax girl, the ice-cream isn't that bad. In fact, there are so many flavours to choose from in the fridge. Though I suggest you stay away from the rainbow looking one. It looks good but trust me, looks can be deceiving." Gina said sitting down.

"Not that Gina, I am talking about my job. I will not be staying here anymore." Selena said while rolling her eyes.

Gina gasped. "Really? You are abandoning me? At a time like this? What about our Interpol dream?"

Selena smiled at the mention of their shared dream. Since joining the police college and rekindling their friendship, they had discovered that they had the same dream of working for Interpol and becoming one of the higher ranking officers. They were both working towards that goal by making sure that they were outstanding in their current positions.

"Relax Gina, it's just temporal. I am going undercover to work for Asriel Parker so that we can carry out better investigations. For all we know, Asriel could be the killer." Selena said to calm her friend.

Gina frowned. It was as clear as day that she was against the idea. "Well then if he is the killer, don't you think that you are putting your life in danger?"

Selena shrugged and looked at her plate of melting ice-cream. For a moment, she wondered why Gina put it on a plate instead of a bowl. Was it her payback? Gina cleared her throat and Selena looked up at her. Gina was glaring at Selena like she wanted nothing more than to chew someone's head off.

"Did Darral put you up to this?" Gina asked angrily. "That man. Just because he is some hottie he thinks that the world revolves around his pretty face. I have seen people almost as gorgeous as him but they don't act all cocky and send helpless women to their death."

Selena laughed at Gina's rambling. Selena wasn't sure as to whether she was supposed to take what Gina was babbling as an insult to Darral or a compliment. But with Gina, it was probably both.

"And what is so funny?" Gina asked as she crossed her arms and glared at her friend.

"Nothing Gina," Selena said shaking her hand. "It's just that I can't help but wonder what type of Interpol cops we will be if we are afraid of a little danger. Interpol does a lot of things but most of the time, it's dangerous. If this little mission scares me off then I am not fit to work at Interpol."

Gina sighed and dropped her head on her crossed hands on the table. Selena was right but she was still against the idea. For the first time in her life, she hated the fact that she had to support Selena. "All the best then."

"Thank you Gina. I'm glad that you are supporting me even if you are against it." Selena said with a smile.

Gina looked up at her."So when do you leave?"

"In three days hopefully. Most likely less than a day with the way Andrew moves. I first have to get a job with Asriel if this is going to work." Selena answered. Just then, the doorbell rang _ the pizza had arrived. Selena stood up and went to open the door. She paid the teenage boy delivering the food and went back with it to the kitchen.

"I ordered pizza." Selena said excitedly and sat down to open the box of pizza. Gina was the first one to grab a piece of pizza. She took a bite and moaned at the cheesy goodness in her mouth.

Selena sighed while rolling her eyes. "Bad habits Gina. Why do you still moan every time we have pizza? Next time, I am ordering a bucket of hot chicken wings."

In response, Gina moaned even louder and gave her a cheeky grin with her mouth full. Selena chose to ignore her and eat her slices in silence. Though Selena was not planning on telling Gina that she was going to miss her weird sounds whenever she was eating pizza, she couldn't help but sigh inwardly at the thought of not being with her friend.

"I'll call you whenever I can Gina." Selena said with a small smile. Gina swallowed her food and smiled back.

"Well of course you will. How else are you going to stay alive?" Gina answered. Selena was confused by her answer but before she could ask, Gina elaborated. "It means that if you don't call me then I will kill you."

Selena couldn't help but laugh at Gina's facial when she made the threat. Soon Gina had joined in the laughing and suddenly, they no longer knew what they were laughing at _ they were just laughing. And just like that, Selena somehow just knew that everything was going to end up being okay.