Chapter four.

   

  "Carella Mink."

As soon as they got the name of Robel Petros' supplier, James and Doneld got her address and rushed over to her place.

When they reached their destination they were amazed. The house was not just big but also beautiful. From the special curve like gate to the front door and the green garden that surrounded the mansion was mind blowing. They collected their jaws and walked to the gate to ring the bell. A womans voice answered their call and asked them who they are and what their business was. After they told the lady through the speaker that they were DEA Agents and that they had a couple of questions for Carella Mink, it became quite. They stood there for a while and decided to ring the bell one more time. This time it was not a lady in a speaker that greeted them but a man in a suit from the front door.

The man in the black suit opened the front gates, "Follow me please detectives." he said in a commanding tone.

"We're not detectives, we are Agents!" said Doneld hoping to light up the stiff man infront of them. But the man in the black suit replied with no words or change on his face and instantly walked away ignoring any other conversation they might start. The two looked at eachother and followed the man into the house.

The inside was just as amazing as the outside. As they follow the man, they were accepeted by a woman wearing a pair of sun glasses. She was wearing a sleeveless black sun dress that falls on her lap and stoppes at her knee. She matched them with black high heels. Other that the sun glasses that covered her eyes, she wore no more accessaries.

James assumed that she might be Carella Mink, the woman they came to talk to so he greeted her. "Good evening Ms. Mink." He said as he reached out his hands to shake hers. But Carella didn't even attempt to reach out as she stood silent beside the man in the suit. So James took back his hand and continued. "I'm Agent Walker, this is my partner Agent Crane. We had a couple of question we wanted to ask you... We were wondering if would give us a time?" He wanted to see her reaction to the sudden visit of DEA Agents.

  "Of course!" She answered at once with no other change of movememt on her face or her body.

  "You have a beautiful house!" Doneld commented "but it's too big for my liking!" He said as a joke. But immideately after his comment, both Carella and the man in the black suit turned their back to them and slowly walked away. Doneld leaned to James  and whispered "tough crowd!" Then they followed them to the living room.

Carella Mink gracefully sat at one of the couch and they sat across from her leaving the man in suit to stand behind her.

As soon as they sat, Carella Mink offered them tea but they both refused. Seeing as the greeting was done Carella Mink finally spoke "so, how may i be a help for you gentlemen?" 

  "It's about some of your flower distribution. How many clients do you have?" asked James.

  "They are quite many...I can show you the list if you wish to know them all." She answered and gave a signal with her hands to the man in the black suit without waiting for them to replie. The man in the black suit walked out and came back with a paper in his hands and immideately handed it to them. They took the list and started to scan it with their eyes on the spot. They quickly moved to the alphabet 'R' and looked for Robel Petro. They found it and looked at eachother.

This time Doneld spoke "How close are you with your clients?"

  "As close as any distributer is with their clients. I produce and sell, they buy." She answered quick with a calm tone. 

"What about Robel Petro?" James asked.

  "Robel petro is my biggest client. He is the only one that buys in a very large amount." She answered with no hesitation."

  "Is it true that you grow your own flowers?" Doneld asked and she answered with a nod and a slight smile on her face.

  "And the flowers in pots?" asked James. 

Carella's smile disapeared from her face. They can't see her eyes because of the sun glasses but they can see her clenching her jaw. 

  "May i ask what this is about?" She said it in a commanding tone. When Doneld was about to tell her, James bumped his knee to Doneld to stop him from talking.

James stood up and Doneld follows "Thank you for your cooperation. We will be on our way." He walked a little close to her and raised his arm to give her the list but she didn't reach out to accept. Instead she sat there as if she was looking right through him.

  "You can keep the list." Said the man in the suit. James and Doneld looked at each other wondering how she could be both cold and inviting at the same time. James held the list with both his hands and thanked her again.

  "Mark will show you out." She told in a cold tone, one very different from the one she had when she was answering their questions before James asked about the pot flowers. James noticed that. Mark-the man in the black suit- said "This way!" then he walked out. They followed him and walked to their car.

"I feel like i have seen her before but i can't put my finger on it." Commented Doneld after they hopped into their car.

  "I don't know but i am sure she knows something. We need to look more into her." said James before starting the car and driving away.

After their car was out of sight, Mark walked in and stood infront of Carella. "Should i look into it?" asked Mark breaking her out of her train of thought.

  "No! Don't get involved." She answered firmly remembering the day of the explosion seven years ago.