Lost One

Amelia's P.O.V.

"So, let's get started, shall we?"

This was after the investigation had been completed before we began to discuss our thoughts on the matter. It included both Enma's future judgement and the death of Ina, the now deceased mythical member of our friend group. Likewise, it was as stated, but the revelation of the departure shocked everyone, including myself. When I arrived with Gura on the scene, she broke down in tears, not moving from the spot she arrived at. Tears upon tears had escaped her blue eyes. Those very same eyes looked like the ocean. Magnificent and full of purity. The rain was still falling at this time. Even then, I could still see her tears.

It made me wonder if I did something cursed. Then I thought about it. It will be easier to get out the tears now rather than later. Nothing breaks someone's heart as someone dying without getting to see their face for one last time. It's like having a funeral without a person's body. It's something that bizarrely taunts family members of current and future generations. Not like I know. But I still believe I made the right decision. This is for her heart to heal quickly without stress or burden.

Speak for yourself.

The same applies to the couple, Kiara and Calli. The repeat of Gura's actions, but Kiara was the only one breaking down from the sight. Upon arriving at it, she immediately covered her face with both hands and fell to the wet ground, legs ninety degrees flat, with her knees facing each other. Calli supported her on the way down, in a stooping-like action. Crouching, she patted her and gave me a look. It looked like she was searching, or expecting a reaction of sorts. But she looked away, back in Kiara's direction. Her eyes looked sympathetic when she faced me. I wasn't crying watching Calli console her. But what I felt was very strong emotions from deep within. They are nearly close to breaking up, but I controlled for the sake of the investigation. I can't have my emotions tamper with the evidence before me. So, it was like that for me. But for others, I wasn't the same.

***

An hour had passed since then. I opened up a portal big enough for vehicles of any kind, so they can enter. Now, there are many people in this parallel world that are connected to me in some way, many include people you'll see on a crime scene. At the scene of the crime, there were investigators handling every object with the utmost caution with white partially see-through gloves. Adding a small paper tent with numbers, inspecting the body, inspecting the head, and other related objects that were a part of the investigation.

When it was time to carry the body to the ambulance with all her parts, Gura rushed to the body bag that contained Ina. Reaching it, Gura went in the ambulance and sat on the opposite side in it. The people that carried her body into it looked in my direction in confusion. And so, they left her alone by herself when they saw a gesture from me to do so. She was speaking words that I could hear from my position all the while shaking her head from side to side. Watching her a bit, she started crying again. She then attempted to hug her body from where the waist was. She stayed like that until she came back to us from the place she was. By then, I turned my attention back to Calli and Kiara. Kiara was still crying in Calli's arms. Sobbing away without any stop in sight.

We were surrounding a particular city street bench. Call and Kiara were sitting on one side and the finally returning Gura was on the other. A small smile appeared on her face, but it wasn't much. I assumed there were still lingering feelings from how quiet she'd been. I was standing up facing them with our criminal, Enma, in handcuffs with two male police officers holding both arms. They were a safe distance away so we and her could communicate. The rain finally stopped for the first time since.