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30 -⎾The Disparition of Byron Elrick ; The Intentions⏌(CASE5)

30 -⎾The Disparition of Byron Elrick ; The Intentions⏌(CASE5)

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On Monday, September 05, after Deshya’s classes had finished, a student stopped her in the playground to ask for help: his 8-month-old grandson, 'Byron Elrick', had been kidnapped by someone whose identity remains unknown. After a moment's reflection, Deshya agrees to accompany him home to find the culprit, with the help of the police, who are already at his house. There, she meets up with Gatito and Sammy: in short, her father and a pointy-eared police detective. She trusts them greatly and learns the truth of the matter from their own explanations. After learning the details, she is allowed to watch a few seconds of footage from the surveillance camera in Byron Elrick's room. There, she can see the culprit, hidden behind a dark coat, snatching the baby without giving enough clues. What Deshya and Sammy notice is that the culprit seems to stagger after grabbing the baby in his arms. The girl also observes a movement of the head that would make it look like she's staring at the ceiling, which astonishes her: why did she do that? Deshya knows full well that this may mean nothing, but this detail surprises her all the same. After visiting the homes of the four suspects, all of whom are close friends of the Elrick family and have knowledge of the location of the house's hidden key, she returns around 8pm, explaining to the detective and her police father what she's learned from the few conversations she's been able to have with all of them. So far, there's no sign of a viable lead... None of her suspects can be considered the culprit with sufficient evidence.

- I've got to find something... whatever it is!" thought Deshya.

For his part, Sammy notices that the neighbor across the street has returned and is running home. He's the only person in the area who hasn't yet been questioned, so the detective wants to know if he heard or saw anything last night. He arrives at the porch of the rather large house and knocks twice. He waits a few seconds before the door is opened. The man behind the door is wearing a heavy sweater and his blond hair isn't long enough to hide his blue eyes.

- Yes... ?

- Forgive me, my name is Sammy and I'm a police detective.

- The-The police?!

The man opens his door wide and a worried look comes over his face. Sammy watches in amazement.

- Why are the police here...?!" asks the man.

- Calm down…

The detective doesn't answer his question directly, wanting to see his reaction to this announcement. The stress he shows... Sammy finds it suspicious.

CHAPTER 30

⎾The Disparition of Byron Elrick ; The Intentions⏌

- Why the police? Why the police? There has been a murder?!

The man turns his face in all directions, analyzing the street with concern. Sammy sighs and tells him to calm down.

- So-Sorry, but…

- Yes, I know. Don't worry, I'm not here to arrest you, but I'd still like to ask you some questions," Sammy told him.

The man swallows loudly and agrees to answer the detective, knowing he has no choice anyway. Sammy takes out his notebook and taps a nearly completed page with his bic.

- What were you doing at 1:30 in the morning?

- Wh-Why do y—

- Just answer me," insists Sammy.

- Right, sorry!

The man tries to regain his composure and plays with his hands, chattering his teeth. When his heart stops beating so fast, he finally answers Sammy.

- That late... I was watching videos on my computer, in my room.

He points his thumb in the air and Sammy steps back to see his bedroom window. It's currently closed, and the drapes make it impossible to see what's inside. The man stands beside the detective and stares back at the window.

- That's where my bedroom is. I always leave my window open, including the drapes, to let the air in and sometimes look at the stars," he explains.

- I see... You were always awake, then?

The man nods and pulls a packet of cigarettes from his trouser pocket. With a skilful movement, he takes one out and puts it in his mouth before lighting it with the lighter he's pulled out of nowhere: in any case, Sammy hasn't seen him make the slightest move to retrieve it. Nevertheless, he doesn't question him and watches him light his cigarette.

- I fell asleep around 2:30 last night," confesses the neighbor. I was a bit tired, but still wide awake at 1:30. Why?

His personality is very different from the one he had a few minutes earlier, when Sammy arrived at his house. His frail, fearful demeanor has been transformed into a confident, almost defiant one. The detective gently shakes the notebook in his hand.

- We're just investigating something that happened around 1:30 a.m., but no one saw or heard anything, since most people were asleep. We were wondering if that was the case for you too," Sammy explains clearly.

The blond man withdraws his cigarette and exhales the smoke, looking at the street behind him. He takes his time to think, poised on the bars around his porch. He now notices the two extra cars in front of the Elrick house, but he doesn't mention them. Sammy waits patiently, but that same patience is beginning to crumble. Just as he's about to insist on his question, the open man sighs and turns to the detective.

- I don't necessarily watch my videos with headphones on, as I have fragile ears, so this late in the day I could hear what was going on outside. I remember one car passing by at around 1.10am and another leaving at around 2am, but at 1.30am there was no noise.

- No noise at all?

He nods, crushing his cigarette against the ashtray waiting for him on the small table to his left. He looks up at the starry sky, admiring the stars shining tenderly in the canopy.

- The sound of my video was quite low and I'm convinced I didn't hear anything outside. It's often quiet, so if there had been a commotion or someone was there, I would most likely have heard it…

- Were you looking outside around 1:35 a.m.?

- What? It's precise... I don't think so, anyway. I was concentrating on my video. And if I looked outside, it was to see the stars. You can't see much in the street when it's so dark.

- Ah…

In a flash, a thought passes through the detective's mind.

- Heard nothing?

He's sure he's on to something, but he can't figure out what it is. However, as he repeats the word in his head, he finally gets it. He opens his eyes wide and turns towards the Elrick house with haste. He freezes while observing the building, which worries the man next to him.

- What's going on...?" he asks.

Sammy blinks and smiles. He turns to the man and gently shakes his head from top to bottom.

- Got it. Thank you so much!

Sammy waves his hand and runs to the Elrick house. He's now convinced which suspect is the culprit in this case. The one of the four who abducted Byron Elrick so late, in his own bedroom. He must warn Gatito, and right away!

Two minutes before he figures it out, Deshya is still in the bedroom of Michael and Byron Elrick's parents, watching the few seconds of video that show the culprit over and over again. She still doesn't understand why he limped off at the end, or why he seems to be staring at the ceiling for a moment. She thinks of the four suspects, but none of them has an alibi and none of them has a reason for having slightly weak legs. Deshya sighs, vibrates her lips and pauses the video at the moment the culprit begins to limp, after grabbing the baby and starting to walk out of the room.

- Who could be the culprit among the four suspects...? The one with the injured hand, the one who tires quickly, the one who's sick or the one with the injured leg...?

She's certain it's one of the four, but can't quite put her finger on who the kidnapper really is. It's starting to get dangerously dark, so if she doesn't find out soon, or Sammy doesn't get a lead from the neighbor across the street, then they're going to have to wait until tomorrow to rescue Byron Elrick... if they actually find the culprit.

- It has to be someone who knows the house and where the hidden key is... It's one of the four of them, but who?! Who?!!

She begins to feel the frustration of not finding the truth. Michael has come to see her himself because he trusts her. He even cried in front of her, didn't hide his emotions and is clearly worried about his little brother: she has to find out who kidnapped Byron Elrick and this tonight! There's got to be something in this video to make her realize who the kidnapper is... Deshya plays the video again, biting her thumb, and watches the person leave the room.

- Limping after catching the baby... is it because his hand hurts and it has touched Byron, preventing him from walking properly? Because he's tired and can't walk straight? Because he's ill and suddenly feels weak? Because his leg hurts and he simply can't walk...?

She bites her lower lip as a thought passes through her mind. She stands motionless in front of the video and finally stands up suddenly. Deshya presses the 'Pause' button and stares intently at the screen in front of her.

- I see! I shouldn't be looking for what the person in the video is doing, but what they're not doing! So... So it has to be that person!!!

Deshya jumps out of the chair and runs into the room, having just realized which of the four suspects is the culprit. Byron Elrick's kidnapper, that someone who dared to abduct an 8-month-old child in the middle of the night. She finally knows his identity...! She's sure of it! Deshya tumbled down the stairs to the second floor and into the living room. The three Elrick family members turn towards the source of the racket and notice the girl in the fox sweater.

- What's going on?" asks Gammy, father of Michaël and Byron Elrick.

- Where's Gatito? My daddy?

- He's in the kitchen," Sally replies.

- Thank you!

Deshya quickly turns on her heel and rushes into the kitchen. There she comes across Sammy, who is about to have a chat with Gatito, but before he can say a word, Deshya speaks up.

- I know who the kidnapper is!" she confesses.

Sammy turns his face to the girl who stands in front of her father, right next to the detective. Gatito squints.

- You too?" says Gatito.

- M-Me too?

He crosses his arms and nods.

- Sammy has just come to tell me who the culprit in this case is.

- Exactly! This person—

- The kidnapper—

- It's 'Mishra Joyti'!!!

Deshya and Sammy shout it at the same time, in the same tone, with the same haste. Both open their eyes wide and turn towards each other before laughing together. Gatito sighs and uncrosses his arms before violently placing a hand on their heads.

- Laughing in a situation like this, hey.

- Sorry, but I thought he was wrong!" chuckles Deshya.

- She doesn't know what I know, so I thought the same thing!" jokes Sammy.

Deshya rubs her chin as she looks at the detective beside her, ignoring her father's words.

- What do you know that I don't?" she asks, addressing Sammy.

He replies that the neighbor across the street offered him the clue that led him to this conclusion. Noticing that the two opposite him are no longer paying attention to him, Gatito grits his teeth and clears his throat violently. Deshya and Sammy finally turn to him and a frightened expression comes over their faces. When Gatito squints like this, it means he's about to scream, so the two detectives excuse themselves and the policeman laments, lowering his head. He ends up staring at them intently and intrigued.

- You say it's Mishra Joyti, right? May I ask why?" asks Gatito.

Deshya asks Sammy if she can explain first and he accepts with a shrug. Gatito grumbles at them, lecturing that this isn't a game, but Deshya half-ignores him, while Sammy apologizes for his behavior. The girl in the fox sweater sits down on the wooden chair and crosses her legs, ready to explain their reasoning.

- Wouldn't it be better if I explained myself on the way, so we don't waste any time?" she says.

- Why did you sit down, then...?" asks Sammy, surprised.

- Ah... Eeeh…

- No.

Gatito responds coldly to Deshya's proposal and refuses. His daughter stares at him open-mouthed, but eventually smiles and explains herself.

- That's because out of the four suspects, she's the only one who can behave this way,” she begins.

- This behavior...?" repeats Gatito.

She approves and waves her index finger, the only finger raised on her right hand.

- When she limped off at the end. But not only that.

- Don't beat about the bush. We've got to look for Byron," her father told her curtly.

- That's why I wanted to talk about it on the way…

Deshya scratches his cheek.

- Well, take 'Léo Serron' for example. He has an injured hand, and touching anything with it hurts. What's more, just moving it is complicated for him. In short, there was something wrong with the video.

She tucks her hands into her pockets as she continues her explanation.

- I could have understood if he wasn't strong, but given his muscles, he's clearly a big man. I thought he might have limped a bit because his hand hurt from holding the baby and so he felt weak, but it wasn't right.

She smiles.

- After all, given his build, he could simply have carried the child with his pain-free hand. There's no reason for him to hold the child with both hands.

Sammy touches his lips and lowers his head.

- It's true... Having one hand free would give him more freedom of movement. What's more, given the pain in his hand, he'd have no reason to carry Byron with both…

- What if he did it to fool the surveillance video?" asks Gatito.

- I don't think so. Hurting yourself this much when you can't see anything of the suspect anyway because of the long jacket and hood is bad enough. Carrying the child with one hand wouldn't have greatly changed the way we'd see things, since an 8-month-old baby can't be that heavy. In short, Leo is not the suspect.

Sammy didn't see it that way, but listening to Deshya, he finds himself a bit of an idiot: he should have thought of it much sooner. What she's saying makes a lot of sense, after all.

- For Anthony, I thought it was possible that he was the suspect because he's just sick and probably has the strength to hold a child without problems, but given that his body isn't healed, maybe he would have limped because of the illness. Come to think of it, though, it couldn't have been him. His father told me he coughs a lot, so he probably would have woken up either Michael's parents or him, I'm convinced. You don't hear him coughing or holding back in the video.

- Plus, with what I've learned, I think it's clear that he's not the culprit," admits Sammy.

- What if his father lied to cover it up? It's a possibility," admits Gatito.

- I'm sure he wasn't lying. He could have, but it's too easy to find out the truth about his illness if the police come to see him. If he'd wanted to lie to cover it up, he'd probably have come up with something else.

- Hmmm... I trust you.

- That's better!

Gatito begins to think.

- The last one has a sore leg... He could have been limping because of the pain, but you're convinced it's not him, aren't you?

Deshya nods and rises from the chair.

- He would have gone limp before catching the child or would have had to force himself to hide him, but I didn't feel that way when I saw the video. Besides, if he'd wanted to hide it that badly, he'd also have been careful after catching Byron in his arms. Even if his message seems to be an attempt at an alibi and so he seemed suspicious on that point, he would have kidnapped Byron another time, when his leg had healed. Now, since I don't know what the reason for this kidnapping is, I didn't want to base my deduction on just that, but I'm convinced it's not him because of what I said before.

She shows her white teeth behind her amused smile.

- What's more, the head movement we can quickly observe is probably a yawn. This is something any one of them could have done, but since Mishra confessed to me that she's very tired at night, I take it as confirmation that it's her.

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- This doesn't confirm anything..." admits Sammy.

- Well, let's just say it's an added detail!

- Why is she limping?" asks Gatito.

- I think it's fatigue. She had to get down for a few moments, carry the baby when she doesn't have that much energy in her and she got up pretty quickly, so it must have made her dizzy and she couldn't walk properly. She had a baby in her arms and seemed to be holding on to it, so she did her best to get out of the room, unable to hold on to a wall or something," explains Deshya.

- I see... So none of them would have lied?

Gatito rubs the back of his neck, but Sammy reassures him that he's convinced she's right. He turns to the detective and questions him with his eyes: he wants to know how he came to the conclusion that Mishra is the suspect in this kidnapping. Deshya admits she also wants to know the truth. He tells them he'll explain on the way.

- We can't waste any more time here. Let's go rescue Byron," he adds.

Father and daughter nod in agreement. The three of them emerge from the kitchen and are greeted by the Elrick family, who ask how the investigation is progressing. Gatito explains that they now know who the suspect is, but prefer not to say anything until they've recovered the child from his hands. Sally is so moved by this that she starts to cry. Her husband takes her in his arms and reassures her, while Michaël approaches Deshya with eyes full of hope.

- Have you really found the suspect?!" he asks Deshya.

- I'm convinced it's this person, yes.

Michaël swallows back a sob and hugs the girl, thanking her several times. She smiles and strokes his dark hair, promising that they'll bring his grandbrother back very soon. Deshya looks at him with gentle eyes, but sad to know how Michaël feels. Not knowing how his little brother is doing, if he's okay, if he's properly fed and cared for... He must have woken up to the news and then gone on with his day, repressing his emotions in his heart. Having to endure this horrible feeling, this pressure to know nothing. This woman, 'Mishra Joyti', whatever her reasons, Deshya wouldn't forgive her. To kidnap someone, who moreover is a baby less than a year old, is unforgivable. It's not human. Deshya doesn't care what her reasons are: she wants to return this child to his parents and his worried older brother. If she has to confront her, even fight her, she will. She won't let Byron Elrick spend another minute with her. He deserves to be with his loving family. Michael stops hugging her when the policeman asks him to let her go. The teenager returns to his parents, and his mother keeps him by her side with a gentle arm. Deshya takes one last look at the family before turning on her heels and walking out of the house with her father. Sammy waits for them outside and when he sees them arrive, he explains that he has called some policemen to look for the house. Gatito approves his decision and tells the other three policemen to follow him. On the way, as planned, Sammy explains why he's realized that 'Mishra Joyti' is the one who kidnapped Byron Elrick.

- The neighbor across the street told me that he was still standing, with the window open, when the kidnapping happened. However, he also confessed that he hadn't heard anything, even though he wasn't wearing a helmet.

- Heard anything?" repeats Gatito.

Sammy nods.

- If he didn't hear anything, that can only mean one thing.

The policeman thinks for a few moments, but understands quickly enough. Deshya, who's walking right beside him, already thinks she's made the connection between his conclusion and the neighbor's words.

- If he didn't hear anything... Then the person didn’t come with a car?" surmises Gatito.

Sammy nods with a smile.

- Even if it was an electric car that didn't make much noise, the closing of the door or even the machine at a standstill should have been heard. He wasn't necessarily looking outside at the time, but I'm sure he would have seen or heard it.

- It's clear," says Deshya.

- How did you come to the conclusion that Mishra was the culprit?

- Just like Deshya, by elimination.

The sky grows darker and darker, as the police and Deshya walk towards the woman's house, she who is most likely the person who kidnapped Byron Elrick.

- If we believe what the people in Deshya said, then it's normal to think that only Mishra could have come to the Elrick house without a car," explains Sammy.

- Hm…

- If it were Leo, for example. With his bad hand, it would seem logical that he shouldn't drive, especially as he doesn't live very far away, but I think he would have driven just to be on the safe side. Even if the moon offers a few rays at night, which he could have seen in the street, having to carry the child with one or both hands, but in pain, isn't worth it. Driving quietly would have meant he wouldn't have to bother with his hand, since he didn't have to hurry.

Gatito makes no secret of the fact that he's not entirely convinced by his explanation, but he doesn't cut him off. Deshya herself thinks this reasoning is a bit too hasty, but she totally understands what the detective means. It's not without logic.

- For Anthony, given his illness, he would have simply used his car so as not to have to walk in the cold for 5- 10 minutes with a frail baby in his arms. If Deshya is telling the truth and owns a car, that would have been preferable. What's more, if he coughs a lot, it's better to be comfortably seated in his car so that no one can hear him from outside. It's impossible to be sure that no one would pass by in the evening, even this late.

- It's true that even if you know the neighborhood very well, at any given moment, young people are playing the fool outside, or someone's coming back from a party... We're maybe on Monday, so it's less risky, but relying so much on luck isn't worth it. If he has a car, he might as well use it, it would be less risky," Gatito thinks aloud.

- Exactly! And for Tommy, I think it goes without saying.

The red-haired policeman next to him nods.

- If he has a sore leg, using the car is much smarter than walking ten minutes to the Elricks', then another ten to get home," he explains.

- I'm sure none of them lied," admits Deshya.

All the police around the girl turn their attention to her.

- It's too easy to check whether Leo's hand really hurts, and the same goes for Tommy and his leg. For Anthony, all you have to do is ask the doctor if he's really ill, and Mishra is the only one with an alibi that's not totally credible. When I went to see her, she looked really tired, but at any given time, it's simply because she has to look after the baby and can't sleep much, as he cries a lot.

- Hmmm…

- On the way home, I asked her neighbor if she was really weak and had insomnia, but what he told me was almost the same as what the Elrick family said, so I didn't doubt his words.

- In short, Mishra seems to be the one who's holding Byron... Now we need to know where she's keeping him, as well as her reason," lets loose Gatito.

- Whatever the reason, kidnapping is unforgivable.

In contrast to the gentle tone she's used so far, Deshya's words are sharp and aggressive. Her gaze is nowhere near as friendly and amused as before. Gatito watches her advance, but before he can say anything, they arrive in front of Mishra Joyti's house.

- It's nice here," says Deshya.

A small, single-storey house with windows all closed and a garden that's impossible to reach without going through the interior of the house. The interior is impossible to examine from the outside because the drapes are all closed. Gatito quickly explains to the police that they will search every room and that they must keep an eye on the woman at all costs. They all nod and Deshya asks what she should do.

- You can stay outside and make sure everything's okay," his father tells him.

She's not too happy about it, but doesn't retaliate. Sammy and the other policemen head for the next-door neighbor, and when they arrive at the door, one of them touches the doorbell. Deshya follows to check that all is well inside, but she has no intention of searching the rooms with them. Seconds pass, and eventually a woman opens the door. Seeing the mass of men in front of her, Mishra takes a step back and observes them with surprise. Gatito pulls out his police badge and, looking serious, speaks to her.

- I'm Inspector Gatito of the Tetazo police force. Are you Mishra Joyti?

- Or... Yes, it's me?

- Can we search your house for our current investigation?

- …

The woman doesn't answer directly. Deshya notices out of the corner of his eye that the woman's driver's license, including part of her wallet, is still sticking out of her jacket. Briefly—

- Since I've been here, she hasn't come out…

Deshya squints, but everyone's attention is on Mishra, so no one sees her expression. The woman gently pushes herself aside and allows the policemen to enter. Gatito thanks him with a nod and turns back to the other men.

- You two, upstairs. You and I will check the first floor. Sammy, you check the cellar, if there is one. Madam, is it possible for you to stay here under my daughter's supervision?

- Is this a good idea...?" asks Deshya.

- I admit that at any moment... Follow my two men upstairs, then.

Deshya looks at his father with a teasing expression, but Gatito takes no notice. Mishra complies and climbs the steps between the two policemen. Deshya scans her surroundings before entering the house in her turn, but before continuing her walk, she looks at the woman climbing the narrow stairs. Deshya is convinced that she is the culprit in this case, but she hopes that everything will turn out well. That they'll find Byron Elrick healthy and unmolested. That he has eaten and drunk well. That when they bring him back to his real family, they'll be able to look at him and cry with joy, without having to worry about injuries or malnutrition. It hasn't even been 24 hours since he was taken, so she assumes she doesn't have to worry…

But at the same time, Mishra violently pushes the policeman behind her.

Deshya opens her eyes wide and the policeman in front of her suddenly turns around, but she grabs one of his feet with both hands and forces him to tumble down the steps in turn. She runs upstairs and Gatito hurries back into the hall.

- What's going on?!" he shouts.

Deshya dashes past him, but he doesn't have time to catch up. The policeman who was pushed points upstairs and quickly explains that the suspect escaped there. Gatito yells at the policeman accompanying him and Sammy to stay on the first floor, while he and the other two head for the second floor. The detective is pushed by the girl, who runs into the kitchen.

- Deshya?!

He shouts at her, but she doesn't respond and goes outside to the garden. Meanwhile, Gatito pulls out his pistol and loads it before giving quick directions to the two policemen behind him. They nod and check the rooms, but need go no further: Mishra emerges from the back bedroom and stands in front of Gatito, eyes wide open.

A baby in her hands.

- Stop!" shouts Gatito, raising his gun.

She turns to show her breasts, the baby in front of her. Gatito grits his teeth and Mishra escapes through another door, before closing it behind her. The red haired policeman runs after her and forcefully opens the door.

- Stop it!

The window of the room is open and Mishra is on the small roof of the room below, which is the laundry room. With the baby in both hands, she leaps off the roof and lands on her feet against the terrace. Gatito orders the two policemen behind him to come down and warn Sammy and the other man that the culprit is in the garden. They comply immediately and Gatito takes the same route as Mishra, but his jump is more fluid. When he lands on the garden grass, he raises his pistol and shouts at the woman, who suddenly turns around.

- I said stop!

- Ah... Ah…

Sammy and the other policeman come out in turn and stand at the inspector's side, before the other two men arrive outside in turn. Mishra trembles, the baby in her arms. The baby stirs gently and moans, eyes closed.

- Don't-Don't come near me!" shouts Mishra.

- Mishra…

- I said, stay away from me!!!!

And then she lifts the baby into the air.

- !!!

Gatito clutches his pistol and stares at the woman with even greater intensity.

- If-If you take another step, I'll... I'll kill him!!!

- Mishra... Calm down…

The woman takes another step back. She checks behind her for any policemen, but sees no one. She can only see the small shed she uses as a storeroom and the tall wooden planks that demarcate her garden.

- Why are you doing this?" asks Gatito in a softer tone.

- Wh-Why...?

Mishra sneers and takes another step back.

- All my friends... Everyone has a child or children, they're all happy with their babies and their perfect families... But me? What have I done to God, eh?!

The baby becomes even more agitated before sobbing.

- Why can't I have a child?! Why do the men I sleep with leave me right away?! Why do I have to suffer from infertility, huh??!!!

Byron Elrick, the baby she holds so high in the air, begins to cry. Gatito still holds his pistol, aiming at the woman's body, holding it steady. The policemen beside her, as well as the detective, don't move a step, while Mishra continues to back away, but notices that the fence is soon against her back.

- I have to see everyone happy to have a family, but me... I can't? Why?! What have I done?! Sally... She looks so happy to have a second child, but I can't? Byron is exactly like the perfect baby of my dreams... When I saw him…

She begins to smile, her mouth wide open. Her expression is sinister and her human side fades from her face. The baby continues to cry into her hands, waving its tiny arms and legs.

- Byron is perfect... I should have given birth to him, not this woman who already has a child…

Mishra stops smiling and bites her lower lip so hard it starts to bleed. She squeezes the baby, who cries even harder, and the rage inside her, caused by her jealousy, twists her face. This emotion wrinkles her and makes her... almost inhuman.

- Byron should have been mine! Out of my body! Be MY child!! If... if I can't have him…

She leans her body back and starts screaming.

- THEN NO ONE WILL HAVE IT!!!

Noticing that she is about to throw the child to the ground, the policemen run towards her, while Gatito hesitates to shoot her. However, someone jumps over the fence and uses the woods to leap towards the woman and grab the baby being held aloft. The girl rolls on the ground, protecting the child she has just retrieved, and quickly gets up again, her eyes riveted on the woman. The policemen stop in their tracks and all look at Deshya, who has just saved Byron Elrick. The girl with the long fox tail quickly passes the baby to her father and runs at Mishra, screaming.

- Deshya?!" calls Sammy.

She jumps on Mishra and forces her to fall back first onto the ground before forcefully grabbing her clothes.

- Will you shut up?!!" shouts Deshya.

She starts shaking the woman.

- Adopt a fucking kid if you want!!! Why take someone else's baby away for such a stupid reason??!!!

- You can't un—

- I DON'T WANT TO UNDERSTAND YOU!!

The policemen run towards Deshya, who screams angrily at Mishra.

- No wonder you're infertile! You don't deserve a child! You don't deserve to be loved by a man!!! You don't deserve to live!!! Die, die!!!

- Deshya!!!

Sammy forces her back, but Deshya hits Mishra's head with an enraged foot and flails in the detective's arms.

- Taking someone else's kid is inhumane!!! You don't deserve to see the light of day again!!!! I hope... I hope you die!!!!

Deshya screams one last time into the night, still flailing in Sammy's arms, but two more policemen come to check on her. Another pins Mishra to the floor and handcuffs her, while Gatito watches the scene with wide eyes, gun lowered and crying baby in his other arm. So strong is the rage in Deshya's heart, tears of anger form in her red eyes and she can only think of one thing.

On the night of September 05, when Mishra Joyti is arrested for kidnapping and assaulting two policemen, as well as attempted murder, Deshya understands for the first time in her life.

A feeling she never wanted to understand.

The desire to see someone die…

That of wanting to kill someone.

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