Must Read: Cyber lover - Season 1 - Episode 56

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Must Read: Cyber lover - Season 1 - Episode 56

You have known Brenda for as long as you
have known me and I believe you know she‟s
not capable of what we now suspect her of
having done. She is your gentle Brenda,
remember?” “Given all she had gone through
recently, anything could be possible, my dear.

I mean, how can you possibly explain the
presence of Cain? How can you explain the
deaths of her lovers and her mentioning their
name before or at the period of their
mysterious murder?” “Remember, Brenda has
been telling me about Cain, yet I doubted her.

The Brenda I know is not capable of these
things we accuse her of, it is not just fair!
These deaths could just be coincidence, and
Brenda could be having some sort of
telepathic communication with her past lovers
because of the attachment she once had with
them,” said Jane. “Oh! I never knew that
gentle Brenda now has a gift of telepathy,”
noted her fiancé with a voice loaded with
sarcasm. “You think it is normal for two
lovers who broke her heart to die barely two
weeks after a third breakup with her? How are
we sure that Adam is safe?” “Oh Brad,” cried
Jane. “I am confused, and you are not helping
matters! What do you think I should do?
Brenda is like a sister to me and I don‟t want
to give her any reason to loath me!” “Get
Brenda to tell you the truth. She must explain
what is happening to her! You must use any
means you can, even if it means threatening
to report her to the cops. I am afraid I have to
stop you from living with her if she doesn‟t
come out with a reasonable explanation! I am
not comfortable with the idea that you could
be in danger right now!”
“Brenda sounds innocent to me so far,” vented
his girlfriend. “I spoke with her this morning
and she obviously didn‟t look guilty of
anything. Nevertheless, I‟ll talk to her again as
you suggested, but I want to promise you that
I have resolved to be by her side, and believe
whatever she tells me. Brenda had gone
through hell in the hands of these men and I
won‟t be fair to her if I don‟t stand by her at
this period. Did I tell you that she just got a
new job?” “That‟s nice to know,” Brad said
thoughtfully. He wasn‟t happy with Jane‟s
decision, but had decided to let it go. “I just
hope you will prove me wrong.” “I hope so,
too,” said Jane. They ate their lunch in
silence. Both did not finish their food. “Who is
Michael, really?” Brad suddenly asked just as
they were about to leave the restaurant.

“Michael? Do you think he could be involved?”
“I don‟t know, I just want you to be careful,
baby. I won‟t be happy if anything bad
happened to you or if you get involved with
something you don‟t know about.” “Michael
looks like a very nice guy to me.”

Then she hesitated, “It is alright honey, I will
be very careful, I promise you. My only
suspect for now is Brenda‟s mysterious friend,
Cain, and not Michael. Either there is
something Brenda is not telling me or there‟s
something she doesn‟t know. I will let you
know if anything comes up. I know you won‟t
let anything bad happen to me.” “I love you so
much, baby.” “I love you too, Honey,” she
returned with so much love. His eyes said it
all and she felt much better than she had been
feeling all day. * * *

As the day went by, Brenda‟s psychological
state continued to worsen. She could not
really concentrate on anything throughout the
day and she was sure that everybody at her
new work place could sense that something
was troubling her. One of the old staff
members was taking the new workers around
their new work environment and explaining to
them how the various departments functioned,
as well as how these departments related to
each other, but her state of mind was not
helping her concentration on this very
important orientation.

After the tour, Brenda decided to stick around
until evening before going home. She didn‟t
want to stay alone, although staying around
her work place did not stop her from thinking
about the death of her two ex-lovers.
Somehow, she found herself thinking about
Derek and Benjamin more than she had ever
done when both men were alive. How could
two people she had once given her heart to die
mysteriously just like that within two days? It
seemed as if there was a heavy burden on her
head! A burden of guilt. She knew that she
had at one time in her life wished that
something bad should happen to these two
men but that was for toying with her heart.
She had never wished them death. But then,
had she unconsciously wished them such a
grotesque end without knowing it? Okay,
maybe she had, but she had never meant it.
Really. Now they were both dead. She felt like
an employer of death and the feeling was not
welcoming at all. It wasn‟t pleasant knowing
that something as dreadful as death could be
working in her favor.

She felt scared. But then, maybe these deaths
were just a mere coincidence, she tried to
console herself with. Yet, that did not change
the fact that both men were actually dead.
She felt she was missing something. Perhaps
these deaths were not just coincidence. Then
she remembered Adam and shivered. Was he
also in danger? Oh, forget about it, she told
herself. Nothing was going to happen to
anybody anymore!
Then the thought of Cain came flooding in.

Could this be Cain‟s handwork? She had not
spoken to him since their last encounter in
Michael‟s presence. Perhaps she should talk
to him and let him know what was happening.
She decided to stop by any of the public cafes
after work the next day and have a little chat
with him. Brenda got home around 4:30 p.m.
She felt very exhausted and wanted to just lie
down and forget about everything for once
that day. However, she had barely taken off
her shoes when she heard someone knocking
on the door.

It obviously wasn‟t Jane. She quickly peeped
through the window to see a police vehicle
parked in front of the house. Without giving
this much thought, she opened the door. She
could tell that the five men standing at the
door were cops, even though they were putting
on mufti. Three of them were blacks and the
other two were whites. “Good evening,
officers,” she politely began, “how may I help
you please?” Were they there because of
Derek? Was she a suspect? She didn‟t like the
way the stoic-looking policeman, who was
obviously their leader, was starring at her. He
made her feel emotionally naked. “Good
evening, madam,” Inspector Jack greeted and
reached for his badge. “We are policemen and
would like to speak with Miss Davis?” “I am
the one, officer.” The inspector was surprised.

Nothing about the girl before him indicated
that she was a murderer. He didn‟t know what
he was expecting to see, but he sure wasn‟t
expecting to see such a polite and gentle lady
who looked so innocent, although in this time
and age, looks could be deceiving, he candidly
thought. “Alright, I am inspector Jack, and
these are Inspector Bromsbey, Doctor Ryan,
Officer Daniel and Officer Kennedy,” he said
as he pointed towards the others. “Can you
please spare us a bit of your time? We would
like to have a chat with you.” “I hope there is
no problem?” “Nothing serious, Miss Davis…
yet.” “Alright.” She opened the door a bit
wider. “Please, come in.”

The officers trooped into the apartment one
after the other.

Brenda stared inquisitively at the white
inspector as they made themselves
comfortable. What was his name again?
Bromsbey or something like that. “Miss Davis,
do you know Mr. Benjamin Frost?” wondered
Inspector Jack. “Yes,” she answered,
wondering what they wanted. “What of Mr.
Derek Hunter?” “Yes, and I also know they
were both mysteriously murdered recently.”
Her voice was gentle but penetrating. The
police officers did not expect such a reply
from her. Inspector Jack wondered if Brenda
was capable of hurting even a fly.
Nevertheless, looks could be deceptive, he
again warned himself. Why would anyone
want to break her heart, though? “I guess you
have been listening to the media.”
Alternatively, perhaps you even knew they
were dead even before the press, he thought
to himself. “Can you please explain the kind of
relationship you had with them?” “What is this
all about, inspector? Why am I being
interrogated? Do you think I‟m a suspect?

Do you think I killed Derek and Benjamin?”
“Right now, Miss Davis, we are just carrying
out investigations and haven‟t come to any
conclusions,” Bromsbey replied for his
colleague. “We are interviewing everybody who
used to know the deceased persons. The
deaths are mysterious, and we are hoping that
we could get from their friends information
that could help us solve this mystery.”
“Alright, I used to date them.” “How long did
your relationship with each of them last, Miss
Davis?” “I dated Benjamin for eight months
and Derek for thirteen months or so.” “Did you
date anybody else before Benjamin and
Derek?” probed Dr. Ryan.