TST, 2020
“Leo Felix, thank you for coming on such short notice.” Detective Hudson said.
Leo nodded.
“Just want to ask you few questions.”
Leo looked around the room. It was the same office the warden interrogated him back then. The same office, the same chair but this time, there was a different interrogator.
“What’s your relationship with Isla?”
“Not sure.”
“This is a somber question, boy.”
“Her last words were… I hate you, Leo.”
“What happened, boy?”
“First, Dean knows the whole story. If you want more, go ask him, and second, I think Leo will do instead of boy.”
“What’s your relationship with Macy?”
“Are we here to thrash out my relationships?”
“All this is about jealousy. The girls were fighting for you.”
“Girls always fight.”
“It's sad how girls will run from the guys who try to make them happy and fight for the ones that make them cry.”
“Maybe it's not about the happy ending. Maybe it's about the story.”
Hudson smiled. “Someone poisoned Isla, if we don’t find him or her, they may endeavor to take her life again.”
“We? You’re the detective. This is your job. You get paid.”
“Do you think Macy would hurt Isla?”
“With hard work and dedication, anything is possible.”
“What do you mean, boy, uh I mean, Leo?”
“Even if she hated her, Macy has got no dedication.”
“Did you send the letters to Isla and Macy wanting to meet them at the school’s store?” Hudson slid the letters to Leo.
Leo read the letters. “This isn’t me.”
“Who else knew you liked to meet with your girlfriends in there?”
Leo chuckled. “I never told anybody but girls, they talk too much. I wonder how many they’ve told.”
“Is there any girl that you rejected so badly recently?”
Leo exhaled.
“The effects of rejection can either kill your muse or change your life.”
“Daliah and Rachel.”
“What about those two? Who would want to hurt Isla?”
“I wish I could be of assistance, detective.”
“Don’t worry. Think…” Hudson leaned closer to Leo. “It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.”
Leo exhaled. “Rachel is the kindest woman I’ve ever met. Maybe Daliah.”
“Why Daliah…?”
Leo chuckled. The question was sturdy to him. He didn’t know why he mentioned Daliah. Maybe it was because he wanted to avenge her for betraying him when he hid in her room or maybe because his gut told him so, or maybe both. “I haven’t spent much time with her. So I don’t know what she is and what she’s not capable of.”
“Thank you for your cooperation, Leo.”
“Can I go now?”
“Sure.”
Leo stood. “Can I ask something?”
“Anything…?”
“Isla, can I see her?”
“I’m afraid no.”
“One minute will do.”
“Freddie won’t allow that.”
“I know. That’s why I asked for your help.”
“No one enters that ward without Freddie’s assent. It’s profoundly guarded 24 hours.”
Leo sighed.
“I wish I could help, boy.” Hudson smiled. “I mean Leo.”
Leo walked out at a snail's pace. His heart was heavy. He never got a chance to say sorry to Isla. She’s in a coma and anything could happen. He stood outside, staring at the hospital. Students were still in the classes. It was too empty and hushed outside.
In peace, may you leave the shore. In love, may you find the next. Safe passage on your travels until our final journey to the ground. May we meet again. He remembered the words Clarke told Lexa when Lexa was about to die. But this wasn’t The 100. This was real life and Leo beyond doubt wished to meet Isla again, in the real life.
Leo was escorted out of the school.