Muellers - #15

"Miss Mueller, I'm going to go through the list of those killed, ask you a few questions and hear what you have to say. Slightly younger Miss Mueller, you can stay for the list but I would like you to leave when your sister is speaking, I don't want her influencing what you say." Lou nodded throughout before replying, "of course..."

"Thank you. Now Constance please take a seat."

I took a deep breath and pulled out a chair.

I sat down, looked Sgt. Wilkes in the eye and braced myself for what was to come, "Ready..."

She nodded once before beginning the list with the name I dreaded the most, "Hun James"

I felt the knife dive into my chest and felt sick as the realisation that my best friend and love was dead came to light.

"Lulu Stokes"

An innocent passerby? A poor life taken for no reason?

"May James"

Hun's sister... How will Mary and Mark cope without either of their children? Sweet May...

"Mary James"

No, not her too... A devoted mother.

"Bert Smith"

Another innocent stranger...

"Lastly, Lillie Drake"

I felt Lou's hand fall on my shoulder, not with shock but with... comfort or... empathy... A tear caught on my eyelash. Not Lillie... Did Lou know? I turned to her, but she had left the room.

"Are you okay Miss Mueller?"

"Yeah, yeah... I'm fine..."

I wiped my eyes, "So that's everyone?"

"Yes"

"So Susanna's okay?"

"Erm... Susanna Drake?"

"Yeah"

"She was shot, but is now in hospital. Condition critical..."

"How did the others get shot?"

"The list is in order of death, we suspect. So after he shot Hun we suspect he ran to Hun's house, shooting anyone he saw on the way. After he arrived there he shot Mary and May. Mark James is in a similar position to you at the moment meaning that he's in emergency housing. He then ran to your house, once again shooting anyone he saw on the way. That is where he shot Lillie and Susanna. Your sister hid under the bed."

I was in shocked silence... How could Daniel do this?