Jim pointed at Anthony "It's him!"

"What the hell?" I stood up and now all the eyes were fixed at me.

"Miss Annie, please calm down" James said.

"How can I? Is this a joke or something? My brother can't kill anyone and from the very first you are suspecing us and now you have gone too far!" I said and Anthony held me from behind, telling me to shut up.

"Don't shout, Annie" I said slowly.

"They blamed you and you're standing here like nothing happened? Tell them that it wasn't you!" I said as he fixed his glasses.

"Sir, I think it's a mistake. I indeed have a lotus tattoo but I clearly remembered that I was at home. It can't be me" he said, gently.

"All victims says the same and you'll be staying under the police custody" James said, controlling him a little. I could say he is equally shocked as me.

"Sir?!" I shouted.

"What?!" He shouted back.

"You can't do this!"

"Trust me, I can!" He said "Put him in the locker!" He ordered this men.

"No!" I stood in front of Antony "I'll kill you if you touch him!"

"Annie, don't be so violent or you'll be trouble" Antony said.

"I don't care but they can't just blame you" 

"It's ok, we both know that it isn't me and I hope the police will understand that soon too" he said.

"But still-"

"Annie," Ash said coming to me "Let him go, he will be fine"

"Yes Annie, if your brother is really innocent then we won't hurt him" James said as I looked sadly at the floor before hugging Antony tightly.

"Just let me know if they hurt you and I swear I'll kill them for real" I said as he smiled.

"Sure, Don't worry and go home" he said, ruffing my hair "Ash, can you give her company for the night?"

"Sure, take care" Ash said as we looked at the cops putting him in the prison. He has got nothing to complain and was still smiling. How can he be so stupid! I wiped my tears and James was about to come towards me but I left with Ash before. I don't need his comfort!

Me and Ash was sitting on my bed silently because we both don't have anything to talk about. God knows what's going to happen tonight and I hope Antony is fine. It's really a misunderstanding and no in the hell my brother can do that! Lotus tattoo isn't something rare and many people can have it but the victim? Brother said he can be some maniac in form of human and see my brother, such an innocent person.... how can they even suspect him?

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"Annie" Ash asked.

"Hm?"

"Actually, Mr James called me just now" he said, coming inside the room. He had gone out in the garden for sometime.

"What he said?" I asked.

"He said that he has some doubt and tonight he will clear this thing. So he was asking if you want to go and give him company" 

"What doubt?"

"He didn't said that but he said he would be grateful if you go" Ash said.

"Okay, I'll go and can you please stay at home only? I don't want to bring trouble for you in this night" I said.

"It's ok, anything for you" he said.

"Ash," I went to him "You haven't taken rest since two days. Just sleep for sometime. I'll be fine" I said and kissed his cheek gentle.

"Ah... okay" he said, looking at the ground as I hurriedly set out to the police station. Dang! I'm going there almost often nowadays!

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I reached the police station and now sitting on a long table while the chairs are scattered around. I don't care because there are not many people expect James and some of his worker friends and also his senior is not gonna come. 

I noticed that Antony was not in the prison and most importantly there is a large screen in front of me.

"Um...where is Antony?" I asked.

"We shifted him to anyone locker but relax he is fine" he replied and I nodded. It was almost 8:30 and we are still sitting idle.

"Why am I he-"

"Oh! It's almost time!" James looked at his watch and switched on the screen and I could see Antony now.

"What's all this for?" K asked and saw Antony sitting silently on the ground of that unknown room.

"Just want to clear a small doubt and nothing else. Today we brought up a psychologist and he found out that your brother had been depressed lately" He said.

"Depressed? He never told me anything like that!"

"Maybe he didn't want you to be tensed and he has been bearing lots of problems like job tension, economic tension, failure in love and also unknown gulit by seniors" he said which made me awestruck. Why I didn't knew all this about him? Is there so much behind his smile?

"So how's this related to the case which you're solving?" I asked as he sighed a leaned down.

"It is or maybe it's not, we will find it out sooner" he said "By the way, did you heard about Bipolar disorder?"

"Do you mean swing of moods?"

"Yes but you never know when it goes out of control and when it does, neither doctor or god can cure it. It causes due to being in depression for long time and too much can turn a person to a.... monster" he said and I stood up.

"What are you trying to say?!" I yelled "That my brother has such kind of disease and he is a monster and he is killing people?!"

"I never said that but I never said that it's impossible also. People with such disorder doesn't even know that they are doing crimes and the next moment when they come into senses, they forgets everything" he said.

"James, you're going too far now!" I said.

"I'm sorry but let's see who feels sorry" he smiled.

"You-" I was about to yell at him a again but something on the screen caught my attention. Antony stood up, his head was buried under his shit and he slowly looked up as his grief tightened.

I was shocked and went closer to look and so did James. He lifted up his face and an evil smile formed on his lips...

...with blood shoot eyes, he went to the wall and hit his head!

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*Sips my water* Any comments?