89. “ I hope it was worth it. “
SHE LOOKS TO THE TOP OF THE BOOKSHELF, head tilted up and eyes glued to the wall of neatly organized books – piled high so that one couldn’t see the ramp of books that she had formed behind them.
❝ i’m glad we’re finally done. sorry i took so long, and used so much tape. ❞ the last part came off as a joke but it was anything but. that camera was the most essential part of her plan: the lure. if it fell down then her plan would fail. this was why she had gone so overboard with it and why there was such a high contrast between the neat line of books and the messy ball of tape wrapped around the green device.
she focuses her attention back to the detective. her biggest regret was not being able to believe in his plan. lying about her true intentions with the library setup was somehow much easier for her. when seeing the body of the mastermind and her iron ball – would he hate her for committing the crime? for lying to him? or would he understand that she did it to protect everyone? she had no way of knowing for sure.
❝ i hope it was worth it. ❞