Paul too didn't have thought that, the man would take such simple bait, and the man Paul and Simon talking about is probably Liam's companion who've met with Liam in the bar 3-4 times a week.
Yesterday when Paul received the info about Liam he acted quickly, went straight to the Liam's rental house although he'd already anticipated that going there wasn't going to get him anything because, the cops and the person who've killed Liam in the alley probably have sweep everything up , which is connected to them or their work, he had thought that while reading " I can't be sure on the contents I read " but Paul went there anyway, and searched the room but sure enough he couldn't found anything useful, throughout all the time he acted in a very cautious manner like a thief, and next he went to the bar where Liam usually went not dropping his cautious for a second , to push this more he didn't leave anything related to him, he even use someone else's handkerchief for that, and talked with certain man, in handkerchief he wrote was simple sentence -
" Just get along with me. "
And he offered the beer to the man he'd observe earlier when he entered the bar, "the man sitting alone staring at his empty glass." And the man was rather quick witted he understood the matter quickly.
Paul then talked about the incident in Alley, and told how he didn't find anything in Liam's house, Liam's previous job, how long he is been here, with mixture of some fake info, and the man only gulped the beer and only answered with nodding and "yes" and after, Paul finished his conversations he left the bar and didn't take the taxi and walked all the way to his apartment, he thought maybe if someone was really keeping an eye him, then it's better to play all the way.
But still, doing all of that with great cautious and even if he somehow managed to attracted the man's attention , he'd didn't guess that the man would be this impatient, or really was just dumb enough, he doesn't know.
Paul answered Simon with small summary only mention main details about the last night.
"That's..good.. but didn't I told you before to not act alone." Simon voice sounded as if he is little dissatisfied.
Paul didn't replied back.
And Simon continued - " Ok I'll tell if I get anything useful information about this but... from next time you'll take Sara with you, understand? "
Paul with the silent and faint voice replied - "yes.. "
Call ended and Paul sighed inwardly and looked at the phone screen for a few seconds and seconds later he lightly stood up and walked toward the balcony in backside of sofa, he don't why his chest feeling little heavy all of sudden, everything feels so quite around him, he just gazed at the city covered with darkness but lights from building, stores, and street lights trying to erase it, but.... but he knows... he knows that they can't do this, there's always the darkness lurking beneath you, your own shadow, that's why peoples stuck at 99.99℅ , because they also know there know such thing as perfection, it's just fantasy...
He sighed again trying to lighten his chest, his left hand slide into his pant's pocket and took out a packet, accurately it's a cigarette packet, he took out one ciggarette and placed in his mouth and placed the packet in pocket again, and light-up the ciggarette from lighter which he took out from his right pocket and took the one puff and heard someone's voice.
"It's you"
It's clear and girl's voice and it's sounded very close to him like someone shouting from next balcony he thought with another puff of ciggarette he looked to his right to the balcony and sure enough there she was looking at him with little surprise on her face, he already knew who could it be, the blond hair girl Varsha wearing short light blue color t shirt and shorts , yes she is boos's daughter.
Paul looked at her for a second or two and focused on his ciggarette again and thought " Why she acting all surprised? Didn't she knew that I was living here? "
Varsha asked him again still little confused - " You are Paul right? Same class as me? "
Paul without looking at her answered with -" Yes "
Varsha now confirmed her confusion that this person and the Paul from her class is same, because she felt the same " I don't care " aura in him.
"Did you already knew that I'm living here? " Varsha asked again.
Paul again replied with simple and single - "yes"
Varsha pondered some thoughts that last time something similar happened, it was woman named Sara, she had remembered that, that women was living next door to her in last apartment she was living, just like this time.
She discovered that women was spying on her, and it was her father ordered that. One thing that her and her dad relationship isn't good and second, she doesn't like being watched by some unknown person, so she changed places and told her brother to stop this and tell his old man, but her brother told her that it was for your own safety, but she didn't listen, and now she is having the same felling as before, with growing suspicious she asked again -
" Did my dad sent you?"
Paul still puffing his ciggarette answered - " Nope "
"Do you think I don't know!!.. that you're laying or not , it is same as last time, admit it, that , the old man sent you here to spy on me like before, last was some women and now you. "
She declared with belief.
But what she heard next was something she didn't expected it. Paul eyes locked into her face his voice sounded irritated-
" Why should I give a fuck about you, and your that old man anyway ".
Varsha felt little startled with his reply - " Because you know, who's daughter am I right? , he.. he probably sent you...
Paul cut her off half sentence and said - " Then why don't you ask your that old man of yours, did he sent me or not? for whaat?... to spy on you? .. Are you fucking with me!! .. don't I have better work to do, then spyy on you!! I prefer dying would be better choice then this shiit.. Just who do you think are huh..? are you some kind princess or something who's enjoying her parents money? And living alone."
She felt total silent the words she wanted to speak didn't left her throat, Paul looked at her for second and left the balcony throwing the unfinished ciggarette, to cook something for dinner.
TOMORROW 12:05 PM - S.T ANTHONY SCHOOL
Following day paul went to school like always attending his classes without any interest, through the class he noticed that his neighbour Varsha looking at him time to time he didn't know clear reson why... no.
He actually have clear idea, it is because of last night conversation, well Paul doesn't actually wanted to yell at her, and he also doesn't know why did that either but, "who cares" he thought her relationship with boss isn't good and he'd heard from Sara that they barley talked to each-other only in phone, even if she bother asking boss, he wasn't going tell her the truth because he was the one who assigned this work to Paul , if , maybe Varsha somehow managed to discover that her dad have sent him, and tell this to boos he doesn't have any problem with it, much less he would feel happy that he doesn't have to come to this jail.
So Paul ignored her glances and acted like always he do in school, observing the students or staring outside the window and right now he is starting outside looking at the tree and waiting for students leave the class first, as he waited staring at the tree, it feels like time had stopped he felt like he is in endless abyss with no one around him, only him and the tree ,he was just standing there looking at the tree, everything is stopped his thoughts, his movements still, there's no wind. Everything around him is pitch black with no ending.
"What you looking at always outside? "
Then he heard someone voice pulling him outside the dark abyss, his thoughts started running too.
The voice was clear and he felt like it sounded right besides him, he slightly turned his head to look for the owner this voice but what he sees, which he doesn't want see , it's Mia again, and she standing right besides him, and Paul felt little awkward.
She literally standing too close to him.
Mia lowered her head, placing one hand on the chair where Paul sat and the other on his desk. The distance between them shrank more, and Paul turned his face towards window.
Mia said again - " Lemme have a look too, what you looking outside the window and not paying attention to teachers lesson ".
Paul felt more and more awkward he thought " Whada hell is wrong with this chick, can't she asked the same thing few meters away, and why tha fuck she always comes to me, did she have few screw losses or something "
Paul didn't answered and was just looking outside the window, the scene he always looking at, Mia also saw what Paul always looked outside the window.