“Why are you doing this? Why can’t you show any mercy to me!”

The man just poked Tina’s breaking point, Bette has never seen Tina so angry before, her face turns red, her eyes flash through a jet of hatefulness and anger, like a sharp blade.

“Show mercy to you?” Tina says with a soulless sneer in the word. “When you knocked down the old woman when she opened the door, begging you to stop, did you show any mercy to her? When she told you that she was willing to tell you everything, asking you not to tear the house down, did you show any mercy? And when she was already lying on the ground, unable to bear the heart burden, did you stop what you are doing and show any fucking mercy?”

Tina’s words are hitting the nail on the head, directly and bloody, every word drives the chief police to the end of despair.

Bette can see Tina is struggling to cry, but the blonde is still fighting back her tears. She doesn’t want to show her weakness in front of her enemy.

“What I had done to that old woman was doing my job!” The man shouts out.

“So tortured a high school girl for three days, interrogated her about something she doesn’t even know, without giving her any food or water were also your jobs?!” Tina shouts back.

Mr. Channing remains silent, both of him and Tina’s hands are clenching tightly.

“If you want to buy time for living, be my guest,” Tina steps back from the cage. “In any case, there is no two ways about your judgment. If you dare to stay alive to see what your daughter is going to face, I will surely let you see the whole process.”

“Put your dirty hand of my daughter! You filthy bitch!”

Tina lowers her head, folds down her sleeves.

“You are wrong about it, again. I won’t touch her a bit, that’s not how I work, I never left any evidence…But I’m sure there must be someone very willing to do so.”

Tina nods to the former chief of police. “Farewell, Mr. Channing.”

She throws the card to the man, the Ace of heart lands right onto the dirty floor, Mr. Channing blankly looks at it.

With Bette’s following closely aside, Tina slowly walks out of the jail, this time, never turns back.

Walking out of the big gate, Tina cannot hold anymore.

Her knees fall onto the ground, crying straight and destructively, bursting into a passion of tears, pouring out the painful emotional she’s been hiding for so long.

The case is finally closed, people who should be responsible were all accepted the punishment of justice. One of Tina’s foe is down. After almost six years, her aunt could finally rest in peace.

Bette stands beside Tina, she doesn’t know what to do or say to comfort her. Seeing her lover finally get the years of grievance off her chest, she can’t help also sniffle back her tears.

“Come on, T…let’s go back to the car…”

When they sit back in the car, Tina immediately snuggled close to Bette, buries her head in Bette’s neck and hug her tight unwilling to let her go. Bette smiles at the childish side of the blonde, her heart warms by her lover.

“I’m so proud of you.” Bette kisses Tina’s temple.

“Aren’t you going to think I’m cruel?”

“He deserved it, and my, you surely have a great tactic, you just kick his ass like he’s a puppet.”

Tina sighs, it’s not something worth showing off. “I’ve done my homework.”

“What are you going to do now?” Bette caresses Tina’s hair.

“There is still one more place I need to go to, I need to make a closure for this.”

“Anything you wish, baby.”

Bette kisses Tina’s temple, while the driver presses the accelerator.

“It’s a long way drive, ma’am, please tell me if you need to stop.”

“Thank you, Tasha.”

Bette slightly frowns. “Long way drive? Where are we going?”

“A place I haven’t returned for six years.” Tina closes her eyes, relaxing herself on Bette’s laps. “Will you come with me?”

Bette smiles. “Anywhere you go, T.”

-CJ-